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[thalassophiliac-nonsense]

everyone shut up this is a Deathsong appreciation post

I love them :((

[barrenclan]

Do we get to see deepdark's deeplings

If you didn't want to me to leave this question for 3 months, you shouldn't've opened Pandora's Box of a million deer designs. (joking)

But yes, anyways, I did want to design the deeplings. (Great name, by the way)

Deepdark has a lot more children than this - during each mating season he would be with around 5 or 6 does in his younger years, 3 or 4 in his later years. He stopped having fawns at age 7 - he's 9 currently. You can do the math if you want, but it's a lot of deer. He's an attractive powerful male deer, it happens.

The deer in this drawing are 1.) the fawns that survived to present comic time and 2.) remained in Defiance.

Deer are always named after plants. 4 of Deepdark's children went through a "trial", or experience, or whatever. Tough enough that he allowed them to change their name too.

Here's a nonsensical list I made of the kids, plus their respective mothers, plus the age Deepdark was when he fathered them.

Hickory M (Buttercup - 2), Azalea Deathsong F (Rhododendron - 3), Yarrow Wolf’s Jaw F, Bluegrass F (Sage - 3), Chokecherry F (Basil - 3), Crabapple F (Fern - 4), Lilac M, Gooseberry Heart of Winter M (Hosta - 5),  Chrysanthemum M (Oak - 5), Hyssop M, Juniper M (Wild Rose - 6), Maple M (Bramble - 6), Phlox F, Ivy M, Aspen M (Nettle - 7), Daisy Bonesnapper M, Pussy-Willow M (Dandelion - 7), Holly F (Snowdrop - 7)

[howtowhumpyourhiccup]

the treatment of the deathgrippers in httyd 3 honestly rubbed me the wrong way too ngl. especially the portrayal of them as "evil" and that toothless just kills them when a.) your point of it being contradictory to the theme there are no bad dragons, only bad humans, b.) the deathgrippers are just animals. they try to make them sound more threatening by saying they hunt other dragons but that's like saying a hawk is evil for hunting other birds, and c.) they were victims too that weren't even acting on their own will, grimmel literally enslaved them.

and honestly the whole mess of httyd 3 is just cemented by the homecoming holiday special where, in the absence of dragons, a new generation of berkians are growing up fearing and hating dragons and wanting to kill them, just like stoick's generation did, because they feared the unknown. gee, it's almost like it just drives home the point that separating the dragons and the vikings was the wrong choice all along, because rather than protect dragons from humans you just reignited hate and misunderstanding of them...

Yup, yup! If they really wanted to drive home the fact that all dragons are good and all men are evil, they should've helped the Deathgrippers. Instead of, like, killing them off and not wasting another thought on them.

Like, RttE literally had dragon eating dragons and dragon egg eating dragons who were treated with more love and respect than the Deathgrippers. The gang even tried to raise a dragon eating dragon when they hatched Garff until they realized that Garff had needs they just could not measure up to. (Signs of actual good parenting, btw!!! This will make sense later down the post, lol)

RttE!Hiccup still gets some flack for being "out of character," (which I still don't get) but he had such a respect for dragons and a respect for the fact that there were just some things humans shouldn't get involved in.

Like when the Catastrophic Quaken seemingly takes over Dark Deep and he wants to let it be. Or when he and Toothless trap the Deathsong so their dragons (and the two Thunderdrums) can escape, but it clearly wasn't trapped for very long if they knew they could go back to place Garff with him. They didn't kill the Cavern Crasher either and the only reason they're there to help is because the Fireworm Queen specifically asked them to. Even the Screaming Death in DoB, who sunk actual islands and displaced tons of dragons, got left alone when they discovered that all he wanted was his mom. And the Screaming Death grew even bigger by RttE.

No dragon is ever truly evil in the franchise, but there are some real asshole dragons (like the Titanwing Nightmare, who harrassed that female and her eggs that Hookfang was protecting) and dragons that just don't line up with the morals of the Dragon Riders. But those morals have never stood in Hiccup's way of just accepting and respecting the nature of those dragons.

The only truly evil dragon in the franchise is the Red Death, who symbolically sits on a mountain of corpses of humans and dragons alike.

It will never not be funny that Hiccup, who has always been an out of the box thinker (except for in Httyd 3, I guess) is surprised that his very own daughter is going against the status quo New Berk set of "dragons are our friends!" without a single ounce of proof of said dragons being "our friends" and it took meeting the actual Toothless for her to realize that her parents and all the other adults were liars.

It's almost like Homecoming itself proves that the presence of dragons is necessary for people to know that dragons aren't evil or something! (/s)

And Stoick's generation didn't even fear an "unknown threat," dragons were actively killing them, stealing their food (leading to famine = more deaths) and burning down their homes (exposure = even more deaths) for no other reason than just to be cruel. Or that was certainly their view on the dragons before they learned about the Red Death. (something that the franchise itself has forgotten since Httyd 1; the Vikings had *genuine and valid* reasons to hate dragons.)

