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ask-an-aussie · 3 years

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Aussie Wildlife FAQ

So here's questions I'm frequently asked as both a wildlife rescuer and carer and keeper at a wildlife sanctuary. Heads up, this is a long post, I've made the questions stick out so you can easily skip through. I've tried to make it as easy to read as possible, and to find what you're after, whilst also providing lots of info.

Poison Vs Venom, what's the difference?

Well, mostly, poison just never stops killing. Like if you poison an insect, then a bird or small mammal eats that insect and they slowly get poisoned by all the poisoned insects they eat, then something eats them, like an owl, and that gets poisoned, then as it rots the poison goes into the environment, etc. Poison never dies. Venom has to be injected, so yes you can be envenomated by a dead animal, if you are stupid. Poison can be inhaled, eaten/drunk or even through touch. So if a cow is poisoned you have to dispose of the body safely, if a cow is bitten by a venomous snake, technically you can still have steak for dinner.

Are all Australian animals out to kill you?

Maybe.

They could want to kill us, I mean as a species we aren't that great. Their ability to kill us however is limited. So are all Aussie animals able to kill you? No. So we have lots of cute small mammals, like antechinus, dunnarts, pygmy possums and the like, that can bite and scratch but are very tiny bois. We even have lots of non-venomous snakes, pythons and blind snakes. Most lizards outside of Goannas can't cause too much damage. Echidna's are completely defensive, have no attack whatsoever. Lots of birds have no interest in you, unless you get near their nest. Freshwater Turtles, Little Penguins and Tawny Frogmouths all main defense is shitting really stinky shit at you. Even our venomous snakes, as long as you seek medical attention you should be fine. Considering we have the top 10 most venomous snakes in the world but average only 1 death a year that's pretty good.

But you still have lots of dangerous animals right?

Yes.

Maybe I should elaborate. Any animal is dangerous, including you, if given the right circumstances. I'm a lovely person but hurt my dog and you better run. Most animals don't want a bar of you. However, if you are a threat to them, or their babies, they will defend themselves. A lot of animals get tagged with the word 'aggressive' which I don't like, aggression is a human emotion that I've never seen in wild animals, or even pets and things. Mostly it's defensive behaviours that people read wrong. For example, the most venomous snake in the world is the Inland Taipan (found in Aust.), however the most dangerous snake in Australia is the Eastern Brown snake, less venomous but also less shy and lives in suburbia. Still, it only ever strikes at people when it feels cornered and needs to get you to back the hell off. And lets be real here, what else can they do? They can't yell and scream, they can't punch or kick. Legit their only option is to bite, and even then mostly it's a closed mouth strike to freak you out into stepping back, and most people bitten by snakes are given a 'dry bite' where no venom is injected, as they want to use it on their food not waste it on us. And 90% of snake bites that happen in Australia are people either trying to catch or kill a snake.

It's fairly simple. Don't threaten animals, don't give them a reason to be dangerous and you are fine. Crocodiles in the water? Don't swim there. Sharks around? Avoid swimming at twilight. Snake? Leave it alone. Nest with baby birds? walk away. You don't randomly show up in some strangers home and expect them not to react, so why do we expect different from animals?

What animals are on the most 'dangerous list' then? Which animals should I really avoid pissing off?

Start with the obvious. Crocodiles, venomous snakes, sharks, some jellyfish, venomous spiders, stone fish, blue ringed octopus, birds of prey (our Wedge Tailed Eagle WILL attack drones, hang-gliders and helicopters if they come into their territory) Then you've got the less obvious. Ants - like meat ants, they will swarm over you then all bite down at once. 1 bite isn't so bad, a whole colony biting you, deadly. Then there's other ants in the Myrmecia family (bull ants and the like) that are just HUGE, and have massive mandables for biting and also can sting you, and are one of the most toxic insects in the world.

Wombats - Can run at 40km/hr, skull so hard it's the only thing a Tassie Devil can't eat, able to bite your calf muscle clean off your leg, oh and they have killer booty. A hard cartilage plate in their lower back that they use to block their burrows, and if threatened can lay down and as the animal tries to get past jam their legs straight and crush the skull of a fox against the roof of their burrow, easily break a dingoes jaw or even destroy your hand.

Kangaroos - yes they box, hahaha wouldn't it be funny to box with a kangaroo. NO. Kangroos box for fun but also to defend themselves and their mob. The Alpha male is the big buff one that looks like he's on steroids. He looks like that for a reason, to defend and protect his mob. DO NOT MESS WITH ANY KANGAROOs, but really don't mess with Big Daddy (for being the alpha he gets all the ladies) Kangaroos are made for this. A punch from a Kangaroo can easily break you ribs. They can lean back on their tail and bring both legs up to kick you, easily tearing you open, which they can do with the claws on their toes, and so basically dissecting you from sternum down. Oh and if they gran you round the neck for a 'Cuddle' DUCK AND RUN. They will hold you in a kind of choke hold and then bring their legs up to kick you and basically snap you in half. Don't even mess with Wallabies man, they may be smaller but can still do damage.

Tassie Devils - are extremely shy and slower than you, like you can actually run away from them. BUT. They have the strongest bite strength compared to size of any animal. The have a PSI of 1200 and males weigh around 8 kg. For perspective, Hyenas have a PSI of 1100 and males weigh around 50kg

Brushtail Possums - They may be cuter than the American Opossums but trust me, they don't want you around. They are solitary so most people have heard them fighting of a night, screeching, shrieking, hissing, growling and making darth vadar noises. Heads up from someone who has had to rescue them from awkward places (fire-places, BBQs, closets) They are stronger than you and they will f*** you up. Even without them meaning to I've gotten injuries from my joey Brushies, they get so keen on their milk when you put it in that they climb your arm and their claws are sharper than cats. Also the sheer strength of them. I'm stronger than I look but if they are clinging on to a tree you are gonna need all your strength to get them off. The can also bite your finger clean off. And I've seen injuries from people who feed wild ones and for some reason have been late to put out the food or something and they've climbed their leg or even jumped on them - stitches were required in a few of those cases (human skin is not thick like tree bark)

What's with Magpies and swooping?

Simple, they have nests/babies and are protecting them. Australia Magpies are very smart and can recognise faces. If they think you are a threat they will try and scare you off. Just like if you're walking along with your toddler and there's a weirdo doing something strange you hold the kid tighter and closer to you and move through faster. But these guys can't just move their nests or their babies. The spot is chosen based on food availability and shelter from sun and rain, but also not being too cold. It's their spot. I've never been swooped by Magpies, other birds yes, but not Magpies. My local birds know me as the lady that cleans and fills the bird bath. Legit the Magpies sing a specific song when it needs filling to call me out to do it. So don't be a threat. If they are swooping in that area, try to avoid it or go through quickly. We used to have Plovers at my school, in the bush at the end of the oval. Never a problem. One day some kids go into the bush and stomp on their nest and eggs. After that they would swoop anyone who came close to there. So the school blocked off that end of the oval. Fair call. Wasn't the birds fault.

Why is everything named so basic?

Oh you mean the snake that's black with a red belly being balled a Red Belly Black Snake, and the tree with all the doodles on it being called a Scribbly Gum? 80% of plants and animals found in Australia are found NO WHERE ELSE. So the early Europeans had a lot of things to name and when they tried naming it themselves they would get it wrong. 2 good examples are: The Death Adder (only considered highly venomous, not deadly, and not an Adder). Also you're only likely to get bitten if you stand on it or try to pick it up. The Australian Magpie, they saw a black and white bird so it must be a magpie. Nope. Actually not in the corvidae family but in the butcherbird family - Artamidae. So their solution was to either take the Aboriginal word, for example, Quoll, Kookaburra, Koala, Quokka, Taipan. Or name it after what it looks like/sounds like/ is found Boobook Owl - makes a sound like booooo-book Squirrel Glider Eastern Water Dragon Grey Headed Flying Fox Flaky Bark Tea Tree Old man Banksia This can cause confusion though as not every brown coloured snake is a brown snake, and not all Eastern brown snakes are brown. Squirrel Gliders aren't related to squirrels. Flying foxes are bats not actual foxes that fly.

What do I do if I find injured wildlife?

Well, depends on the wildlife and where it is. If it's in a dangerous position, like the middle of a highway, don't try anything. First thing, call a wildlife rescue group, there are plenty around and they have trained people who know what to do. A quick google search should show you all you need to know, also the IFAW's Wildlife Rescue App will identify the closest group to you.

If it's a snake, adult wombat or kangaroo, or any other animal that can cause you serious injury, leave it be. The wildlife rescuers you call can give you basic info on how to help but mostly calling them is the main thing.

If it's something smaller, like a young animal or glider or baby bird and you are able to put it into a cardboard box that will be perfect. The 3 main things injured/ill wildlife need are warmth, dark and quiet. You don't need to worry about food or water. The rescuers will organise that. If you give food or water to an animal in shock you can cause more damage.

THE BEST THING IS TO DO NOTHING. I know this sounds stupid. But so many problems can occur from people who don't know what they are doing helping out. You know what they say about good intentions. For example, picking up a Koala like you would pick up a human child (under the armpits, around the chest) you could actually break their ribs. Also so many Koalas end up needing vet care during heat waves because people pour water into their mouths - they can get pneumonia as the water goes in too fast, it is not a natural way for them to drink. You can also get yourself injured or make the animals injuries worse. I have seen Kangaroos with broken legs get up and try to hop away from people. I have seen severe scratches on other people because they tried to pick up an animal.

What diseases can wildlife give me?

Well. I only know about Australian wildlife, and it's very different to other parts of the world. If you get a bad bite or scratch from wildlife you should see your doctor ASAP, get the wound cleaned properly and make sure your tetanus is up to date (same as if a pet gives you a bad bite or scratch).

There aren't that many Zoonosis that are around in Australia that are easy to catch. Mostly you have to be dealing directly with sick wildlife to get them.

The main thing is Australian Bat Lyssavirus. ABL for short. Now our bats can carry it. About 1 in 1000 bats may have it and you HAVE to be bitten or scratched for it to be transmitted to you. If you are bitten or scratched by a bat your chance is 0.1% of getting ABL but it is related to Rabies, so head straight to hospital for treatment. If you don't touch a bat you won't get bitten or scratched and so your chance of getting it is 0. Hendra is the other virus our bats carry, however it has to go through a horse before it mutates enough for humans to get it.

Basically it's only when you get involved with wildlife that your risk of getting a disease from them is higher than VERY unlikely. If you happen to help some wildlife, and you maybe wrap them in a towel or jumper, even if they urinate on it. You can just chuck it in the wash (I usually add a little extra disinfectant) and it will be fine. Treat it the same as if a pet had used it or urinated on it.

What's some Good Wildlife Apps to have?

Well, there's so many out there now hey? Here's some that I've found handy or know people that use. WomSAT EchidnaCSI PlatypusSPOT are all for recording sightings of these animals (wombats/echidnas/platypus) this helps researches track where they are and how they are going which means we can help them more as well. OzAtlas - record a sighting of anything Australian, animal, plant, fungus, insect. FrogID - need to identify a frog? This is the app for you. Use photos or sound recordings, Field Guide to *insert state/territory* Fauna - Have a field guide on you wherever you are without having to carry a book. Seek by inaturalist - Helps you identify any animals, plants, insect, fungus. IFAW Wildlife Rescue - wildlife rescue app (currently for NSW only but soon expanding) will give you advice on what to do and put you into contact with the local wildlife rescue groups.

Besides Cats and Foxes, what other invasive species have you got that cause problems?

First up, any invasive species causes a problem. In Tasmania they have issues with Sugar Gliders, because they are not naturally found there and use up tree hollows that other animals need. Invasive species cause competition for food, water and shelter. They can also bring in diseases that didn't exist in Australia before and that our natives have no defence against (like cats and Toxoplasmosis) Here's a quick list of invasive animal species in Australia. Cats, dogs, foxes, pigs, water buffalo, ferrets rabbits, horses/brumbies, goats, camels, Cane Toad, European Honey Bee, Common Myna bird, deer, donkey, common starling, common pigeon, black rat, brown rat.

There's more, there's reptiles, and weeds and fish but those guys ^ are the main ones that cause problems.

I am an animal lover but unless we get rid of these animals you loose more in the long run. I'm 100% against use of poisons, I prefer having people hunt them to be honest. If you know what you are doing and have the right equipment you can give them a quick, painless death. To give you an idea how bad invasives are:

The introduction of the rabbit is the main cause the Lesser Bilby became extinct.

The introduction of cats and toxoplasmosis is believed to be the main reason Eastern Quolls became extinct on mainland Australia

Rats led directly to the extinction of 5 of Lord Howe Island's bird species

30% of our land snakes and Goannas are at risk as Cane Toads are rapidly spreading and eat their eggs.

The Common Myna Bird is the 2nd greatest threat to Australian native birds (habitat loss being the 1st)

The fox population has been estimated at 72 million and consume around 190 million birds a year

There's an estimated 23 million wild pigs/boars and an estimated 2.6 million goats - all eating whatever they come across.

How can I help Australian Wildlife?

There's the stuff we already know, like reduce/reuse/recycle and don't litter. But there's other things you may not know about.

Turn off lights at night - any lights that you don't need, don't have them on, especially if they are outside. Lots of animals require insects in their diets, particularly moths, which can be distracted by lights. Zoos Victoria have launched educational stuff for this https://youtu.be/ZAcL4FKPtHw

Learn about them - It's not hard, there's multiple ways you can do it. There's books, tv shows, pod casts, you can follow sanctuaries and other people who work with wildlife on social media. Planting flora that's native to your area is great as different plants can attract different animals and it's much lower maintenance, being made for that environment. You can even find cool life-hacks like Lemon Scented Tea-Tree doesn't just smell amazing and feed lots of wildlife, it keeps the mozzies away! There's different kinds of nesting boxes out there specific to different species that you can put up to help 'foster' that species. You can even become friends with your local Magpies! Mine know me as the lady who cleans and fills the bird bath and all I had to do was whistle to them when I was done and now they are really chill around me and I get to watch their antics. Debunk Myths! - In learning about wildlife you can debunk lots of myths like: a mother bird won't take it's chick back if you've touched it (fake news!) or that snakes dislocate their jaw to swallow their prey (that would be soooo painful!)

Put out water - have a bird bath and keep it clean and full. Or if you don't have one or want to get one just put water out on hot days. Summer's getting hotter and hotter and our animals really suffer. So put out a nice pot or container of water. Don't forget to put a rock or a stick in it if it's a slippery surface (like plastic or metal) so that little animals and bugs don't fall in and drown, and keep it out of the sun if it's likely to heat up.

Check roadkill - it's not pleasant but needs to be done. Don't do it if it's a motorway or somewhere dangerous, but if you can PLEASE do. Roadkill sometimes looks dead but isn't and you don't want them laying there suffering. They may have pouch young if they are a marsupial or young nearby that will need care without their parent. And where possible get it off the road. Species like Tasmanian Devils, Goannas and Wedge Tailed Eagles feed on roadkill and can then end up as roadkill themselves. Even if you have to drag it, it's dead and not gonna feel any more pain. 100% of people I have attended a rescue for who have called because they stopped and found a joey or young in a pouch or hiding nearby have not regretted their decision at all. Even if they were late for work, they saved a life and it was worth it.

Avoid using poisons - insecticides, pesticides, snail bait and straight up rat poison. Like mentioned in POISON VS VENOM, it just keeps killing. There are so many other options out there and they aren't hard to find. There's stuff on the internet but also at Bunnings I've found more environmentally sound options that use Tea Tree oils and Eucalyptus instead and work just as well.

Don't feed them! - Most Aussie animals are gluten and lactose intolerant. BREAD IS REALLY BAD! and if not eaten it gets mouldy and causes disease. Putting out bird seed is the number 1 problem when we talk 'feeding wildlife'. WHY?

The 'wild birdseed' that you buy in shops isn't actually for wild birds. JUST LOOK AT IT, you don't see those seeds growing out in the wild. The main seed wild birds eat are Bottle-brush, She-oaks, Banksias, Wattle and Eucalypts. None of those are found in these bags of seed.

Even for seed eaters that seed you buy is too fatty and unbalanced

For those that don't usually eat seed, like Lorikeets, eating the seed destroys the specialised bristles on their tongues that they need to eat their natural food - nectar and pollen.

