#dragon clan

[haaaaaaaaaaaave-you-met-ted]

Mountain's Anvil Castle (Dragon Stronghold) by Alayna Danner

[legodragonkid]

Currently redesigning Longwang{Dragon king}

Context: I wanted him to look more like how the mythology described him so I’m using a picture for reference and description to help him capture the essence of Longwang

Site: https://mythopedia.com/topics/dragon-king

[dorothygale123]

Question:

Where the heck is Ao Lie?

Like, I can understand the other Pilgrims dying. Tripitaka is human, and Baije and Wujing were former celestial warriors cast out from heaven and a mortal life span could have been part of their punishment (or not... *looks at Sandy suspiciously*). But Ao Lie? He's an immortal dragon, direct descendent of one of the 4 great Dragon Kings and a badass in his own right. Why is he not in the show proper? I might have an answer, and it involves Mei.

See, despite being part of the Dragon Clan, Mei and her parents are oddly... human. Like, she still has cool dragon powers from the start, but they seem to have mortal lifespans. For example, Mei calls Ao Lie her great-great-great-times-a-thousand-great-grandfather, but that wouldn't make any sense if she were a full blooded dragon. Dragons, while depicted as different than demons and celestials, are implied to have similarly long lives as evidenced by Ao Guang, who Wukong knows from at least 1,000 years ago, if not more.

Mei's branch of the family, however, can't be more than 700 years old because she inherited the Samadhi Fire from her ancestor. He was not a host for the fourth ring until after the ritual, so he must have married/had children after that. As I stated in my last post, that can't have happened too much more than 500-700 years ago considering Red Son's age. Considering that timeframe and how long dragons probably live, if Mei were a full blooded dragon she should be Ao Lie's daughter, or maybe granddaughter. So she has to be at least partly, if not mostly, human.

Now, here's a question: do you think Ao Run, a Dragon King, would have approved of his son settling down with some human woman? Do you think he might have, oh I don't know, forbade his son from seeing her? Do you think Ao Lie listened?

My answers are yes, yes, and a big fat no.

My theory is that Ao Lie was punished for getting in a relationship with a human woman in defiance of his father, but quietly, so that no celestial monkeys come in to try and help their bestie. And in order to keep the Great Sage Equal to Heaven from asking to many questions about where his sworn brother has gotten to, they come up with a lie that Wukong won't think too much about. Perhaps he got sick and died, or maybe he ascended and is doing Very Important Things for a Buddha or Bodhisattva. No matter what, he's not coming back and can't see his friend ever again.

That still leaves his wife, now a very single mother. Moang or Longnu could have intercede and convinced their father not to do anything to her and their brother's child, but not welcome them into the clan either. Maybe Ao Lie even took the punishment under the condition that his family wouldn't be harmed, but they were also banned from asking a certain monkey for any help. Thus, Mei's branch of the Dragon Clan spread into the human world and prospered because they were part dragon after all, but not really welcome in Ao Run's court either. This would explain why her part of the family seems a bit separated from the rest of the clan. Ao Guang, for instance, didn't know about her at all, despite her being his brother's great-something-granddaughter. You could chalk that up to him not keeping track of every member of a very large clan, but it could also be that his brother tried to keep his son's 'shame' a secret.

This theory probably isn't cannon, but damn if it isn't a good tragic love story!!! It also holds the possibility of Ao Lie escaping his punishment and coming back....

[nolantan]

Nolantan

Chapter 5 The Treasury

They look outside and see a bunch of blue dragons attacking.

“ The Blue Fire Clan!” Gmńeon snarls and charges outside.

Iquén looks at the rest of the group “ You kids stay here!” He runs out too.

“ Who are those blue dragons?” Aurora asked.

“ The Blue Fire Clan they are another dragon clan we tend to fight a lot over territory.”

“ None of the other dragon clans know about me yet if they did they’d probably try to kill me 'cause I’d be the easiest to get to” Jnoque explains.

" We have to go help them! We can't just stay here!" Aurora gets up and puts the Soler Crest back on.

" What can we do? We'd get fried out there." Slor points out

" The Soler Crest will protect me, right? So you just need to be near me." " We don't know its limits and those dragons can breathe hotter blue fire," Jnoque warns.

