#Thank you Draig!

[oculusxcaro]

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Day 112. Reached a city called Gotham. I'm getting pretty tired of walking everywhere and hitching rides wherever I can. Maybe I'll check things out? People have a lot of bad things to say about this place but maybe that's what I need. Nobody would ever think to look for me here, not with all the crime and crazy things they say happens in Gotham.

... This place is perfect. Okay it's not great but it sure beats travelling through the woods getting jumped by bears and whatever the fuck is hiding out there? People here are happy to ignore me as long as I don't get too close or talk to them. That's fine by me. I don't want to attract attention. So far what I've learned is that I need to be careful of... clowns? Anybody with face paint or a bright red nose, things like that all mean trouble in this city. Apparently it's because of someone called the Joker? He and Harley Quinn are dangerous. Trouble is there are other people like them but they're all different. I don't know who or how many. This is going to be a lot to remember. I'll write more as I hear it.

[masquenoire]

WHAT IS YOUR UNDERLYING MOTIF?

The Lightning Rod

Whether it’s your turbulent nature, your flash quick mind, or the air of unknown about you, your undercurrent is the lightning rod. You are somewhat unpredictable, but if we unravelled we’d see you know exactly what you’re doing, but it makes you feel less vulnerable to pretend it wasn’t planned. Some people stay back from you, but others would follow you cross country, for the very same reason. They don’t know enough about you. The difference is in who wants to learn more. Keep your golden nature, it’s exciting, but don’t be afraid to admit what you know. Matshona Dhliwayo said “Lightning strikes but does not roar.” Your bite will always be worse than your bark, keep that close to your chest.

Tagged by: @gnarledbite and @sanguine-salvation (♡) Tagging: @arkhmlcst, @babydxhl, @brokentoys, @defectivexfragmented (for Matt?), @elisethetraveller, @halekulan-i (for Two-Face?), @goldenmedic, @knightlier (for Jason?) and anybody else who'd like to do this??

[naturistgirl]

Naked Hiking on The North Wales Coastal Path - Llywbr Arfordir Sir Fflint

Flintshire doesn't immediately spring to mind as a naturist paradise.

Wales is a truly beautiful country; land of my husband's birth. This place is culturally different to England and treated as an entirely separate nation. It has its own government, football and national rugby teams (both Union and League). It is one of the few countries in the world to proudly display a whacking great Draig Goch (Red Dragon) on its green and white national flag.

The national language of Wales is Cymraeg (Welsh) - an Celtic language like Gaelic. Both myself and my husband speak and write Welsh fluently. It is my husband's first language. He learned Saesneg (English) later at school. I learned Welsh to respect the traditions of the people whose land this is. It is not a difficult language to learn.

So what about Sir y Fflint (Flintshire)? This border county lies in the East alongside the estuary of the Afon Dyfrdwy (River Dee). The wide and shifting sands of the Dee separate England from Wales. Pointing out across the water; England is a vague distant blue smudge across there on a summer day with the tide out. You can conveniently forget about it (along with your clothes!),

This is the area most tourists shun and forget. As such it makes great naturist walking country! From Y Fflint (Flint town) you can walk past dunes and woodland, out along a lonely shoreline with only the seabirds for company!

Here you will see dunlin, egrets, oyster catchers, turnstones, curlews and all manner of geese when the seasons are right. It is an ever changing natural landscape, just waiting for the natural, naked you, to explore and enjoy. Noethlymun is the word for 'naked' here in Wales; heb dillad - clothes free. Take someone else along with you to share and enjoy this wild and beautiful landscape.

Thanks to my wonderful photographer husband Martin (above and below) for the gorgeous photos. We would love you to share, like and re-blog this post if you are naturists like ourselves. If you are naturally inclined, we hope this blog inspires you to walk naked yourself and find your own secret places to be wild and free.

