#firebrand kin

[eyzoa]

could i have a stimboard for a firebrand (tribetwelve)? in black and white colors, thank you in advance

ft. || art.

[dear-fictionkin]

Dear my beloved brother, Firebrand

I'm so sorry for being such an awful sister, I wish I realised how much you did for me. I was a menace, I was a terrible goddess, a terrible princess and an even worse sibling. I never deserved the care you gave me, the countless times people begged on their knees for my banish and you still stuck by me despite knowing everything I did was terrible.

Sincerely, your sister, Windforce

(Roblox; phighting)

[postage date: November 1, 2023]

[problematickincalls1]

Firebrand.. From tribetwelve. I am a fictive in a bodily 20 body… Looking for HABIT, please. We were romantic.

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[beansforwhat]

Questionably cis lanky guys who are jackasses to those around them instead of seeing a therapist like they fucking should are my spirit animal

One of these people are not like the others

[cosmicclowdercare]

👻🔥﹒Ghostwalker n Firebrand Stimboard!

For Anon!

「🛸」﹒ADMIN NOTE ; Hope you enjoy!! ^_^

[thekinschoolhouse]

Firebrand Moodboard!

with fire, fur, and baked goods. Requested by @3dimensionalsystem

[horrorkincalls]

Firebrand fictive from TribeTwelve looking only for Habit from EverymanHybrid. I recall essentially being a "guard dog" for him. We were also in a complicated romantic relationship but it was still a relationship regardless. I don't have many other memories but we can talk about that privately.

If this sounds familiar in any way, please interact with this and we'll get in contact. Just keep in mind that we're bodily 19 (almost 20) so be 18+ in age if you do interact.

🎃

[acupofinkedblood]

Firebrand x siren sovereign reader

𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝

• Inpherno has been quite an enigma for naked eyes of those who walks around this world as mortals despite how much they claim to be set with a certain collection of knowledge that seems to be somewhat enough to satisfy their own curiosity. Yet said demons can’t just know everything about this world with how their eyes have been set to the wrong direction from the start. Myths and legends come from if not the same source of their fragments of imagination, for those who are interested in such aspect, maybe they shall seek their answers soon if they didn’t just deem it as unreasonable fairytale weaved by bored geezers

• Sure, Inpherno has now changed rapidly with innovation which has set this territory into the future ahead. Technology has invaded almost everywhere in all regions, modernization has done their kins a great favor of exploring the possibilities of what originally appeared to be rather impossible. Good for them, at least for now. But then with how much demon has been so independent on their own, they don’t even need the deities like how they used to anymore. If that’s the case for the all mighty SFOTH deities, then what are the odds to such mythological creatures such as siren or centaur, correct?

• Sometimes you do find yourself in such absurd positions among your peers. You, the noble one of the aquatic world, hidden away from the light of unnecessary civilization to remain still underwater as its ruler. Who could have predicted that demons would no longer be interested in your kins — not as much as before at least, those time when they just went out all of their ways to capture your sirens was definitely unpleasant, to say at least — and leave your people alone like that? It’s definitely a pleasant surprise, though it can be a tad bit boring. But it’s for the best after all

• You, the siren sovereign who has the ultimate duty of ensuring the safety of your kingdom from decades ago. Your mission of becoming the righteous ruler has been decided since birth. Just that typical royal trivia. You’re the heir after all, so chin up. It’s not like you just got crowned yesterday, you have been doing this for who knows how long! So pray tell, what’s that grimace on your face when you’re alone, looking into nowhere with the memories replaying in your mind like a camera film of the mortal’s world? Does the distinguished highness have something in mind?