If you don't keep it clean you will spread diseases, especially psittacosis (beak and feather) for which there is no cure just a slow, drawn out death. You can also catch it and end up in hospital.

You cause an imbalance. Animals breed based on food availability, if you make food available they will breed but there might not be enough space or trees available and you create more competition and also they end up relying on you and if you go on holiday or anything they can die without that food.

You can cause health issues in other animals. Possums love bird seed but it makes them fat, making it harder for them to escape predators.

You will be feeding non-natives. For example, the Common Myna bird cannot survive on wild plants, but if there is a food source around they can. Got rid of Common Mynas in my neighbourhood by convincing my neighbours to stop putting out bird seed.

RATS LOVE BIRD SEED. Specially feral rats. Mice also love bird seed.

You make a predator hot-spot. It won't take long for predators to realised animals they prey on visit your feeding station and they will come. The most common predator I find around bird seed? Snakes. Snakes love rats and mice, rats and mice love bird seed. You do the maths.

If you want to feed them just do some research and plant trees that are food for them.

How many species are endangered?

Sadly, it's almost quicker to list what's NOT endangered in Australia.

That's hard to say as there is different ways they can be endangered. In one area they may be common, but in another they could be disappearing. You can have Endangered lists at different levels; local, state, national and international.

But the most used list is the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global extinction risk status of animal, fungus and plant species. AKA the IUNC Red List

Here's a bit of a breakdown: EXTINCT 26 mammals 7 birds 4 amphibians CRITICALLY ENDANGERED 7 mammals 8 birds 15 amphibians 13 reptiles ENDANGERED 18 mammals 29 birds 18 amphibians 21 Reptiles VULNERABLE 51 mammals 40 birds 23 amphibians 35 reptiles NEAR THREATENED 43 mammals 37 birds 9 amphibians 21 reptiles

Then there's the "data deficient" category where they really just don't have the info. 10 mammals 11 amphibians 42 reptiles

I will continue to update this post as I think of other things. Feel free to send me any questions you have

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monster-huntologist · 3 years

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Fan-made Monster Variations:

(So back in October, when a bunch of people were doing that MH drawing challenge, I decided that I wanted to contribute something myself. Having no drawing skill of my own, I decided to instead try and think up a new Monster Variation (Subspecies, Variants, etc) for each day of the month. So that I could contribute something creative of my own for the month. School kinda got in the way of that but I’ve managed to finish them now. Hope you enjoy what I’ve thought up!)

Honeylord Arzuros:

An Arzuros Variant that has formed a symbiotic relationship with a large species of bees. In exchange for protecting them from Vespoids/Bnahabras and carrying their hives around for easier flower access, they provide it with ample amounts of honey alongside aiding it in battle.

Slushrush Legiana:

A Legiana subspecies that lives in more tropical environments. The freezing liquid it produced is now more of a mushy goop, which it uses to trap prey or opponents.

Skyrazer Seregios:

A Seregios Deviant that has mastered the use of its species signature scales. It can throw them from every part of its body at much faster speeds than before and is known for its signature technique of throwing opponents directly into lodged scales.

Marble Brachydios:

A white-shelled Brachydios subspecies that fosters a different species of slime mold. Rather than fiery explosions, this slime mold creates violent bursts of water.

Deathcloak Nerscylla:

A Nerscylla Deviant that has scavenged the old flesh coating of a Vaal Hazak. It still contains faint amounts of effluvium, afflicting those hit by its physical attacks until the cloak is broken off.

Usurper Seltas:

A larger and more aggressive Seltas Rare Species with a pair of horns akin to those of a rhinoceros beetle, which are heavy enough to lessen how often it flies. They are solitary monsters that bow to no Seltas Queens, defeating the many who may try.

Glassjaw Dodogama:

A desert-dwelling Dodogama Subspecies that only has the ability to produce intense heat in its mouth rather than the explosive capabilities of those living in the Elder’s Recess. Instead, it piles up sand when it charges to create large balls of glass that slam into (and then shatter on) opponents.

Melodic Qurupeco:

A Qurupeco Deviant that has developed even better control of its singing abilities. Alongside performing its songs much quicker and producing new effects such as paralysis or causing all small monsters in the area to swarm a chosen opponent, it can create bursts of sound on par with the roars of Brute Tigrex.

Bogwater Jyuratodus:

A Jyuratodus Subspecies that lives in bogs and marshes rather than muddy desert oases. It’s body is coated in moss, algae and other aquatic plants that are much harder to remove.

Toxisplash Tetsucabra:

A much smaller brightly-coloured Tetsucabra Subspecies that has developed the ability to produce toxins. In exchange for smaller tusks compared to those of its brethren, it can overwhelm opponents with the toxic sludge that leaks out of its body.

Hadal Gobul:

A giant Gobul Variant, actually a fully grown Gobul having surfaced after many years in the deep sea. Although slow, it throws its massive size and weight around to devastating effect.

Thundercrack Lagiacrus:

A lesser-known Lagiacrus Subspecies who’s electricity is rather contained and not used for in battle. Instead, it fights in close quarters and uses the defeating booms of thunder created by its electricity to fight opponents.

Whiptail Najarala:

A Najarala “Subspecies” believed to have come first that other Najarala later descended from. It lacks detachable scales and instead fights using its muscular body and armoured tail.

Morningstar Volvidon:

A Volvidon Subspecies who’s armour-plating is as tough as the strongest metal. Lacking an extendable tongue and being somewhat slower than its cousin, it makes up for these disadvantages with increased strength and retractable spikes.

Boiling Ludroth:

A Ludroth Subspecies known to make its nests near sources of heat such as geothermal vents or seaside volcanoes. It stores boiling hot water inside its mane, keeping it heated during deep dives and scalding its prey or opponents.

Broodmistress Gigginox:

One in every 300 Gigginox has the genetic trait allowing them to grow into this Variant, which kicks their breeding process into overdrive. She commands her Giggi underlings as a slow but ravenous swarm and becomes a near-unchallenged queen of her icy domain.

Volcanic Duramboros:

A Duramboros Subspecies living primarily in volcanoes but ventures elsewhere in search of food. It can expel a lava-like substance from the humps on its back, which is especially deadly when partnered with its trademark spinning.

Scavenger Kulu-Ya-Ku:

A Kulu-Ya-Ku Subspecies that has adopted a largely carnivorous diet and gets the majority of its sustenance scavenging the previous meals of larger monsters. It stores skulls and other bones around its territory for later use as tools or weapons.

Pond Plesioth:

A Plesioth subspecies that soley inhabits sources of inland freshwater. It is relatively minuscule when compared to its larger cousins and is much less cumbersome when on land.

Obsidian Shen Gaoren:

A smaller black-carapaced Shen Gaoren Subspecies that uses the skull of a Gogmazios as its shell. More aggressive than normal Shen Gaoren, it is capable of ejecting lava from its abdomen

Prime Deviljho:

The polar opposite of Savage Deviljho, the mutation that results in this Variant has finally satiated its never-ending hunger. It is now more careful and planning with its attacks rather than recklessly throwing itself about, and has a myriad of Dragon Element techniques.

Icefist Rajang:

A Rajang Variant that has evolved to hunt Oroshi Kirin rather than the usual Kirin. It exchanges electrical blasts for those of a more chilling variety and instead of hardening the muscles in its arms, it covers them in spiked ice.

Impact Bazelgeuse:

This “Subspecies” is actually just an very aged Bazelgeuse specimen, it’s flames having extinguished as it edges closer to the end of its life. It rains down its now non-explosive scales as blunt weapons to crush opponents or prey.

Draconic Kirin:

A strange dual-horned golden Kirin Subspecies, wielding vast amounts of Dragon Element rather than electricity or ice. A larger body also means they more prone to physical combat.

Shining Kushala Daora:

An extremely rare Kushala Daora Variant, the result of a mutation that prevents the Dragon’s skin from hardening properly. Glistening white and vulnerably soft as if freshly molted, they have mastered their wind techniques in exchange for a tendency to avoid physical attacks or going airborne.

Sulphuric Namielle:

A Namielle Subspecies that has managed to acidify the water it produces at the cost of reducing its conductivity. It now constantly stores electricity inside its body rather than continuously releasing it, expelling it in giant bursts at select moments.

Smokescreen Valstrax:

A Valstrax Variant, the result of an individual surviving previous damage to its wings and chest. It now produces large amounts of exhaust, but is still capable of flight and uses the “Dragon Smoke” to obscure its movements.

Yama Ryusi:

A stone-clad Yama Tsukami Subspecies that lives in mountainous environments with a more geovorous diet. It uses its rocky armor to crush and squish anything that stands against it.

Sandstorm Amatsu:

An Amatsu Subspecies that is found out in the open desert, residing in the sandstorms its winds create. Lacking the water beams of its counterpart, it instead expels concentrated bursts of sand.

Apocalyptic Safi’jiiva:

A Safi’jiiva Deviant, theorised to be capable of wiping out nearly all life on the planet if left unchecked. It has absorbed the bioenergy a multitude of Elder Dragons, including both an Alatreon and a Fatalis, which results in every expulsion of power from its body being akin to a miniature apocalypse.

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i-dream-of-twilight-sparkle · 4 years

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It has been a week or so since the defeat of the combined team-up of Tirek, Queen Chrysalis, and Cozy Glow, Twilight Sparkle’s transition to power was originally going to proceed a little faster but Celestia decided they’d at least let all of Equestria have a full year of peace before finally handing the reins to Twilight. Which actually comes to a relief for Twilight, her friends, and all of Equestria as they prepare for the first ever transition in Canterlot. With no more truly threatening forces against the peaceful lands of Equestria, and in fact the peace becoming stronger then ever as Equestria having successfully reached out to other species like the Dragons, the Griffons, the Changelings, etc. over recent years. A year of nothing but simple diplomacy, bond-making between nations of the world, and peace in general gives everyone a nice breather.

Though even in periods of peace, there tends to still be mysteries and secrets that have not come out that help explain at least some of the reason things happened as they did. Perhaps some of these lead to revelations that result in the inhabitants discover new things about the world as well as new things about the friends they’ve met that have shaped the events as they happened

It is time to tell the story of the…

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Chapter 1: The Invitation

The sun rises from just outside the window of Twilight’s castle. Spike stretches in his bed, yawns, and looks over to a small table near the bed. Which is where Twilight’s bottle is always kept when they’re both asleep. He smiles, jumps out of bed, grabs Twilight’s bottle. He doesn’t open it however, as he takes the bottle to the kitchen. He prepares some buttered toast for the both of them, he knows that any moment now Twilight will be popping herself out as over the years he’s learned the timing for when Twilight gets what the bottle considers a full night of sleep. In fact, at the same moment the toast pops out of their toaster, Twilight’s eyes project from the bottle, she looks side to side, before closing her eyes to surge her smoke form up. The stopper is quickly pushed out and drops next to the bottle on the kitchen counter. Purple smoke pours out, forms a large spiral above the bottle, and starts smoothing out into the familiar shape of Twilight in her tailed form. She hugs herself in full relaxation and spins herself in the air a few times

Twilight: Ahhhhhhh…

Spike: Good morning, mom! I’ve made toast for breakfast today

Twilight looks over to Spike down on the kitchen floor and smiles

Twilight: Morning, son. Toast sounds… and smells great!

Twilight floats herself down to the kitchen counter to pick up her plate and levitates the plate into her hooves and then levitates the toast into her mouth. Spike munches on his own as well. Once both have finished eating, they place the dishes near the sink to wash later. Twilight lowers herself and transforms her genie tail into her hindlegs and tail, and then levitates the stopper to close her bottle.

Spike: So, what’s the plan for today?

Twilight: I’m not sure yet. It wasn’t that long ago we defeated the villain trio. But we’re still about a full year away from me moving to Canterlot to take over for Celestia and Luna. Until we’re in the final months prior to that, we could do whatever we want until then. Though whatever we want can also mean: no clear idea of what to do until then. Wouldn’t mind having something to happen to look forward to and prepare for, prior to the transition of power.

Spike: Well then, I’ll just go check what we have in the mail.

Spike walks out of the front door of the castle towards a large mail box. Being a famous Princess of Equestria she gets a lot of mail pretty much every day. By now Spike has become a master sorter of which types of mail Twilight’s gotten.

Spike: Let’s see here… junk, junk, junk, fan mail, junk, junk, junk, more fan mail… judging by the heart stickers might also be a creepy love letter of some sort, junk, junk, bills, junk, bills, even more fan mail, junk, junk, junk…

Twilight: Anything good in the mail?

Spike: I’m still looking through, but for the most part it’s the usual mail. But there’s some more fan mail you might appreciate.

Twilight: Haha, fan mail is always appreciated. Though admittedly getting hundreds of it ever since I became a Princess has sort of left me numb to them even if they at least are positive mail…

Spike: Would you like to get the rest of the mail, all this mail is getting a little too much for me to carry.

Twilight: Of course!

Twilight levitates the rest of the mail out of the box. To give a good look at sorting she floats them next to each other sort of like a grid. Most of it is still mainly what Spike was finding, but one particular letter catches Twilight’s attention as it was on tan paper with golden borders. She pulls that one closer to her face

Twilight: Huh? What’s this letter? *reads address* Say, this is from Saddle Arabia!

Spike: Well, you do have lots of fans there as well for obvious reasons

Twilight: The gold border however leaves me thinking it’s more then just another fan. Let’s go inside and pile up the rest of the mail before we sit down and read this.

Twilight and Spike brings all the mail inside and sorts them in a large room with other mail they’ve received in the past. They soon get a chance to see what the golden bordered letter is about. Twilight opens up the envelope and takes a look for a sign of who it’s from.

Twilight: *gasps* There’s actually two letters in this envelope. One is from… Malakhar & Kubuya!

Spike: Oh really? Wonder what they messaged us about. Who’s the other letter from?

Twilight: Looks like it’s from the royal family

Spike: That probably explains the golden border.

Twilight: I’ll read the one from Malakhar & Kubuya first…

Dear Twilight and Spike,

Hope you two are in good spirits, we heard about the most recent time you’ve saved the world once again and also wish you a congratulations of succeeding the royal sisters within the next year. We speak for everyone that I think our entire world is excited for the future, though in the meantime we hope you aren’t too busy already as we have exciting personal news:

We are engaged! We don’t have a specific date set, but our window is at least sometime before the halfway point of the year and the Royal Family was gracious enough to let our wedding happen on the palace grounds once plans have fully been settled. Perhaps as a favor after our ordeal against Zathir last time.

As such, we are of course formally inviting you two, your friends, and anyone else you’d like to take from family to other friends you’ve met. If they’re a friend of yours, they’re a friend to us and the rest of Saddle Arabia. The accompanying letter from the royal family has some more details about this. But most of all it’ll be nice to see you again, personally. As we’ve mentioned before, we would of probably never gotten to know each other if you never went to Saddle Arabia, so once more we have so much gratitude to you two, which grew even more when you defeated Zathir the last time you were here. The royal family is making sure nothing like what happened last time can happen, Zathir was really the only real huge threat left, and the devices used to capture and control you were the only one of it’s kind left. But they made it a priority mission of the Saddle Arabian army to also round-up the Desert Dogs that were loyal to Zathir to either denounce Zathir’s ways or face prison.

So whenever you’ve invited everyone you want to bring, come into contact with the Sultan and/or Sultana and the wedding as well as one event described in the royal family’s letter that begins just before the wedding shall get going. Feel free to take your time, there’s no rush. We’ll have a wonderful and fully safe experience this time.

Thank you for reading, and have a nice day.

Sincerely, Malakhar Manat & Kubuya Atka

Twilight: Awwww, they’re getting married soon! *squees* And of course, we’re all invited.

Spike: Sweet! Already sounds like a blast, though I wonder what the royal family sent.

Twilight: Let’s see…

Greetings to honorable genie and Princess Twilight of Equestria, and her esteemed dragon son & hero of Saddle Arabia, Spike

We, the royal family of Saddle Arabia first want to congratulate you on your coming succession of the royal sisters after the announcement of their retirement, and later in the year we will do all we can to recognize and assist with the transition when the time comes. We saw firsthand how capable a leader you were last time after you were freed from Zathir’s control and gave your gracious speech at the victory ceremony. We are sure Equestria is in very capable hooves still with you at the helm.

