#peace and love on sornieth...

[fr-thrice]

Yuki and Gemma welcome three eggs to their home just in time for pride month. they've lived in the clan for most of its existence and both work hard at their jobs, so they're happy to take a break and raise a family. all while celebrating pride and greenskeeper gathering with the rest of the clan, of course!

[xeneric-shrooms]

Oh yeah baby sandsurge prices dropped 😎

The moment i saw that fog's accent colour for arowana was green i had to buy it

[saltminerising]

why hate ancient breeds? no more hate only love, an everlux and aether kissing sloppy style, peace and love on planet sornieth <3

[rendside]

GENUINELY not hate at all, just curious!!!! but why did you change the genders (or at bare minimum, the PRONOUNS) of some of the deities?? you used she/her on Windsinger, but he's canonically a male and uses he/him,, so. if there's like???? lore behind that id love to know?? ty,, lalala

I use pronouns interchangeably on the deities because I do not care to check the canonical genders of each of the gods, lol, but I do have a genuine answer:

typically I do refer to the deities as female or with feminine pronouns (even if some of them— in my lore and in canon, are Male) because I headcannon that the planet of Sornieth is actually the dead corpses of ancient Dragon Deities known as the Mother of Everything and The Bride of the Mother of Everything who sacrificed a lifetime of peace and nothingness by fusing with each other to form a planet and in turn life— and the original Deities were killed by the Lightweaver and Shadowbinder. Light/Shadow respectively are unlike the other deities because they existed alongside the two Ancient Deities (everything/the bride), they’re also known as the Mother Beings. And because the mother beings existed, Light/Shadow were trapped dormant, whispering prophecies of existence itself, stories of sunlight and death, and shadow and life; because so long as the Mother Beings were alive— they— Lightweaver and Shadowbinder— could not physically exist in that space.

This is sort of a Big Bang allegory but with actual gods and holds bearing on the lore and history of dragon/monster-kind. With the two original deities fusing to form a planet, Light/Shadow swept in and ate the space around them— causing their demise. From the blood of the two original deities rose the shade, since the Mother Beings represented absolute nothingness— from their blood rose Cancer and Death and Demise, as well as Life Food and Sleep.

The Arcanist was made as mages attempted to revive the Mother Beings, hoping that it would kill the Shade in a large cult conspiracy, which is why the Arcanist is at times referred to as The Mother Being. He uses he/him despite being as genderless as all the other gods.

Most of the originals (earth,wind,water,) (yes, Flamecaller is not Included) exist on a separate plane of existence due to the knowledge they hold, so you couldn’t ask them for pronouns even if you wanted— meaning that they’re usually given any pronouns by Folks who Worship them, but most commonly feminine pronouns thanks to the gods “creating” dragon species, and their connection to the Mother Beings.

The rest of the deities— have separate and more personalized pronouns and gender identities, but still despite this DO exist on a separate plane and see dragonkind as Ants.

Stormcatcher is an Outlier despite being a naturally made god, this is due to his obsession with maintaining storms and weather conditions and patterns by himself, he refuses to create dragonfolk that interfere with his work, meaning he’s much smaller than the other deities and probably is capable of speech, like the Arcanist.

[blushingtendertiel]

15, 22, & 23?

Thank you for the ask!!!

15. Something that you love and cherish

The fandom especially here in tumblr!!!!! Most of my long time online friends are from here and everyone is just so helpful and nice peace and love on Planet Sornieth 💕💞💖💓💘💘💝💞💕💖💕💗

22. Favorite NPC

Susie!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She is everything to me. Lovecore plague fiber crafts wheelchair user like she was made for me thank you devs

23. Most vivid memory on the site

Either the april fools with the HD mode or dustcarve dig! Good times!!!

[dire-vulture]

(tomswifty-fr) 🍐 🍒 🥑 !

