#Imperial Breed

[msb-lair]

Clutch #3664 - Kintsugi/Inlay

Mated On: 2024-08-05 # of eggs: 3 Hatched On: 2024-08-10

Progeny:

Hatchling 9748 (Jacob) - Imperial XXY Male, Abyss Metallic/Abyss Alloy/Grapefruit Veined, Common - 15,000 on 2024-08-12

Hatchling 9749 (Mushin) - Nocturne XXY Male, Abyss Metallic/Abyss Alloy/Ivory Veined, Common - 15 gems on 2024-08-22

Hatchling 9750 (Asp) - Imperial XXY Female, Abyss Metallic/Abyss Alloy/Ivory Veined, Uncommon - 15,000 on 2024-08-20

Comments: 

[woodoon]

I wanted to try my hand at recreating cut-out Marva!! Keel could also fit as a tert, but sparkle just seemed more whimsical and fun! I couldn't find much to fit her wand, sadly.......

For those who may want to make a Marva under the cut,

Shadow Rare eyes Gloom/Fog/Iris Basic/Shimmer/Sparkle

[dissentersrising]

i had a bit too much fun making these

i would also like to go on record to say i love ancients and i do not actually think imperials and skydancers are the best breeds. thank you for your understanding

[serpentface]

A typical example of a kulimane hunting dog, a prized animal in Imperial Wardin. They represent the most positive feelings towards dogs in this cultural sphere, an animal that otherwise has an often ambiguous or even disdained status.

Kulimane are the 'hybrid' offspring of domesticated sighthound breeds and the kuliku (colloquially called 'salt wolves'). Kuliku are not actual wolves, but rather the feral descendants of VERY ancient domesticated dogs that have been living wild for millennia in grassland, savannahs, and semi-desert, and are fully functional and efficient predators. Kuliku have slender builds, huge lungs, and long legs, and use bursts of tremendous speed to chase down prey. They mostly take small game, like rabbits, hares, birds, and hippegalga, though pairs are capable of bringing down mid-sized ungulates. They do not readily mate with fully domesticated dogs, but can be encouraged to do so in captivity, thus producing the kulimane.

The production of kulimane was introduced by the third Burri empire and has been fully adopted into contemporary Imperial Wardin. Kulimane are commonly seen as the best and most ideal of hunting dogs, combining the speed, power, and heat resistance and predatory instincts of their wild parents, and the loyalty and tameness, and other bred-in qualities of their sighthound parents. In practice, most Kulimane used in hunting will have been the product of several generations of breeding to produce an ideal animal (initial 'hybrid' generations are often still too wild). Their appearance can vary wildly, but the ideal form for a kulimane is to have a domestic-type coat (fully solid colors are preferred, but rare) and to retain the pointed ears and black tail tip of their wild ancestors.

Most kulimane are independent, intelligent animals that will form close and protective bonds with their handlers, but will be shy and wary of strangers. They usually retain strong territorial instincts from their wild ancestors, and can double as excellent guard dogs. Their disposition towards other dogs can vary- a well socialized kulimane can usually be introduced to new dogs with few issues, but some have striking tendencies to aggression towards strange dogs, and are often muzzled in public. Most are kept in same-sex sibling pairs, and away from unfamiliar or unrelated dogs. They are rarely outright cuddly, often preferring to sit at a distance than to sit on one's lap, but are appreciative of praise and affection from their owners.

Well trained kulimane make for truly excellent sighthounds. They can quickly adapt to changing situations in the field with little to no input from handlers, and quickly and instinctively dispatch most small prey. Their high prey drives Can be a problem for owners. They are frequently known to kill livestock and sacrificial stock, and have a tendency towards surplus killing. You don't want a kulimane to get in with your poultry.

Good kulimane stock is very difficult to produce and takes several generations of breeding, and the animals can be very costly to maintain and keep in good hunting conditions. As such they are VERY expensive animals, and function as status symbols. Sighthounds in of themselves have associations with wealth, and kulimane are specifically associated with royalty and the social elite. They represent the most venerated and beloved end of a very, very wide spectrum of cultural opinions towards dogs in the Imperial Wardi sphere.

The status of dogs in the cultural schema mostly depends on their perceived role. Working dogs tend to have positive cultural connotations- guard dogs and especially hunting dogs are seen as noble animals and symbols of loyalty, and herding and livestock guardian dogs are of great practical value in the rural sphere. Keeping dogs for pure companionship is fairly uncommon, though there are a few established companion breeds in the region. The practice of raising livestock dog breeds has decreased or become obsolete in parts of the region, largely due to Burri influence (which regards the meat of predators and scavengers as wholly unsuitable for consumption), but meat specific breeds like the salutachin are still valued in the city-state of Wardin as providers of an excellent, delicacy meat. The commonality between all valued dogs in Imperial Wardin is their utility, well-established roles, and sharp distinction from feral dogs.

Feral dogs are a fact of life around most settlements. Imperial Wardi cultural outlooks on them tend to be highly negative, characterizing these as uniquely greedy, cowardly, lowly pest animals at best and depraved corpse eaters at worst. Exact attitudes vary throughout the Imperial Wardi cultural sphere, but one near-ubiquitous element is regarding the excrement of feral dogs (and corpses of feral dogs) as potent sources of spiritual pollution that should never be touched with bare skin, and should ideally be removed and buried in barren ground (or their polluting influence should at least be mitigated with a blessing of the tainted location). Superstition holds that stepping in the feces of feral dogs can inflict curses, and the word for 'dogshit' is one of the most insulting terms available in the language.