Finally, we have a little difficulty understanding why some of you have such sad, empty blogs or ones with explicitly erotic names. A lot of you do like this blog, maybe just for the naked pics? We don't sit in judgement however. Variety is the spice of life after all. Please like and share if you wish. Please remember though that this isn't a sexually themed blog and the posts do not equate sex with naturism. That is not to say that we don't enjoy all manner of sexual activity; we do! You just won't find it on here.

Jane xx

[dystopicjumpsuit]

Luciana Salentino (OC of @freesia-writes)

Renaissance woman, free spirit, and 98% of the reason why Draig refuses to let anyone into his home.

Thank you for trusting me more than Draig trusts Luci, Free! It was an honor and a pleasure to draw your girl 🩵🩵🩵

Taglist:

@secondaryrealm @sev-on-kamino @523rdrebel @wings-and-beskar @merkitty49

@anxiouspineapple99 @sinfulsalutations @arcsimper5 @starrylothcat @clio3kantarella

@cloneloverrrrr @goblininawig @ladytano420 @arctrooper69 @sunshinesdaydream

@littlemissmanga @stunkbiggu @starqueensthings @marierg @idontgetanysleep

@moonlightwarriorqueen @dudewhynotthis @sleepycreativewriter @tcwmatchmakingau @littlemissbshine

@multi-fan-dom-madness @heavenseed76 @wizardofrozz @bobaprint @sweetcream-coldfoam

@skellymom @pickleprickle @trixie2023 @mythical-illustrator @dickarchivist

@cw80831 @kimiheartblade @flyiingsly @lightwise @swcowgal

@reader6898 @cdblake1565 @epicy0n @starstofillmydream @msmeredithrose

@totallyunidentified @eclec-tech @euphoriacafe @hipwell @yve-barr

@dangraccoon @transactivecybermemory @etod @ivyyyyy @smw-on-kamino

@burningnerdchild @saneabandoned

[sanguine-salvation]

get to know me meme

do you make your bed? Kind of halfway, lmao. I'll do the whole fancy deal when the sheets are freshly washed though. I used to work at a hotel so it's just reflex now.

favourite number? 24!

job? I work at a chocolatier!

if you could go back to school, would you? Assuming this is college and not just "I would like to relive my horrible teenage years" then hell yea. I would love to further my education, probably take some art classes, and I would love to study library and information science!

can you parallel park? NOPE.

do you think aliens are real? I mean, depending on definition, I wouldn't be surprised? There's probably some weird ass lil amoebas somewhere. My thing is don't rule it out, but never count on it, either.

can you drive a manual car? NOPEROONI.

what's your guilty pleasure? Jokes on you, I feel no guilt in my pleasures. (But probably sleeping in and wearing my jammies all day.)

tattoos? I don't have any but I WANT SOME SO BAD. My first one is going to be Spyro the Dragon because I promised 7 year old Draig that I would.

favourite colour? Green~

do you like puzzles? I fuckin LOVE puzzles. Any kind of puzzle, I am on it.

any phobias? Not really? Nothing really notable anyway.

favourite childhood sport? I actually did do a sport when I was really little, I was a softball gremlin.

do you talk to yourself? Yes, all the time.

Tagged by || @violetgleams (thank youuuu) Tagging || whoever wants to! tag me back so I can see! YES THIS MEANS YOU, EVEN IF YOU THINK IT DOESN'T.

[llyfrenfys]

Announcement on Prosiect Llyfr Enfys!

Bore da! I am delighted to announce that I have started a patreon for Prosiect Llyfr Enfys. I've created the patreon as a way for you to be able to support the project and have a say in blog posts, video content and much more! Becoming a patron will help support me in my research for the dictionary and help me make it the best dictionary it can be.

Patrons will have early access to blogs, video content, physical media and will be able to vote on what they would like to see next.

Tiers start at £3.20 a month and LGBTQIA+ Welsh speaking patrons can request access to the patrons only channel in the Enfys Draig discord (links available for the server upon request!)

I would like to thank each and every person who supports my work and the project- your support genuinely means a lot and the excitement for the project is really heartening to see!