🍐If you had to narrow down your clan into 2 movie genres, which genres would you pick? (Ex: Action/Adventure, Romance/Comedy, Horror/Drama, etc)

oooh tough. in my head i always just say Slice of Life but that's not exactly a movie genre fdgsfd

I'd say Comedy for sure. to be honest the Florabrisa movie I've dreamed in my head stars Ricotta, Moraine, and Ingot for a fun ladies week out omg..in that specific case, I guess the second genre would be Adventure? i'm not great at movie genres tbh but like the gist there is they go on a sightseeing journey through Wind because it turns out Moraine, despite being a Wind dragon, has never really ventured out of her small world in the Millmeadows (and the occasional family reunion in the Snowquall Tundra) and Ricotta and Ingot are like..girl you have to At Least see the Twisting Crescendo. So they treat her to a surprise adventure for her 49th birthday which Moraine has been on edge about because her dad died when he was 49 so the numbers feels kind of tragic to her, but Ricotta mistakes it for Moraine being worried about aging in general fdgsdf

I guess that's not actually about my clan itself though,, Maybe Comedy/Romance? romance isn't the specific focus but there sure is a lot of it dfgsdf peace and love and dragons on sornieth

🍒What’s your best tip on making a lore clan?

honestly..just have fun with it c:

but omg something i've noticed that i do that others sometimes don't is like, I try to think about what roles would need to exist in the community and then fill in those gaps. Especially if you have a lot of dragons that don't have lore yet, it's really helpful to start asking yourself things like "who's teaching the children in the clan and what are they being taught?" "where do they get their food from, what kind of food do they have?" "is there anyone in the clan who can make [item i want my dragons to have]?"

Even searching for accidental blind spots with existing lore can help like, I remember at one point i realized, for all the couples that existed in my clan, only a few were actually married and they were pretty much exclusively my m/f couples with kids, which was weird and unintentional. so i started looking through my other couples to see whose relationships seemed serious/long term enough for marriage, or which dragons with long/serious relationships would opt to not get married, and why might they feel that way. i think that sort of thing is just a good way to flesh out a community and make it feel more like the dragons there are actually living and working together c:

🥑Show off your most underrated lore dragon, and talk about them!

um. is it fair to say Clash now fdgsdfg you can see the previous ask for her omg

thank you @tomswifty-fr :D!!

[fairyoctopus]

FINALLY got every food item on the site. peace and love on sornieth

[cityofarkglass]

TOM / 20 / IT>THEY / PEACE LOVE UNITY RESPECT

WARNING: very little flight rising lore applies to my den, the basic gist is that areas from different worlds got carved out and smashed together, forming arkglass. everyone's just kind of trying to deal with it, and see if sornieth is across the ocean... or any of the other landmasses other dragons insist exist. good thing arkglass is completely stable and does not have anything ominous and weird going on in the soil which would cause problems!

i don't care to type out a DNI on here i'll just block you if you're weird, my only boundary is don't call me or my dragons the q slur, thank you!

i'll probably complain a lot here, i am very critical of the things i love. i don't feel bad about this, they still haven't fixed auraboas.

things that would likely need tagging are tagged as: ' #tag ' , no slashes or anything in front of it. if a dragon has multigaze it's just going to be tagged ' #multigaze '

i have a horrible horrible memory and want to try and use this page to keep up with stuff better

i'd love to be one of those g1 only lairs with UMAs but im broke so i play touys with site skins. if you submit to festival skin contests ILY thank you mwah

[dianounais-fr]

Clan's lore: Liminal spaces and other Realms

Nivrim

This forest is said to be a portal that causes visitors to disappear. Those who have passed through the forest without being zapped into another realm have reported rashes, nausea, and feelings of anxiety, along with amnesia and strange dreams. The spooky curved trees that populate the forest just add to the eerie atmosphere.

Sanzu River

Before reaching the afterlife, the souls of the deceased must cross the Sanzu river, or get corrupted trying to. But who would want to face the horrors of The Fog? The only way to cross the river is via Taran's vessel. It is believed that a toll of six tokens must be paid before a soul can cross the river, or they are fated to roam Sornieth without ever reaching their departed loved ones.

The only people expempt from the dowry are children. Taran doesn't charge them, and make them cross the river safely, protecting them of what lies in The Fog.