• The answer is obvious, isn’t it? No one can really hide that much of a thought under your clearly disturbed eyes, your majesty. Pray tell, is it all about that beautiful little love story you had millennia ago? Well, millennia might be an exaggeration at some point, but with your kins, time is barely a swift of wind passing through. You might not inherit the divine immortality of a deity since you aren’t technically too invincible, but at some point you do stand among the demi-deity, no? That’s enough to ensure your eternal existence on the long run. Well, at least it was more than plenty of time for that little relationship with you and lord Firebrand

• Alright, that’s enough for storytelling, wouldn’t want the customers to grow bored of all this nonsense now, wouldn’t you? Let’s just cut to the chase at this point. The love story between one of the SFOTH deities and a royal siren of the depth, how amusing

• Here lays the ultimate question: How did you and him even meet? You belong in the water, while he literally has the ��fire’ right there in his name. To be graced with the presence of a deity back then is rather a nuisance for even their followers, let alone someone like you. Yet by some magical miracle of which one fail to grasp — whether it’s just fate’s doing or a pure coincidence — you manage to see Firebrand in flesh with your own eyes. Back when technology hasn’t become that big of the deal, Inphernals still rely on traditional methods of communication instead of just sending a text right away, you probably met him while he was personally involved in an expedition or just royalty’s matter in general on the sea

• Firebrand sees those below him with a fascinating awe. Especially towards the Inphernals under his rule, which is similar to how mortals treat their own pets. He has only come into contact with either mortals or his fellow siblings, maybe a few encounters with extraordinary creatures of the unknown but most of them aren’t too fond about the heat of lava anyway. Plus, they barely want to hold a conversation with him more than a few minutes. That’s just how quirky those little beasts are, he doesn’t really blame them. But you on the other hand, you managed to capture his attention almost instantly in a heartbeat

• It’s not everyday that you see a blue blooded siren in the flesh. And once you do, you can only pray that you won’t die too soon after having the blessing to witness the miracle that occurs once in a blue moon. That’s what the majority tales of mortal’s words, and about Firebrand? He is pretty certain that his heart has leapt out from his chest to run toward you in that time. The deity himself was too stunned because of your appearance before he could even comprehend the fact that you already dived into the depth of the water. That’s just how siren does. They act in the fog to lure sailors in, but then escape when one has stared at them for too long. How quirky, maybe it’s the same thing for you

• As for you, what did you originally first think of him? That is a question that only you should be able to answer. But knowing how you usually peek up from the water to see if he was there or not might be enough of an answer already. You observe the deity from afar with mixed feelings, and maybe you do notice just how he looks at you in pure interest steaming from curiosity. Keeping an eye on him despite not understanding how is he like, maybe you do have the same problem with prying around like him. After who knows how long of keeping things in a certain distance through expeditions or any trips that require a ship, it’s Firebrand who has the idea of encountering you properly first

• Let’s just say that it doesn’t go too smoothly at first, because it’s either him accidentally scare you or you accidentally shoo him away due to the mutual bewilderment between you two when the other makes the first step of contact out of nowhere. Despite the similar royalty status, there are certain differences between those on land and those in the deep water, so confusion is pretty much understandable for the both of you. Heck, the first actual contact you made with him was just standing in a certain distance on the rock while he floated on the air looking down on you. It was pretty comical, but not too unexpected

• Firebrand is pretty insistent on getting to know you better without pushing you off your comfort zone. In which before he finally has the chance to interact with you, he relies on old research of siren from ages ago as a slight chance to understand you and your behavior. You will be stunned when knowing just how much he had done his research on the siren kin — the blue blooded one like you, to be specific — to the point that Umbrella was this close to throw Firebrand into the water to get over with this entire thing about you if they were at his equal. Most of the knowledge he has about you is pretty accurate, aside from a certain things which you already clear up for him. Maybe it’s how you manage to bound with him after the slightly embarrassing first meet between you and him

• Gradually, you and Firebrand develop quite the bound together. You start to become more open about this new idea of being friends with someone like him, which Firebrand is rather pleased with the current situation. At some point, you aren’t too different from the Inphernals he has been looking out for aside from the obvious siren’s features of your appearance. But even with that, you aren’t that much of an oddity in Firebrand’s eyes. And he meant that in a most positive sense as he could even word it. Unlike others who might treat you like an exotic creature on display, Firebrand sees you in the adoration similar to how one first saw a rainbow after a storm

