#I ALSO HAVE A BABY RAPTOR AS PET

[incorrect-primarchs-quotes]

Here's a small sneak peek:

"And so, having climbed the ranks of the Astartes, he [Dark Apostle Iordanus] ended up achieving more and more credit. His path finally led him to support and offer his services to a captain of great fame between the men and women she led. Horussy was the name she was given. Call it a coincidence, call it destiny, call it predestination: the captain's name was very reminiscent of that of an ancient one leader of humanity. A leader who today few people remember and even fewer know was one of the glorious primarchs of the god emperor. Horussy, even before she became the main character of this story, was famous for her terror tactics. She went down to the field, in lightning bolts, having mastered the art of concealment and ambush. The bodies of defeated enemies were exhibited [...] ".

"Even more, the stories and testimonies say that she was a powerful psyker, who did not disdain to embrace a forbidden power during the Council of Nikaea. The dark memes, birthed from her deviated mind, were capable of raising psychological storms, capable of flagellating entire sectors. Their ability to channel warp energy posed a threat, [...] "

"[...] following a drinking contest against an astartes of the Space Wolves, she had let herself go into a restful sleep. lordanus, assuming the features of Enricym Cavillius, captain general of the Adeptus Custodes, appeared among her dreams to show her a terrible truth. As much as her fame had spread among the Astartes to her Command, no one on Holy Terra knew her name. Other heroes of the crusades were revered as gods on her home planet, the fulcrum of the human race, but for her the future at home only held anonymity and oblivion. Unless she... she decided to take her destiny into her own hands [...] "

They sent me the beta script of the Spaghetti Heresy lore vid.

I'm crying, it's so fucking beautiful.

[homeofhousechickens]

Every day I grieve the knowledge that my pets will never be Beeper.

If you rescue a dying day old chick and raise it like an IPad baby you could also have a maladjusted house raptor

[honey-minded-hivemind]

Dino squad request take your time getting to it ^.^

I know that reader is the same species as Logan and victor but what if some big miscommunication happens (where victor and Logan think they’re the same species but oops!) and reader is one of those giant dinosaurs like spinosaurus or something like that

Oh, fun! Would you like to be called Spino Anon? Let's try some headcanona for this one:

• Logan would feel excited to have another teen under his wing, especially one who was thought to be a raptor like him. When he discovers that the Reader isn't a raptor, at first he's a bit upset... But then he gets over it. Reader is still a dinosaur like him, like his other (adopted) hatchlings, why wouod he be upset? Just look at them! They're a Spinosaurus! Large, powerful, and can swim!

• He is careful when getting them involved with the other teens, letting them bring Reader in and letting himself and them build their own separate trusts and friendship with Reader, allowing allowing to feel comfortable enough to show them their dinosaur form. And what a cute hatchling they are: long snout like a crocodile, a baby sail rising from their back, a long tail built for swimming, even sharp little teeth built for catching fish.

• He's glad to add them to his flock, his pack, his family. He shows them, and Oxalaia!Remy and Quetzylcoatlus!Pietro how to fish, and teaching them when different fish migrate and where they live. Mandatory fishing trips are a must after the first one. Showing Reader how to playfight with Allosaurus!Scott and Diplodocus!Rogue, being careful to show them how to not hurt them with their teeth or claws. And spending time in a large nest he spent an entire week building, just to be able to fit all of his hatchlings inside it with him, so they can have pack bonding (and nap!) time

• Victor had heard rumors as well, about a raptor running around along with the other juvenile dinosaurs. He's thrilled at the thought of having another one of his species to teach, as well as to help bring in the other young ones. When finding out they're a Spinosaurus, he's mad with his henchmen, for getting two completely separate and anatomically different creatures mixed up. He finds he isn't mad with Reader for being a Spinosaurus, he's just relieved they're a dinosaur at all. And what a Dino! A proper Spinosaurus, large and adept for swimming, perfect for wet and watery climates. The perfect hatchling...

• He's able to catch the teens (not that he knows they're human teens) in their Dino forms from time to time, happily talking to them while the sedatives he used wears off of them. He takes the proper time to pet them, to check their vitals, whispering to himself and them over how impressive they are, how wonderful, how he can't wait to give them the world... He sets them up in the habitats he specifically made with them in mind, carefuk to keep it safe and clean, not allowing anyone to bother them once they're sleeping inside

• Victor makes sure Spinosaurus!Reader has fresh sources of water, from wetlands and rivers to even lagoon and lake, all full of fish and creatures fit for that environment. Victor has careful plans to let the young dinos interact with each other, as well as lessons on not to eat each other and how to leave their dinosaur brethren out of their fights and meals (they wouldn't eat each other, but he doesn't know they were humans, again). All the time in the world, to change it and make it perfect for his new hatchlings, a new age of dinosaurs... Now if they wouod just stop escaping. Why are they such stubborn babies?