The Fog

[REDACTED]

Drifting sands

Liminal spaces are hard to find, especially this one. This perpetual sandstorm is constantly moving around Sornieth, along with everything inside it. Home to nomadic explorers, monster hunters, and horrors beyond this world, getting lost in the Drifting Sands is an almost guaranty, and most dragons entering it have trouble finding their way back. If you’re lucky, you may be able to meet The Guide, but not before you truly need them.

Forgotten ruins

Outside of time, deep in the Drifting Sands, you can find the Forgotten Ruins. Explore them carefully, as the Ruinkeeper will observe your every movments, making sure you don't take anything from this wretched place. It would be a shame if you released anything strong enough to get past the treshold of the Drifting Sands.

Sabledoray

Warm, but not scorching, bright, but not blinding, Sabledoray is the only place in the moving sands that is somewhat peaceful. Hidden from monsters, lost wanderers and explorers alike find their way here when they need a respite. Golye, the only permanent resident of the Oasis, is here to offer the kind of deals you just can’t refuse, be it material or not. But everything has a price, and you must be ready to pay for it if you want to get out of the Drifting Sands. Don't speak to Kavir.

[bluesettes]

Angelisa (#73712755) is the proud matriarch of my on-going 100 hatchling challenge on Flight Rising. With 54/100 offspring, she has a way to go but I'm determined to see it through!

Angelisa has always been a warrior of the finest caliber: courageous, proud, and beautiful with a calm demeanor. Though hardened from her time in the war against the powers below that hasn't dampened her love for adventure, gaining new experiences, and battling evil for a righteous cause! What she wants more than anything though, is to restore peace in Sornieth after it's been ravaged by a seemingly endless war. It has to end! But how? Angelisa is a natural leader, charismatic and visionary. Her blood blessed by the very powers that be. She could lead her people to victory, certainly, but they are few and the enemy is many. She'll make an army then! She'll raise them from her very own blood! The future of Sornieth depends on the execution of her vision.

[vabam-fr]

FR Username/Numbers: Vabam #450994

Basic Clan Lore: An amalgamation of dragons willing enough to ally themselves to scholarly pursuits, the Rotting Woods is a deceptive name. The bulk of the clan digs beneath Arcane and Plague territories, studying how the pulsating magic intermingles and mutates the landscape. The Matriarch of the clan, Akeldama, abides the curiosity of one overly curious fae that leads the scholarly expedition. But the deeper the dig goes, the more history the clan uncovers. Freezing water and gemstone caverns meet the clan at unfortunate turns. Scholars and lair dwellers alike fall into freezing temperatures, crushing their bodies against jagged rocks. Gaolers that have patrolled the caverns for centuries are disturbed to find bodies so close to the prisons. Not all deaths were natural… Reluctantly, the gaolers seek aide from the burrowing clan with hopes to contain the Emperors that plot their return to the surface of Sornieth.

Plans For Dragon:

OKKAYYYYYY man i love the idea of the tattoos!!! and coincidentally I didn't draw her with any face paint either! (i tried getting a sketch done during my off hours orz) (fat dragons FTW!!!)

This is my "early years" concept for her, nearly fresh out on her own. I ALSO had the Alchemist tools in this outfit scry. The idea of using vials to upkeep her leg mechanics ... sharing that plague-brain cell...

• I imagine a lot of her studying pays off making her a sound tactician. While she's not the most proficient on her own, she learned from watching her sisters how to best utilize other people's strengths. (As she gets older though, she figures out how to make use of her tinkering and inventions for harvesting. Maybe she even has secondary, cleaver-metal weapons, like the Plague swords, in her case.) (Although im a huge sucker for a meat hook x) ..)

• I was also thinking about her becoming really proficient tinker-er, since she has to upkeep her prosthesis, as mentioned above! The vials help with the mechanical moving aspect (much akin to lightning robotics) but it also helps curb the ghost pains while using the rusty appendages. On good days, the prosthesis feels like a simple extention of herself. On bad days she has to take her rusty leg off entirely, spending the day to rest.