As the companion letter in this envelope said, your native Saddle Arabian friends Malakhar and Kubuya are to be wed at our palace. The palace grounds are usually saved specifically for royal weddings within the family. But we’ve made an exception in this case since Malakhar and Kubuya were essential in making sure our nation was not taken over by Zathir. As far as we’re concerned, they’ve been honorary family members since then.

Before the wedding however, we are planning a royal ball that wishes to invite much of Equestria. Those who attend the ball also may attend the wedding just days after. We are granting permission of you and your friends to find as many willing friends to come along. And if you can find entertainers to come around as well, it’d be much appreciated. Saddle Arabia would love to see as much Equestrian talent you can get on stage as much as possible. When you’ve got a full list of who’s coming, come into contact with us and we’ll prepare all the seats needed. Any citizens of Saddle Arabia who want to come will also be there, so we expect a pretty packed palace when all is said and done. But our palace is certainly large enough to accommodate everyone. Aside from the entertainment we hope you bring, we have a huge dance floor for a part of the night where anyone who’d like to dance the night away can do so.

It should be an exciting night for all involved, and of course love will be in the air as this is all build-up to a wedding. Perhaps the joyful feelings of a coming wedding might help other potential relationships bloom. We absolutely can’t wait to host both this ball and the wedding of two of our most esteemed natives. And most of all can’t wait to see not just a great leader of Equestria once again, but the world’s lone genie that’s already honored as well as some of our most benevolent genies of the past.

Sincerely, the Royal Family of Sultan Theandri

Twilight: A Saddle Arabian ball prior to the wedding with room for lots of Equestrian guests and entertainment huh? This and the wedding is exactly what could spice up the first half of the year before the transition. Let’s get Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Pinkie, and Fluttershy right away. We’re going to need all of us to gather as many guests as we can. But this will ultimately be fun visiting and inviting everyone, we’ll have an awesome time in Saddle Arabia.

Spike: Alright!

((Story continues after the break))

In quick succession, Twilight and Spike fly together to the homes of their friends to tell them to come over to the castle and the round table of friendship to discuss the Saddle Arabian Ball as well as Malakhar & Kubuya’s wedding. Within moments, the elements of harmony are in the seats on the table with the map of Equestria activated.

Rarity: Oh. My. Celestia! I am SOOOOO looking forward to this, a royal ball followed by a wedding at the Saddle Arabian palace?! I could even go see the Sultana again for more of her brilliant fabrics…

Pinkie: I’m excited too! Always up for a party!

Fluttershy: I’ll be sure to come too.

Rainbow: It sounds like it could be a fun time, but I do have a few concerns.

Applejack: Ah do too. BOTH times you went t’ Saddle Arabia something crazy happened. First, becoming ah Genie in t’ first place. The next that Zathir guy nearly kills us all. Are y’all absolutely sure it’s ah good idea t’ go back there again?

Rainbow: Like, I was kind of joking when I mentioned evil ifrits rising out of the ground the next time we came back. But given we might actually be coming back now… what if that actually DOES happen?!

Twilight: Don’t worry yourselves so much, this time both I and the royal family are taking every precaution to make sure something like what Zathir did can’t happen again.

Applejack: Mind sharing what y’all are doing t’ reassure all o’ us?

Twilight: Well first of all, the Saddle Arabian Royal Guard have Zathir and even any loyal desert dogs locked up tight with no chance of escape, the one device they had that had control over me was the only one of it’s kind, Zathir was really the only one with the means of doing what he did. And from my end of the deal, I plan leaving my bottle here this time Because we’re actually going to fast travel to Saddle Arabia this time through some magic portals.

Rainbow Dash: Portals?

Twilight: Yes, portals where we can simply move through and we’ll be instantly at Saddle Arabia.

Rainbow Dash: Wait, if we could of just traveled to Saddle Arabia through your awesome genie magic. Why didn’t we just pop in last time?

Twilight: I thought maybe you’d all like the sights along the long trip. Also, it was a much smaller group last time that could actually fit in our hot air balloon. If we were to try a similar flight path with all the ponies we plan to bring. We’d need a Zeppelin. Maybe even more then one or a really big one. But I decided to just streamline it where we just instantly go there. I will also enchant the portals that only those who are magically authorized, AKA anyone we invited that agreed to go can go through. So even in the unlikely scenario where somehow another Zathir-like event tries to happen. They’d still need to get to my bottle back here, and if they even manage to find an open portal that we’re careless to leave. They won’t be able to go through because they weren’t authorized.

Applejack: Well alright then, that sounds like enough t’ make sure nothing like that happens again. In that case, ah’d love t’ go.

Rainbow: Yeah, count me in!

Twilight: We will actually also be using the portals to go to anywhere in Equestria instantly to bring all the friends we may want to bring along even if they’re a long way from Ponyville. In fact, I’ll provide a demonstration. Hm, who should I try first…

Twilight ponders for a moment who to go to.

Twilight: You know what, I’m going to give Trixie’s wagon a try. Here goes nothing!

Twilight throws what looks like a gum ball into the air, catches it in her mouth, chews a little bit. Then proceeds to blow a huge bubble in front. Once the bubble became larger then Twilight’s body, it pops.

Meanwhile in Trixie’s wagon, she is still sleeping. Oversleeping in fact, tossing and turning a bit. Suddenly a noise startles Trixie and makes her bounce off the mattress onto the floor.

Trixie: Whaaaaa- Who dares disturb Trixie’s slumber?!

Trixie look up to see an innocently grinning Twilight looking in from a magic portal.

Twilight: Hi Trixie!

Trixie: Twilight?! What is the meaning of this?

Twilight: Sorry for waking you up Trixie, you can go back to sleep soon. But I just wanted to inform you that Saddle Arabia will be having a Royal Ball as well as a wedding between two of my friends who are native there. I also thought that this time you’d like to finally get a big magic show there since you couldn’t get there last time we went.

Trixie: Wait, you went straight to me of all ponies for an invitation to a grand event coming soon? How many other ponies have you already invited besides your usual group of friends?

Twilight: Aside from Spike and the other Elements of Harmony? None, you’re the first invitee.

Trixie: WAIT REALLY?! *cough* *cough* Ahem, I mean, well of course Trixie would be among the first you invite, the Great and Powerful Trixie’s presence will make this Royal Ball perfect in every way!

Twilight: Hehehe, glad you’re excited. I’ll be sure to tell you when it’s time to go, oh, and before you go. Do you think you can do some invitation duties of your own? I’d like it if you can reach out to Starlight and Sunburst about coming. You and Starlight in particular tried to get to Saddle Arabia not too long ago, we’re going to make sure you actually do get to experience it this time.

Trixie: Sure thing, Princess! Trixie thanks you so much for the invitation!

Twilight: You’re welcome! Seeya later!

Twilight closes the portal

Trixie: Wow, that was so nice of Twilight to invite me so early. I’ll be sure to help out and get Starlight on board soon… *flumps back down onto her bed* but not before at least another hour or two of sleep…

Back at Twilight’s castle…

Twilight: You all getting how we’ll do this? Here’s a pack of the portal gum I demonstrated to you for each of you. Should be enough for all of you to go to all the places you want to. You all have ideas where you want to go next?

Applejack: Well ah’ll definitely bring much of t’ immediate family along first. If Big Mac goes, ah’m sure Sugar Belle will follow too. Maybe ah’ll drop by t’ Kirin village and see if Autumn’s interested. Ya’ll said they want Equestrian talent on stage too, right? Ah’ll definitely see if ah can get Rara to attend.

Rarity: Oooo, having Coloratura there would be a great idea. I will also try to bring a few musicians I know of. I’ll also bring Sweetie Belle and my parents, and the friends I’ve made in my businesses like Coco and Sassy Saddles.

Rainbow: I’ll bring Scoots along, and at least some of the Wonderbolts. Maybe they’ll even stay a little longer to do a quick performance in the air for Malakhar and Kubuya’s wedding whenever that happens after the ball. Maybe a drop by Griffonstone to pick up Gilda and Gallus. I’ll also be going to Mount Aris for two reasons: to get some friends there invited to the ball, and Spitfire also wants to start expanding the Wonderbolts to allow flying non-pony species so there will be a few hippogriff trainees to pick up for the Wonderbolt Academy

Twilight: What about your Parents?

Rainbow: Oh! Well… I guess I could… It’s just not a habit for me to mention them cause… you know… they can be a bit much sometimes… heh heh…

Fluttershy: I’ll bring my family along too, as well as Tree Hugger. Oh, and I don’t know if Discord will pop in or not, but if he does he’s most certainly going to ask to attend or else things might turn out like the gala he went to if I don’t invite him. Would that be ok?

Twilight: *rolls her eyes* Yeah, I guess. Just hope he behaves if he goes.

Fluttershy: I’m sure he will, he did apologize at the end back then… even if that was after sending Tree Hugger to a strange dimension…

Pinkie: I’ll bring my family from the Rock farm as well as the Cake family. Oh! And I’ll definitely try to get Cheese Sandwich to be an entertainer.

Spike: I think I’ll go to the dragon lands, I’ll ask Ember and Smoulder if they want to go. I may also go to Thorax’s hive and see if I can get some changelings that might be interested. At least Thorax himself and Ocellus. Oh, and I’ll probably also see Gabby at the Post Office about going.

Twilight: Awesome choices, all of you! I’ll try to see if I can get all the Princesses to be there. Celestia, Luna, Cadence, and of course Flurry Heart if Cadence says yes to going. My brother should be able to be there too. And while I’m at it, my parents too. Probably my old Canterlot friends as well.

Spike: Sounds like everypony has a plan!

Twilight: Indeed, make sure you all write down who you’ve successfully invited and we’ll all meet back here. The Sultan and Sultana will want to see that list first before proceeding with everything.

All 7 there put hooves and claw into a circle on the table

Twilight: Everypony ready?

The Rest: Yes!

And with that, they headed out to start the invitations.

NEXT UP: Chapter 2: Daughters of Apples & Pears

#Secrets Of The Dragon's Tear #My Little Pony #My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic #Twilight Sparkle #Spike #Genie #Rarity #Pinkie Pie #Fluttershy #Rainbow Dash #Applejack #Trixie #Trixie Lulamoon #The Great and Powerful Trixie

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100 Warm-Up Roleplaying Questions for Players

Character: Amur Universe: Pathfinder Gender/Race/Class: Male human Paladin/Holy Vindicator Alignment: NG/CG Questions source: here

Full (long) post under the cut.

1. If your character wasn’t an adventurer, what livelihood would they lead?

His parents were peasants who worked as labourers, so probably that. If he ever receives charity from any organisation, he’d strive to work for them.

2. Who in the party would your character trust the most with their life?

If it’s strictly his life, Niyooshan - for some reason the alchemist seems to refuse to let him die or even get too hurt. Maybe it’s a healer thing.

If it’s about making decisions based on his best interest... he doesn’t trust anyone in the current party with that at the moment.

3. What are your character’s core moral beliefs?

People are essentially good.

Mercy and compassion is no less important than justice and righteousness.

Any good is worth doing.

Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity.

4. What relationship does your character have with their parents and siblings?

He left home at the age of 8, and his parents were largely absentee in those years. He honours them out of societal expectations of filial piety, but that’s about it.

He’s the second child of five. His older brother (1st) and younger sister (4th) passed when he was 7; he depended a lot on the former, and got along well with the latter as they have the most similar personalities amongst the siblings at the time.

For his surviving siblings, he is very close to his younger brother (3rd, only a year his junior), and they still exchange letters frequently. He and his youngest sister (5th) barely knew one another until they reunited recently as adults.

5. Does your character have any biases for or against certain races?

Having the privilege of being human, he has the common in-universe biases but he tries his best to check them. He does this especially consciously when it comes to race/ancestry (i.e. species) - one of his friends from his apprentice days was lynched for being a drow.

6. What is your character’s opinion on nobility? On authority?

He respects nobility who is responsible in their post, and righteous authority.

Otherwise he tolerates them and tries not to cause trouble... unless they do something with which he greatly disagrees morally.

7. Describe your character’s current appearance: clothes, armour, scars they’ve picked up along the journey, etc.

(Skipping the part about scars - addressed in #21)

He dresses in full, heavy plate armour complete with a kite shield when out in the field or in battle.

During downtime, he wears simple tunics with trousers and boots, usually with his sleeves rolled up to his elbows. Sometimes he wears a gambeson on top or a leather cuirass for more formality.

8. What location encountered in the campaign has your character felt the most “at home” in, or just generally liked the most?

(Answering the second part - first part addressed in #40.)

The small towns and villages they’ve passed through with down-to-earth folks. Though he also likes cities with rich histories and culture.

9. What deity, if any, does your character worship? What’s their opinion on other people’s worship?

Sarenrae - the goddess of the sun, redemption, honesty, and healing.

He respects most other gods and religions on the good or neutral side of the good-evil axis. With evil gods, he tries not to judge their believers until evil actions based on such beliefs are actually taken.

10. If your character had time to pick up any artisan’s tools, game set, instrument, etc., what would it be?

Some sort of sculpture, maybe pottery or carving. He’s a very tactile person.

11. Describe your character’s current relationship with the player character sitting to your right.

(Rolling 1d3 between 1. Amalli, 2. Mawari, 3. Niyooshan)

AMALLI: It’s complicated - he trusts that she means well and has his best interest in mind, however what she considers “best” is rather... unusual. He teeters between having faith that she is kind by nature, and being annoyed at her messed up values and principles ingrained by nurture.

12. What is your character’s current goal, summed up in one sentence?

Save the sun, keep his uncle alive, vindicate his friend’s honour.

13. Does your character ever want to “settle down” with a spouse, children, house, etc.?

He’s a sojourner who feels uneasy if he has to stay in one place for an extended amount of time. At this point he’s accepted the single life; it makes it easier to travel.

14. Has your character ever been in love?

He’s aromantic/asexual and can’t really distinguish between romantic and platonic love very well. He does love his friends and found family deeply however.

15. What battle in the campaign has been most memorable to your character?

Against a dragon turtle which is also a divine guardian of sorts. The party angered it and was having trouble hurting it at all; he used Greater Angelic Aspect for the first time to speak to it so it would stop attacking them. It eventually involved taking a massive hit for it and dying (for the first time since level 1), but it ended the battle with no further damages to the party.

16. If your character wasn’t whatever class they are, what would they be instead?

A cleric. Arguably with his temperament he’d have turned out better as one.

17. What is your character’s favourite season?

Spring - the sun gets stronger, the day gets longer, the plants and animals become livelier.

18. What would your character’s Zodiac sign be, following stereotypical astrology?

Pisces.

19. Where in the world does your character most want to visit?

If it’s only Golarion and the material plane - the Padishah Empire of Kelesh.

20. What is the biggest mistake your character has ever made?

Boy where do we begin. A few months ago he’d have said “going to pee alone that one time”, but he’s okay with that now.

He thinks his biggest mistake was to give in to despair and as a result fell from grace and lost his god-given powers. He counts the lives lost that could otherwise be saved as his fault.

21. Does your character have any noticeable scars? If so, what are their stories?

A scar on his neck from a time when he wanted to kill himself, and a stigmata in the form of a sunburst brand on his right hand from when he became a Holy Vindicator.

22. What animal best represents your character?

Bison - sometimes peaceful and absentminded, other times temperamental; bull-headed, tough and hardy, and stubborn.

23. If your character could go back in time and change one thing about their life, what would it be?

Aside from not falling from grace as per #20... pick a more common language to learn in school. See #95.

24. Which other player character does your character find themselves having the most in common with?

Those in the first adventuring party he’s had - with Adeline, Mirele, and Kebarong. Simple people with simple needs. Their personalities may be very different, but at least they live in worlds that are relatable.

25. Does your character regret any particular choice the party has made?

Anything that involves the deaths of innocents, even/especially if it’s for the “greater good”.

26. What would your character say their best trait would be?

His faith in humanity.

27. What is your character’s greatest fear? Deep, irrational?

Having his soul doomed in one way or another. Presently the most plausible method by which this can happen is to have it torn asunder and destroyed.

28. What is currently motivating your character to stay with the party?

He knows he can’t do much of anything alone - not only does he play a supportive role in combat, he needs his companions’ skills, qualities, experience, and expertise to achieve the massive goal they all share (to a degree) - see #12.

29. What are your character’s hobbies and interests outside of their class?

Animals (especially felines), writing letters, pleasant long walks somewhere outdoors.