Dponá looks outside " We should find Zomkí we don't know what the Volcanic Core can do and we don't want the other clan to get it."

" But we don't know where she went."

"Hm we could check the treasury it's our most guarded spot if an important artifact is anywhere here it's there." " We can show you where it is."

They sneak outside and see dragons fighting it’s chaotic. They see Iquén fighting a big blue dragon

Jnoque wants to help but Dponá stops him “ He’s strong he’ll be fine we need to keep moving.” He nods sadly. They get to a big door connected to a rock wall and see four big blue dragons surrounding Zomkí and she has an injured wing growling at them with other dragons knocked out next to her.

"Hey! Leave her alone!" Dponá yells at them.

They turn and look at the group.

"HA! Do you think you can stop us? A youngling and none dragons we'll burn you up!" He shoots fire at them and Dponá combats it with her own green fire and flies up and they fight.

While that's happening Zomkí fights the other three dragons and helps the rest of the group get inside the treasury.

Jnoque is very worried Dyani noticed this “ Hey their’ll be ok.” Jnoque looks at him “ Y-Yeah..”

“ This place is huge” Slor looks around at the mountains of treasure “ How will we find the Core in here?” The Solar Creat starts to glow again Aurora takes it off and looks at it. One of the star ends is glowing a lot more like a compass.

“ Maybe it can sense the core?”

“ One way to find out.” They walk through the mountains of treasure searching and following the glow. On a treasure pile they see a round, core-like rock that shines with the intensity of molten lava. The Volcanic Core “ Is that it?” Aurora and Jnoque climb up to it. Once she gets close to it both it and the Solar Crest shake and two spirits pop out.

The spirit in the Solar Crest has long, flowing black hair with streaks of silver like cooling embers. His skin is a deep ash color, and he wears a robe that shimmers like the dying light of a fire. He opens his glowing amber eyes.

The other spirit in the Volcanic Core has fiery red hair that flows like molten lava, with eyes that burn a fierce orange. His skin has a warm bronze hue, and he wears armor with glowing ember-like veins running through it.

Once they are aware of their surroundings they become alert and panicked. “ Where are we!? What happened to us!” The Volcanic Core spirit shouted.

“No time to explain! We just need your help!” Aurora declared.

Jnoque touches the core and it glows becomes a necklace around his neck pulling the spirit with it.

Jnoque feels a surge of power in his veins and hears a roar of pain.

Panicked he runs outside to find Dponá and Zomkí on the ground with lots of injuries. Filling up with rage he runs at them.

"Come on this way!" " Where are we going again Apool (app ool)?" A young Jnoque follows his big brother in the woods " I hear there was a cool cave near here" he replied.

" Mom and Dad wouldn't like us going out this far..."

" We'll be quick Jn don't worry."

Apool was so cool he could do all the things Jnoque couldn't he was brave and fearless and always did the right thing.

They approach a cave that has a bunch of keep-out signs

"Ah here is it!"

" I don't think we're supposed to be here Apool..."

"I'll protect you! Come on!" he holds his hand and they go in.

Inside the cave was a pile of glowing gold

" Woah cool!" Apool approaches it but Jnoque stops him and points to a sign that says do not touch. " We don't know what's here and shouldn't touch its stuff.."

" I guess but we could take this back to the village" he goes to pick up a piece of gold and Jnoque pushes him away from it.

Annoyed Apool pushes him back and he lands on top of the gold.

The golds shine dims and zaps him causing him to hold his head in pain and feels ill.

His eyes turn purple pupils turning into slits his hair turns white and his ears turn pointy and black and he grows a fang. The transformation was very painful shaking with tears in his eyes he looks at his brother who has backed away in fear and grabs his arm to pull him off the gold but the transformation has already completed.

Then his throat feels like it’s burning something is building up and he tries to hold it in.

But can’t.

Fire comes shooting out of his mouth burning it

Apool try’s to move out the was but his arm got caught in it burning it off. He screams in agony and passed out.

Realizing what he just did Jnoque panics and runs to him crying he picks him up and it’s a lot easier now and runs to the village to get help.