• The moment these two realize the other is involved, they are doing everything in their power to keep Spinosaurus!Reader with them. While Logan knows they're a teen and shouldn't be on their own, let alone with his evil/crazy older brother, he is also aware he can't take them away from every human. He has to share (and they could always leave him, so it's best to share them). His other harchlings agree with that sentiment, even if they sometimes try to keep Reader away from the rest of the class. Victor doesn't know the teens and Reader are human, but he knows they're juvenile dinosaurs, so he doesn't care about human interaction with them, seeing it as bad and detrimental to them. He's annoyed that Reader can leave, and hopes to convince then then stay one day, perhaps see if they understand him or the others. But even if he found out the teens were humans, he'd never let them near ones who weren't loyal to him. He wouldn't want to risk them getting hurt or choosing to leave. And if his runt is with them... well, if he has the hatchlings, his packmate is sure to follow them... After all, his brother never could resist a chick in need of a parent...

[a-dinosaur-a-day]

Ughhhhhhh

I do behavioral research on snakes, and have had to get very good at justifying why we should care about corn snakes. You know, one of the most common pet reptiles, conveniently closely related so some threatened species as well (and great potential rodent control that's not destructive like barn cats).

At this point half my argument is 'well snakes are about as different from small mammals as you can get in terrestrial vertebrates, from life cycle to metabolism, so they're great for comparative studies! See how basal/fundamental these behaviors are, or potentially convergently evolved!' but also. Man. It's exhausting.

(Off topic but I want to gush, and my labmates have heard enough: the eggs we're incubating at the lab started to hatch! I'm thrilled to bits and peeved I'm not there! I want to be Hammond and be there for every birth of my little raptors noodles)

Noodles are some of the worst victims of mammal bias, we didn't even realize there were viviparous snakes until waaaay too recently

also... BABY NOODLES

[is-the-owl-video-cute]

do you know if the york bird of prey centre is ethical? they seem to have a focus on education and rescue, which is good, but they also let visitors, including children, pet the birds, which they seem socialised to tolerate but i'm not sure it's something they should encourage. and the video on their website seems to show them passing around a baby bird (it's hard to tell though because of the video quality), which seems like a red flag. here's their website and instagram. http://www.yorkbirdofprey.co.uk/index.html https://www.instagram.com/yorkbirdofprey/

Petting birds excessively removes water proofing oils preened onto their feathers and will damage feathers over time.

Two birds after being misted in the head. The top bird was petted often and the second bird was not. Yes I know it’s a low quality jpg, Facebook killed the compression on the image.

Anyway.

If a raptor facility is letting guests rub their grubby mitts on the birds, they’re either incompetent or just willing to put human entertainment over proper husbandry.

Also, obviously, any raptor is still a wild animal and can absolutely foot someone on a bad day even if they generally tolerate touch. It wouldn’t be life-threatening, but it would hurt and the guest could feasibly sue. There’s many reasons it’s illegal to allow guests to touch wildlife ambassadors in the US.

[themundanemudperson]

the raptors at the amber beach dinosaur zoo once ran all the way across the zoo to invade the hadrosaur enclosure, knock chase over and two of them just like, dug their lil claws into his long sleeve shirt.

the raptors were trying to prevent riley from nomming on chase's arms.

also the raptors fed Stella a bowl of salsa they stole from argentina delight as a peace offering. Stella forgives them mostly. the raptors once tried to teach Riley a raptor mating dance. they were not impressed when he just stared at them.

the raptors steal every kiwi they see, and slowly eat it while maintaining direct eye contact with Chase. the raptors, protoceratops, and alamosaurus at the amber beach dinosaur zoo all hate chase. the protos and raptors once climbed into the titanosaur truck ride exhibit and chilled with the alamosaurus herd, then threw random crap whenever they saw chase. the raptors ate an apple pie that Riley brought to the zoo that Hope (the griffin siblings' mom if u didn't already know, coined by @spookyblazecoffee) made. the raptors were really sad the rest of the day bc Riley was mad at them. The Protoceratops all love Kaylee, they tolerate Matt and Riley, but they're afraid of them. The Protoceratops are brough sweets from Kaylee when she visits the zoo. Stella brought her a turnip she found growing in their enclosure when Kaylee came once. Stella still is finding turnips in the Protoceratops enclosure and its starting to become concerning. The alamosaurus love matt. they all have a weird innate sense of where everyone in the zoo is, so they all bellow all day when they sense Matt in the zoo. Stella gave Matt a turnip one time because he pet her behind her frill. Stella just gives people turnips when they do something she likes or if she just likes them.