30. What would most people think when they first see your character?

Big, shiny, clangy, scary-looking, heavily-armoured man. He himself is completely unaware of this perception.

31. What stereotypical group role does your character play in the party? (The Mom, the Mess, the Comic Relief, etc. Optionally: What role would your character play in the “Five Man Band” structure?)

Often he’s the Heart. In a Five Man Band he’d be (conditionally) the Leader, the Lancer, or the Chick.

32. What is your character the most insecure about?

His terrible schmoozing skills.

33. What person does your character admire most?

His benefactor, mentor, and mother figure - a cleric who gave up her peaceful life and comfortable home to travel the world as a missionary and healer.

34. What does your character admire and dislike the most about the player character sitting to your left?

(Rolling 1d3 between 1. Amalli, 2. Mawari, 3. Niyooshan)

NIYOOSHAN: He admires the alchemist’s resourcefulness, calm and analytical mind, general intelligence and skills in what he does.

He dislikes his cold rationality and ability to make brutal decisions without hesitation... but what he dislikes more is his own feeling of envy for such a quality. (See also #67.)

35. Why is your character’s lowest stat their lowest (the in-character reason, not “because there’s no reason for a wizard to have 16 strength, duh”)?

Strength and dexterity (I know). He grew up poor and missed out on some bulking up as a child. He’s hardy though.

36. What would be your character’s theme song/favourite band/favourite genre of music?

Folk music with lots of wind instruments.

37. What stereotypical role would your character play in a high school AU/if they attended a normal high school? (Nerd, jock, bully, goth, etc.)

Looks like a jock, acts like a nerd. Probably would get bullied if not for protective friends.

38. What treasure/item/artifact that your character has collected during the adventure is the most important to them?

His standard issue shield given by the Church (with which he shares a Divine Bond, and he has had various upgrades attached to it), letters from friends and those he considers family, a feather from the Vermillion Bird.

39. Is there any particular weapon, item, etc. that your character longs to find?

Right now, as the campaign demands - the Chronicles of the Righteous. Otherwise he’d love to come across any of Sarenrae’s divine artifacts.

40. Where does your character feel the most at home?

BACKSTORY: the Sarenite church grounds in Absalom, where he grew up.

IN-GAME: Falcon’s Hollow, despite its cursedness, where he met people he grew to trust with his life.

41. Does your character care about how they’re perceived by others? How do they change themselves to fit in with other people?

He cares how his loved ones see him insofar as he wants them to trust him, but he doesn’t compromise easily on the kind of person his principles make him.

42. What does your character think is the true meaning of life?

To find something worth loving in everything and everyone.

43. What is your character’s scent? (Bonus points for a description that sounds like it could be from a bad [or awesome] fanfic.)

Sun-burnt vegetation and a faint but unmistakable hint of metal.

44. Does your character think more with their heart or their brain?

Heart.

45. What is your character’s most recent or frequent nightmare?

His most frequent nightmares all involve fire - a child being incinerated, a pile of bodies being cremated, a gigantic flaming wheel in the sky overlooking chaos befalling a city.

46. What opinion does your character have on [CERTAIN ESTABLISHED GROUPS/AUTHORITIES IN THE GAME WORLD]? (Dragon-marked Houses, royal crown, etc.)

CHURCH OF SARENRAE IN ABSALOM: It was his home once; not anymore. Maybe it can’t ever be home again now that he’s seen how deep the corruption runs.

EAGLE KNIGHTS: They mean well, but they have a ruthless murderer in their own ranks and after all these years they haven’t sorted that out. Helpful to a point, at least.

HELL KNIGHTS OF THE SCOURGE: They’re more reasonable and likeable than he’d expected, and he’s not sure how to feel about that.

PATHFINDER SOCIETY: Crazy resourceful, shamelessly shifty.

JADE REGENT: Shit.

47. How did your character spend their childhood? Where did they grow up/who were their childhood friends?

He lived in poverty in a backwater town (Railford) in southern Taldor until the age of 8, when he was brought to the Church of Sarenrae in Absalom. His years there as an apprentice were the happiest, most peaceful of his life - he had his mentor and her companion as pseudo-parents, and made some close friends when he was training to be a paladin.

48. What aspect of your character’s future are they most curious about? (If they could know one thing about the future, what would it be?)

Whether or not he can redeem Shasriel. See also #52.

49. What colours are associated with your character?

Green, yellow, brown.

50. Who in the party would your character prioritise rescuing, in dire circumstances?

Among his current party of Amalli, Niyooshan, and Mawari, he’d prioritise Amalli because she’s been with him the longest and he knows her best out of the three.

51. Is your character the most swayed by ethos, pathos, or logos?

Pathos.

52. If your character was granted a single use of Wish, what would they use it for?

He’s wary of the repercussions and unforeseen consequences of such a powerful spell, so he’ll restrict it to wishing that the wraith feeding off of his soul be saved from undeath and her uncorrupted nature restored. See also #48.

53. What is your character’s favourite spell? If they don’t use spells: what is their favourite personal weapon/combat manoeuvre/skill/etc.?

Lay on Hands, with mercies and feats.

54. How does your character feel about keeping secrets from the rest of the party?

He doesn’t like it but he does it with people he’s not close to, out of fearing judgement. With close people he only keeps secrets if he himself doesn’t want to confront those things, which actually happens quite often.

55. What type of creature in the world is your character the most intrigued by?

Benevolent creatures that should be evil by nature - devils and undead for example.

56. When they were a child, what did your character want to be, or think they were going to be, when they grew up?

Before he went into paladin-specific training, he wanted to be a missionary cleric - just like his mentor.

57. The player character to your left admits that they’re passionately in love with your character. How would your character respond?

(Rolling 1d3 between 1. Amalli, 2. Mawari, 3. Niyooshan)

MAWARI: He’d think she’s ill, making a bad joke, or trying to curse him.

58. If somebody (an NPC, someone from their backstory, etc.) your character trusts/loves asked your character to do something against the party’s best interest, who would they side with?

It would depend of course, but at this point he doesn’t really trust his current party, so he would probably side with his loved one.

59. Does your character value their own best interest more than the party’s?

Definitely not, to a fault sometimes.

60. What decision would the party have to make in order for your character to consider splitting off from the group?

Something unequivocally cruel and undeniably evil.

61. How does your character imagine the way they will die?

In battle, protecting others with all that he can give.

62. What is your character’s greatest achievement?

Aside from the battle described in #15, being vindicated by his goddess at the exact moment he defied an order from his religious superiors.

63. Is your character willing to risk the well-being of others in order to achieve their goal?

Not at all, unless his goal also happens to be the greater good.

64. What is your character’s opinion on killing others?

He understands the necessity of killing in the kind of life he’s chosen to live, but he tries his best to avoid killing innocents, and even those who are guilty - so long as he thinks they have a chance to be redeemed.

65. What is your character’s favourite food? Beverage?

He doesn’t have single favourite, but he likes homey, hearty meals. Potatoes make him think of Kebarong, one of his closest companions. As of late he seems to have suddenly developed a constant craving for almonds.

66. How generous is your character? Especially to those they don’t know?

Very. He’d fall for any sob story; even if he knows he’s been cheated he wouldn’t change his ways, because his generosity being abused is not his problem, but the abuser’s.

67. What is your character the most envious about, regarding anyone in the party?

As addressed in #34, he’s envious about Niyooshan’s ability to make cruel but rational and/or necessary decisions. He is also sometimes envious of Amalli’s blissful ignorance of some realities of the world, but other times he feels sorry for her.

68. The player character to your left and the player character to your right are both telling your character two different versions of the truth. Who does your character believe?

(Rolling 2d3 between 1. Amalli, 2. Mawari, 3. Niyooshan)

MAWARI & AMALLI: This is a toughie. On the one hand he trusts Amalli more than Mawari, since he’s known the former for a while and became acquainted with the latter only recently; on the other hand Amalli has a way of viewing and interpreting reality that he really doesn’t understand sometimes. Ultimately he’d take Amalli’s word for it if he has to.

69. What is your character’s sexuality/relationship with sex?

He’s aromantic and asexual, although he does enjoy intimacy with friends (i.e. he’s quite touchy-feely). if someone were to pursue him romantically/sexually and he already likes them a lot, he’d do what they request if he thinks that it improves their bond.

70. What is your character’s biggest pet peeve?

People using doublespeak, especially if it’s for politics.

71. Describe how your character feels about the party’s current situation/objective/etc.

It’s a big job and he can’t even fathom how they’ll get there, but it has to be done and it seems like he and his companions are the ones who need to do it, so he’ll just have to take things one step at a time.

72. Who in the party would your character trust the most to keep an important secret?

Niyooshan - he trusts the man to exercise discretion. Amalli means well but tends to run her mouth.

73. If your character knew that they were going to die in a month, how would they spend the rest of their life?

Write heartfelt letters to his friends and family, write strongly-worded letters to his Church and the authorities-that-be, and do his best to further his and his allies’ mission.

74. What makes your character feel safe?

A nice home-cooked meal, a warm fire, knowing people he trusts and loves are close by.

75. If your character had the chance to rename the party/give the party a name, no questions asked, what would it be?

“Not-Rebels”. Because they’re totally not rebels with massive bounties on their heads.

76. What memory does your character want to forget the most?

Technically he’s already forgotten it - the process by which his soul was bound to an ancient Azlanti wraith was traumatic enough that his memory of it is now repressed.

For his intact memories, he’d very much like to forget about the time he watched a child be incinerated in an instant, or the time he’s had to mercy-kill a group of innocents who’d been afflicted by the curse of undeath... or maybe he doesn’t because he thinks he needs to carry his “mistakes” with him.

77. If your character had to multiclass into a class they currently aren’t the next time they level up, what would it be and what reason would they have for doing so?

Fighter - so he can be more flexible with gear, be more effective at controlling the battle, and - most importantly - use tower shields.

78. What television/book/video game/etc. character would your character be best friends with? (Or: what media character is your character the most influenced by/similar to?

Take all the usual Knight Templar tropes and subvert them.

Additionally, my GM compares him to Anders of the Dragon Age franchise. I created Amur way before I knew who Anders was, and some of the similarities are frankly uncanny.

79. What unusual talents does your character possess?

High pain tolerance, and (is this a talent?) diminished self-preservation instincts.

80. How does your character feel about receiving/giving orders? Are they more of a leader, or a follower?

He’s much happier receiving orders than giving them, but he can’t help but question or even defy those he considers immoral. He wants to be a follower but is ultimately too headstrong and impulsive to be a good one.

81. What does your character’s name represent to them? (Or: why as a player did you choose your character’s name?)

His name is one (of the few) ties he has with his birth family, but he’s fine if he has to use a different name temporarily for a good reason.

I named him after the Amur River. As a geomorphologist I sometimes name my OCs after landform features. All my original PCs and NPCs in this universe are named after real-world rivers.

82. Is your character more of an introvert, or an extrovert?

Introvert.

83. How far is your character willing to go to pursue the “greater good”? Do they believe in a greater good at all?

He believes in the greater good, he just doesn’t believe in having to sacrifice innocent individuals to pursue it.

84. What does your character want to be remembered by?

Kindness and compassion.

85. What would be your character’s major in college?

Humanities - more precisely, something along the lines of Anthropology or Cultural Studies.

86. Does your character consider themselves a hero, villain, or something else?

Something else - he sees himself as one who helps someone else become a hero, or turns someone away from villainy.

87. What major arcana tarot card best represents your character?

Strength.

88. Where does your character see themselves in 20 years?

Dead. Still travelling around, with or without a name, finding trouble, and doing whatever needs to be done.

89. What is your character’s relationship with magic? Are they scared of it, wish to know more about it, indifferent to it?

To him, in general magic is just another ability or talent, as much as someone can be gifted physically, intellectually, or artistically. His own magic is granted by his deity, so he sees it as a blessing and not really belonging to him.

90. Who is your character’s biggest rival?

He doesn’t consider anyone his rival, but he does have a nemesis of sorts by the name of Geminus Nero Rugatonn. The guy’s been hounding him and his friends since something like level 6.

91. What is your character’s guiltiest pleasure?

Playing with cats.

92. What does your character hope for the afterlife?

To have his soul intact and actually see Sarenrae in all her glory, and to meet those he thinks he’s failed and apologise to them.

93. Who in the party does your character trust the least?

At this point, Mawari - she’s only just joined them, is a witch with creepy curses and hexes, and is their ally only because their goals align with her being a traitor to the Jade Regent.

94. What is your character’s biggest flaw?

Impulsiveness, and being a bleeding heart who is way too forgiving.

95. How did your character learn the languages that they speak?

TALDANE: His first language, and the common tongue across most of the Inner Sea region.

TERRAN: Learned it as part of the curriculum in his apprentice days. Why he didn’t pick something less obscure is anyone’s guess. Maybe he just doesn’t want to use it much.

NECRIL: Started to learn this after being possessed (?) by a wraith.

TIAN: The common tongue in the continent of the current campaign, Tian Xia.

MINKAI: The local tongue in the country of the current campaign, Minkai.

SIGN LANGUAGE: Learned this after Niyooshan lost his speech.

96. What is your character’s favourite school of magic/type of weaponry?

MAGIC: Healing (conjuration) and harm-negating spells (abjuration).

WEAPONRY: Do shields count?

97. What is most important to your character: health, wealth, or happiness?

Happiness.

98. What advice would your character give to a younger version of themselves?

“Don’t ignore the urging of your conscience; act on it. It’s better to regret what you’ve done than what you haven’t.”

99. Are there any social or political issues your character feels strongly about?

Any sort of persecution or discrimination that is based on some neutral and often unchangeable part of someone’s identity, e.g. being slaves, low-born, or of a particular race.

100. What, currently, is your character the most curious about?

What part he has to play and how he will end up by the end of this whole deal involving nations, religions, legacies, curses, spirits, gods, and Great Old Ones.

#pathfinder #characters #amur #ttrpg #css shenanigans #nakama shenanigans #mana shenanigans #oh boy it just keeps adding up

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mikiruma · 5 years

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im gonna talk abt tf2 and pokemon again bc i can.

scout of course would dig fast pokémon!!! he's probably got a jolteon he loves dearly, maybe even a crobat he was given (as a zubat) in childhood. from who? eyes emoji there are faster pokémon, sure, but a lot are legendaries or bugs- and he's still trying to warm up to bugs. when/if he did, you KNOW he'd be all over ninjask or accelgor. he usually fawns over pokémon he thinks would make him look cool or fit his fight style (ie hit ur opponents the hardest first & dont get touched) but has a weak spot for some of the "cuter" ones. probably tried to lick a vanillish. as staunch a believer i am he'd be from castelia city, i like the idea that he used to be a rocket grunt, or someone who wanted to join team rocket at one point. i was trying to decide if he'd have a type preference but i like to think he's a mixed bag, mostly because every pokémon is cool and exciting to him! if you did ask & he did have to pick, it'd definitely be electric. wait, dragon, obviously... nah, fighting is good. no wa

soldier's partner is obvious! zigzagoon! mostly bc its a raccoon-like lil dude... he probably gives nicknames to every pokémon he sees, not necessarily just the ones he tries to catch. because lets face it, his zigzagoon is the ONLY pokémon that matters to him. well, that and any that catches zhanna's eye. his zigzagoon carries an everstone and is probably stupid high levelled but nobody really keeps track. soldier does initiate a lot of battles, but they're more fun when zhanna's with him too! theyre an inseperable group who probably wreak enough havoc to be considered their own team of hooligans, but who's to stop a happy couple with their adorable op pokémon? also i kinda wrote all that down super quick buuuut zigzagoon also works as a support pokémon for him when his stability gets extra rough, laying on his lap and helping to keep him grounded. he doesnt have any desire to keep more pokémon since he's fine with just 1, but if he had more i think he might get along with loudred or chatot. (chatot would DEFINITELY take some warming up to on his end but i LOVE THE THOUGHT)

pyro loves fire types of course!!! theyre probably the only one brave enough to pet their hotter ones. engineer probably made em special gloves just so they could play with their slugma... its hard to pick favorites, but the ones theyre closest to are slugma and monferno. they also have a solosis who just loves to play! unlike other people who usually just have one pokémon walking with em at all times, pyro tends to keep all three of theirs out of their pokéballs. they worry about them getting cramped or bored, and while its good exercise, sometimes its difficult to wrangle them when solosis has someones hat and slugmas melting through the furniture and monferno found spy's disguise kit.. theyre a big happy family though!! i think pyro would also like fairy types a lot, but if they got a fourth pokémon, theyd probably keep it at a daycare for the sake of themselves and the rest of the team. just in case, they might really want a sylveon or snubbull.