If you join today, there is a poll to vote in, two blogs ready to view and an early access post for patrons, with more content planned for the end of March. Diolch o galon am ddarllen / thank you very much for reading!

Luke (he/him), LGBTQIA+ writer and creator of Prosiect Llyfr Enfys

(Please share this post so it can reach other LGBTQIA+ Welsh people or people interested in the Welsh language. Diolch!)

[bardic-tales]

OC Interview: Brennan Draig

Thank you so much for the tag, @blind-the-winds. I really enjoyed reading your answers. I also think the interview style for this was brilliant. I've already did this for myself.

Rules: Answer the following questions for an OC of your choice.

I did something like this many years ago for Cyras, the protagonist of Cold as Ice, and I loved it. It helped me really sink into her character.

I decided to do this with Brennan, the love interest of Flight of the Dragon. Brennan is a 1200-year-old silver dragon who is also one of the rulers a city-state in the Olessan Region.

Please be aware of the following triggers: talks of death. Flight of the Dragon is set in a dark fantasy world, so very dark themes apply to it.

Knight-Errant Brennan Draig

1. Are you named after anyone?

In the world, Brennan is not named after anyone. I had debated whether he would be named after a relative or not, but ultimately decided that he wouldn't be.

As Flight of the Dragon was originally wrote to be low fantasy and exist on our planet, Brennan was originally written as King Arthur. I got his name from the Irish name Brennan (sorrow) and Welsh word Draig (dragon).

2. When was the last time you cried?

Brennan never cries. He believes that in order to make changes in the world that action is required. This is why he rushes to the cathedral to protect a newborn Alystin and her mother and agrees to train Alystin in martial and ranged weapons in FOTD.

There was one pivotal moment when he did cry. After he confronts Jhaer and his clutch is completely destroyed, he is running on pure adrenaline. The chief god appears before him and tells him that in exchanged for his freedom Brennan needs to fulfill the promise all silver dragons pledged to Amés. He vows to live his life for Amés and free all of the dragon souls that Jhaer is using to fuel her blood magick.

After the adrenaline wears off and he is far away from his castle / lair, Brennan breaks down and cries. He mourns the mate and children that died in Jhaer's siege.

Interesting that Jhaer was originally Morgana from the legends of King Arthur.

3. Do you have any kids?

Brennan lost his mate, Beatrix, and children in the siege let loose by the Enethian necromancer, Ellarian Jhaer. The only ones that are left are the twins named Aldrien and Palar. He sent them away to learn from the golden dragon: Kalzeruth.

He also has one more child who survived the seige named Kanderth. Kanderth becomes corrupted, raised as a great draconic lich, and works with Jhaer. Brennan is the one who lays Kanderth to rest.

He and Alystin will become the mother and father of Flame. They have two hybrid children together. These children are the ancestors of modern men and drakl. Drakl are dragonmen and are at war with men.

4. Do you use sarcasm?

Although he is considered a wise wyrm, Brennan can't help but use sarcasm on occasion. He tries to lead by sincerity, integrity, and candor, but those sarcastic moments tend to shine through when he is dealing with Jhaer or her cult.

5. What's the first thing you notice about people?

The first thing that Brennan notices about people is their eyes. He is fond of saying that the eyes are windows to the soul.

Brennan has a draconic ability that allows him to see auras and determine if someone is friend or foe. This ability is triggered by looking into the eyes of the target. The world around him becomes ghostly grey hues. The Wraith, the anti-hero protagonist from Cold as Ice, has a similar ability from her draconic ancestry. Some could say that this comes from the father of the modern dragons.

6. What's your eye color?

From my notes in Flight of the Dragon.

Brennan Draig has eyes almost the color of silver. When he uses any magick, they will glow a powder blue. His left eye is clouded a dull grey with a darker silver around the outer edge of the iris. A vertical, thick raised scar darts from right above his left eyebrow, runs down his eyelid, and stops at the beginning of his cheek.