I LOVE ALL OF THISSSSSSSSS

the raptors at the amber beach dinosaur zoo once ran all the way across the zoo to invade the hadrosaur enclosure, knock chase over and two of them just like, dug their lil claws into his long sleeve shirt. the raptors were trying to prevent riley from nomming on chase's arms.

that's so cute. the raptors are just doing their best, okay chase?? they're babiessssssssssss

also the raptors fed Stella a bowl of salsa they stole from argentina delight as a peace offering. Stella forgives them mostly.

aww they apologized. that's so cute

the raptors once tried to teach Riley a raptor mating dance. they were not impressed when he just stared at them.

cmon riley they're trying to help you get your man. you gotta pull your weight here

the raptors steal every kiwi they see, and slowly eat it while maintaining direct eye contact with Chase.

lmaooooo. it's a direct threat

the raptors, protoceratops, and alamosaurus at the amber beach dinosaur zoo all hate chase. the protos and raptors once climbed into the titanosaur truck ride exhibit and chilled with the alamosaurus herd, then threw random crap whenever they saw chase.

aww poor chase

the raptors ate an apple pie that Riley brought to the zoo that Hope (the griffin siblings' mom if u didn't already know, coined by @spookyblazecoffee) made. the raptors were really sad the rest of the day bc Riley was mad at them.

RILEY DON'T BE MAD AT THEM THEY'RE JUST BABIES

The Protoceratops all love Kaylee, they tolerate Matt and Riley, but they're afraid of them. The Protoceratops are brough sweets from Kaylee when she visits the zoo. Stella brought her a turnip she found growing in their enclosure when Kaylee came once. Stella still is finding turnips in the Protoceratops enclosure and its starting to become concerning.

aww. kaylee's just that great

The Protoceratops all love Kaylee, they tolerate Matt and Riley, but they're afraid of them. The Protoceratops are brough sweets from Kaylee when she visits the zoo. Stella brought her a turnip she found growing in their enclosure when Kaylee came once. Stella still is finding turnips in the Protoceratops enclosure and its starting to become concerning.

TURNIPS!!!!!!!!

Stella just gives people turnips when they do something she likes or if she just likes them.

that's adorable

[transingthoseformers]

I am picturing so many shenanigans.

Listen since they are referencing G1 so much it doesn't start as Dinobot/Dinosaur Island but Shockwave is left alone too long and he finally checked out the human internet spoke to one nerd a little too long and was sent Jurraisic Park and now there are dinosaurs.

The JazzWaveProwlTara family just wake up to Starscream shouting about this and ready to wring his neck while clutching a whining baby T-Rex who is gnawing on his hand. They have dinosaurs now. Shockwave did careful research not to affect the environment and everyone is fascinated. Swindle turns into a moneymaking opportunity, and they have their own instagram and followers. The T-Rex is named Rexy via internet vote.

The next disaster is Breakdown getting the boot and towed in Kentucky and they have to break him out before he gets uncovered because he's banned from the state after several incidents at the racing rink. Which is when, with Tara's holoform, the Cassettes, and Jazz, they also find Bumblebee arrested too and call the Autobots to pick him up.

Deadlock shows up and Starscream and them think they are fucked because he didn't part from them on good terms to say the least but he appears as a plus one to Ratchet. Who everyone says "I thought you died??" to only for her to roll her eyes and Deadlock to follow behind besotted and threatening.

Jazz and Prowl are thrilled by the reunion and everyone gets a check up.

Thundercracker shows back up and, as part of their attempt to ease tensions, makes a documentary about it. It is supposed to be a serious demonstration of compliance and their history and it is, but it has a lot of parts with Decepticons being silly, baby nonsense, and Shockwave making unholy abominations because he manages to sneak a read of the Emberstone and while he was banned from making more dinosaurs making babies is clearly allowed so part of the documentary is his announcing Specimen Zero escaped and can fly and a very loud shout from Starscream of "YOU MADE A DRAGON!" and Shockwave saying,"I made a protoform." and then having to pull a biting baby Predaking from the trees. All this broken up by snippets of Trine Reunion drama as Thundercracker brought their human partner Marissa and their pet dog.