demoman and any pokémon knowing any explosive moves is an obvious fit! i initially liked him and electrode for this, but since part of their biology is exploding unpredictably... maybe that ones saved for battling. or at least not kept at any of the bases. i like the idea of him keeping his battle partners & normal team separate. when he's not drunk, he's a very skilled trainer and actually took a handful of gym challenges when he was younger. of course it started getting tough to balance work and training, but he never intended to get far in gyms anyway- to him it was just a fun challenge where he got to bond with his pokémon. other than his electrode, he's probably also got a charmeleon (whos either causing mischief with pyro's monferno or keeping demo company while he works/naps) and a honedge (who he will spar with sometimes). he used to have several other pokémon, but he eventually didn't like keeping them all abandoned in pc boxes, and ended up rehoming a lot of them. scout probably has a meowth from him, but he wont tell you.

heavy never cared too much about setting up huge teams or amassing a large collection. he never carries pokéballs, but his party is made up of some impressive pokémon. unlike most of the team who catch their pokémon through normal means (trade/gift, fishing, etc), he befriended his naturally. its easy to say one is ursaring, so of course im going to say it. he wont share how they met, but i wanna say he found its egg abandoned and raised it from there. they probably wrestle a lot but theyre always careful not to seriously injure each other. he befriended his mamoswine (then swinub) shortly after, then his abomasnow much later, in between him busting his family out of the gulag & leaving to find work. he left all three in siberia in the care of his family, but has a teddiursa from his ursaring to think of them all by. probably spoils the crap out of em all every chance he gets though, he loves his pokémon as much as his human family and saves recipes for poképuffs & poffins.

engineer wasn't always on board w the idea of a partner pokémon, mainly because he was always into engineering and was sure he'd be too caught up in it to focus on.. well, anything else. sure, when he was younger, he was like most kids and dreamt of being a league champion, but it always seemed to fall through.. until he discovered steel types. he started his journey later than most, but more than anything he's thankful because they help immensely with his work and lighten the load. he has a magneton who.. isn't that bright, but he's cute and thats what matters. he's also got a rotom who occasionally helps experiment with new machines, but mostly just possesses dispensers and rubs itself on everyone and everything. yum, static cling! engie didn't get into battling as much as he thought he would, but he's essentially working his dream job with his best friends (and 8 other dorks) so things are pretty good. this doesnt mean he wont go for human help when hes stumped or burnt out, though! other partner thoughts i had were torkoal, raichu and porygon2.

sniper is probably the biggest pokémon expert out of everyone on the team (well, aside from medic probably.) he's basically a walking pokédex and can tell you all about type matchups. he's also way closer to his pokémon than people realize, and especially closer than any real people. this is especially noticeable with his baby kangaskhan- although with a heavier origin than simply "abandoned", he ended up bonding with heavy over the ordeal. even with more technical aspects memorized, raising this baby was a completely new venture- not one he hated though! he also collects bug pokémon (that he lets scout get close to,when he tries to get over his fear) & has a slakoth that just kinda.. fell asleep on him one time and just never went away. other choices include koamala or krokorok.

medic is like a pokémon professor but fucked up. while he was primarily a human doctor, after losing his medical license, he started to dedicate time to studying pokémon. he doesnt run inhumane experiments on them because i said so. he's working on filling up his pokédex more than anything, and loves listening to others talk about their partners or other species theyve seen. he has his own pokémon too of course! as the team healer its only natural he has healing pokémon like audino and blissey, but he has a soft spot for flying types, specifically the birds. he has way too many pidove. he probably has a massive aviary separate from his medical lab where he keeps more birds, namely pidgeotto, fearow and some starly. he used to travel a lot (especially after being chased out of his hometown), but he saw it as more chances to discover new pokémon. probably has a very illegal form of the pokémon boxes with no storage limit. also probably heard the stories about mew and mewtwo and actually got inspired. probably owns the most pokémon merc, specifically stationery- hey, if ur getting some unethical experiment performed on you by the german guy you tried to rob earlier that night, are you going to pay more attention to his shit eating smirk or his cool ass holographic pikachu pencils??? or perhaps the cutesy eeveelutions stickers on the back of his clipboard???? thats what i thought.

spy looks like the guy who would probably be the least into pokémon, but that couldn't be further from the truth. he's not as wild as scout or medic by any means, but back in his day he was "pretty decent" (a gym leader.) i like the idea of zoroark being his partner, but you know who else is cool??? cofagrigus. gengar. banette. probably the only one on the team to actually get into mega evolving. and the only one with a shiny, but its gengar so we dont talk about that. i wont imply he loves his pokémon over his own family, he's just had a lot on his plate. remember scouts crobat? while hes got a more methodical approach to battling, he doesnt do it nearly as often as he used to. he still keeps his gym team, and though they tend to be more serious than the other pokémon in the base, they do on occasion get into trouble with others, namely pyro's solosis and scout's jolteon. not misbehaving on purpose, just being curious :0 probably uses luxury balls to catch all his pokémon and has an unused love ball with scouts moms name engraved on the bottom. (either for the novelty, or maybe hes trying to find the right one to catch for her??)

#talking #tf2 #pokémon #long post -#< I MEAN IT #might add a readmore later #im super tired and on mobile #if u even read this far i love you thank u for listening to me autismdump #yes i changed canon to fit this yes i also cant remember all of canon rn #alcohol ment -#update added a readmore AND demo honedge real

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void-bunny · 5 years

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eliksni headcanons for anon

before i start its important to remember these are just mine, if u like them good if u dont then tell someone else.

i might reblog this later with some more as well. ok thank.

general headcanons:

a baron controls up to 120 captains, but typically its somewhere around 50-60

captains generally have a crew of 20-40, smaller is either because they are new captains or because they are considered especially bad and are disliked by whomever is above them (a baron/archon/kell)

an archon controls somewhere between 30 and 60 barons

obviously a kell controls the entire house, but will have personal crews structured thusly: kell -> 5-6 archons -> 20-30 barons -> 40-60 captains -> unlimited everything else

females are generally more respected than males due to a lopsided birth rate of 1 female for every 6 males (1:6), theyre also given a direct choice of what they want to do when growing up, and typically a female dreg means that particular lady did some extremely bad shit

the girls also live slightly longer due to this, as theres no way to continue the species without them, and doctors/medics will always attend to them first, but its not unheard of for a male to live as long as a female

otherwise, gender doesnt matter a single bit, if a female and a male from the same litter are the same rank, they share equal chance to go up in rank or go down in rank, its all about dedication and hard work and physical strength

a captain can have a ketch and remain a captain if they refuse baronship, but a baron cant lower their rank if the house acknowledges them as a baron

its not uncommon for females to take a lower rank than what they actually deserve and act as spies or double agents

a skiff can hold 50 eliksni, and is very roomy for a human to reside inside of even with upwards of just 30 eliksni in it, after all theyre quite tall

they slouch because their ships are built only to manage an 8ft tall eliksni, any taller and it would be unwieldly and expensive to fuel and fly

preferred sitting positions are squatting/yankee sit and crossed legged/indian style for comfort

their carapace/shell doesnt heal as well as their skin, so its not uncommon to see eliksni with shattered plates on their chests where a bullet might have hit them, being held together with staples/tape/really horrid looking scars

physical headcanons:

females are willowy and graceful, very flexible and have much sharper claws

males can be graceful too, but in a more brutal way

males are almost always physically stronger, though the difference is only noticeable if a male and female are trying to one up each other in a test of pure strength (lifting a walker tank for example)

while females generally have a higher pitch in their voice, the only true way to tell them apart from males is by looking between their legs, but both sexes have their organs hidden

males are biphallic and the general shape is pointy, but not sharp, their cocks have ridges on the underside and there is a soft bit of shell on the top, almost like leather in texture (if you want a visual aid: heres a link and its a bad dragon)

females have two vaginas and two uteruses, but only 2 ovaries, one attached to each uterus - this is a precaution against their warring lifestyle, if they are injured badly when pregnant their body will sacrifice one set of eggs

pregnancy is only about 160 earth days, with the remaining 60 days of development being after the laying of the eggs, the eggs require an ether-rich enviroment and typically a skiff will have up to 3 incubators, while a ketch will have anywhere from 9 to 15

blue is the most common eye color but it can vary wildly, heterochromia is extremely rare

albinism is extremely rare, and those with it are considered strange but no other special treatment is given, they just look odd

their teeth grow in rows like shark teeth and were primary weapons (along with claws) in their ancient past, thus necessitating a quick shed and replace function with them

sexy headcanons:

physical touch is very important, whether its gentle or not, or whether its with intent or simply being physically close to their mate in order to brush against them when walking/gesturing/etc

larger eliksni often pick mates who are much smaller as a form of domination however:

small dom/big sub type relationships are not uncommon, especially in situations where a female captain (or other high rank) chooses to remain under the average height for her rank

with the knowledge that they can mate with humans spreading through the houses, experimentation with different positions and techniques have been happening both with eliksni pairs and eliksni-human pairs

doggystyle is the most common and preferred position, either standing or on a bed platform

males or dominant females will leave marks on their mates, both claw and teeth marks, these can be very painful to recieve, especially for human mates

if a male human is mated to a female eliksni, hes expected to leave his mark on her, as a form of bragging for the female eliksni, regardless of who is the dominant party

same sex relationships were never a source of any contention, however a female-female pair could expect a little bit of judgement early on in their relationship due to the birth rates

despite all of that, harems are the most common form of relationship, only the first- and second-mates of any given harem leader are considered "important" but its becoming acceptable to name third- and fourth-mates as important too

#eliksni #;my headcanons #destiny 2 #destiny fallen #captain:maliks

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claraknight · 6 years

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Got tagged by the lovely @raygirlramblings !

Replying to 10 questions of hers, then I tag people to answer 10 questions of mine- Here we go!

Unicorns or Pegasi?

Pegasi, by far. Sorry, I’m just sick of that unicorns fashion ;w;/

If you had the power to bring back an extinct species and enable it to live wild and free in the world today, what would you choose?

That’s... A very tough question, to be honest- I mean there’s so many extinct species and-

Oh wait. Nevermind, I’d probably want to bring back any herbivory dinosaur- that’d be cool!

Exploring catacombs - terrifying or awesome?

Terrifying- not a fan of visiting sepulture places!

Are you allergic to any kind of fruit?

Thankfully I’m not, though I learnt the hard way that I am allergic to small shrimps- ouch! And penicillin too, but both of these aren’t fruits so... I’ll stop rambling!

Miffy the Rabbit or Hello Kitty?

Cat person here, so Hello Kitty!

What one person from history do you think deserved better/deserves more recognition for their contribution to the world?

That’s a tough one, I’m not really sure to be honest... every person that come to my mind do have some recognition- but if I had to name one person from France, it’d be Simone Veil. She thought for the freedom of women concerning contraceptions and abortion, in a country/political setting that was quite machist/controlled by men back then. I have a lot of esteem for her, and when I see other countries fighting for the very same women liberties, I have hope she was one of the very first who started the movement. ♥ Bless her, really.

Do you own a water pistol?

Used to have one as a kid, but I don’t think I have it anymore.

Ice cream or Milk shake?

I’ve been more into milk shakes lately! Tasted one in a gaming bar in Lisbon that was made with concentrated milk...What a treat!! (´▽`ʃƪ)♡

What is the closest thing to your keyboard right now? (if you’re on mobile what is the closest thing that ISN’T a part of your body?)

My wacom tablet! Closely followed by my mobile phone, my mechanical pencils and my coffee cup :D

Do you like thrift stores? (or Charity shops, car boot sales, garage sales etc Basically any second-hand places)

Call me selfish, but I mostly like second-hand places that sell electronic/gaming stuff... bonus if there are retro games!!

Alright, I’m gonna tag... @berylbeast @cindersalad @danny-jay @lovely-lacmac @lunaraderian @munoxide @nr0r @paddypadcake @slightly-gay-pogohammer @zzdms ! (Don’t feel forced to do it! ♥)

Here are my questions! 1. First videogame experience? Are you still in the fandom?

2. If you had to recommend one food/plate from your country of origin, what it would be?

3. What was your dream job when you were a kid? 4. Boom! You can remove one of your flaws and trade it with a new ability/quality! What would they be? 5. A movie/game/book/series that you love despite of the major bad critics towards it?

6. As a game developper, you get to remaster one of your favourite childhood games (à la Crash Bandicoot / Spyro the Dragon). Which one would it be? 7. E3 is coming soon! Your expectations/hopes?

8. If you were offered to go to space, would you accept?

9. OK, serious question right now: what do you think of pineapple on pizza?

10. Panic! The protagonist/heroes of your favourite universes (book, movie, game, series, anything that comes in your mind) are under an odd spell that turn them into a real threat for the world- overwhelmed with the whole situation, your only hope for help comes from...villains?! Which villain would you try to convince to team up with you, and why?

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artswaps · 6 years

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What do you think Keith’s favorite little things in life are?

oooh this was really fun to answer but once again I went off on a super long tangent, OOPS SORRY HAHA. Also not proofread so… be warned lmao. Under the cut:

- Nature!!! Keith is a nature boy and loves quiet, natural places. He probably feels really content in a natural settings, the kinda environments that have a stillness to them. Not silence- he hates silence- but quiet; birdsong and crickets and the wind, the sounds of wildlife etc. etc.

He likes sunsets and sunrises, likes the sound of rain and storms (even if being stuck indoors when there’s things to be done can be pretty frustrating), likes watching birds and other animals he finds doing their own thing. He can probably identify a lot of different bird species, might even have at least a vague idea about what their different calls sound like.

But there’s also the more adventurous and boyish side to Keith that would really love exploring those kinds of natural places. Hiking for sure, but also maybe stuff that’s a bit more daring, too. He has a healthy respect for nature, and has decent survival skills, so maybe he’d be a bit of a thrill seeker.

dsfjk sorry for getting a bit sidetracked but here’s a story: I had a couple of friends come down to visit me last week, and at the end of the day while we were heading home, we took a detour to look at Hopkins Falls, a waterfall close to my town.

I looked at a dry part of the cliff face that had a lot of rocky parts jutting out and said as a passing remark to my friend Matt something like, “hey, wouldn’t it be badass if someone could just straight up and climbed that wall?”

APPARENTLY he took that as a challenge because the next thing I know he was giving me a fuckING heart attack and climbed a cliff face about 5 times his height in like, 20 seconds flat. Then, realised that he couldn’t get back to the lookout path from where he was and had to climb back down, and the whole time I couldn’t help but be horribly aware of the VERY UNSAFE ROCKS AND POTENTIALLY DEEP WATER below him.

Yeah. That’s Keith. He’d scale a cliff with no safety gear just because he KNOWS he can pull it off, and he’s curious about what’s at the top, okay?

So yeah, Keith likes nature and he likes birds and he likes exploring!!

- He also seems to genuinely like training? There’s been a couple moments in canon where we’ve seen him training by himself in his downtime. Having a task set out in front of him that he can work through to reach a goal is just how Keith likes to operate; I imagine he finds a lot of satisfaction in learning new moves and knife tricks, and at being able to pull off the things he’s been practicing in battle.

Burning physical energy like that probably helps him think clearly too, so maybe he also uses training as a way to help clear his head. Keith’s very action-driven, doesn’t like staying idle for too long or sitting still when he could be doing something, so training and practicing with his Blade are good outlets for that.

- Movies!! I imagine that Keith loves goofy action movies, especially the classics. I’ve noticed that it’s a pretty popular headcanon that Keith is a bit oblivious when it comes to pop-culture, and I also personally like the idea that he just… doesn’t really keep up-to-date with more recent stuff if it doesn’t interest him. Lance might make an Avengers reference or something and Keith’s just “??? don’t get it, don’t care”.

But he’s surprisingly knowledgeable about the old classics like….. idfk, Die Hard for example (I myself am very ignorant about action movies and a lot of pop-culture in general LOL)

OH, and old Sci-Fi. He doesn’t like, watch it religiously or w/ever and has only caught a few scattered episodes, but he’s seen some classic Who before and was pretty into it. When he gets back to Earth he wants to hunt the old series down and watch it from the start. He thinks the dated effects are charming and after his time in space, the old Doctors remind him a LITTLE bit of Coran, haha.