Even Zephyr doesn't hate dragons for no reason because her entire short life she's been fed this believe that dragons are their friends with no proof at all. Until she one day finds the old Book of Dragons that says otherwise (no idea why Hiccup would even keep it around) and the only conclusion the poor girl can come to is that, yep! Her parents, the two rulers of her tribe, are liars and making the entire village fall for this farce. And she's, like, 8 in Homecoming. So she's going to think that her parents (or maybe specifically Hiccup as he's The Chief) are either not good people or just not very smart people.

Or maybe that's just my bias speaking, because I am of the opinion that Hiccstrid are not good parents in Homecoming. The Snoggletog Log paints them in a much better light than Homecoming does. Loving, for sure! But waaaayyyy too lenient. Especially towards Zephyr and wanton destruction that she seems to fulfill whenever she wants.

I mean, sure, Hiccup caused some harm in Httyd 1 with his inventions, but he wasn't actively trying to harm people and all he really did was accidentally fling a bola at someone's head. Neither is Zephyr, but she's not exactly concerned about not harming people (like her own father) either. Her traps in the movie are actually the most farfetched stuff I've seen in this (previously quite grounded) franchise about riding dragons. And I love RttE, a show in which the Riders frequently get hurt in some ways.

Httyd 3 is just... such a train wreck. And Homecoming somehow makes that even worse by being a Christmas special that turns its message of "honor your loved ones" into "honor your loves ones by shitting on others" because wow! was that pageant a kick in the balls for anyone who dares to love Httyd 1 by pretending like Hiccup was barely even a character in that story and giving all of his accomplishments to his father.

I will never understand how they could've gone so wrong with this franchise.

[saturnniidae]

The fanmade idea that Hiccup is some kind of all benevolent and understanding dragon whisperer in the series is odd to me bc like. He's so not. He trapped the skrill in a glacier then essentially did it again years later with that deathsong (yes both ended up being freed but still), isn't able to train certain dragons (despite it very likely being possible. Smh so stubborn except for when he's a fucking quitter) and he killed the red death and fully intended to kill toothless when he initially found him. like idk its funny I think

[enquire]

A bunch of sketches and pen/marker doodles! Had a lot of fun drawing the inkling and octoling Yukis, which made me decide to post some of these other ones too. I don't usually post scraps and what not but I figured, hey why not do a big ol post for fun.

I actually really liked the results in attempting splatoon faces this time. One of my favorite worlds, very iconic art and music. If you haven't heard Splatoon music before, you're missing out.

Another older one. DRA1 Yuki sure looks like he's up to no good. I no longer remember any context that might have existed when I drew it lol

Haru and Yuki from even longer back, a moment captured when I was playing with a friend haha.

More doodles and au stuff below the cut

A sketch from a while back with the yukis again

Messy Yuki and Kinjo (you know I'm a pro artist with those eyes in the corner 😭)

On to some sketches and scraps!

Some httyd au sketches. In which Yuki raises a baby Deathsong. I can only imagine the others needed to be convinced on that one haha. Httyd species are kinda tricky to draw for me still, but dragons in general are a huge sp:in for me, have been pretty much forever, and httyd is close to my heart as well. If you are curious, in this AU, Kinjo has a razorwhip and mekaru's got a monstrous nightmare. Not sure about the rest, maybe someday I'll get into it more. I have considered writing/drawing for some of the other aus in my brain, because aus are very fun, but not until I wrap up some other things.

Speaking of aus, this one was after a Promare rewatch haha. I have a lot of little aus lying around in my brain I guess. If you're curious, Akane, Yuki, and Utsuro were all mad burnish members here, with them being in the same position as Lio, with Gueira and Meis. Meanwhile, Tsurugi's probably aligned with Freeze Force or Burning Rescue, but is actually also secretly a burnish too. Which I'm sure he handles in a very healthy and not self destructive way, ofc. /J

And finally, one last Yuki for the road. I wonder if I'll ever get tired of drawing DRA1 Yuki...? He's pretty much a sp:in now so hopefully not (and probably not). His hair used to be such a pain but at this point it's kinda relaxing, even if I sorta draw it 10 different ways lol.

Side note this is like the most non-pony art I've posted here in ages isn't it? I didn't expect for this to become a blog solely focused on my pony au but I won't lie I'm pretty invested in it at this point, art and story wise.

[amyrafierceblade]

I persuaded my history teacher(same one who was playing Hamilton in class week before last) to put on Race to the Edge in class since we didn't have anything better to do and it was that or watch Monsters Inc. again(he was desperate, and this is high school)

We watched the first three episodes of season 1, and let me tell you, it was funny when my classmates of the block jumped in surprise at every cuss word, but it was even funnier to watch their reactions to

Dagur's jailbreak (three students excluding me were actually watching, one actually said "Damn, bros angry as hell!")