Everyone is deeply invested in the Decepticon Reality Television and there's a whole following about Breakdown's 'secret boyfriend' while Bee sweats nervously in the background.

The Maltos have definitely watched.

More serious thought though occur, of them receiving a message on a Decepticon frequency saying, "Calling all Decepticons. Calling all Decepticons stationed on Earth. Your hailing signal has been received. Assistance en route. Lord Galavatron's ship the Revenge en route."

That would be adorable as fuck!

I wholeheartedly blame Shockwave for why there are dinosaurs in rescue bots so naturally naturally he's cloning them back here too (plus side: the sparklings playing with fluffy raptors?) Tarantulas helped him and they called Nighty as a consult on occasion because that'd be adorable

Plus arguably blah blah blah we can't clone back dinosaurs because the dino DNA is too broken to work with but we can make new dinosaurs example the chickensaurus project that's considering a little ✨out there✨ by the paleontological community and the ethics of bringing a new species into the world as a novelty animal blah blah blah Riot being a downer about dinosaurs time over

Yessss on Rexy the Instagram Star.

"What were you two idiots thinking"

"Bold for you to assume we were thinking Jazz"

Dratchet Dratchet Dratchet Dratchet Dratchet

Deadlock and Ratty have the coolest "how we met is a long story" story ever don't they, and I feel like it's connected to Deadlock finding Ratchet hurt and returning the favor from yOU GUESSED IT THE DEAD END CLINIC ^w^

Also interesting to see the "Ratchet may or may not be dead" theory

Thundercracker our beloved, he's trying ultimately but everyone's making the docuseries silly goofy silly goofy

Shockwave babygirl that there is a decision alright

Adorable

Yes

I imagined tfe Predaking is a lot smaller than we see him in tfp, he's little (well little by cybertronian standards) and he's technically a Terran because I say so and that'd be adorable as fuck (if Nightshade can scan an owl statue for an altmode can't Predaking do similar?)

Ah yes Thundercracker meeting the trine and learning Nova Storm has taken his place in the trine (he's okay with this naturally, it was him who left) so he's excitedly introducing Marissa and Buster

Yes, everyone is so invested

Look I just had to make various in universe tags for this stuff

#Breakbee4life, #DRT, #DeceptiDinos, #RattyIsBack, #DoYouBelieveInDragons, #TrineReunionDrama, #Decepticon, #DeceptiFails, #Rexy, and probably more. Definitely more. This shit is popular on social medias and Megatron is having so many emotions and opinions about the clusterfuck that this is but deep down he's just a little proud that they're settling into a domestic ish post war rhythm.

Wait

Wait oh no

Galvatron oh no

[bethagain]

I am so very amused by this element of Chapter 20. How did they cram the giant baby birds into Bo-Katan's ship? Why did they cram the giant baby birds into Bo-Katan's ship?

The whole thing was such a marvelously silly notion, I had to write about it.

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Din has had many years of practice keeping his laughter silent behind the visor. Today is testing his skills.

Bo-Katan is beside him in the pilot's seat, expertly flying her ship over the canyons. They lifted off so smoothly, only the view through the claristeel told him they'd left the ground. Hard to do, on such rough terrain.

Her missing right pauldron is the only hint that she's just been in battle.

Behind her are several adult Mandalorians, one teenager, three raptor chicks, and chaos.

Paz Vizsla is pressed up against the port bulkhead, wedged into the space between the metal wall and a round, winged creature that must weigh four times what he does, heavy armor and all. The baby raptor is gnawing on his arm, the blue-painted vambrace entirely disappeared into its maw. It's a good thing these young ones' teeth haven't come in yet.

Paz would probably have tried to get away, but there is absolutely nowhere to go.

A second young raptor is wriggling uncomfortably beside them. It can't find a good spot to settle because beneath it are two more Mandalorians. Two helmeted heads, one arm, and a foot stick out.

There's also a flailing hand, gloved in black with a sporty turquoise armor plate, but it doesn't belong to the same Mandalorian as the arm, and anyway it's too far away to reach the vambrace.

A fourth Mandalorian, as yet un-nibbled and not sat upon, is stuck, immobile, between the second baby raptor's rump and the third one's shoulder. She grunts, trying to avoid being mashed, as the third young raptor shifts its head.

It's trying to get closer to Ragnar. The boy is in the middle of the madness, crooning at the creatures and reaching over and around smushed and contorted Mandalorians to pat the scaly heads.

"Don't worry," he's telling the raptor chicks, unconcerned or oblivious to the fact that the head he's patting is also chewing on his father's vambrace.