I don’t see him being much of a Disney fan at first, because he hears about all these animated films about princesses and true love and just kinda says “pass”. He just wouldn’t be interested? But uuh there was a hc that came up when @ravensimaginaryfriends and I were talking abt Kallurance stuff a while ago where Lance introduces Keith and Allura to Disney and they end up having a whole bunch of Disney marathons and it was a VERY good convo.

Keith becomes surprisingly fond of Disney movies! Not so much the older Princess-y ones but even those he doesn’t hate. They’re simple and not showboat-y and can be kinda fun to watch with friends. But he loves the friendship/family-oriented ones like Lilo and Stitch and Fox and the Hound (because let’s be real those are the BEST ones anyway).

I also have a hc that Keith is a big fan of Miyazaki. His favourite Ghibli film is Howl’s Moving Castle, because that’s my favourite and I’m always right. (NO lmao he probably likes, uuuh… idk Mononoke, bc it has more badass fighting and cool nature-y vibes. Or Spirited away, because the dragon is cool.)

Other lil things:

- Reading!! He has to be in the right mindset for it, and he doesn’t really have time for it at all up in space, but back on Earth Keith really enjoyed reading. Even if was just perusing through old books on constellations or hoverbike magazines or whatever. He finds it relaxing, when there’s nothing else he’s pressed to be doing.

- Keith is a carnivore and he loves meat lol. He isn’t a picky eater (living in the desert like he was, and up in space with limited resources like he is now, he can’t really afford to be a picky anything.) But uuuh if you gave him the choice he’d choose a steak over a plate of veggies any day. He loves gravy on everything. Also, would probably kill for some greasy take-away food? It’s a very simple pleasure but he loves Maccas. (if he ever went to McDonalds during his time living alone then he’d buy like, 3 Happy Meals for himself, because he can be a big eater and 1 isn’t enough for him but uuh sometimes the toys are cool LOL)

- He likes classic rock music, and classic pop, as well as some occasional bluesy or jazzy stuff. He didn’t really own a phone or Ipod or whatever, and would just listen to the radio back in his shack, but he’d always have it tuned to the same station that played the classics. Eagles, The Moody Blues, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, etc etc. Doesn’t really have a favourite artist, just really likes the energy of music, and enjoys anything with a good beat or solid melody. Has a secret love for the Bee Gees.

#voltron #keith kogane #vld keith #vld #keith (voltron)#post #keith #asks #anon #hc #words #this is okay to rb!!!#honestly just assume all my posts are unless i say otherwise lol #woops i really gotta go work on other stuff now #i'll reply to the other asks tonight if i get time!! <3

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thornstocutyouwith · 3 years

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|| The Basics || Name: Calypso Piper Hisoka Nickname(s): Caly( Only by family) Age: 12/18-30 (Depending) ➥Birthday: September 17, 2152 ➥Birthplace: New York ➥Sign: Virgo Moon: Taurus Mercury: Libra Venus: Mars: Nationality: Half Japanese- Half American Hometown: New York Current Residence: Living with his family/Homeless. Occupation: Student/Bounty Hunter Income: $0-$10,000 ( roughly) Talents/Skills: Yo-yo tricks, playing the guitar, playing the piano, lying, sorting things, playing the drums, martial arts, hiding, singing,tracking, lockpicking, stage Magic, acting. Salary: None Birth order: Youngest Child. Gender: Male ➥Preferred Pronouns: He, him, his Sexual Preference: Unknown Species: Human Intelligence Level: 113 MBTI: ISTP Introvert(44%) Sensing(1%) Thinking(25%) Perceiving(61%) You have moderate preference of Introversion over Extraversion (44%) You have marginal or no preference of Sensing over Intuition (1%) You have moderate preference of Thinking over Feeling (25%) You have distinct preference of Perceiving over Judging (61%). {Bio} (Coming eventually) || Personal & Relationships|| Relationship skills: Aware of his own Feelings, Self sufficiency, resilience, acceptance, doesn't like to be touched or handled by people he doesn't know. Parents: Drama and Ashlin Status: Unknown how he feels about them. Siblings: Lucy and Lucas Status: Strained, mostly because he's blackmailing them for their incest activities. Significant Others: Unknown (9) Ex-Significant Others: Unknown ( 9) Children: None Best Friends: Unknown( 3) Pets: None Rivals: Unknown Enemies: Unknown ( A lot) Education: High School ( Dropped out a few months before graduation) Strengths: Creativity, Curiosity, Bravery, Zest, social intelligence, playfulness, forceful, spontaneous, adventurous, independent, creative. Weaknesses: Obstructive, Pushy, Loose-tongued, Undisciplined, Sloppy, Aggressive, Chaotic, Vague, Reckless, arrogant, selfish. Introvert or Extrovert?: Introvert How does the character deal with anger?: Usually by taking it out on other things or people, mostly other things. ➥With sadness?: He'll go into hiding. ➥With conflict?: He tries to avoid it, but when he can't, he make sure to end it. ➥With change?: He's fine with change, out with the old and all that. ➥With loss?: He can't stand thinking of losing anyone. He will break down if he's particularly close to the person. But he tries not to get too close to people. What does the character want out of life? To just do what he wants to, really. What would the character like to change in his/her life? Probably that he's strayed too far away from his family, that he hardly even knows them in adulthood. What motivates this character? Getting money, having freedom, having fun, taking risks. What frightens this character? The dark, Ghosts, falling, animals. What makes this character happy? Books, music, risks, video games, candy. Is the character judgmental of others? Yes. Is the character generous or stingy? He is stingy. Is the character generally polite or rude? He is rude. Who were they in school? The energetic mute. Occupation they wanted as a child: To be in a band. Living conditions growing up: Middle Living conditions now: Poor Criminal Record: Breaking and entering, theft, stealing cars, assault, reckless endangerment of an underage child, illegal use of explosives, drugs, driving and drinking, fleeing a cop, identity theft, illegal hacking. How does Character see himself/herself? Reckless, brave, cunning, smart How does Character believe he/she is perceived by others? Worthless and stupid. How self-confident is the character? Pretty self-confident. Does the character seem ruled by emotion or logic or some combination thereof? Emotions, for the most part. What would most embarrass this character? Having to show his softer side in public. Morality (Bold One Per Section): Lawful / Neutral / Chaotic ||| Good / Gray / Evil - You are 47.2% Evil. You are 64.1% Chaotic. Religious Belief: None Glasses or contact lenses?: Glasses Character Tropes: Catalyst Hero, Trickster, Fool, Shadow, The Child, The Hermit, The Devil, The Priest, Addict, Monkey, Dragon, Clown, Beggar, Destroyer, Detective, Visionary. Primary Goals In Life: Following his dreams and being free to do what he wants with his life. Character's short-term goals in life: Not dying. Getting cash from bounty's. Sex. Threatening to expose his siblings incest. Character's long-term goals in life: Visiting other countries. Exposing his siblings incest to their parents. Languages Known: English, Japanese Secrets: He knows about his brother and sister's incest. He is a sex addict. As well as a sadist, a sexual sadist ( On occasion). He killed one of his girlfriends. Hates cats. Loves watching children's tv shows, still. Most of the things that happened to him at school. Is a sexual deviant. ( more will be added later. ) Deepest secret: Has a journal of his fears and secrets. Biggest fear: Fear of being bound. (Merinthophobia) Happiest memory: The day he got his first electric guitar. Loneliest moment: When one of his teachers removed him from class and told him he would grow up to be worthless and stupid, then just let him sitting in the hall. Quirks/Mannerisms/Habits: Is a habitual liar and has made up a family that does not exist. Eats like a child even as an adult. Believes in ghosts. Obsessed with children's Cartoons. Shows up unannounced. Always steals the sweets. Has a leather fetish. Is embarrassed of their family heritage. Takes food off other people's plates without asking. Does not like to share hygiene items like hairbrushes, chap-stick, or razors. Keeps a marker on them at all times so they can draw weird things in public restrooms. Has unresolved childhood issues. Is constantly found only partially dressed. Has a weakness for games of chance. Never leaves home without wearing pants, but never wears pants while at home. Is scared of Neon colors. Always blows bubbles in to their drink when they have a straw, even as an adult. Has attempted voodoo. Dresses as a vampire at every costume party, fancy dress party, Halloween, and formal event. Makes paperclip jewelry. Won't drink without a straw. Has had sex with more people than they have seriously dated. Cannot sleep while in the vicinity of a cat. Gets lost all the time. Colors their hair crazy colors every other week. Likes to file their fingernails to sharp points because it makes them feel more dangerous. Is totally responsible for everything that goes wrong. Knows that they are being watched (by the readers). Has an accent that no one knows how to place. Is a heavy sleeper. Thinks cats can see their soul. Sneezes uncontrollably whenever someone talks about cats, reads something about them, or looks at illustrations of any type featuring them, but has no allergy to interacting with the animal itself. Is left-handed, but tries to pass as being right-handed. Wears either mismatched socks or shoelaces. Has a tendency of laughing at the most inappropriate times. Is double-jointed. Treats all of their friends like they are personal evil minions. Goes to the gym at 3am because 'That's when the ghost is there.' Wears removable tattoos. Steals things from people they think need to be punished for something. Has very bad taste in relationships. Talks in their sleep. Eye-rolling, Potty mouth, Snapping fingers, Stuttering, Toying with objects before them, binge drinking, smokes, eats a lot of sugar, is addicted to video games, Still plays with children's toys, clubbing, picks at mouth with his tongue. Loves anime. Savvies: Music, Tech, Fact, Media Style (Elegant, shabby etc.): Rebel, Punk, Goth, Steampunk, Cosplay. How does he/she dress?: Mostly black or dark yet colorful colors on normal days. Usually with purposefully placed tears in the pants and such, and risky looking outfits. Loves mesh, baggy, tight fitting and/or leathery clothing. Hobbies: Playing the electric guitar, piano and drums. Singing. Hunting bounties for cash. Boardgames. Gambling. Chess. Cosplaying. Crafts. Keeping a journal. Learning an instrument. Legos. Modeling. Origami. Reading. Videogame's. Renaissance Faire. Writing Music/songs. Speech patterns: Accented, mellow, chilled, stuttering. Disabilities: Dyslexic, Epileptic. Greatest flaw: Being a risk taker. Best quality: Easily figuring out and controlling a situation. Illnesses/Allergies/Allergic/exe: Seizures, Migraines Addictions: Drugs, Alcohol, Sex, Food. || Physical || Hair Colour: Light Brown Eye Colour: Bright blue Skin Colour: Tan Body Modifications: Has several ear piercing, tongue piercings, lip piercings and chest and lower. Build: Slender / Scrawny / Bony / Fit / Athletic / Herculean / Babyfat / Pudgy / Obese / Other Height: 6′9″ Weight: 146 Health: Very low Distinguishing features: his ears a slightly pointed. Has very, very faint freckles over the bridge of his nose. Scars/Birthmarks: Has several birthmarks on his body, on under his left eye, another two on the right side of his face, five on his back, one inside his ear, and three on his left arm. Along with those, are several scars from his recklessness as a child, one of which cuts down on the nostril of the right side of his nose. Another on his neck and four on his shoulder. As well as a ton on his knee's and legs. Abilities/Powers: Prophecy Construction Restrictions: He hasn't unlocked his powers fully yet, if at all really. The power triggers sever seizures that incapacitate him and prevent him from learning how to use his powers at the current moment. And this will continue to happen in the foreseeable future, even if he is able to figure out the easiest part of it, that is the prophetic visions he receives while having a seizure. This power also has other unknown effects and restrictions to him. || Favorites || Favorite Food: Candy Favorite Drink: Koolaid Favorite Pizza Topping: Taco Favorite Color: Steel Blue Favorite Music Genre: Punk/rock Favorite Book Genre: Dystopian Favorite Movie Genre: Fantasy Favorite Season: Fall Favorite Butt Type: Firm Favorite Swear Word: Fuck Favorite Scent: Cookies Favorite Sayings: " I may not be there, But I am closer than I was yesterday." “That’s what people do who love you. They put their arms around you and love you when you’re not so lovable.” “I’ve lived in darkness a long time. Over the years my eyes adjusted, until the dark became my world and I could see.” “Sometimes it feels better not to talk. At all. About anything. To anyone.” “My silence holds a plethora of syllables I am too afraid to say.”“They call you heartless; but you have a heart and I love you for being ashamed to show it.” " And every time I look at you, it hurts." "First of all, you don't know me. Second of all, you don't me." “Life is wonderful. It’s a gift to be alive, to see the sun and breathe the air. And there isn’t really anything else.” Favorite Quote: “Knowledge is not made for understanding; it is made for cutting.” || Fun Stuff || “Boss” Theme Music: Love The Way You Hate Me/ Hand Grenade/ Hiding Place / Bottom or Top: Top Loud Burper Or Soft Burper: Loud Sings In The Shower: Yes / No Likes Bad Puns: Yes / No Sins: Lust / Greed / Gluttony / Sloth / Pride / Envy / Wrath Virtues: Chastity / Charity / Temperance / Diligence / Humility / Kindness / Patience / Justice Hogwarts House: Gryffindor Element: Darkness Big5: Openness Jugian: INFP ( Alternative Type) MOTIV: Offbeat (Materialist 45% 54% Offbeat 81% 48% Thinking 21% 51% Intimate 21% 56% Vital 50% 54%) Left/Right Brain: Right

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The guardians welcome [LEE, VERONICA] also known as [IFRIAX] to the city of Jeonseol. She is [A DRAGON] currently living in [RUBY] and working as [CURATOR] at [JEONSEOL MUSEUM].

Welcome to Mirage! Please follow the admin twitter within 48 hours of acceptance, or your faceclaim will be freed up.

Faceclaim: Shin Ryujin / Itzy

Name: Ifriax / Lee Veronica

Nickname(s): Ronnie

Age: 77

Date of birth: August 7th, 1943

Species/myth/cryptid/etc:

Dragon

Ronnie is a dragon, specifically connected with the element of fire. In her world, there are different types of dragon, each type possessing powers that correspond to the four elements. As a fire dragon, Ronnie can breathe fire and is immune to extreme heat and burns. She can transform into her true form, a large crimson dragon that looks straight out of a fantasy novel. In this form she has powers of flight and all the perks that come from being a giant winged reptile of destruction. Her breed of dragon also has a longer lifespan often lasting thousands of years.

Additional abilities include enhanced strength and the choice to elongate her nails and teeth, which are as durable as steel. If she chooses, Ronnie can manifest her horns, tail, and her orange and red draconic eyes, which is a very fun party trick.

Weaknesses:

The cold / ice: Ronnie becomes sluggish when faced with extreme cold, and could even freeze to death if exposed for long enough.

Water: The element opposite of Ronnie’s own poses challenges for her. Water attacks can counter her fire, rendering it all but useless. As a result, Ronnie is also wary of large bodies of water.

Achilles heel (or armpit): In dragon form, Ronnie’s body is protected with thick scale plating. Though it offers her solid protection from physical attacks, she has a weak point under her arms that, if stabbed through on the left side, could expose her heart.

All that glitters: Ronnie is naturally attracted to shiny treasures and artifacts, to the point where she would do almost anything to obtain it, even at personal risk.

Aggression: Though working alongside the mages has taught her some temperance, she can still be quick to anger and prone to recklessly lashing out.

Residence: 1 Ruby Street

Occupation: Curator at Jeonsol Museum (Ancient artifacts department)

Personality:

Compassionate Courageous Scholarly -/+ Determined -/+ Familial -/+ Tough - Resentful - Fiery - Impatient

Background:

Ronnie was born in a world different from Earth, a world named Zerenia. In this world, magic and chaotic energies reigned supreme. Dragons and human mages existed together in peace and harmony, working together for as long as history had been recorded. Ronnie’s family of dragons was responsible for aiding the nearby temple of mages with protection, and in exchange, the temple-dwellers taught the dragons useful things that included channeling magic, healing, glamoring themselves to take human form, and the human language. This made communication between the factions possible, and that was how Ronnie grew up: learning to assist others and taking care of her loved ones on the lava fields she called home. Unfortunately, not all in Zarenia were benevolent. Some mages turned to less savory, darker magic. They craved everlasting and absolute power, setting their sights on the temple that was under the protection of Ronnie’s family. Inside were housed artifacts from ages long past, the same artifacts that Ronnie spent hours studying and revering with wonder ever since she was small. Each item held immense power, and in the wrong hands, it could trigger devastation. The mages stressed that they and the dragons could not allow this to happen, not under any circumstances.