Meatlug getting called girl by Fishlegs(like seriously, i understand most of them never watched it but like someone actually saying "That thing is a girl?!" was kinda just fucking facepalm material)

Eels (about a third of the class was glancing up every now and then, looking surprised at the giant eels)

Dagur calling himself "Daddy"(it was funny as hell, half the class looked up like "ayo wtf?", I probably didn't help at all when someone piped up "Wait is this How to Train Your Dragon??? What is this???" and I was like "This is the show they made of Httyd" and someone had the audacity to say "But I thought this was a kid's show???")

The entirety of Gothi's screentime (there were kids cheering for her when she started beating the shit out of the snow wraith)

The entire Deathsong and Thunderdrum ordeals(People really laughed when the gang was having a hard time hearing Hiccup so he had to yell, and ofc there were some who were startled to see the Deathsong being readily implied to be about to eat the Dragon Riders and their dragons [again, not all of them watched HTTYD and those who were only vaguely familiar were Like "I thought this was a kids show!!"])

Had to share, because yeah, I think I may have actually interested like half a class with a "kid's" show

[queermentaldisaster]

Random HTTYD!au information (INFODUMPING!!!!)

So, because Skrills eat electric eels, and DeathSongs literally couldn't care less about them, DeathSong!Soap often brings back electric eels for Skrill!Ghost.

Laurel and Misty have a special way of communicating, and that is tail gestures. For example, when Laurel flicks his tail frill four times, that means he wants cuddles.

Rider!Roach has special signs. For example, a ‘y’ sign, using his thumb and pinkie, when he flaps it, means fly.

Rider!Gaz will often go out and sunbathe with Laurel (it's an excuse for both of them to nap for a while on stressful days too)

Misty, Laurel, Smokey, and Tater all know how to write and read Viking (English)

Rider!Price will randomly get bursts of energy and destroy all the training dummies. Roach scolds the shit out of him.

Death Song!Soap has the world's BEST puppy dog eyes. And yes, he abuses this power to get Ghost to do whatever he wants. :3

Tater is an enigma. Even to his own rider. No one knows where he came from, why he looks the way he does, he just kinda...showed up one day with a mouth full of potatoes and never really left?

Laurel has been with Gaz since he was small. They're both 25. Gaz doesn't even remember why Laurel is called Laurel.

Misty stumbled out of the mist one day, after she got into a fight with other dragons. It's where she lost her left tail. She collapsed in front of Roach, who took her in, treated her wounds, and made sure she was safe.

Smokey got his name for two reasons. One, he was constantly chasing after smoke when he was little. (Still does, it's a whole ass problem.) Two, you cannot look at that behemoth and tell me he doesn't like muscular smoke.

And yeah, that's it! :3

(Taglist: @im-here-and-im-confused @the-starry-raven @thegreyjoyed @forestshadow-wolf @myriadblvck)

[saberwitch]

Norn and Family

more Norn cultural headcanons!

(my own personal thoughts, though where possible I have tried to support them with game lore, or at least tried to make them not incompatible. That said, if any of my ideas speak to you, please feel free to use them or adapt/expand upon them! Just tag me if you do so I can see)

The idea of a "nuclear family unit" is foreign to the Norn. As they are culturally focused on building their own personal legends, they tend to be solitary (as per lore), so less weight is put on 'family' as a societal ideal. Family can be blood to the Norn, but it can also be those who one has fought beside in battle, or those who have aided the growth of one's personal legend.

So while the societal ideal of becoming legend tends to paint the Norn as solitary, most Norn do in fact have a pack, and for a Norn, the pack is family.

Monogamy is also a foreign concept to most Norn. Marriage exists, and there are some who see it as a melding of legends, combining with each others' personal glory to strengthen and elevate both (or all). For many, however, marriage is largely an excuse to have a party, and marriage bonds are not necessarily legally binding or enforced.

As with most things they do, Norn love fiercely and aggressively. This often translates to brief relationships and short flings, but it is not entirely uncommon for them to form lasting, lifetime bonds. Lines of friendship and romantic interest are often blurred or non-existent, and a long-term Norn relationship can go through multiple phases and forms of connection.

With all that said, aromantic individuals are also common and are not seen as any different or less valid than anyone else.

Norn do not have the same kind of parent-child bonds as many other peoples. For some Norn, a parent's duty to their child is to set them up for success, giving them the tools and skills they need to forge their legend. For others, parental duty extends only to providing necessary food and shelter, in an attempt to foster independence. Neither of these options is seen as better or worse than the other.