Maybe it's teething, thinks Din, watching Paz struggle to free his arm without losing the piece of armor. Massifs like to have something to chew on when their fangs are coming in. He's heard that's a thing with human babies, too.

"I'm sorry about your mom," says Ragnar, gently scratching an eye ridge. "I wish we could have talked to her, maybe we could have shared our food. But it's going to be ok." He uses his other hand to pet another raptor's nose.

Paz has turned his head to watch this, stilling his struggles even though raptor spit is now dripping from his elbow.

"My dad and his friends will take care of you," says Ragnar, speaking softly, as a translucent wing emerges from somewhere and whacks Paz on the head. "They always take care of foundlings. It's what Mandalorians do."

Bo-Katan looks over at Din, and he is very sure she's smiling behind the Nite Owl helmet's slanted eyes.

There's no hint of it in her voice, though, as she says the words for everyone to hear.

"This is the Way."

[beastsovrevelation]

I said I have 4 storylines of Good Omens fanfiction (including the Crossover with Legion). Had I said that today, I would've lied. There's five.

["Diary entry" under the cut, so there's no litany on an unwilling scroller's feed]

NOTE: I haven't seen S2 of GO, not do I intendt to, so beware of canon divergence

Well... The 5th one is less a coherent storyline, more a concept. I was playing Gardenscapes, and suddenly thought "What if F!Crowley were my Antichrist's mother?"

You know, maybe Crowley owed Satan a new Antichrist, or something. I guess, she'd have screwed up this one, too... Well, she'll gladly take over the world, she just won't destroy it.

The conversation (between myself and myself) went about like this:

Me: ...

Also me: what if?..

Me: for fuck's sake, not again

Also me: Lady Crowley...

Me: please stop

Also me: Was Maxine's mother?

Me: whyever would she be her mother?

Also me: because she owed Satan for the ruined Apocalypse, and had to carry the next Antichrist

Me: Maxine doesn't want the Apocalypse, she's a sane politician

Also me: works for Crowley

Me: she also has black hair and blue eyes

Also me: Satan has black hair and blue eyes, Benedict's not his faceclaim, anyway

Me: fine, why would her last name be Frost?

Also me: Satan goes by Lucian Frost on Earth

Me: why would he ever go by the surname Frost?

Also me: a not to Dante's Inferno

Me: I hate you

Also me: 🤪

Me: you're killing me

Also me: with pleasure 😊

[End dialogue.]

Now, like I always do with any new idea, I of course collapsed down into the daydreaming pit, which often turns fanfiction, and original stories alike, into Tolkien-level complex universes you'd need a lifetime to fully explore.

I thought, it could be funny. When Max meets Anathema and Newt's daughter Agnes in Oxford, they can bond over their unhinged families.

"You'll probably think my parents are weird as fuck, they have a pet raccoon they dye black, and pretend is a cat."

"Honey, no, I get you. My mother mentally abuses her house plants, and wears sunglasses at midnight."

Rich people things, I guess. I mean, they're both nepo babies, who would ask questions about why their families are weird. Who would ask questions about why a rising star politician's mother mentally abuses her house plants.

There's a lot of potential for comedy. Crowley's issues with her sister-in-law, for example. Satan and Michael... They have a strange dynamic. The last time they spoke to each other is mentioned in the Book of Jude. But, they both have the familia ante omnia, blood is everything mentality. They support each other's political aim. They would kill for each other. And, Michael feels very protective (possessive, even) over her niece (the family mediator, why do you think she's a perfect diplomat). It would annoy the Hell (Heaven?) out of Crowley. Still, in the end, she and Michael would probably kill for each other, also.

I'd imagine Satan forbidding any contact with his disowned son... I don't know. In my fanfictions (where he is a thing), Maxine and Adam usually do have eventual contact, and consider themselves siblings (do keep in mind, though, Max would always choose her father over her brother). Satan doesn't mind her not wanting the Apocalypse, as long as she's loyal to him. He sees good points in her arguments against. He never really cared for it, anyway, it was mostly the armies.

Also... Maxine rides horses, ever since she was a child. Crowley doesn't get along with animals, everyone knows that. But. She's the nightmare equestrian mom (think soccer mom, only worse - much worse). How does she get along with Max's animals?.. Well, Titan (the hellhound) actually likes her. Ulysses (the horse) tolerates her. Horus (the falcon - yes, Max's so posh she's in the falconry hobby)... I have no idea. He'd probably sit on her shoulder, sometimes. But, Crowley's anxious around him, since snakes aren't usually friends with raptors.