7. Scary movies or happy endings?

During the early Age of Men, civilization told sagas instead of showing movies. That technology doesn't exist until the Age of Steam.

Brennan enjoys stories about the great battles his clutch fought and the dangerous journeys they made. These stories were to record and preserve their culture and things that the Elders thought was important for future generations.

With that in mind, he doesn't care one way or the other about the endings.

8. Any special talents?

Brennan has a knack for languages.

As a dragon, he has most of the talents that you would normally associate with an ancient wyrm. He is immune to cold and can exhale a cone of icy air which freezes most of everything it touches.

One of the special talents that he personally teaches his offspring is the ability to use body magick to shift bones, wings, and flesh into a human form or beast. This is a painful process that the dragons tend to either spend their time in human or draconic forms.

Once Alystin becomes his dragon knight, she and Brennan will often share telepathy, pain, and even something simple as hormone changes.

As a dragon, he has impressive flight. He will often tell Alystin to mount him, so they could transverse the world quicker through the skies, but she insists that she would never disrespect him like that as he is not a beast of burden. Brennan loves to soar.

9. Where were you born?

Brennan was born in the northern forests of the Olessa region. These forests are old-growth forests that was inspired by forests in England.

When he was only a young dragon, he was left in these forests and told only to survive. His father thought that this would help him when it was time for him to pass onto the Ven plane. Brennan would take over and rule after that.

10. What are your hobbies?

There are several hobbies that Brennan enjoys. when he was the ruler of Seralia, he enjoyed falconry. He enjoyed teaching the young birds of prey to hunt wild animals for food.

Brennan enjoys reading. There were many times that he could be found in Adwen ferch Afan's library bent over old scrolls and tomes.

With Eternity threatening to end the Planes of Existence, he doesn't have time to practice the hobbies that he enjoyed.

11. Have you any pets?

Outside of his falcons that didn't make it out of Adwen ferch Afan when Jhaer besieged them, he travels with a malamute named Emray.

Emray is Alystin's dog. He stands about 26 inches in height from his shoulder and weighs 95 pounds with a plumed tail that is held over his back. Emray is very loyal to Alystin, even going so far as attacking Brennan after the Huntsman is burned to the ground. However, once he realized that Brennan wasn't going to hurt his master, Emray would become his best friend.

12. What sports do you play/have played?

There were several outdoor games that Brennan would play with his flight. Most of these sports were based on his knights' warrior skills. There were competitions in archery, wrestling, stone throwing, and sword play.

Brennan engaged in running and swimming. They would play a ball game with stick and ball. In other communities, it wasn't uncommon for someone to be hurt or killed, as early Olessans tend to play rough. Women were not allowed to participate in these games, but they would gather and watch their partners.

13. How tall are you?

Human-form

Brennan stands 7 feet 2 inches. He is one of the tallest characters that I have, and his height is inspired by Johann Petursson and André René Roussimoff.

Dragon-form

As an ancient wyrm, Brennan tends to stand 120 feet. He has a 35-foot body and neck length, 50-foot tail, 150-foot max wingspan, and weighs over 640 tons. He is rarely in this form as he knows that it inspires terror in his follows. It actually surprises him when Alystin accepts him.

14. Favorite subject in school?

There are no schools during the early Age of Men. Education was provided through private tutors. Only a handful of early Olessans could afford to educate their sons. This is seen when Brennan sent away the twins to learn beneath the tutelage of Kanderth.

Brennan's favorite thing to learn would be soaring through the heavens.

During Flight of the Dragon, after Alystin asks him about a time he was truly terrified, he recalls to him the first time he spent among the clouds. He was frightened as his wings became slick with dew, sending him plummeting toward the ground. At the last moment, he unfurrowed his massive wings and righted himself at the last moment. He tells her that he could have given up and died, but he pushed forward, as she will have to during the fight with Eternity.