•• I already have thoughts about how the Godfall went for Riot! Most of it are rough first draft ideas, but I have a dragon planned (a lightning dragon named Ion) that opposes Riot for her strategizing, and thus causing the loss of her leg and tail half. (Mostly being crushed under Encore himself, close to the end of the hunt.) (She also gets a sick af face scar from the whole ordeal, but everyone just remembers the limb loss..)

• Her scholarly nature fits really naturally with my clan! I think her experience with the Godfall (and perhaps future returns to the event) makes her a very suitable strategist for handling the under-dwelling Emperors my clan frequently interfaces with later in the clan lore.

•• One of the emperors, Benzaiten, is very sound of mind, due to her own worship of the Stormcatcher (and various rituals that are preformed to keep her calm.) Riot meets Ion again while meeting Benzaiten, and they clash heads. They get under each other's skin often, but they try to agree to disagree on things for the sake of their respective clerical duties. Ion is there to help with the ritual calming and containment of Benzaiten, while Riot learns more about the other emperors being kept in the prisons. Benzaiten is pretty benevolent in this regard, and she refers to emperors as fallen gods or spirits.

• On that note, I think Riot's Deity-charge is the Plaguebringer, despite the internal conflict and peace it might grant her. She sees the loss of her leg and tail end in a more positive leaning light because of her dedication to the Plaguebringer -- despite, at first, being very bitter about being stuck with the caravan while her sisters ventured off.

•• My headcanon is that while waiting for her father to finish making her prosthetics, she works herself up from all the emotions she suppressed as a child, on top of the frustration she feels being "left behind" / "last out" despite knowing her purpose before her sisters. In consequence, she becomes sick with a fever, and has a spiritual moment communing with the Plaguebringer, which grants Riot insight where her journey will lead her next.

• She brings a very cerebral element to the "survival" dogma of Plague. Her intellect and care make her a force to be reckoned with when she sees needless cruelty. Oftentimes, the cruelty is a waste of energy or resources, but most of all, it simply gets under her skin. While she might not always kill the offenders outright, some dragons say she looks the most like her parents when she's angered (she's figured out how to make your life a living hell before anyone knows she's caught wind of it. The offenders just might disappear under mysterious circumstances....)

An "older" version of Riot! ( I think the glowing bit of her leg prosthesis changes color depending on the magic in the vial she uses!) (This scry also uses the underbelly gene, for color balancing reasons. I might keep her tertiary as is, if i can find / make a decent uma for her!)

I think she keeps up to date with her sisters quite often, sharing her tinkering ideas, as well as being the most familiar with the technology behind the cleavers outside of their father. If there was anyone to figure it out, it would be Riot!

Additionally, the caring and cerebral element of worshiping the Plaguebringer means she's very attuned to the concept of community and sharing. ( "When all you've got is nothing, There's a lot to go around!" )

She's better at holding her own in a fight, but since then, she's established her own "hunting corps" (Which is named The Hunting Corpse, as a gag). The Hunting Corpse was suggested by a team member, thinking it was a clever pun, since they "hunt corpses." From an exterior perspective, the rattling bones that hang from their bodies as prizes sound like one large, rattling beast on the move. The corps become a huge boon to the clan via trading and coin for the scavenged material they gather from their hunts. The "rustworn zealot" title happens during this time-period, since she dedicates the hunts to the Plageumother, and they often have ritual music to play before they embark and during the hunt. (Plague drums and chanting anyone?)

Other trivia/headcanons:

• She wears a lot of bone jewelry, both in reverence of the Plaguebringer and her aesthetics, it's very melodic to Riot. The jewelry are often trophies from Godfalls she was specifically part of, or other impressive spirits they felled.

• She has a very in depth understanding of Plague fauna and flora, which makes her the clan's go-to for beastclan knowledge. Incidentally falling into a political role between the dragonclan and beastclan relations.