• That oh so sweet bound starts to become something more intimate. It’s just the amount of time before Firebrand admits that he is in love with you from the start. It starts at curiosity, then admiration, and then adoration in a romantic sense. Perhaps you do feel the same. If not, why would you even bother to swim near the shore whenever you have the chance to wait for him there? It’s quite the risky move, and you know what the elders will say — probably stuff like a crowned heir shouldn’t do something so outrageous, especially with a ‘dangerous’ kin like those deities — but then you just follow your heart to come back to him. And as if Firebrand is any different. He is the type to both fell first and fell harder the more he learned about you. This man is a lover at heart after all

• Firebrand is reluctant about touching you considering the circumstances of his hands. Lava runs deep in his blood, heating his skin to the point that burning something down if he holds it in his hands. The last thing Firebrand wants is to hurt those he holds dear in his heart — his family, his grandchildren, and you. He wishes to hold you, to caress your cheek gently while cooing sweet nothings in your ears and to keep you safe in his embrace all secured so that no harm shall come to you. But he also wishes for your safety. Despite yearning for physical affection, Firebrand puts your wellbeing at top priority. You are aware of this, but then an idea pops up into your mind. When you tell him to get in the water, Firebrand is a bit uncertain at first because he does remember accidentally burning the water in the surface which causes it to evaporate into nowhere, but that’s just a small amount of water! Surely the sea will do its trick on him, no?

• And you have never been more than correct. When Firebrand finally listens to you — since it does worth a try anyway, he isn’t made of entirely fire, it’s not like he will just evaporate into thin air when he gets down — he reluctantly gets into the water. As his hands make contact with the water, it immediately begins to steam like crazy. The both of you wait for a while to see how things will turn out, and to your surprise, his once burning hand has turned into obsidian after who knows how long of staying underwater. He does a bit of experimenting with it, and knows that when he gets out of the cold water, the obsidian covered with hand will just crack then burn away, leaving his hand completely normal as ever. That’s more than enough for him to realize that he can be physically close to you without hurting you, as long as he keeps his hands in the water! And you already knows the drill, he will keep you near him as close as possible at this point

• On the note of physical intimacy underwater, sometimes you will wrap your tail around Firebrand as a sign of affection. Sure, your upper body is more than capable of doing anything you wish to him when it comes to affection. But there’s this particular thing about merfolk is that their tails are more than just important to them. A gentle nudge from your tail to his side will be the start of it which indicates just how much you trust him. Even when swimming together — whether he can swim or not is debatable, but one thing for sure is that he can’t drown — you often entwine your body around him, letting your tail slightly swirl around his body before guiding him back to the shore. When you finally decide to get closer, Firebrand literally has to hold his breath during the first few time to make sure that he doesn’t screw it up. His reaction is rather cute though

• Firebrand can spend eternity listening to your alluring voice if his duties don’t drag him back to Crossroads. You’re such a miracle, so breathtaking and full of surprises. Tales from the sailors who have encountered your kins are definitely realistic at how they swear those sirens can guide them to the fantasy full of sweet dreams, only to be drown and devoured in the midst of daydreaming. And you are even more powerful than the said sirens in the tales. But does that make Firebrand see you differently? Of course not! He loves your voice, he loves your beauty, he loves your personality, and to top it all - he loves you. Hell, he will gladly be an audience for your songs as long as you wish. Sometimes you even sing about him, how can he stay calm in such moments?

• If Umbrella is so done with Firebrand’s constant ramblings about you, and you know your servants’ ears are suffering the same fate. Be it your maids or your pets, they will have to stay there and listen to you going on and on about this man that you love so much. Oh the little thing you admire of this man, you can list it out forever if you’re able to, no matter how tired your servants have been due to the constant mention of this Firebrand. And you make sure to make them swear on their soul to never tell any of the others about this, or else you will make sure that the consequences won’t be gentle