At first, I thought about conflict between Crowley and Maxine. For example, her refusing to ride in the Bentley, because she (every author must place pieces of them in their characters) despises Queen. But... I don't like writing that. I like writing loving, healthy relationships between mothers and daughters. So, it's more "What do you mean you're bad at being a demon? You caused the Fall of Humankind. None of them can compare to you", and"You'll be the perfect Secretary-General of the United Nations, honey". We love mothers and daughters supporting each other here. ❤

I even thought of cute scenarios, like Crowley coiling in Max's crib, because she's anxious, and wants to protect her baby.

Max is fiercely protective of Crowley. That's why she'd be in conflict with Beelzebub - funny enough, for a similar season to the other stories (Beelzebub causes the death of her adoptive mother, after she realizes she's raising the Antichrist). Beelzebub hates Crowley, and the Beast of Rev. will show her very sharp teeth, should someone threaten her mom. Satan's on his family's side, don't worry.

Actually... You know why this story is cool? Horrific things happen to Crowley in my other fics. Not this one. Actually, she's doing great. She's the Queen of Hell. Damn... She'd outrank Beelzebub. She could terrorize... Her? Like I said, I haven't seen S2, Ι don't know the pronouns, and I don't care, you can get them right if it matters to you (I just know in S2 an actress from Bridgerton played her (?)).

As for Satan/Crowley... As long at Crowley's female, I don't mind it. I like it. Good for you, you little serpent tempter. Because, you know I always romanticise the Devil.

Have I any ideas for smut? You bet I do. I even have crack ideas... You know that picture of a female wolf protecting a male wolf's throat? Think that, but Crowley's coiled around Satan in her snake form, and snaps at anyone who wanders close.

So, I let this out into the web. Now I'll have to actually do it. Wish me luck. 😑

[dimorphodon-x]

Just their owner relaxing watching something and then all you hear from the other room is ‘YOU SPIN ME RIGHT ROUND BABY RIGHT ROUND LIKE THAT RECORD BABY RIGHT ROUND RIGHT ROUND’ and the owner just sighs and goes ‘not again.’

Or when the radio is sad and lonely all you can hear is ‘Hello? It’s me. I’ve been wondering about-‘ and just all these songs play over and over again until the owner pays attention to them LMAO

Can the radio walk at all or is it just a radio that can feel emotions and all that? This is an interesting topic and I really want to know more about it!!

It would be a creature with the altmode of a radio. Likely something domesticated. Could resemble some kind of bird or rodent or even a snake, or some secret fourth thing, depends on what you would want it to be I suppose.

Domestic pets could have a variety of alt modes too. Some smaller to medium sized pets could be clocks, televisions, phones, stuff like that. With bigger pets even going as far as having a vehicle mode like the Praxian metro-raptor.

In the Cyberverse cartoon we also see a single horn take on a sort of rocket shape to blast away from danger.

[thepinkywarband]

For Kirnaash: 2, 3, (ranger) 7 and 9

2: Did they have a teacher? If so, who were they and were they good instructor?

Due to some...bizarre circumstances as a cub, I was unable to find placement in a farhar and ended up with a more practical education as a ward of the Soul warband. Almorra was responsible for my physical well-being, but there was little formal training, mostly learning by watching then doing. I learned leather craft by helping with armor repairs, and about the ways to handle weapons while I cleaned away blood from their blades.

Once I showed up with my first pet though, I found myself pushed into the field with a bow on my back alongside the band scout, Namyra Soulstrider. She was a bit of a jokester at camp, but at work it was all business. I tried to emulate her best I could - I was wowed by her ability to navigate and work wordlessly with her devourer. Runs with her are what inspired my interest in cartography. Any wrong steps I made were met with a sharp look while we were out, and a frustrated lecture on what went wrong once back at base. At the end she'd give a heavy sigh and ruffle my mane, crack some joke at my expense and everything was alright again. I don't think she ever had primus aspirations, but if she'd lived to get long in the tooth, I could see her surrounded by a group of cubs pretending to be grumpy while letting them climb all over her.

3: Have they dabbled in any other professions than the one they ended up with?

I've had a strained relationship with magic. My sire was a shaman, and I spent most of my life being warned away from or actively suppressing any fiery tendencies. When my dam was discovered in Darkrime Delve...well, there wasn't much willpower left to hold it back. I was a walking fireball for a time. Can you be considered an elementalist if you only use one element...?