However, the enemy was plotting, and they were clever.

The attack happened in the dead of night, while Ronnie and three other dragons guarded the sacred temple. The first blast of magic smashed into the temple, and chaos followed. The attack was led by a traitor among the mages, someone who’d been secretly amassing a following fit to overtake the benevolent mages and their draconic allies. Worst yet, it was someone Ronnie had respected and studied under. The resulting panic, death and destruction occurred faster than Ronnie’s squad could address it. Though reinforcements arrived to help, the temple was decimated and consumed by the fire of the surrounding landscape.

Many artifacts and lives were lost, but the enemy had a plan. Their focus was on a certain enchanted mirror, capable of transporting anyone who stepped through to another world. As their force carved a swath of death and fire through the temple, Ronnie and her fellow dragons gave everything they had to stop it. Eventually, despite their best efforts, it looked like all was to be lost. Surrounded by dead dragons and mages, her dead family, Ronnie felt certain that this was the end. As the enemy closed in, she felt a tug on her shoulder. One of the head mages lay dying, but used the last of her strength to tell Ronnie something important about the mirror: if she and the others went through, they would be spared, but they would have to destroy the mirror in the process.

Shock and fear hit Ronnie at once as the young dragon realized what this meant. The battle was lost, but the defeat didn’t have to be in vain. She gathered what little group of survivors she could and together, they raced through the mirror. What awaited them on the other side they couldn’t possibly have known, but it would be salvation regardless. The moment they were through, the dying mage gave her very last, casting a fireball into the mirror and shattering it. With this final act of defiance, she ensured that the traitorous mage and his army wouldn’t get what they came for, and that was victory in itself.

Ronnie and the others found themselves on Earth, on a cliffside overlooking the ocean. As time went on they discovered more about their new home, assimilating themselves into a nearby town using their human forms. Eventually Ronnie found her way to Jeonsol, a place where she could be herself while one day finding a way to return to her home. After years of restlessly searching for a way to do so, Ronnie made a breakthrough in meeting a Fadewalker that could take her to Zarenia, but what she found when she made it there was absolute ruin. Devastated and faced with an uncertain future, Ronnie traveled back to Earth. She’s been here ever since, trying to pick up the pieces and take care of what remains of her family.

Any wanted connections?: Possibly fellow dragons and mages who fled with her

#( mirage : accepted )#( fc : shin ryujin )

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save-me-liar · 7 years

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BTS Dragon AU

Dragon Keepers - soulmates with a dragon Dragons - tightknit community oriented species with low populations

Jin - dragon (pink scales with silver wings, eyes, spikes and claws) Yoongi - dragon keeper (elf prince) Hoseok - dragon (gold scales with green wings, eyes, spikes and claws) Namjoon - dragon (purple scales with blue wings, eyes, spikes and claws) Jimin - dragon keeper (human) Taehyung - dragon keeper (human) Jungkook - dragon (black scales with red wings, eyes, spikes and claws)

Humans scorn dragon keepers for having a non-human soulmate unlike the rest of their species while also fearing them for their ability to use magic. On a completely different perspective elves see the dragon keepers as blessed for being mated to such a powerful being.

Humans have no ability to utilize magic while elves only possess nature-oriented magic. For dragon keepers this means they have to be educated by their mates on the wide array of subjects they have access to after they’re fully mated.

Fully “mating” with a dragon includes magically intertwining the dragon and the human/elves’ souls together for all eternity. This provides the human/elf an immortal life like the dragon as well as gifting them the full ability to manipulate magic.

The dragon keepers soulmarks are exact images of their soulmate’s dragon forms. Humans gain their marks at ten years old while elves gain them at fifty (the equivalent of ten human years).

Traditional soulmarks usually consist of gaining their other half’s name imprinted on their wrists. Humans are usually mated with humans (same for elves), usually considered due to the extreme differences in life spans. A few rare instances of human-elf mates have been recorded but they’re considerately rarer than even dragon keepers.

Dragons use the hundred years they have to age until they’re considered mature enough to venture out in search of their mate to learn how to shift into human forms, become masters of their natural affinity in elemental magic (earth, air, fire, water), how to brew potions, etc. and are expected to teach their mates the same (excluding the shifting) when the time comes.

Despite living in extremely close clusters dragons become isolationists when searching for their mate and do not return to their nests hometowns until they’ve mated completely with their chosen one. This is due to an instinctual need to both protect their future mate as well as erasing any chance of another dragon stealing their future mate despite the futility of such an endeavor considering their souls literally are only completed when they’re together.

[putting the rest under a read more now]

Yoongi, Hoseok, and Namjoon

Yoongi is the second prince to the Northern Kingdom, leaving his parents relieved that he’s not the heir when his soulmark appears because they know his future is set away from their home.

Yoongi isn’t so thrilled about his mark because even if he’s a dragon keeper he has two dragons intertwined on his back. That is not normal in any sense people usually have one dragon so what the fuck.

Apparently it means he’s going to be partaking in threesomes for the rest of his eternal life, but whatever.

Hoseok arrives in the Northern Kingdom three years after he leaves home after visiting the other elven kingdoms. It’s considered normal to visit the elven kingdoms when first searching for a mate since human dragon keepers are far more spread out and harder to locate due to the stigma they face.

It’s tradition for any dragon keepers within the elven kingdoms to gather and bare their soulmarks for a visiting dragon. Having experienced the event many times over his 230 years of life, Yoongi finds it just as engaging as his etiquette lessons.

The visiting dragon is pretty though, with a heart-shaped smile, golden blond hair, and a killer jawline and fuck whoever has him as his mate is a lucky little shit.

By now everyone knows about his dual soulmark on his back so he’s really nonchalant about showing up to the meeting shirtless. Then they witness Hoseok shifting into his dragon form.

Lo and behold it’s actually his mate this time around.

Yoongi’s not okay. Even if he is a lucky little shit.

Noticeable silence when the other elves leave, his parents included, and Yoongi’s just nervously avoiding turning his back to Hoseok’s curious green eyes. Fuck, even those golden scales are pretty what the hell.

After a few minutes Hoseok transforms back into his human form and approaches Yoongi with a comforting smile. “You don’t have to be nervous, ya know.”

“Ah, yeah I kinda do.”

Then Yoongi turns around while watching Hoseok over his shoulder and he watches the mixture of surprise, curiosity, confusion, and jealousy crossing over the other’s face and can only offer a hesitant “sorry…?” as consolation.

But then Hoseok finally recognizes who is intertwined with his dragon form on Yoongi’s back and he starts cackling.

Yoongi is understandably confused. He had been dreading this meeting for a hundred and thirty years he expected rage not maniacal laughter and his snappish “what the fuck?” is sort of expected in all honestly.

“T-that’s my best friend!” Hoseok gasps out, clutching at his stomach.

Yoongi quirks an eyebrow, repeating a more calm, “what the fuck?”

Hoseok explains that his friend isn’t even a hundred yet - is a year off from his calculations - so he hasn’t even started searching for his mate.

Yoongi takes it in stride, even if he is very annoyed when Hoseok refuses to share any more information about the third member of their threesome. He won’t even tell Yoongi his name, the little shit.

They speak for hours, learning about one another until it’s time for dinner and Yoongi hesitantly brings Hoseok to meet his family.

“You’re the fucking prince?”

“The second prince.”

“Oh that’s much more relieving.”

Yoongi’s family might love Hoseok more than they love him, what the fuck?

They spend the next eleven months in the Northern Kingdom, getting to know one another. Yoongi’s still hesitant to take the official mating mark and bond their souls together for all eternity - understandable, given it can take decades for some elves to accept it.

Then Yoongi brings up how he’s nervous about his other soulmate (who Hoseok still refuses to talk about, damn him) and how their dynamics will work out.

“I mean, technically if he’s my soulmate that also makes him your soulmate. Are you okay with that??”

“He’s hot as fuck and a total nerd, I don’t mind. Sharing you will probably be a bit of an issue at first, though?”

“Why?”

“Instincts, darling, instincts.”

They come to the joint decision that Hoseok should go meet with the “three” part of their threesome lest he traverses the same route as Hoseok and takes three years to reach the Northern Kingdom.

Hoseok is very, very unhappy with leaving Yoongi alone for even an hour so the two weeks it takes to fly back to his hometown is extremely stressful.

Hoseok almost makes Namjoon plummet into the ground when he tackles him in the air when the latter finally leaves their nest hometown

“Hyung?!”

“Dude you’ll never believe what happened”

Hoseok spends a few hours telling Namjoon about Yoongi - well, about the whole ‘two soulmates’ thing, not so much about Yoongi himself - before demanding that they immediately start flying back to the Northern Kingdom.

Namjoon’s a little shellshocked but he’s completely on board because hell yeah, Hoseok already knows where his soulmate is. Technically it’s Hoseok’s soulmate too but his instincts are still growling at that part.

When they finally reach the castle Yoongi’s in one of his (despised) etiquette classes and is far too relieved when Hoseok bursts in. Then he realizes what Hoseok being back means, and he’s up on his feet only to watch a purple-haired, gangly limbed, attractive as fuck man accidentally turn over the table full of millennia old glass dishes.

Amidst all the shards of glass Yoongi’s shot a bashful smile and fuck, Yoongi is a lucky little shit.

“Uh, Yoongi, this is Kim Namjoon. He’s my best friend, a complete mess, and apparently our soulmate.”

They’re interrupted by Yoongi’s teacher screeching about the broken antiques and Namjoon is just hella sheepish even as he stands there, scratching the back of his head and staring at this dainty little elf woman who’s full of rage. After a few minutes of just letting her highlight the historical artifacts that were just lost Namjoon shrugs, waves his hand and bam, the dishes are magically put back together.

Silence.

“Okay, he’s a complete mess but at least he learned how to rectify things when he smashes them to pieces?” Hoseok offers.

Yoongi is very, very impressed and his teacher is very, very shook. Yoongi takes his chances to grab Hoseok and (gulp) Namjoon’s hands and ditch his class before she can come back to her senses.

He takes them back to his room and they spend hours upon hours talking to one another. Yoongi’s brother eventually comes to find him because Yoongi’s teachers complained about him missing classes and he’s very, very shocked to find a blue-eyed man growling alongside Hoseok.

“Uh, who’s this?”

“He’s part of our threesome.”

Silence.

“Dammit Hoseok.”

Yoongi’s parents are very ecstatic that their son has found both of his mates even though Hoseok had ignored the elven customs of presenting the dragon keepers to visiting dragons and just dragged Namjoon through the castle. They’re happy to meet Namjoon regardless, even though he manages to break three plates, two wine glasses, and snap the spokes of his fork all within the time dinner is served. At least he fixes each item afterwards.

Throughout the next few months there are various incidents where Hoseok and Namjoon’s instincts overtake them and they start growling and swiping at one another for approaching Yoongi.

That’s not even including the horror that is sleeping in the same bed during the rare instances it occurs.

“Okay, seriously, what the fuck is wrong with you two?”

Queue twin pouts “instincts, darling, instincts.”

“Is this going to happen forever?”

“Nah, it stops whenever we finally mate either each other.” Namjoon reveals, get dual deadpan looks.

“You knew that all this time?”

“I mean, yeah?”

“Well why didn’t you just say that instead of letting sunshine here just repeat ‘instincts, darling, instincts’ like a damn fool?!”

“Rude” Hoseok muttered.

“It was meant to be”

“I mean, I thought he told you?” Namjoon questioned.

“Fuck no he didn’t!”

“Hey, in my defense not even I knew” Hoseok grumbled.

“I hate you both”

“You can’t hate us, we’re literally going to be spending eternity together” Hoseok pointed out.

“Well why don’t we just get a headstart on that?” Yoongi drawled sarcastically.

“What?” - Hoseok

“What?” - Namjoon

“What?” - Yoongi

Yoongi starts nervously laughing only to be pounced on by Namseok with demands on if he’s serious or not. Yoongi somehow distracts them (read: he may or may not kiss both of them for the first time and then flee) for now and the subject is dropped for a bit.

‘a bit’ is in actuality only a day but they’re put off for another month after Yoongi reveals that he’s thinking about it.

Yoongi’s birthday is fast approaching and it’s while he’s in the middle of being formally fitted for the extravagant celebration his parent’s throw each year that he realizes he just wants to spend the day in bed with Namseok and maybe have them feed him cake by hand that he realizes he’s ready to be their mates

He may or may not choose to hide that fact from his parents because it’s tradition that the morning after a dragon marks his soulmate that he brings them back to his nest hometown.

Yoongi meant to be more romantic when he revealed he was ready to be mated (since his last admission was by accident) but honestly it was just gasped out when Namseok was showering him with kisses that night like they had started doing.

Basically innocent kisses took on a whole different purpose after that.

The next morning Yoongi’s brother walked in to see Namseok helping Yoongi pack (magically being able to shrink things was amazingly helpful) while barely being clothed. He also notices how many hickies are covering his brother’s milky skin and refuses to acknowledge it.

Yet again Yoongi’s brother is faced with dual glares and accompanying growls but at this point he’s used to it and only questions “what the fuck?”

“I may have become mated to these two dumbasses last night”

“Our parents are going to be pissed”

“I know, I’m planning on telling them then leaving immediately, shh”

“Good luck man”

Yoongi’s plan does not go off without a hitch like he was hoping.

But traditions are traditions and amongst all his mother’s screeching about his approaching birthday celebration and how rude it is to just cancel it the boy’s depart with promises to visit in a few years.

Two weeks traveling by dragon back makes for a pissy Yoongi

“My ass is aching you fuckers!”

“I can make it ache for a different reason?”

“Namjoon stop trying to be smooth you’re literally a child”

“You’re only three years older than me!”

“You’re both children shut the fuck up”

When they finally get back to their nest hometown Hoseok and Namjoon’s (and everyone else) is shocked that they both share the same soulmate. It’s rare but it’s not unheard of so they’re left to peacefully move in together and maybe bend each other over every flat surface available.

A few years later they get new neighbors in the form of VKook and JinMin and Yoongi starts regretting his existence.

Taehyung and Jungkook

Taehyung used to be a popular kid around their small village. He was, he swears, but then he was ten and whilst everyone else gained their soulmate’s names on their wrists he got a menacing black and red dragon etched around his body from his neck to his fucking toes.

Bad news: he’s the new village pariah

Sorta good news: there was already a village pariah and his new best friend is Park Jimin who’s also a dragon keeper but his soulmark is on his ass how hilarious is that? Taehyung feels a lot better about his own mark now. I mean, sure, some of his tattoo is on his ass but at least not all of it.

More good news: at least Taehyung’s grandmother still loves him despite his parents declaring him devil spawn and dumping him on her like burnt rice.

Even more good news: Taehyung’s new best friend Park Jimin moves in with him too because Taehyung won’t take no for an answer after learning that he had been living out on the street for two whole months after his shitty parents had kicked him out on his goddamn birthday.

If Taehyung wasn’t ten years old he’d be knocking on their fucking door and punching Jimin’s parents in their faces. Maybe he’d stop on Jimin’s dad’s dick too.

Taehyung might have a vocabulary ill-befitting of a ten year old but don’t tell his grandmother, she thinks he’s an angel.

Eleven years later and Taehyung and his platonic bromate for life and forever-together best friend Park Jimin are still living with his grandmother but then she’s sick and she dies and Taehyung can’t stop crying because that’s his grandmother and she accepted him when nobody else will and why is life so unfair??

They have to leave though, they have to leave the house his grandmother had lived in all her life and they have to leave her little grave under her favorite cherry blossom tree because now they’re alone and they have no protection against the villager’s and they have to leave before they’re run out of town by an angry mob because they’re vile, sinful demons.

So Taehyung and Jimin pack whatever they can carry and collect any money they can (Taehyung even disguises himself so he can get a good deal without getting ripped off and sneaks into the town jeweler to cash in his mother’s expensive necklace and earrings set that he may or may not have snuck into his old house to steal) before they leave their hated hometown.