• You gifted him a piece of your scales for a keepsake. It’s somewhat normal for your scales to accidentally fall out when you’re cleaning your tails. It doesn’t hurt when falling off naturally, don’t worry too much. Normal siren’s scale is already valuable, but one coming from a royal siren? It will cost a massive fortune to even have their hand on it. The scale illuminates under the light like a magical solidified night sky, a captivating hue that one fail to look away from. You decide to let your lover keep one of it as a sign of trust. And Firebrand treasures the shiny gift as if his life depends on it. Hell, he will probably put it inside his locket necklace which he keeps a photo of his grandchildren in then brings it everywhere he goes. That’s how he quietly show how you have become someone important in his life

• Firebrand loves you with all of his burning heart and soul. Most of the gifts he gets for you is based on the myths he has heard from other folks about sirens. Don’t get me wrong, he still pays attention to what you actually like, but this was before you opened up completely to him about your interests. He will spend a great amount of time trying to find the most suitable high quality jewelry for you, all in pink diamonds and pearls because apparently he has read somewhere that those are the things your kins like. Then proceed to bring you the finest antiques he comes across with that somehow reminds him of you. He also hears it from someone that the best gift for a siren is a mirror, and so he obliges

• He will sing for you, or more like serenade you with his voice. That’s also a thing he knows about merfolks when doing his research, mind you. Although his voice isn’t a match for your powerful vocals which can lure people to their demise, but it feels so heartwarming when hearing him sings like that. Firebrand can just hum and you will be certain of the fact that your heart will be swooned all over again. His singing voice is rather low, more suitable for classic love songs from the old times if you know what I mean. A duet with your beloved under the moonlight suddenly doesn’t seem so bad now, no?

• It feels like a fairytale, how loving he has been towards you despite the bumpy start at the beginning. This was a secret between the two of you, mostly because he doesn’t want your family to be a nuisance to you about the whole trivia of how dangerous it was to be in such intimate relationship with a deity that belongs on the land. Especially with how you’re literally an upcoming. Just the typical stereotype of those elders, as you claimed. The day of your official coronation, Firebrand even secretly sets sail to congratulate you personally after you manage to sneak away. A bit of firecracker to light up the mood doesn’t seem so bad, it is rather sweet of him

• One day, Firebrand makes an appearance at the usual meeting spot of yours. When you rises up from the water, you have noticed the obvious change of your lover’s expression. He looks rather stressed, even when he tries to shrug it off and reassure you that nothing is wrong. He simply says that he might have to leave for a little while because of some important matter. He promises that once everything is dealt with, he will come back to your embrace soundly. Just so you wait, Firebrand has made himself clear that everything will be going smoothly

• But things aren’t going too well like he has promised. Firebrand has been M.I.A for quite the long time, to the point that people start to question what on Inpherno is happening within the royalty of Crossroad. And the same goes for you. To say you’re worried about Friebrand is an understatement. If only you weren’t bound to the deep sea, you would have tried to find him on land already. Yet all you can do at this moment is just waiting and waiting over decades. You miss him, miss that bright smile and gentle demeanor. All you can do at this point is just to wish that he would return safely to you again. But then how long would you have to wait? So here’s the question for you: Where is your beloved now, o siren sovereign of the depth?

𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝

Note: Since the SFOTH QnA has failed me with my expectations for Firebrand, I shall continue to be at ease with my own creativity to serve my original purpose once again (ᓀ◡ᓂ) Even when I’d admit that this isn’t my best work so far- There’s too few information about him

Note 2: I’m so sorry that this takes hella long- My schedule will be so sporadic from now on ( T^T)

[fictionkinfessions]

No cuz you know what's funny?

Realizing you have an Observer kintype.

Yes, the Observer from TribeTwelve.

And then just you have next to no memories, you've got no nothing

...just it's just there, and you're in a shift. And you don't have time to watch TribeTwelve, so you open the wiki, cuz you feel like you had like some nice moments with like Firebrand or something, and you read through the wiki and you go...

"Why the fuck am I called an asshole?? what??! why am I called a fucking coward?? wha- who said this??? Why are these in my TITLES section???"

And then you scroll down and it gets even funnier because it's like what do you mean what what do you mean like I said "shut the fuck up" to Firebrand???