Someone screams at him and everyone turns to him some doctors snatch Apool from him and run to the clinic. Jnoque tries to follow them but is stopped

"Monster!"

" Stay away from him!"

"Are you gonna hurt us too!?"

In the crowd, he spots a woman and a man.

" Mom! Dad!" scared he goes to them for comfort but they hit him away just look at him disgusted. " Leave freak! How dare you hurt our son!" " If he dies we're hunting you down!" " Get out and don't come back!!" Scared and confused he runs away crying.

Seeing Dponá hurt Jnoque is full of rage and runs at the blue dragons The Volcanic Core glows and he shoots white and purple fire at them. Frightened the blue dragons immadaly run away.

" White fire! Run!"

When they leave Jnoque runs to Dponá and Zomkí and hugs them.

The others come out of the treasury.

Dyani sees their wounds " Are you ok?" Zomkí just smiles " We will be dragons can heal quickly."

" Zomkí..?"

She looks at the spirits " You got them to wake." she smiles " Solaris, Ignis, it's been a long time. But we can catch up later right now we got to help the rest of the clan."

They nod and go the find the other dragons still fighting.

Iquén is seriously hurt. Seeing this both Jnoque and Dponá jump into action Jnoque hopping on her back and she flies towards the blue dragon.

They both breathe fire at the dragon combining their fires together to seriously burn the blue dragon causing him to retreat.

They then run to help Iquén get to a safe place.

Another dragon tries to breathe fire at Aurora and co but she without thinking creates a black shield causing the fire to fly back at the dragon.

“ You have my ability?” Solaris questioned.

" Makes since cause you are the Solar Crest that it has your powers." Aurora shrugged. Before he could say anything some of the dragon clan members come to help them aganst the blue dragons.

Once all of the blue dragons leave they go to help the injured.

Next

[thedashingduke]

One of my NPCs from an L5R campaign I'm running, she's a Dragon clan Agasha, trained in the Kitsuke investigator school. I tried to give her as much Jotaro Joestar energy as I could.

[mysticmonkiebusiness]

Portraits of the Dragon Clan in “Coming Home”

[ID: Two images, both ornate halls with large tapestries lining the walls. The people depicted in the tapestries all wear green, white, and golden robes.]

[confused-in-rokugan]

linootte's PC, KITSUKI Shimon! Like many people from her clan, she's quite straight-foward. She tend to see the good in people, but that means she can overlook the flaws of those closest to her. Shimon didn't have the talent for investigation her family is known for... But after a terrible snow avalanche, where she had to survive in the wilderness, the Mirumoto teacher who found her was convinced by her willpower, and started transforming her into a skilled swordwoman. Now that she left the dojo, after many adventures and near death experiences, she has become a Emerald Magistrate, along with her companions. You'll learn more about them soon!

[ranfused4ever]

Not the full song, but the studio version at least

Source: XHS

[ranger-rai]

Hi Ranger Rai. This is the trainer who caught a team full of dragons from a poacher a while ago.

Charmander, bagon, trapinch, axew, tyrunt, gible. So I just here to give an update.

Let me tell you, my entire family were not happy with me disappearing for a time and coming back with 6 little dragons. But they all pitched in to help, for to this day I am ever so grateful. My family are mostly generalists. Having master a single typing hasn't happened in the last century.

Tyrunt (Big T) was first to evolve. He was 15 years old already and were forced to wear multiple everstones to keep him small. Thankfully the family had a slew of fairy types to keep things under control. Upon seeing the biggest and the ancestor of dragons get smacked around like nothing, the rest of the team were grumpy but well behaved upon evolving. (Family rule, difficult evolutions are to be done at home with backup).

All other potential issues you mentioned were attended to since I posted you about this, but not before getting bit so many times. First evolutions bit with all they had, second evolutions bit enough to leave little scratches, third evolutions did very gentle bites as effection.

Now that I'm trusted to properly care for the dragons, (and given a feeding stipend) I'm about to go on a League run on a difficult level to give the needed enrichment the dragons need.

Afterwards, I'm to head to a dragon academy, which is very difficult to be accepted in, and get tested for a master in dragon types.