Large families are not common; most Norn are 'only' children. The concept of inheritance is not really a thing, and anything passed down from parent to child must be earned in some fashion. Parent/child bonds are generally given the same weight as friendship. Sibling bonds, while rarer, tend to be seen as stronger.

For personal examples: Saskia and Ruenar have a very strong sibling bond, and this extends to Talyn when they meet her and realize they had the same mother. Despite the fact that Veerle did the bare minimum of parenting and left all three of her girls to fend for themselves while she chased her own legend, she would not (by Norn mores) be seen as a 'bad mother', regardless of how the girls might feel about it.

Saskia and Ruenar have a strong sibling bond. With the addition of Talyn, they also have a pack bond. The sibling bond between Talyn and the Deathsong sisters will come later after they've all gotten to know each other better.

(I have not yet fully considered the ramifications of how all of these headcanons might affect poor Captain Elliss, but the thoughts are there ngl)

[dragonmasterhiccup]

Eret: That could work.... We could use that rope that held me. The more you struggle, the worse it is to move. But we still have to get rid of the corrupted Death grippers.

Viggo: Then best to keep that dragon singing until all the corrupted dragons arrive. We can use the shed heads as shields.

Dagur: I don't have to run in there too, right?

Viggo: Don't worry.

Eret: You said they're guarding eggs. If we take them with us, we can make a difference.

Dagur: We could drop the mountain on the Deathsong and the corrupts.

Viggo:......... As much as that was insensitive, I agree.

Hiccup was deep in thought, hand on his chin. "How will we know when all of the corrupted dragons are here? We don't want to leave any to further corrupt other dragons..."

"As for the eggs, we'll figure out a way to transport those after the threats have been eliminated." There were so many pieces to this puzzle.

Looking up at the mountain, he nodded at Dagur. "It's a good plan. One of us could get up there with our dragon, loosen up a lot of boulders to push over the ledge..."

[phthalology]

Destiny 2: Play Sparring

Prompt from @synnthamonsugar: "Eris and Toland play fighting/sparring, either as lightbearers or, post-hellmouth, with hive magic?"

The practice was done, the drills over, the rewards earned. It was 23 days until Eriana’s Soulbreakers would storm the Moon alone. Eris Morn asked Toland the Shattered to fight her not because she was unpracticed but because she wanted to. She wanted to see the runes painted on his armor in the green their fireteam was named for. She wanted to follow the rhythm of his steps. 

They found a garden that climbed up the side of the wall near the Tower, the new shoots and old soil in defiance of the alien wilds. Eris cut Toland’s shoulder open with a hooked Hunter knife. He slit her hamstring almost faster than Brya could dull the pain, and stood above her, and reached a hand down.

“A planet out of orbit,” Toland said. “What will astrologers read in it?” 

Eris grasped his forearm. When she stood, her shoulder collided with his wounded one. Guren hadn’t touched the cut. Eris took what body heat she could. She faked a slap that would have taken advantage of his wound. He slid outside her guard, fast and thin. 

Knives flashed. Eris had been used to fighting Fallen and Ahamkara. Human scale was disorienting, but only temporarily. They fought to a draw. They grinned tightly at each other like they were both on the winning team after a Crucible match. 

“The astrologers will have to chart your orbit too,” Eris said. *

They lose. The whole fireteam loses the bout that matters, down in the dark where their Ghosts can’t help. Eris sends other Guardians to get her revenge, reconciles with her memories of loss, and after eight long years she knows it is the right time to take her revenge personally.

Tomorrow, she will take Savathûn’s tithes and banish Xivu Arath.

Today, she takes something from Toland the Shattered that is not exactly revenge.

She summons him from the Ascendant Plane using an equation of Ley lines and deathsong notation and goes after him like a cat chases a string. It’s ridiculous. White sparks slide under her thin, sharp claws. She pounces across the ritual circle on hands and knees, because she is full of the joy of the tithe and the mouth she has can’t smile. Meanwhile, she knows he can disappear. She’s seen him do it to Guardians. She knows the sound of it. For her, Toland darts and dodges but doesn’t leave her. There is a note somewhere sustained forever. Eris screams and laughs and burns energy off, into Ahsa. 

Toland laughs quietly. “You remind me of Sai Mota. She initiated most of the games.”

Eris grabs him. Her claws go through the white and jar against the floor.  

“You remind me of nothing,” Eris intones. “Of none of them. You are yourself given or taken. Foolish, curious traitor — ” He makes a sound like fat sizzling in a pan. She lashes him to the floor in a cage made of runes. Imagines him spider-webbed there in the body he left behind and laughs and for a moment forgets all her spells. He says nothing, expresses nothing with the body that could have been a quirk of weather or a bloom on a cactus. She lays on the floor and looks at him, angry but more curious than angry (they share this) and listens to the silence. She is a Hive queen and he is a trinket in her fortress, a creature kept as a trophy of one of her conquests. 