What???

Like I don't remember that??

And, like the more I just continue scrolling and I'm just like "wow we hated each other, apparently" it's kind of funny, actually

Cuz now I'm just like where did I get those memories from?? what- what in the non-canon (or canon divergent)???

cuz it's like how would I use some of those how would I use some of these positive memories??

and I'm not even like sure of canon which makes me wonder, yknow am i just canon divergent as fuck, or am I just you know romanticizing or something??

It's funny.

This is confusing.

Anyways, Firebrand, fuck you, I guess cause apparently that's what the wiki says our relationship was I guess.

I dunno. I'm so fucking confused, haha-

I don't actually mean the fuck you I'm just trying to figure out what the fuck is up with me.

– The Observer [TribeTwelve] kin 👓👁

( who is having severe trouble with kinmems and laughing about it for some reason. )

x

[ask-insanespace-ghostwalker]

(as if an invisible portal was hit, suddenly everything felt... wrong. The sky looks- almost permanently cloudy and grey in some areas, the atmosphere felt oppressive- like your always being watched by a hawk or something else. whenever a cloud covers the sun the sun itself seems to try to break through it. It almost seems like Firebrand flew into a power struggle for Inpherno where its everyone else against who was supposed to be the embodiment of order and light itself.)

(Its clear that he's no longer in his own timeline. A place where the shadows feel more comforting then the light of day, a world riddled with scars from a rotting maniac and the wounds from a corrupted divine seeking power and total control over his own kin.)

(You are no longer king here. your throne had been usurped and stolen from the ones that rightfully deserve it. Tread carefully, king of crossroads, You Are No Longer Safe.)

((@peaceful-inpherno HEHEHEHEHE))

[8lack-steel]

Intro Post

this is our system-focused sideblog! we are a fictive-heavy traumagenic osdd system of roughly 45. bodily 19!

main: @nxcrofancy

Frequent Fronters

Dimitri: He/It | Host (multisourced fictive)

Noah/Firebrand: He/It | Cohost

Dr. Simon Glass: He/They | Gatekeeper

Freed Justine: They/He/She | Protector

DNI: Endos, Zoos, Proshippers, ect.

INT: Systems, irls, kins, therians, otherhearted

LIKES/SOURCES: fairytail, red vs blue, slenderverse, homestuck, the magnus archives, five nights at freddys, undertale, scp

[drakeheart]

GW2 CHARACTER DIRECTORY

A master list of my active GW2 characters, complete with small summaries of who they are and what they do. Expect mostly charr, with a handful of asura and the very occasional sylvari. Enjoy!

This list is a WIP, and will be gradually updated to include my full roster as I have the time and energy to write stuff down.

---CHARR---

AMARA DRAKEHEART // Ranger - Soulbeast // [tag]

Centurion of the Iron Legion, Warmaster of the Vigil, Commander of the Pact, and founder of Dragon's Watch. The main story gal, and surprisingly normal despite all that. Kind, strong-willed, and a lover of all animals, but especially her smokescale, Snips. Firmly retired after the events of EoD, and enjoying a long and well-earned vacation.

GAVROS SCROLLSEEKER // Guardian - Firebrand // [tag]

Esteemed Magister of the Durmand Priory. Once a fearless explorer, delving the unknown in pursuit of magical artifacts, he now prefers the comfortable life of the research division. An avid scholar, he's never found without a book (or three) in hand. Despite his years, he's still quite the sharp combatant, happy to dole out his finely-aged wisdom at the end of a mace.

FELIX LIGHTFORGE // Engineer - Holosmith // [tag]

A misfit soldier of the Blood Legion, and later the Pact. Born with physical defects that would have seen him cast aside if not for the support of his warband. To overcome his perceived weakness, he devoted himself to studying holosmithing techniques, building his own Photon Forge as well as a set of light-powered mobility aids.