• She definitely uses the Godfalls as a way of promoting the Hunting Corpse as a sellsword business when theyre away from the clan. Lots of mouths to feed, and skills to hone. For Riot, the corps reminds her of the caravan, and finds the traveling to be very nostalgic and freeing

Post-Godfall lore drop

RAAAHHH I love all of the Godfall lore so much!!! I'd love to bring that lore into my clan with Riot at the helm!!! All the ideas tinkering around in my head, I have nearly a full crisp picture of the dragons within The Hunting Corpse, amd the shenanigans that ensue.

I think Riot would form the Hunting Corpse as preparation for any eventual Emperors that would break out from underneath my clan. Theyre not as large as Luminax, since most excess heads or appendages have been stripped in an effort to control and contain them, but I think Riot would secretly hope they broke out, just at the chance of taking one down and harvesting the magic that keeps them pieced together.

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I liiieed i already have dragons that i think would be great to use for the Hunting Corpse...

The Arcane skydancer, Odeta, would be a perfect Witness for the group (skydancers are canonically predisposed to sensing energy too!) And I was mulling over a geneplan foe the banescale, Huntsman, but she would be great as a Wind - Bane Torchbearer! Varg, the mirror, is covered in seemingly bottomless bags for Needling! Just to name a few

Intended Payment: perhaps.. art? i'd love an opportunity to draw pig, or any of your dragons! im very much good at drawing humanoids. perhaps a humanoid pig? yes.. yes a humanoid pig art would be very fun...

PIGLET APPLICATION #03 RIOT THE RUSTWORN ZEALOT.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT:

These Piglets are for lore clans with a tumblr presence (sideblog, FR posting on mainblogs, etc you simply have to be a lore clan who engages with the community here on tumblr.)

Other players with their siblings (and myself with their parents) will be not only welcome to but encouraged to write interclan letters/in character messages to their siblings, and you'll have to be okay with everything that comes with that (On-Site DMs, the potential of a message going unanswered/etc) I would also appreciate if you ping me for the stuff you do with them because I want to see what they get up to <3

If you win one of the siblings, please refrain from applying for another, this is so everyone interested gets an opportunity and a fair shake at taking one of the girls home!

If you're the selected winner, the dragon is yours to do what you please with! (Regene, change species, rename, change gender identities/pronoun preferences, etc) I ask only that you have a lore/character reason for breed or name changes, as they'll be connected to a wider group of dragons that would need to know these things (What kind of dragon their sibling has become, What to call them in letters, etc) and if you can keep them a modern breed so they can keep their cleavers, well that'd just be nice for their old man Pig.

Please honor the basic lore of the dragon you win, you're welcome to rewrite/reinterpret the lore they arrive with, but please don't eliminate that history entirely, since they'll be interwoven with other clans/players!

[and a big thank you to Khadjin for reminding me I never mentioned this yet!] my lore deviates pretty substantially from site lore. however every aspect can be explained within the context of the site, please don't feel like you have to adopt my headcanons to participate in these!- my "Lesser Gods" are nothing more than magically afflicted/overcharged spirits or magically mutated dragons created in a reactor explosion somewhere in Lightning and some timeloop silliness, and the 'Gaps' are highly concentrated leylines caused by this incident. the eleven gods of sornieth remain the only true gods in my lore much like the site on the whole!- the Piglets and their parents simply lived under the affliction of spirits, cults, and mutated dragons and contextualized them as "Gods" the very same way we create urban myth/legends. While they would know of The Host and the Gaps because of the direct effect both have had on their parents, they are not required to have continued to believe in them as "Higher beings" and can have learned in their time away from their family that these things are likely, little more than the arcane gone haywire.

BLANK APPLICATION

Please copy/paste and fill this out in a Reblog here on tumblr or send it to me through my submit box here so I can keep track of things on a per-dragon basis for the course of the 48-hours each application will be active!

FR Username/Numbers: Basic Clan Lore: (just a general description of the lore/area of your clan you intend to place this hatchling in!) Plans For Dragon: (A little description of any of your ideas, headcanons, story beats, etc you're thinking of for the dragon you're applying for! This can be anything you've got in mind, scries, outfits, etc, feel free to go as big or as little as you want, I wanna see what's going on in your head!) Intended Payment: (These dragons will be PWYW, but I need everyone to acknowledge they're not free, so whatever you're planning on paying/trading for them, even if you change your mind when the time comes, stick something here.)