15. Dream job?

Despite railing against his destiny when he was younger, Brennan was always met to follow in his father's footsteps and rule his region. He once wanted to be a poet, a storyteller responsible for keeping the history and tradition of his people alive, but that quickly fell apart when his father was fatally wounded during an assassination attempt.

Now, he wishes to recapture Adwen ferch Afan, unite all of the Olessan region, and have Alystin take her place beside him.

[elisethetraveller]

if you receive this, you make somebody happy! go on and send this to ten of your followers who makes you happy or somebody you think needs cheering up. if you get one back, even better! ♡

Ahhh thank you, Draig!!!!

[6kate1bishop6]

thank you for the tag !!!!!!!!

charmed if im being entirely honest

depends how much were stretching the definition of disney movie does the princess diaries count?

#8D5495 its my ao3 site skin

if this means eating out then pizza express if this means like a physical location then my uni room bc it was really comfortable

not my problem by ciara smyth, threads that bind + hearts that cut by kika hatzopoulou

i listen to a lot of music and am notoriously bad at categorising genres so uhh were going for loose definitions for this one: dnb/electronic: chase & status, becky hill, nia archives, fred again.., the streets hip-hop: little simz, kendrick lamar, mf doom, berwyn jazz: ezra collective pop: chappell roan, rihanna, nelly furtado, rachel chinouriri r&b: greentea peng, raye, fka twigs, jorja smith rock: my chemical romance, porridge radio, fontaines d.c. metal: babymetal indie(pop/rock/assorted genre idk indie is made up): florence + the machine, hozier, the last dinner party

exposing myself as someone that listened to musicals in 2019 but uhh hadestown or the lightning theif musical

never been to a gas station

cat

dragon less so because its my favourite and more because ive spent too much time learning welsh on duolingo and i think draig is now the only fantasy animal that exists in my head anymore

pansy

we dont have bath and body shop(?) so uhh satsuma perfume from body shop?

icl i hate candles

knitting i learnt it first and so of course cannot crochet as a result

tags: @kittenwivfangs @iron-sides @santes-dwynwen

Favorite TV series?

Favorite Disney movie?

Favorite color? But it has to be hyper specific.

Favorite place to eat?

Favorite book?

Favorite singer from each genre?

Favorite musical if you have one?

Favorite bottled drink from a gas station?

Favorite animal?

Favorite fantasy animal?

Favorite flower?

Favorite bath and body perfume scent?

Favorite Yankee candle?

Crochet or knitting?

@automaticsoulharmony @galaxys-universe @zzzubie @bluetiger3000 @sagaofa-dying-star @small-giggle @clawedinmyprofessions @dexleonard @jess-quillkiller @0-the-muffin-man-0 @marylily-my-beloved @my-castles-crumbling @julyrivers @notallstarsarebright

And anyone else who sees this

Ps I didn’t tag you @sellingbonesforsapphirestones because I’ve already asked you guys all the questions lol, feel free to answer again however

[allineedisatardis]

So I started taking welsh on duolingo

Because, why not?

Why is the first word I learned dragon?

Why can I say "draig dw i" (i'm a dragon) but not thank you?

[masquenoire]

@riddleroyalty​ asked:

if all the rogue gallery villains were in high school right? black mask got a yearbook, who would he cross out? who are favorite & least favorite classmates?? ( im sorry, i re copied this and pasted it without editing it)

I don’t have Photoshop so this wasn’t at all fancy but I tried! Roman is not particularly keen on his fellow rogues and only likes a select few, jackass that he is!

[romioneficfest]

Hi! I just want to acknowledge how much work is involved in hosting this fest, and make sure you know how much it's appreciated. You're the best! THANK YOU!

[dystopicjumpsuit]

NIKA I'M SCREAMING

I LOVE THEM SO MUCH

😭🤩🥰

MY BABIES

I will NEVER get over this!!!

Thank you so much!

How are they so adorable?!?!

LITTLE BABY MIC AND DRAIG!