SOREX GRAVEWHISPER // Necromancer - Reaper // [tag]

A grousy old necromancer. After losing her warband to a ghost ambush, she became fixated on harnessing the Foefire for herself, and was banished from the Legions for unapproved tampering with spectral magic. She now spends her days hunting down ghosts and exploring ancient ruins with her soulmate, Vitalis.

VEDRIX RUINWRAITH // Thief - Deadeye // [tag]

Ex-Ash Legion. Part of a special warband tasked with hunting down and eliminating Legion traitors, deserters, and other undesirables on the quiet. Eventually he found himself on the wrong side of a job, and rather than become hunted himself, went into hiding. He ended up in Elona, where he took up a living as a freelance bounty hunter. Years later, he still has a massive chip on his shoulder regarding his former bosses.

DECIMA SPIRESOUL // Revenant - Renegade // [tag]

Once a disabled gladium, discarded by the Legions after nearly-fatal battle injuries left her no longer fit to serve their purposes. Her scrape with death caused her to develop strange magics, driving her into seclusion for many years. Now, she serves the Dominion as a formidable Centurion of the Frost Legion. Eager to enact retribution on those who cast her aside, her heart is as cold as the frigid magic that suffuses her body.

LIFEBINDER RANUK // Ranger - Druid // [tag]

A wandering Olmakhan healer, with a special interest in rare plants. He is extremely adverse to combat, relying on the strength of his pets and defensive nature magic to escape dangerous situations. Despite this, he is often found deep in the wilds of Tyria, braving the unknown to get even a glimpse at a unique specimen.

SANDSHAPER URIAH // Necromancer - Scourge // [tag]

An elderly Olmakhan shaman, one of many charr killed in an Awakened attack on Althoma. His body was taken and later raised as a part of Joko's army, made to fight against his own kin in the Battle of Gandara. Now free of the lich's influence, he lives as a lonely hermit in the Kournan desert, too tormented by the guilt of what he'd done to return home.

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[More TBA later.]

[vampire-nyx]

Hi hi, it's the bunny anon again!! who's your favorite/favorites from slenderverse? personally I like HABIT, Evan , Firebrand and Noah!! and there was one time I actually made a cool AHS x Slenderverse crossover fic but it was unfortunately deleted :( -🐇

EASILY habit, EMH changed who I was as a person, I literally bought the shirt he wears just. To wear it. All the time, not even as a cosplay. I think habit and evan were some of the first characters I ever seriously kinned. I got into emh just after it had already ended and I remember being Furious I wasn’t online when the trials of habit were happening because I wanted to have participated HDKDH like I really genuinely can’t overstate how much I was Obsessed with habit, I had his monologues and dialogue Memorized, I rewatched all the videos that included him what must have been upwards of 50 times each, he was and is an incredibly special character to me, as a short evil new englander myself

I ended up watching tribetwelve JUST because habit was in it (but of course I then very much enjoyed tt on its own, and was devastated when the creator was a piece of shit)

Oh also edit after posting: there is also a habit fictive in my system HKDH I think we have Evan as well

[problematickincalls1]

Firebrand fictive from TribeTwelve looking only for Habit from EverymanHybrid. I recall essentially being a "guard dog" for him. We were also in an odd romantic relationship if sorts but it was still a relationship regardless (we also lived together in that one house of his). I don't have many other memories but we can talk about that privately.

If this sounds familiar in any way, please interact with this and we'll get in contact. Just keep in mind that we're bodily 19 (almost 20) so be 18+ in age if you do interact.

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[ipsey]

OC Post - Stabatha (Werewolf the Apocalypse)

Stabatha Litten Fibant - Red Talon Philodox Cub When their sept was destroyed, Stabatha's mother Firebrand took charge of a human shadowlord kin child to escort him to his tribe. Son Kyle helped her with her cubs in the two years they were together, and gave her cubs 'proper human names'. Stabatha adores her brother, and is fascinated by human culture, even if she doesn't understand it well and believes that wolf culture is superior.

She has become sort of a human cultural tourist, participating in human ways in her own opinionated method. She is still very much a red talon and holds red talon values, but is unafraid of wearing human clothes and speaking human languages and using human tools - as a red talon would, and as a red talon understands it.