Anyways, a lot of my magic got siphoned off by Aurene in the fight against the twin dragons. I spent the next year learning to balance what remained and use it in combat. I also studied the sword, partially as tribute, partially as grief work. In Cantha it turns out they have a name for the ones who use this fighting style called "willbenders". But to me it'll always be part of my memory of Almorra.

7: What’s their favorite pet and why?

Don't tell the others...but Pinky is gonna be my baby forever. Even if he is almost as big as my raptor now. He knows how to make me laugh with his silly expressionless face, and his habit of winding up in spaces I cannot conceive how he reached. I'm so glad drakes have long life spans. He deserves it for all he's been through with me. He's my original life partner. [Sorry Tek <3]

[9 was already answered]

[tesalicious2]

Foundlings and their pets

In s3 of Mandalorian, we get some baby raptors to train as pets.

But what if they weren't the only pets, think about it. Idk what they would have but could you imagine them just training or playing with their pet massiff, adorable.

Plus they would function as great guard dogs from TBOBF and the Tuskens, but are also not dangerous to kids at all. Some would stay with the foundlings during the day to defend them or warn of predators. Also, they would be a good warning system at night, similar to working dogs on a farm that guard the animals. They would detect predators and chase them off and warn the adults of danger.

Not only that but you get cute moments of the foundlings playing with them! They would need a close bond, so play time, via chasing them, tug of war, belly scratches, would do wonders. It would also teach them responsibility and how to care for an animal. Not only that, but they wouldn't be afraid of them if they came across a wild one, knowing how to handle themselves to deescalate the situation.

Plus, could you imagine when the Nite Owls join their group. They just see these massive massiffs nuzzling and licking a five year old that its laying on, the kid laughing their ass off and yelling 'that tickles!' Adorable. Said massiff then growling and getting all protective once it sees the Nite Owls, like 'who tf are you and why are you staring at my baby.'

OMG, massiffs spending the night cuddling with a Mandalorian whos on watch that evening, snoring and drooling without a care.

I have grown attached.

[sylvaridreams]

i didn't realize Alba was a ranger, does he have any canonical pets he uses?

Back in the day I tried to settle on one permanent pet, or a couple that he took everywhere. Thinking about it recently though, I think he Doesn't have a consistent pet.

In game I stick to big cats a lot (rn tiger and sand lion are handy for me; and in prior fanfic i know i referenced his pet as a jaguar) but I think in terms of his canon, Alba doesn't take his pets out of the environment he tames them in, or at least not too far from it. I don't think he's walking around with a magical menagerie to pick from either; I imagine he'll tame and bond with a pet as long as he's in that area, and then say goodbye to them when he heads to somewhere they wouldn't flourish or like, and leaves them in the care of whatever allies he has there. (For example, his sand lion would have been miserable in some icebrood saga maps! So canonically it stayed in Amnoon being spoiled by the people he knows there.) And then when he returns to a place for a visit, that pet is always happy to see him and might join him again....

Some of his pets don't like leaving him though; I think right now his tiger still tags along after him because it was a baby when he found it, and it's very bonded to him at this point; so tiger has been a near constant pet since maguuma. And in some ways that's comforting for Alba too.

He also tends not to name his pets, which is probably a "I don't want it to be too hard to say goodbye to them later" thing. He's experienced so much separation and loss that even though it's his choice to separate, it's too hurtful. If that makes sense. He used to name them! When he was a sapling they all had their own names! Now he refers to them all as dog or pet or cat or general species name, something short and impersonal that they learn to respond to. (<-i consistently yell at his pets and call them dogs all the time. Those are big cats dama....) He has also lost a few pets in battle. 😔 if I think about Balthazar killing him and then his pet though....

In this vein I'm still determining what his mount situation is like... one of my writing wips references "summoning raptors"... but I like the idea of pets and mounts existing in the world and not in some magic pocket dimension a lot more. -_- even though it directly conflicts with in-game. Idk maybe he does something similar with mounts and just borrows them from the area he's in. Maybe has one mount that's always around. Much to think about!

[writernopal]

Happy WBW! Talk creatures to me. Tell me about those little critters unique to your world your characters see or meet throughout the story.

Happy (very late) WBW, Wynne!

I LOVE creature questions! I've talked about a few critters in the past, ivishni here and Dwarven field mice here but for this one I'll talk about The Pale Kingdom's carrier pigeons!

They are briefly mentioned in AASOAF 1 and it was one of the rare times that I really wish AASOAF was like a webcomic or something because the way the scene was written just didn't lend itself very well to describing the pigeons in any detail. So I almost imagined a cutaway while the characters were talking so the audience could get an idea of what these dudes look like. Alas, it is not to be!