Trick or treat! Happy Halloween, Nika! 🧡🎃

[sanguine-salvation]

Anonymous who? I just want you to know you deserve all the love in the world, Draig. Keep on being the amazing person you are, you wonderful gecko you! 🫶❤️

[ Anonymously or not, tell me anything you want would it be a complain, compliment, fear, a criticism, anything you want. - ACCEPTING ]

AWWWAAAA THAT’S SO SWEET Q Q thank you so much, Chip, you deserve all the love too!!! 🦎✨💖

[feathers-endeavors]

If you have no idea what this post is about, please click HERE to get to the original post.

I just want to show my appreciation to you for following along my little pick a card reading. Please share your thoughts on the reading in the tags or in a message. Now onto the reading!

The Water Dragon was chosen!

The water dragon, or draig-uisge brings that which is hidden to the light of day. Memories and wishes, which may have long lain forgotten or repressed in the Unconscious, may energy to frighten or overwhelm you to an experience of a greater depth of soul and a greater sense of connectedness to all life. Although you may at times feel overwhelmed with emotion, with time you will be able to achieve a sense of balance and stability, as these strong feelings are integrated in your consciousness.

Your cards have fallen...

Your disinterest in a situation has stopped your forward movement in that direction, you are changing courses to one that fits you much better, it will be bringing lots of happiness and success to you, whether that is financial, in love, mental, physical, or whatever it may be a success is completely up to you and how you are going about this shift. Keep your intentions clear and strong throughout for the best results.

I do offer free 3 card personal readings if you would like to claim your free tarot reading please send me an ask or a message and I will respond as soon as possible.

Thank you again for following this reading all the way through, I hope you enjoyed it and I hope that it helps bring you some clarity on your situation. I wish you all the blessings and luck on your journey.

[bardic-tales]

Changes Tag Game

Thank you so much for the tag, @fearofahumanplanet.

cw: assault. death. murder. child abuse. child death

One of the biggest changes in Cold as Ice is I took out the chapters that featured the gods/goddesses. In the final trilogy set in Cirel, the god of love, Amés, comes to Cirel to banish the god of war, Vittore, to the death plane for trying to destroy mankind. There are still subtle hints throughout all of the novels that show that the events were influenced by the gods.

In Flight of the Dragon, this was to take place in 6th century in Wales. Brennan was King Arthur, the castle where Alystin's tomb is kept was Avalon. I moved it to the Planes of Existence universe, but I did keep Brennan's name: Brennan Draig (Sorrow / Brave Dragon).

For the Wraith in Cold as Ice, her original name was the Black Tigress. All assassins (shadow blades) were named after animals before I decided to name them after mythological creatures and beings. Each shadow blade has characteristics of their namesake.

Each shadow blade in Cold as Ice has an alias. The Wraith has a magickal block that was placed within her mind. There was no such block in the 1st draft. The block is based upon DID, stemming from this person's severe childhood trauma.

In Cold as Ice, the first draft saw Catrina Raspanti's motives are wanting to advance her station. Catrina is the betroth of the Crown Prince. Her role in the story was expanded, and she has a more sinister part to play.

Speaking of the Crown Prince, I decided to change his title from the Grand Duke to the Crown Prince. He is still a man who is broken by the death of his wife and son.

I changed the name of the Empire. During the first draft, it was known as the Olessa Kingdom. I was reading an article about the differences between an Empire and a Kingdom and realized that Olessa was in fact an Empire. Their neighbor, Glorendt, is a kingdom.

There was no reason for the Olessans and the Glorendines to be fighting. I mentioned that the Olessans would wage war on Glorendt, but I recently expanded it. They have been involved in a war for a hundred years.

A chapter that I once considered pivotal in Cold as Ice has been cut from the draft. This featured the Crown Prince recovering at the Stewardess' home and watching her being abused on a balcony by her foster father while Vaene was in the courtyard and the other man managed to slip away before Vaene was able to get into the room with sword drawn. It has been replaced with his investigation into the Shadow Council.

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