Where her mother shows obvious disdain for the human ways she was forced to adopt while caring for a human kin; Stabatha is loudly fascinated by them. She proudly proclaims her approval (or disapproval) of things and prefers the company of humans, but she loves the lore of the "innernet" her brother tells her, and has become fascinated with internet stories of human interactions with Deer of late.

Stabatha likes human things in a cultural appropriation sort of way. She wants to use and play with human tools, but in a way that a kardashian might go to a grocery store. Give her a garden tool and she will stab the earth with it in mimicry of a human, and quickly abandon the task to chase pillbugs. She wants to experience humanity but wolves are clearly the better species and humans are backwards and wrong.

ht to @witchbabywigg for helping me clarify some points on her

[cavvyiswriting]

I was a young woman, barely an adult and already the last of my family, and the only one left to tend to the family farm. I was the only woman in town without a husband, and received more than my share of ridicule for it, but I was disinterested in the men about the village, thought with their muscles instead of their brain.

Years went by, and an ennui set in, I was living, but not for anything. So it was quite a shock when I am simply tending the sheep one morning and suddenly the largest dragon you've ever seen —bigger than my small cottage even— lands in my field and drops a child from its grasp. Giving her to me.

I remember being overcome with emotions at the sudden news, likely dropping to my knees and sobbing, happy to finally have a child of my own to care for, without having to resort to courting a man I have no interest in.

"Yes, child, I'm your mommy now."

The years went by as they always had, but much more exciting than they ever had been. I gave the young girl a name that was pronouncable by humans, Aithne, a fitting name to be sure. I taught her to till the fields and care for the animals, and when she came of age, I sent her off to her first years of school.

As she matured little by little, we noticed her draconic features become more pronounced. Her tail began to poke holes in her rough linen pants, small red scales began to form on her back, and her horns began to grow. She was always self-conscious of her small wings, though.

I have fond memories of her first growth spurt; She shot up like a weed in hardly a fortnight and became stronger than most of the men in the village before she was even a woman! She got into trouble as all children do, I remember her first cracked horn. And needless to say, the guards weren't at all pleased when she started to practice her firebreathing in town, but she was my child, and I loved her dearly through all of it.

Once she came of age, she moved away, eager to begin her own life, stopping by to visit from time to time, and I have no doubt she attempted to seek out her birth father more than once. There was nearly a four year period when she didn't visit, but she tried to send a letter whenever she found the time. I was never worried. If anyone could handle the world, it's Aithne.

Now she's a grown woman, and I grow old, my hair grays, and I can no longer do all the chores I need to. So wouldn't you imagine my surprise when a litter of half-dragon children sprinted through my door one day, followed closely behind by Aithne, trying to wrangle all 4 into behaving. They all looked so much like her when she practically landed in my lap.

They stayed for dinner, where she explained that she had traveled all over the continent in her years of adulthood. She'd even found love in a man that proved to be as unreliable as her father. But in her own words, "No matter how far I traveled, be it the coastal cities wreathed in gold to the east, the high mountains of my dragon kin in the north, or the scorching southern mesas where fire magic reigned supreme, there was nowhere that felt more like home than this simple farm in a village with one well."

After dinner, the young dragons gathered around my rocking chair by the fire, so I could tell them the story of their mother and of her many names throughout her youth, Aithne the Orphan Dragon, Aithne the Firebrand, Aithne Broken-horn.

When I finished, the children gathered around and started begging for more stories of their mother, Aithne simply sat there, enjoying the warmth of the small family cottage.

I remember dropping to my knees and hugging them tightly while they called me "Grandmother." I sobbed, happy that I have a family of my own.

Aithne, my daughter, crouched down beside me and whispered, "It's okay, Mama, we are all a family."

You are a humble farmer when a dragon suddenly appears, he wants you to take his young dragon daughter that is unable to turn fully into a dragon and no longer wants her, before you could respond he fly’s away leaving her behind, she then looks at you and ask “Are you my new daddie/mommy?”