She opens the trap. He floats to her and is a weight on her scaled chest, dropping her onto her back. She turns over and slaps him to the ground again, sleepily. “I’m going to end what started on Fundament,” says Eris Morn. 

“Reshape the stars, dearest Eris.” 

[eventiderookery]

propaganda below the cut

Nimüe: it/they. warmind not built by braytech, but was eventually acquired by them when bt bought out its company. was forcibly shut down after going on a rampage when it learned all its scientists had been relocated to other projects. recently found again by a pair of guardians and their ghosts. very murderbot like

Auxâ: she/her. solar variant lucent wizard, former deathsinger and doesn't speak because of that (playing fast and loose with deathsong lore because i can). her ghost Tacet (they/them) speaks for her. doesn't particularly agree with Savathûn or the majority of the brood, a lot like Luzaku

Kythra: they/them. last member of a semi-incorporeal species destroyed by the witness. mad scientist. doesn't actually like the witness (definitely helped to destroy it when the time came) but the power was necessary for what they wanted to accomplish. beefs with Rhulk, helped create Nezarec, thinks Savathûn is fascinating. i have an entire idea for a raid with them as the final boss that plays with the manipulation of light and dark, and has lore reasoning for why it would be replayable

Bones: they/them. wish dragon raised by the ghost Skein (it/its) that now helps it get revenge on the people who wronged their ghost. just general chaos. works as a sorta back market dealer in wishes things that guardians want/need but can't get easily or at all (like the end to a losing streak in the crucible). a hunter

Sigurd: he/they. ahamkara pretending to be a recently lightless warlock to escape the great hunt. stole the face of the warlock that took their right arm. basically just a dragon learning to be human and appreciate humanity for what it is.

[howtowhumpyourhiccup]

Honestly, I'd even argue against the Red Death being evil, because while it does control the other dragons to wreak havoc its only goal is ultimately just to feed itself. Sure, a cuckoo bird taking over another bird's nest and forcing the mother to raise a chick that isn't hers that will throw her own chicks out the nest sounds unsavory to a human, but is it enough to call a cuckoo bird evil? It was of course necessary for the Red Death to be killed for there to be peace between dragons and Vikings, but it's less of defeating an evil overlord or executing a mass murderer, and more of like putting down a bear that had grown too comfortable around humans and began to see them as prey. It was just acting on its nature, but it had become a threat to human lives.

Ah yes..... The Red Death... the dragon who... eats other dragons as punishment for not bringing her enough food, like that one Gronckle who brought her only one fish. Who could just get up and get food herself, like the Bewilderbeast, but hasn't left that chamber in the volcano for so long that she needed to destroy it in order to break herself out when Berk finally found the Nest.

Who has the other dragons fleeing in fear of her when she's displeased, but also happens to be in an area in which the dragons keep their eggs safe. Or that is certainly what the tons of egg-shaped rocks attached to pillars tells me.

Who seems to have some kind of control over dragons which, while not as strong as a Bewilderbeast's, clearly makes it impossible for a dragon not to fly straight towards her. As shown by Toothless, who heard her while having Hiccup and Astrid on his back and flew them straight to the nest despite it. And who led the Berkian fleet straight to her.

Who, when she tried to eat Toothless, who is also terrified of her, accidentally eats a Zippleback instead. And rather than let it go, she just dragged it down and ate it instead!

That... That Red Death? Because having a digestive system or way of hunting catered specifically towards eating other dragons, like Deathgrippers and Deathsongs, is very different from being able to eat any kind of meat she wants and choosing to stay in a singular place to be fed nightly/weekly by dragons and then prey on them when they fall short.

She's not a bird with a parasitic way of procreation. In the Red Death's case, nature has nothing to do with it. If she's capable of eating anything from fish to animals and from humans to dragons, big enough that barely anything is an actual threat to her, smart enough to sink the entire Berkian fleet to keep the humans from escaping, you can bet that she's smart enough to take care of herself. Instead, she's choosing to stay there, freeload off the other dragons and be a threat to the entire Archipelago.

[h3lfaerie]

Anon is back and after 3 weeks of determined search I have come to one conclusion so far. A *draugr*. Ofcourse this is not my final answer since I find it missing significant details and attributes mentioned in the book HOWEVER I figured it came a bit close considering it:

• Eats innards or well flesh in general ig(from what I've seen from my research)

• Has power to shapeshift/increase its size (I suppose that also means with shape-shifting comes immense strength)

• And finally the fact that they are said to usually be souls that had 'died' but remained 'living' to wreak havoc on those who wronged them in their past life and it got me thinking on how many dragon trappers hiccup might have killed and the fact that one or a few of them might have come back to watch him drown in misery makes me smile for some reason.