Hatred of feral dogs is particularly acute in the city-state of Godsmouth. The core city experienced a collective cultural trauma as a result of a siege during the formation of the Wardi empire, in which civilians starved en-masse and descriptions of bodies being eaten in the streets by feral dogs (which were, in turn, eaten by starving civilians) dominate historical records of the event. Feral dogs are by and large hated in this part of the region and seen as outright vile animals and acute sources of spiritual pollution via their very presence. They are actively culled on a routine basis. The outskirts of the city of Godsmouth and some of the city-state's towns have unique practices of allowing semi-tame hyenas free movement through settlements, where they fulfill the dogs' function as refuse cleaners and keep dog populations in check.

While the keeping of feral dogs is generally frowned upon throughout the region, individuals caring for their local feral populations or adopting feral puppies is not unknown, and the distinction between feral and kept dogs (and stigma towards the former) is MUCH less pronounced in many rural communities, where semi-feral dogs may be valued as likable or useful village animals.

No dog breeds are standardized (or even technically 'breeds' in any modern sense), but there is usually great effort to keep working, livestock, and companion dog stocks wholly separate from feral dogs. The word that roughly means ‘mutt’ in this language does not refer to mixed dog breeds as a whole (or even crosses between different types of working dog), but specifically crosses between kept breeds and feral dogs, which is generally regarded as unfavorable (though not uncommon, both due to inevitability in a world without spaying, and practicality- these crosses may produce perfectly good working or companion dogs, and introduction of feral stock reduces inbreeding).

The dog is one of the constellations in the Wardi zodiac, found at the heel of the Hunter constellation and variously interpreted as either being a noble hunting dog trailing its master, or a lowly scavenger looking for scraps. The latter characterization tends to win out in terms of the characterization of its associated birthsign. Being born under the sign of the dog is mostly regarded as inauspicious, and a potential indication of a cowardly, stupid, lustful, and greedy character (though some positive qualities are ascribed, chiefly loyalty).

‘Chinops’ (literally ‘dog-born’) refers neutrally to the dog birth sign, while ‘chinmachen’ (‘dog-faced’) is an epithet given to those considered to have the associated personality traits, which is rarely anything BUT an insult. (These also spawn the purely derogatory phrases of ‘chisnops’, ‘chismachen’, and ‘chismache’, which have functional meanings closest to ‘son of a bitch’ ‘bitch/slut’ and ‘cunt’ respectively)

[hor-wod-flir]

Thank you FR for making an Apparel specifically for my dragon Praios. 10/10 no notes!

[fantastic-fr-scries]

Imperial Male

Gold / Maize / Oilslick , Cinder / Choir / Thylacine

Light Common

[st0rmy-fr]

Okay i've made beanies for all the modern breeds~

Get the transparent versions on my art thread:

[pixelnoodlegames]

MORE SILLY NOODLES

Signature style smol squished noodles. They are stuck in a box let them out!!

featuring my oldest Spiral Xylia (#37278850) and my newer but much beloved imperial Cinnamon (#86706149)

[princess-earthquake-the-third]

Halfway through league of dragons and it's really funny to me that Ning came out of the shell with Temeraire's cleverness and iskierka's lack of any shyness when it comes to things she wants, and with a mix of the two very dangerous breaths as well, she's a disaster that's already happening and I can't wait to see what comes of her

[pocketmouse-fr]

if this stupid lil grub lookin mofo is a gem breed im gonna Cry

[msb-lair]

Clutch #3732 - Royina/Royce

Mated On: 2024-10-13 # of eggs: 3 Hatched On: 2024-10-18

Progeny:

Hatchling 9928 - Imperial XXY Male, Pistachio Tide/Pistachio Foam/Cerulean Opal, Uncommon - 15 gems on 2024-10-18

Hatchling 9929 (Exalted Unnamed) - Nocturne XXY Male, Pistachio Tide/Pistachio Foam/Sanddollar Soap, Dark - 15 gems on 2024-10-19

Hatchling 9930 (Awela) - Imperial XXY Female, Pistachio Tide/Pistachio Foam/Cantaloupe Opal, Rare - 15,000 on 2024-10-18

Comments: 

[zoriety]

4ft 8 and grumpy

Gijinka doodle of one of my flight rising dragons Lingzhi, he was a super sickly youth born in plague territory. He speaks fluent Virulanse, a rare plague flight language.

plz full size, tumblr has bullied me once more

[dissentersrising]

playing with my fandragons like paper dolls and putting them in Situations

[foreverrain-fr]

Since my fire gryphon was well received, here's my attempt at a light gryphon. Points, Flecks, and Thylacine as terts all work great as well.

Gold Pharoah / Banana Clouded / Obsidian Polkadot, Light Bright eyes, Imperial M

[snailie-fr]

do i boa this breeding pair of mine y/n

[fantastic-fr-scries]

Obelisk Female

Coral / Peach / Marigold , Pinstripe / Flair / Sparkle

Arcane Pastel