I hope your year has been full of success.

Wow. Quite the achievement here.

I'm glad to know it all worked out, and that's some family you got.

One thing you should look into on your journey are some of the Dragon Clans around the world.

Some people like to describe them as "Tribal" but they all have strong connections to specific dragon pokemon.

Some roam like Altaria, while others have been stationary for decades like Tyrantrum.

There are many ways to seek them out, some easier than others, but it could be a pretty enriching experience.

I'll let you know now that there are different branches of the Garchomp Clan, with one naturally being here in Sinnoh.

The hardest to find might be Salamence, as I think they roam pretty frequently.

I hope your journey goes well, and please let me know if you have any more questions.

[bakuganbeyblade]

year of the dragon

[haaaaaaaaaaaave-you-met-ted]

Togashi Tameko by Mario Wibisono

[dorothygale123]

Since I've made a lot of mythology sh*tposts, I decided to make a masterlist for anyone who wants to skip around quickly.

The 5 Emperors

Red Son and the Red Emperor

Xing Tian, the headless giant

Red Emperor 2, the Reddening

Chiyou causes problems

Yellow Emperor makes a corpse drum (yes, really)

My fellow nerd and I have a lot to say about weeds

Dragons

The dragon princess and the dumbest in laws ever

The Dragon Kings who don't do anything

Ao Qin shows us why we shouldn't give in to peer pressure

Moving branches on the dragon family tree

China has a dragon problem

The Sun and Moon

The very similar stories of Hou Yi and Shen I

Erlang Shen killed the suns too

Why the 10 Suns were being jerks

The 12 Moons

Ancient Chinese Alice in Wonderland

More fun stuff about the 10 suns

Does Hou Yi have a backstory?

A dramatic retelling of the 10 suns myth

Earth and Sky

Eggs come up a lot, actually

Nuwa cleans up a big mess-

-But there was still more for Yu to clean later

Why is the sky all the way up there?

Sun Wukong

The 4 Spiritual Primates + 4 Elements

The Old Mother of Waters gets some bad takeout

Sun Wukong's first crime (they grow up so fast)

A more dramatic telling of how Monkey became Monkey King

The Underworld

The Chinese underworld is very judgy

But it also has a wholesome grandma who feeds you

Kuan Yin

Kuan Yin, Goddess of Mercy

Kuan Yin 2, Electric Boogaloo

Kuan Yin 3, This Time It's Personal

Rulers of the Cosmos

Xiwangmu, the Jade Emperor, and Nuwa

The Jade Emperor is someone's OC

Possible line of succession for the rulers of the cosmos

Was the Jade Emperor in charge for Wukong's entire life?

Shangdi and the void where his characterization used to be

How the Jade Emperor got his badass wife

Miscellaneous

Si-Men Bau is a genius

The very heterosexual fox and his 'drinking buddy'

This fox had one job and he decided to create footbinding instead

Seriously, what are the 8 trigrams?

Erlang Shen plays Sidekick while th 4 kings get their asses whooped

The 5 members of the 4 Guardian Beasts

The 5th Element isn't just an old movie

The cow can jump over the moon, but not the Milky Way

Cute figures I don't need got my research blood pumping

And I needed 2 posts to geek out appropriately

Dragon Ball Parallels

More info on some cool critters that happen to have adorable minis

Oops, is that Plato in my Chinese Mythology?

Bulma Briefs, Great Tang Monk

Tien Shinhan, Lord of Sichuan

Yamcha, River Spirit of the Desert and Puar the Dragon Horse

[mariexxxchaos13]

[creatuesfromthedeep]

I love Flight Rising clans so much. I love clans that are towns, cities, entire kingdoms. I love clans that are twenty-strong groups of bandits. I love clans that are sailors on the open ocean. I love clans that are really just families all living in a commune. I love clans that are workplaces. I love clans that stick together come hell or high water. I love clans that would sell eachother out for a single corn chip. I like clans that are led by progenitors. I love clans that have elaborate systems of government to lead them. I love clans that are just a bunch of dragons living together in a cave. I love clans that have buildings and houses and shops. I love clans that live in castles, cities, and everything in-between

[confused-in-rokugan]

There was some kind of trend on instagram that asked people to draw their Ocs as the normal, child, genderbend & villain version of themselves, and although I'm very late to the party, its a fun idea!