However I doubt this alot because of the fact that draugrs don't have claws and even if they can 'shapshift'all the dots still do not connect therefore I am putting it number 1 on my SUSPECT list. As the fic progresses anon will be actively hunting for more clues so I may crack the murder mystery of poor kingstail may he rest in peace.

Even though I am wrong I do still thank thee for pushing me and allowing me to discover even more norse entities. It was quite a treat. On that note I bid you good day fae and a blessed amount of inspiration to continue writing this beautiful book.

With gratitude,

Anon🕵🏾‍♀️

This is absolutely stunning.

The amount of effort and care and digging you must have done is beautiful as all get out. Arguably research might be my favourite thing to do while writing so this is not only immensely flattering to me, that you have put so much time and effort into presenting such a badass theory, but the fact that you went into such details... Bestie, I learned something from your post about Draugr.

I genuinely wish I could discuss more at this stage, because I am ridiculously impressed with your sleuthing Anon❤️, but as you may know I can't confirm nor deny these allegations 🤭

I spared no expense on my lawyer I'm afraid.

"Poor lizard did it 'imself, or 'tis indeed a Deathsong, Your Honour. My client is innocent!"

I really hope more people get to see this theory, because it is so well thought out. Discussions like this are what really makes a cohesive community and I truly couldn't ask for more.

So, this is very much a "HEY LOOK WHAT THIS AWESOME PERSON DID" kinda post/reply.

Thank you, Anon. I greatly appreciate this. And I know I say this every post but I can't say it enough. Especially when I've been struggling with personal matters lately, it's been preventing me from writing as often. But when you guys engage like this, it is shoring me up like nothing else could.

[amyrafiercebladeartz]

3 5 7 and 8 for the httyd ask game 👀

>:}

3: Did you play School of Dragon? If so, what dragon(s) did you have?

Sadly, I did not get to play SoD. I wanted to but every time I tried making an account, I could never load the game. Probably a mixture of bad internet connection and a PoS mobile device, but still.

5: What type of dragon do you think best matches your personality?

Terrible Terror or Night Terror, maybe a Smothering Smokebreath. I'm a goblin menace that will snatch food and trinkets but if you feed me and treat me nice I'll curl up beside you and purr. I've also a tendency to get a little more than confused and I will naturally find myself in trouble with the bigger ones around me.

I also work best with a pack of my own kind >:]

8: Who are your favourite characters? Why?

Viggo Grimborn is top httyd favorite. He's savvy, malicious, and charming to the point where I want to simultaneously give him all of my possessions and devotion and punch him repeatedly in the face.

Second favorite, Snotlout, actually. He's got self esteem issues and the man can sew. He's a dumbass but his heart's usually in the right place. He also wrote a book, sang songs to a baby Deathsong, and has a crack sense of humor, even if it's not fitting for the moment. He also has a very poor relationship with his father (myself to my mother) that, if taken in a serious direction instead of the lighthearted one in the shows, would've been a serious issue psa about mental issues and the problems of a bad parent.

Third, Tuffnut. He's just goober and I live for that.

7: Do you have any OCs? If so, talk about their appearance, backstories, and personalities.

You made a serious mistake. I have quite a few OCs for HTTYD alone.

First and Foremost, I'll introduce my namesake, Amyra Fierceblade.

Amyra Fierceblade has been my httyd sona for a long time, my second oldest httyd oc in fact. She and Shadowstrike (who I'll talk about in a minute) were my first two httyd ocs. She is 6'1" (myself standing at a lofty 5'3") and has dark raven hair with deep green eyes. She's snarky, quick witted and rather obsessive with anyone she considers her friend... in a not so good way. She has always had connections with Viggo Grimborn (ofc, my favorite character), and in fact was written as a (very poorly thought out) chief daughter who had a mutual crush on Viggo. Over time, I changed her and her story around so that she went from concerned housewife to rebellious heir and eventually I settled on making her an orphan rascal who stays in the woods, her relation with Viggo going from wife to close friend. They met as teens, Amyra a year older than Viggo, when she threw Ryker into a snowbank because she didn't like his attitude. There's a lot more to this that I'm writing out in my Fanfic Lifeline, but for now I'll just go into further detail lol. Over time Viggo and her grew close, close enough that Viggo ran away to try living in the woods with her, though that didn't last long as Amyra got yoinked by a Razorwhip. She survived, but lived for many years away from most other people, only interacting with them as a sort of "highway" bandit. She does have a dragon, a Deadly Nadder named Shadowstrike, who saved her life from the razorwhip and stayed with her since.

Amyra is ab 37 years old during the events of RttE.

Amyra started as a kind of self insert, though she's changed a lot and now she's just a fun character with a lot of bad traits. Such as possessiveness. In a bad way. That might get explained later though, far far far in LifeLine.