RINGLEADER'S HEADCANONS

These are just some smaller lore bits and pieces you're welcome to use or disregard for each child, things that I couldn't fit into the bios in a way that made sense. much like the example outfit photo up-top, this is for fun or stuff to help get ideas flowing, if you're stuck!

Riot is almost completely magically null, and her prosthetics run on the magic she harvests from her prey, or from the larger pockets of it around Sornieth. When she left home, Pig and Sow ensured she had enough filled cores to keep her leg and tail functioning for a few months, as they are both well aware she was already not exactly the most capable combatant.

While her relationship with her sisters is somewhat strained after an early life being spent teased for being "unlucky" they've all grown beyond this, and Riot doesn't hold it against them- she's the only one to lose something important in their Godfall, after all.

A scholar at her core, Riot is a seeker of intelligence as much as she is of her charge, flourishing in the pursuit of knowledge of all forms, she has a functional awareness of most everything, from invention to incantation, and is always seeking more alongside the "God" her charge calls her to.

While some of her siblings have chosen to paint their faces in honor of their parents, Riot instead wears her family loyalty through tattoos imbued with magic- the blood constantly staining her parents' claws and tail marked into scales as a glowing grasp on her three remaining feet.

THIS APPLICATION IS OPEN FROM 3:30 PM DECEMBER 6TH, 2024, TO 3:30 PM DECEMBER 8TH, 2024. REBLOGS AFTER THIS TIME WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FROM THE RUNNING.

And here's the pinglist! (Starting to think maybe you can only ping so many people at once?)

@hor-wod-flir @harpyartisan @fuiran @terra-tortoise @bawkrya @pocketmouse-fr @spongyspingy-rising @avalonianrising @clansunsharp @khadjin-fr

[fr-thrice]

spends way too long compiling all of my dragon couples, polycules (the clan leaders on the first pic are all together!), and also Lin and Cinder who are in a QPR. there's so many, but also never enough. who will find a partner next?!?!?

[saltminerising]

The fact that mods are like "we're glad that you're all so passionate about your pixel dragons but PLEASE calm down and go outside" on both positive and negative ancient breed threads is kinda funny to me. If you hate it, hate respectfully! If you love it, let the haters hate! Peace and love on Sornieth.

🌱

[secondtolastfr]

Undertides!!

I love them so much! I know people were looking for a breed without legs, and they did it! I really adore the new genes, and I can't wait to make some fun pairs with them. The poses are so cool too- they remind me of Spirals which I'm a huge sucker for. Expect some queued scries of our new friends!

I'm also really glad that they opted for breed change scrolls instead of eggs- if they had gone with eggs from Arlo, I don't think the egg economy would have ever recovered. In fact the prices for eggs might rise again- who knows!

All in all, I'm super happy with the new breed, so glad the site's back up- it's been a good day :)

[roach-rising]

these 75kt mean so much to me now. peace and love on planet sornieth

me doing the same g&g I've done daily for 4 years now except it's different this time bc it's a profit push and now I'm profiting so hard

[staticstray]

Clepsydra 6 18 38?

6. Are they more optimistic or pessimistic?

Clepsydra is more optimistic! She’s very analytical and science-minded, and science always provides hope. She is also confident in herself and her friends to find solutions to problems. She believes in the goodness of people. Peace and love type girly.

18. What is their greatest fear?

Hmm this is a hard question in general. I think like most of the dragons in the Canyon, Syd’s greatest enemy is power in the hands of the wrong dragons. She is most afraid of the tumultuous political environment in Sornieth and how it might affect her and her friends.

38. What are they good at?

Clepsydra is a geoarcheologist, and the unique formation of the Canyon is what drew her there. Since Snappers don’t have to sleep, she puts in a lot more hours looking at rocks than the average dragon, and she’s something of an expert. You can often find her squeezing through crevices to study new corners of the Canyon.