Child: Raised an only child in a luxurious Kitsuki household, Shimon was a good kid, although a bit odd and easily distracted. Her inability to follow properly the lessons of her teachers made her a shy and avoidant. She'll gain confidence later though, thanks to her swordtraining!

Genderbend: Shimon... or Simon? He was fun to draw, with his himbo look. He's probably quite popular, but too dense to notice or care. His chest being more exposed means more tattoos to draw!

Villain: How did she get there? A ronin trying to hide her dragon clan tattoos, her earrings (a gift from a close friend!) gone, her hair unruly, scarred... something went wrong in Rokugan, now firearms are everywhere (certainly not bc of the players) and she's surviving as best she can. Her moral compass gone, she's probably twice as deadly.

[ranger-rai]

I apologize in advance, this is a bit of a long one...

How good would a dragonite be as a service pokemon for depression, anxiety, and mobility / physical issues? Is it true they can sense distress? I've heard about dragonites looking off into the distance before a rescue attempt as if they could sense something out there.

I've had Sunshine, named because he brightens my day, for a few years. Total sweetheart. Nearly drowned from an incident involving not being able to swim and losing my footing, and he refused to leave my side pretty much ever since and has only gotten more so. Been thinking of getting him officially certified with his own vest because of it, but wondering if there might be any issues or particular benefits to doing so that I'm not aware of.

I know dragonites are quite intelligent, and they have a natural inclination to help those in need, but I've heard some agencies refuse to certify sufficiently strong or dangerous pokemon . . . And I've heard about dragonites capable of denting and even ripping metal bunker doors off their hinges, though both examples of that were combat-trained battle pokemon that had readily dominated their respective tournaments.

So an expert's advice would be helpful.

Firstly, I'm sorry to hear about what happened to you. Trauma and accidents can really affect us, and having a partner that can help is incredibly crucial.

It is true that some people are more difficult to have certified as a Service Pokemon, usually the more "aggressive" ones due to misconceptions and due to many people who have tried getting them certified for selfish reasons.

Many Pseudo Legendary pokemon get this treatment because of their powerful status and their frequency in championships, leading to a higher direction of breeding and training for battle instead of for service, something we try to handle from various busts and shutdowns of unofficial breeders.

Out of all of the pseudo legendaries, Dragonite is one with the most utility and service abilities.

Dragonite are known for their speed which has resulted in them being use for package delivery, however Dratini are very compassionate and it's said that they evolve into Dragonite to gain arms so they can protect even further.

As a result, Dragonite are protective. However, they have a harder time being trained in full service because they haven't had arms or this much power before.

Before a Dragonite can be certified, you'll need to have any official battle records, and if they are notorious for battling it might result in a disqualification, however minimal competitive battles would look pretty good on a record.

You'll also want to enroll in some basic service courses asap before the evaluation process. It will look better to have completed them before applying.

As for the range of service, Dragonite is not only mobile, but they do indeed have the ability to sense strong emotions, which will prompt a good-natured one to seek them out and help.

Your Dragonite should be trained to be in tune to your emotions primarily, which will be a specialized training later down the road.

Because of their need to help, you'll want to train them how to react appropriately to your various emotions, like anxiety or depression which will need different reactions, but thankfully there are plenty of trainers and specialists.

I'd recommend looking into someone from a Dragon Clan to assist.

I think the Dragonite Clan is primarily in Kanto, but I've heard that they might have migrated to Hoenn.

Some dragon clans are stationary, like Druddigon or Garchomp, while others are more free and migratory like Altaria or Dragonite.

I've been learning a lot about dragon clans lately thanks to my partner, and she's really helped me understand dragon types a lot better now.

Btw, the Garchomp clan is indeed here in Sinnoh.

I've used my own research to help care for a family of Garchomp, and despite her age, Delilah has been holding up well.

Either way, I hope this helps, and please feel free to reach out if you have any more questions!