Shadowstrike is a Deadly Nadder and my first httyd OC. She is black and red, a few scars on her but not many. Originally, she could talk, but I've kinda devolved that to be more annoying parroting than conversationalist. She likes hair, dragon root arrows, and stealing various objects from anyone and anything. The softer or the shinier, the better.

Kindorobo is a Speed Stinger oc of mine, orange and green with black stripes. I don't have much about him but he likes to terrorize a local village for gold trinkets and stuff, adorning himself with them. He's a weird fella lol.

Arcane is a Titanwing Bewilderbeast oc, black with red and orange markings. He's chill for the most part, and really doesn't mind other Bewilderbeasts in his presence as long as they don't harass him or his group of dragons. However if he is harassed and there's no stopping this dragon, he will kick some ass. He's had no human encounters so far, since he lives further north than the archipelago, almost to the arctic circle.

Dead Chance is a Light Fury Deathsong hybrid that absolutely hates anything and will kill on sight. There's a lot more to it than just murder happy, she actually has a lot of anxiety and paranoia and found the best way of keeping herself "safe" (it's really not-) is by attacking first, asking questions never. I also wanna work on her a bit but I don't really get the time to.

Clairvoyance is another Bewilderbeast OC, she's much smaller though and has a human companion. She's actually been with several human ocs but I finally decided to add her with Lyra, who I'll talk ab in a minute. Clair doesn't quite have the alpha ability, though she is protective of her human and the night terrors (I'll explain in a minute) she lives with.

Lyra is a teen kid who got adopted by a flock of Night Terrors when she was about five. She also found and helped take care of Clairvoyance. I do not have much more information than that, sadly, but maybe I'll fix that.

Biter is a White Night Terror that's missing a hind leg and is also partially blind. He was mistreated by Dragon Hunters and so he a horrible attitude to anything around him. In a couple of my post-rtte Viggo AUs, he's a companion animal of sorts, sticking with Viggo after he saved him. Of course, that doesn't save Viggo from getting bit by him, hence the name.

Truth is a White (and I say white instead of albino because he's not albino but he is white colored) Night Fury with black markings that stays to himself for the most part. He's also anxious, and tends to flee rather than face conflict. I also need to work on him as well-

Marcus Seinneadair is a prince from a smaller kingdom, mostly agricultural in trade. He's the middle child of three, his father being a decent ruler in most aspects. He's got blue eyes, dark brown hair and he also wears a couple earrings in his left ear. He likes to help people, often going out of his way to help the villages after storms and such, finding survivors, repairing houses and ships and more. He isn't really interested in being an heir to a throne so much as he wants to bring a betterness to the world around him. He also has a severe crush on Viggo Grimborn, who is actually a close friend of his and ally to his father's kingdom. Marcus is also one of the few people that Viggo will let his guard down around. He's also the only Christian oc I have or ever will have and I can tell you that he's (THANKFULLY) not oppressive about it. He learned of the religion from a trader and decided that it wasn't actually that bad of an idea, promoting kindness and treating others with how he'd want to be treated. He isn't sure about the whole "do good and you'll go to heaven!" idea, but he doesn't mind doing good for others just because. There's SOOO much more to this guy but yeah, that's some of it.

Mikael is an OC who I don't like. He's a dragon hunter, but not affiliated with the Grimborns or the Northern Alliance. He has an unrequited crush on Marcus (turned bitter after he rejected him) and spends most his time pouting while hunting. I don't have much more for him.

Alsor, Whose Grim Wrath was Born by Flames is the very very very very distant ancestor of the Grimborns, and also the first human to start the Dragon Hunters. He was given the title by his fighting skills against the dragons (explained in a hot minute below).

And finally, a couple of ocs that I like throwing into the HTTYD world but are perfectly capable of being in their own story. These guys do have magic (lore related, would LOVE to explain) and there are mentions of injuries for Phantom's part.

Teeth Whom Gnash Sharply Upon Her Foes, or Gnash, is a Windripper oc of mine, and the first one. Windrippers are my fanspecies of dragon, which I'd GLADLY go into detail (I have a whole Google document including everything from society and religion[orginal!] to dragon growth and such on-). Gnash is a medium to dark grey dragon with a slightly off-white mane, golden horns and dark green eyes. She is stoic but kind, a warrior of honor. She prefers to be logical, though she is very capable of brute strength if she decides. She was Phantom's partner and her general against fighting humans, that is, until Gnash realised the reason for the fighting was wrong and unethical, and wanted to try to stop it (That is a whole ass explanation). She eventually helped the people fighting Phantom to entrap her, keeping her and the world safe from her actions. Gnash mourns her partner, but she does not want to free a conqueror.

And Finally.