Anyway, the idea behind these birds is that they are somewhere between a pigeon and a raptor (like an osprey). The purpose of this design is two-fold: one to deliver messages and two, to intercept foreign communication. I mentioned before that the Pale Kings are kind of just assholes for sport and that definitely extends to the knights of The Order of Rameses who do their bidding and also handle raising and caring for these birds.

As you might imagine, they purposefully and regularly intercept and interrupt communications from other territories using these birds. Even though everyone can probably guess it was them, they don't ever really have the evidence to prove it since the Pale Kingdom's pigeon will typically make a meal of its victim. Perfect crime really lol. Despite their more intimidating appearance (they mostly take after raptor-like traits), they're pretty docile birds with people so many of the Human nobility will actually keep them as pets. They are known to be pretty protective of babies which usually causes a lot of problems for new parents if they happen to have both in the same household lol.

[is-the-owl-video-cute]

Yeah I think it’s fine to breed for an aesthetic but killing the babies just because they don’t match that seems like a bit much. Especially since rabbits are fairly popular as farm pets/meat sources (at least where I’m from).

I also agree with Scout about killing baby animals that are healthy just because they’re boys instead of at least raising them for meat or using them as a good source for other animals. (Like feeding baby rooster chicks to raptors or your snake) (if snakes eat baby chicks idk I never owned a snake)

Just seems wasteful. I dunno.

It’s the waste that bothers me as well, and it’s very necessary to emphasize that scout was talking about goats which have far riskier pregnancies than rabbits and there is typically only one kid born (though twins and triplets certainly do happen too). Hard culling the single newborn kid is not beneficial to the mother and is generally a waste because it’s not as though you’re using that carcass to feed anything really. I don’t like day old chicks being hard culled either since most are wasted and they’re overused as a food staple for carnivores even though they have next to no nutritional value.

[silvesi]

OC match up time? Hands over my guy Renfrac who would rather avoid everyone else forever but i keep putting him into situations. Purple vari with a ponytail and an attitude, will bite if he can't escape, and is Emotionally Attached to his personal blue himbo. weirdly good with a rifle & has limited telepathy with aforementioned himbo and sometimes other sylvari that he's still practicing. he is bffs with his raptor Elyra (@havoc-warband)

Soooooo~

I might have had a little poke around your writing (WHICH IS GREAT BTW) and noticed Renfrac is soundless. Although Larry now acts as the commander - he spent a lot of years in the priory, hiding from most of the other sylvari and the grove due to guilt over a few things including feeling useless due to not having a wyld hunt. Renfrac choosing to reject that of his own will? I really think he'd have some respect for that (in time). Yeah, he seems like he might be a bit of a little shit, but… I dunno. Feels like Larry could learn a bit from him. Take some pressure off this man's back. I feel like Renfrac needs to tell him to stop giving a fuck about every little tiny thing and shock him into having a bit of a rethink. Would it work? WHO KNOWS!

He would definitely try to baby him at first, like you would an unruly teenager, thinking that his decisions maybe haven't been fully thought through at first, and are a bit too emotionally driven - but I'm sure he'd realise that he's perfectly capable of making those decisions by himself, and with conviction, soon.

Also, that rifle? Did I ever mention that Larry, despite being only really trained in martial weapons like swords, has such an obsession with newer tech and charr machinery? I figure this extends to rifles.

I know Renfrac would rather not talk to people, and I am very sorry for that, but I do believe Larry would approach him with some bullshit about weaponry for the pact and helping him with it.

This is A HUGE LIE. Larry probably hasn't realised it himself to be honest, but he really just wants to hear about how he uses the rifle.

I suppose all in all despite such a differing personality I think, after Larry stopped patronising him, that he'd get on with him. At least, he'd WANT to get on with him, but by the gods he's got such a disdain for authority when they're only trying to do their best, but, well, he appreciates his conviction in his beliefs and they're not hurting anyone, just annoying, so-

He's conflicted. My mushroom man is ONE OF the people in authority making these hard decisions. I suppose he'd rather not get yelled at.

(If I chose Fedsy he'd definitely fixate on the telepathy. Sorry. It's me boy the vampire inside your brain.)

I FORGOT ABOUT THE RAPTOR UM. I THINK LARRY WOULD HONESTLY JUST BE LIKE. OK! PACT DUTIES OVER. GONNA GO ASK THAT GUY TO PET HIS COOL DOG. MAYBE THAT'LL CALM ME DOWN.