Phantom of the Moonlit Mists, or Phantom, is another WindRipper, with dark, semi transparent scales, green horns and claws, and multicolored eyes (Pink and blue irises, black scleras and white pupils). She is cunning and quick witted, in tune with both her emotions and her logic. She hatched prematurely after her egg was damaged by a human trying to kill her and her siblings, born with a permanent jaw deformation/scarring. She was raised alone by her mother, before being sent with others in her Hive (a pack of WindRippers is called a Hive). She was small, and had a temper to rival a Changewing, which lead to her getting in a lot of fights with other members, except for one. A young Gnash, who was her first and only friend. After several years, Phantom was exiled from her Hive, and eventually she was chased down off a cliff, left to die from her injuries. She was saved by a deity the Windrippers have, the All-Mother respectively, and given the ability to create and weave threads (their form of magic). Phantom and Gnash met up again, and talked about the experience. Eventually, Phantom returned to her old Hive and defeated the previous Queen, taking her place. She still had a fierce grudge against humanity, enough to where she decided to wage an all out war on them for many years, until she was lured into a trap and imprisoned in a statue by Alsor(up above) and Gnash until she can either be redeemed for her actions, or until the blood of the last descendant of Alsor's line is spilled on the stone of her prison itself.

And yes, Phantom has a serious grudge on the Grimborns, to the point where, if she was freed, she would be sadistic towards Viggo in any and all ways possible.

Phantom also has a voice claim! That being GLaDOS, especially from Portal 2 lines (not PotatOS, but just the regular)

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Hi! Down below, I've made some PORTALS themed xenogenders!

(All coined by me, of course)

PORTALSALBUMIC!

When your gender feels connected, related, of influenced by PORTALS, an album created by Melanie Martinez!

DEATHSONGIC!

When your gender feels connected, related, of influenced by DEATH, a song created by Melanie Martinez!

TUNNELVISIONSONGIC!

When your gender feels connected, related, of influenced by TUNNEL VISION, a song created by Melanie Martinez!

FAERIESOIRÉESONGIC!

When your gender feels connected, related, of influenced by FAERIE SOIRÉE , a song created by Melanie Martinez!

LIGHTSHOWERSONGIC!

When your gender feels connected, related, of influenced by LIGHT SHOWER, a song created by Melanie Martinez!

SPIDERWEBSONGIC!

When your gender feels connected, related, of influenced by SPIDER WEB, a song created by Melanie Martinez!

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Hmm >:) what about Jayfire and TOF!Snowfur?

"Let me go Jay" Swanstorm hissed as she was pulled back "You toothless maw"

"Jaystonee, if you don't let me go-" she was cut off as she was tossed onto the grass.

"Oh my little minnow, it's okay" she heard Otterstrike mew as she soothed Sedge.

"We're leaving" she stated firmly

Swanstorm eyes narrowed in a challenge "We?"

"Yes" she curled her lip, blocking the river from his sister's view "We're leaving, now"

Swanstorm’s ears were pinned to her head and her tail lashed "Fine"

She ignored Mistedstorm's gaze at the back of her head as they left, her resolve already strained.

The walk back to camp was quiet barring the lashing of Swanstorm’s tail. All Jaystone wanted to do was eat then sleep.

"Who do you think you are?" Swanstorm snapped

"Who do you think you are?" they repeated "They own the rocks"

"The Pasa's Step belongs to us"

"You wanted the two of us to take on a patrol of five, traza?" she ignored the hiss from xer littermate "You're foolish"

Swanstorm took a swing making Jaystone lurch back "And you're a coward"

She blocked a blow as Swanstorm advanced "She didn't need to be mauled"

"Oh like you're one to talk" Swanstorm laughed "Remember Slatetail?"

Fury flamed through Jaystone "Don't you dare compare him to that innocent student"

"A course cat? Innocent? You really have gone soft" Swanstone slammed her antlers hard against theirs, a heachache starting to form.

Jaystone broke off and made a chase. Using the trees as jumping points. Swanstorm gained way, jaws snapping.

Jaystone tried to dodge once more but Swanstorm found her mark and slammed her against the rock head first. The snap was audible and the world span as she stumbled back and hit the ground.

"Pala!" she heard her littermate curse.

All she could do was groan and gasp, trying to keep the world from spinning which wasn't helped with her sister prodding her as she seemed to look her over.

"You're fine, I think, no blood" she leaned against her "Sorry about your antler"

Jaystone groaned as a response.

"This wouldn't have happen if you let me claim the rocks, when did you get so soft?"

Jaystone didn't satisfy her with a response, curling xer back to the her.

"Yes the shame is hard to admit" she felt a nudge at her side "Hopefully Moonface won't yell at me for attacking a sapling"

Jaystone hissed as she was hauled onto Swanstorm’s back.

"The meetings at Rapo's grove haven't been any good" Swanstorm commented "You're better off at camp"

"Bite me" Jaystone found her voice

"Bite the deathsongs Jay" her sister replied swiftly "We're Splinters Jay, it's time you embraced that"