The most important item they bring, though, is Taehyung and Jimin’s furbaby Soonshim who is the sweetest dog on the entire planet. His grandmother had let them keep the little runt of a pup they found in a back alley and now he’s big and can fight off the wolves that threatened his grandmother’s goats and Taehyung would rather lose his arm than lose Soonshim.

The looters that try to steal all of their goods two weeks later soon learn this because Taehyung takes a stab into his fucking bicep when one of the fucker’s aimed for his dog. Taehyung then proceeded to crush his dirty fucking face into the rocky ground below them before he passed out while Jimin used those unexpected muscles of him to suckerpunch the other one straight in the nose.

They then proceed to loot their looters (they even gain a new spiky collar for Soonshim fashioned out of one of the edgy fucker’s belts) before continuing on their way to the next town.

It’s in the next inn they crash at (bargaining dinner and a night’s stay in return for washing dishes the entire night) that Taehyung encounters Jeon Jungkook.

The bunny-toothed man had red fucking eyes but no one seemed to fucking notice??? Not even Jimin, what the fuck?!

“What do you mean you can’t see them they’re fucking glowing you blind little-”

“I’m not little-”

“Well your brain’s little if you can’t even comprehend-”

“You can see my eyes?” Bunny-man-demon-eyes questions, leaving against the bar top a few stools down from where they’re inhaling their hard earned dinner.

“Um, no?” Taehyung squeaks.

The man stared at him, scary eyes narrowed menacingly before he chuckled (holy shit that was cute, what the fuck) and pushed down his hood (holy shit he’s cute, what the fuck) to smile charmingly at Taehyung (holy shit, what the fuck).

Dropping his tone lower, Taehyung could barely hear the following question among the din the filled the diner’s full dining room but he did hear and it made ice shoot down his spine. “You’re a dragon keeper, aren’t you?”

Tugging in an unfortunately noticeably manner at his shirt’s high collar (damn his soulmark’s left front foot, why did it have to be right on the back of his neck?) Taehyung smiled his signature boxy smile. “Nope!”

The bunny boy had a scarily good deadpan expression. “Bullshit.”

By this point he had migrated over to the stool right next to his side, Jimin noticeably stilling in dangerous anticipation and Soonshim growling between their ankles. Taehyung narrowed his eyes into a glare. “Who the fuck are you?”

“A dragon”

“What?” - Taehyung

“What?” - Jimin, the eavesdropping bastard

“Woof?” - Soonshim, the most adorable puppy ever.

The scary eyed man smiled that bunny grin again. “I’m Jeon Jungkook and I’m a dragon. You’re quite possibly my soulmate considering you can see through my glamour.”

“Glamour?” Taehyung questioned, at a loss on how to acknowledge the rest of the boy’s - Jungkook’s - statement.

“Illusion.” Jungkook clarified.

“Prove it.”

Within the next second Jimin was grasping painfully at Taehyung’s wrist, whispering frantically. “Holy shit his eyes!”

“What did I fucking-”

“No you shithead they were brown before! Then they were red! And now they’re brown again, what the fuck?!”

“Magic.” Jungkook was smirking and it made him look like an asshole but it also made him look like an attractive asshole and fuck-

“So, soulmark? You show me yours I’ll show you mine?” Jungkook wiggled his eyebrows and wow, nevermind. He may be attractive but Jungkook was a fucking dork, holy fucking hell.

“I thought dragons don’t have marks?” Jimin questioned in confusion.

“I was alluding to my dick, but I could just show you my dragon form instead.” Jungkook admitted with a nonchalant shrug.

Taehyung stared.

Jimin stared.

Soonshim growled. What a good boy.

“Okay.”

“Taehyung!”

“Dragon form first, though.”

“You gotta room?”

“Are you gonna fit??”

“Hell no, but if you tell me where your window is I’ll leave and fly by it. I’d be run out of town otherwise.”

“Fair enough.”

Thirty minutes later they were gifted with the sight of a gigantic fucking black dragon with red wings and claws and eyes flying around their inn, inky scales glowing in the full moon light.

Thirty more minutes later and they were letting Jungkook into their bedroom while Jimin and Soonshim frantically walked out.

“I’m taking him for a walk, his eyes don’t need to be violated.”

“Jimin we’ve bathed with Soonshim, what the fuck-”

“Violated!”

“Violated?” Jungkook questioned in confusion before practically swallowing his tongue as Taehyung shucked off his shirt. Before he could comment on all that smooth, tan skin that was suddenly revealed Taehyung’s hands were unbuckling his belt and pushing down his pants and now his back was to Jungkook and that ass, those boxer briefs need to go-oh wait, holy shit.

Starting from Taehyung right shoulder and spiraling all the way down his back and his right leg all the way to his toes and he just noticed how the wings were wrapped around his stomach in a makeshift hug and Jungkook was staring at himself imprinted on someone else’s body and fuck.

“Okay well. Ah. That’s-well then.”

“Look who’s cocky now.” Taehyung muttered sarcastically, glancing over his shoulder with a mocking smile.

“My cock’s certainly involved somewhere here, yes.”

“Goddammit you loser.”

“Excuse you”

“You’re excused”

Jungkook certainly was excused because now Taehyung was leaning over, those boxer briefs straining over his plush ass as he leaned down to pull his pants back up and Jungkook almost whimpered as that beautiful skin was once again concealed.

He couldn’t even stop himself when Taehyung moved to pull on his shirt again, rushing forward and gripping the human’s wrists gently. When their eyes met (a mix of surprise and confusion versus something dark and heady) Jungkook let out a low whisper, slowly moving his gaze down Taehyung’s torso. “Let me look for a minute?”

“Um, sure?”

Then Jungkook’s hands were smoothing over Taehyung’s arms, ghosting along his collarbones before skimming down to his ribs where his soulmark’s wings first started becoming visible around his front. Jungkook was methodical about following the outer membrane of the wing, all the way down to the tips where they met right below Taehyung’s bellybutton and wow, this guy was something else.

“That’s a lot more than looking.” Taehyung whispered quietly.

Jungkook hummed thoughtfully before grasping at the boy’s hips (smirking at the gasp Taehyung couldn’t repress) before slowly, slowly turning him around. Jungkook chuckled when Taehyung leaned his back against the dragon’s chest, leaning his head down to ghost his lips along that frustrating front leg that Taehyung always struggled to cover and-

“OH MY GOD”

“DAMMIT JIMIN”

After their first meeting that was a lot more touchy-feely then it probably should have been Jungkook started traveling with the two.

He’s was quick to question their relationship (“you’re not dating right?” “oh my god i wanna barf he’s like my brother”), why they called Soonshim their furbaby (“because he’s our son” “but you just said you guys weren’t-” “we’re platonic bromates for life don’t be jealous you overgrown lizard” “what did you just call me”), if Jimin was a dragon keeper too (“yeah, do you wanna know where his mark is??” “one more word and i will literally strangle you don’t test me”), and why they were traveling together (“the villagers thought we were devil spawn and the only person who accepted and loved us died” “holy fucking shit i’m so sorry”), and anything else his nosy ass wanted to know

After that last question things were quiet for a bit as the two humans stewed before Jimin decided to ask if Jungkook knew any pink dragons

“Um, what type of pink? And what other color? I know this guy who’s, like, violently hot pink with blue eyes?”

“No, more like the color of sakura petals? With silver wings?”

“Ah, no, sorry dude. Maybe he’s from some of the eastern nests- I mean, um, towns?”

“You can just call it your nest it’s not that weird”

“I’m undercover, Taetae, I can’t use nest.”

“Oh my God he’s already calling you Taetae I’m going to barf”

“Shut up Jimin” - VKook

Jungkook continues to travel with the duo until they end up meeting Seokjin. It isn’t until Jimin’s fully bonded with the older dragon that Taehyung finally allows Jungkook to mate with him which is understandable but kind of annoying because Taehyung is a fucking cocktease

Jimin too, but that’s more from the dude walking in on them whenever Jungkook’s got Taehyung all hot and bothered and then they’re both left with a case of blue balls.

They move in next door to Jimin because Taehyung refuses to part with his bromate for the rest of eternity and Jungkook’s finally got his instincts to stop making him growl whenever he sees the two cuddling together

Soonshim is the honorary furbaby with four fathers now and constantly switches between their apartments each night.

Soonshim gains three new fathers when Taehyung and Jimin becomes friends with their elven neighbor Yoongi and his two mates Namjoon and Hoseok

Yoongi has no say in this friendship, which he’s very salty about

Seokjin and Jimin

When Jimin’s mark appeared, he was horrified. He knew what it meant, he knew the repercussions that he’d be forced to accept

So when he ran home on his birthday in tears, expecting the kind and loving support from his parents, he was instead greeted with an angry and humiliated mother and father

They insisted on leaving town, knowing that people would talk and that Jimin would single handedly ruin their reputation. It was in this mode of thinking that they dropped off their child at an orphanage in the dead of night and went on their way

No has heard from them since, Jimin sometimes would hear whispers about a couple that was attacked and buried in shallow graves a few miles out from the neighboring town but he chooses to stop listening after that and decides not to worry about them anymore

At the orphanage this kids bullied and beat on him because he didn’t have a normal human mark

A week into his new arrangement they discovered that he did indeed have a mark, but one frowned so deeply upon that when the caregiver found out, they made no attempt to stop the harassment even with Jimin walking around with a black eye or bloody nose

Eventually he decided enough was enough and ran away, unsurprisingly no one bothered looking for him

He stayed on the other side of town and got by begging for scraps and spare change

In doing this, he found a pregnant stray dog that seemed to go wherever food called, leading the two of them to become partners

The dog would sniff out the food while Jimin would do the begging, it was a good thing they were both cute otherwise they’d both be screwed

A month and a half later Jimin found solace in Taehyung and the two clicked instantly, especially when he saw the claws of a dragon etched onto the back of Taehyung’s neck

Jimin cried when Tae brought him home and his grandmother told him he could stay with them

Not much later the dog ended up only having one puppy that both boys absolutely adored

Only one day the dog isn’t with the puppy and is found dead on the side of the road somewhere nearby, leading the pair to take in the puppy and name him Soonshim

Eleven years later and Jimin is just as heartbroken as Taehyung at their grandmother’s passing, she practically raised him after all

They leave town together with Soonshim in tow

Jimin is nervous as fuck and absolutely dreading the day he meets his soulmate because of the location of his mark, he’s going to humiliate himself without even trying

It’s a soft pink dragon thats mouth starts at the very bottom of the small of his back, the head and neck nearly taking up his entire right ass cheek before wrapping around his waist, the wings were folded back and sat at the bottom of his stomach and the edge of his pelvis before the tail curled neatly around his left butt cheek

Doesn’t help that Taehyung likes to bring it up every waking hour either, it’s just left him even more mortified at the idea that he’s just going to be one massive fuck up

Then Tae meets Jungkook

He’s the biggest brat Jimin has ever met,Taehyung being a promising contender beforehand

Secretly, he’s really jealous that he’s forced to play third wheel while they get to fawn over each other

He’s also walked in on them so many times half (and even one time completely) naked that he wants to set his eyes on fire so he never has to witness anything like that again

Then they were walking through yet another town, Taehyung practically wrapped around Jungkook’s arm and giggling as they tripped over one another when the dragon’s head snapped up, pausing and growling at the open air, brown eyes flashing red and Soonshim was growling right along with him, hackles raised

“Jungkookie, what-”

“Dragons”

“Was that a plural why was that a plural-”

“Shut up Jimin, there’s like four of them around the corner.”

“Should we check it out??”

Jungkook was quick to refuse, nudging Taehyung into Jimin’s grip because after months of traveling together the dragon had finally stopped getting all jealous about their skinship before he was the one rounding the corner

Jimin and Taehyung only shared one glance before they were bolting forward, peeking their heads around the corner and staring at Jungkook approaching three men surrounding another one

Turns out Jungkook is a lot more powerful than his young age would suggest because he sends two of the dragon’s sprawling into the dirt and snarls right in the face of the other

When they eventually scuttle off it turns out the other dragon they were harassing was still healing from a case of poison, thus why he didn’t kick the other dragon’s asses himself

Always such a welcoming species humans were, especially inn caretakers. Not racist at all, nope

“But, why would those guys harass you anyway?” Jungkook questioned

The poisoned dragon, Jin, grinned sheepishly. “They might have been from my old nest”

“Old?” Taehyung questioned in confusion

“Ah, I’m not very...favorable there. Especially since I’m stronger than all of them, head dragon included.” He looked smug, if bitter

“Have you found your soulmate?” Jungkook questioned after an awkward silence

Jin snorted, shaking his head. “Nope.”

“Well, at least you’re pretty. Nice hair, by the way.” Jimin said, with that odd self-deprecating human that had never left after his time on the streets

“It’s just brown though?” Taehyung muttered in confusion, staring at his bromate

“Uh? No? It’s pink.”

Jin and Jungkook instantly snapped their heads in his direction, eyes wide. Jimin rose an eyebrow in question before remembering how Taehyung and Jungkook had met and oh no, really? This is how they meet?

“Oh shit.” Jimin squeaked.

Jin was too out of it from the poison coursing through him to do anything other than flop to the ground, wailing into the dirt. “I didn’t want to meet you like this! I wanted romance! But oh no, I’m just poisoned and barely lucid!”

“I literally meet Taehyung in a bar” Jungkook informed, depositing a quick kiss on his soulmate’s temple

“Still cuter than this” Taehyung muttered unhelpfully

An hour spent with Jungkook cautiously attempting to heal the poisoning with Jin’s own internal magic helping and then the four were quick to find a clearing at Jimin’s demands (“I need to see your dragon form or you’re not getting anywhere near me, no offense” “fair enough”)

Then there’s a ginormous light pink dragon towering above them three times the size of Jungkook, silver wings spread wide and iridescent eyes staring down right at Jimin

“Oh”

Then Jin - beautiful, broad-shouldered Jin - was standing in front of him again, asking about his soulmark and Taehyung was cackling as Jimin’s face soon resembled a tomato

Jin frowned in confusion, looking between the two. Even Jungkook was chuckling in amusement. “What?”

“His mark is on his-” Jimin’s hand was quick to smack over Taehyung’s mouth, too busy gaping at his soulmate - his soulmate - to answer coherently

“He’d have to take off his pants.” Jungkook finally answers, causing Jin’s eyebrows to shoot up in surprise, watching the smaller male as he body tackled Taehyung straight to the ground in an effort to quell the man’s laughter

“Are they-?”

“No. They call each other their bromate for life.”

“Ah”

It’s another two weeks with Jin joining them on their travels before Jimin finally shows him, Jin backing off until the other is more comfortable with him, though he has seen a few hints of the mark whenever Jimin’s shirt rode high and his pants rode low

Jimin learns just how plush Jin’s lips could be that night when he traced over every edge of the mark - every. edge.

Then it’s been almost a year of having each couple walk in on the other, Jungkook’s at the limit of his patience but his goal above all is Taehyung’s happiness so it’s not until Jimin finally let’s Jin mate with him that he gets to mate Taehyung and then they realize-

Jin has no home, no nest, and Jimin and Taehyung refuse to be separated from each other

Jungkook is silent for a few good minutes before saying that he’ll vouch for Jin, saying that his father is rather close to the head dragon, that it wouldn’t be a problem

Then the four are flying off towards their new home, their new nest, their new futures together, Soonshim balanced easily and carefully between Jin’s gigantic claws

Taehyung and Jimin complain about their asses hurting, just as Yoongi had done years earlier and then they’re introduced to other dragons, other dragon keepers, and move in right next to an elf and his two mates

They’re happy, all of them are in the end, but no one is happier than Soonshim with the seven hands that will slip him scraps under the dinner table.

[Here’s what we imagined the dragon keepers soulmarks looking like (obviously different colors to match the boy’s colors but we worked with what we had): Yoongi, Taehyung, and Jimin]

#bts #bts scenarios #bts headcanons #bts au #creature!bts #jinmin #vkook #rapline #ot3 #yoonseokjoon #i... did not realize that i had technically already done this poly until literally right now #this au has been in the works for like a month in the half #if the jinmins a little shitty pls pls pls forgive me both me and jt were stuck on it the entire time #also yes hello it's toxic posting this at 7am because what is a sleep schedule #i literally just finished the jinmin jt hasn't even read it yet so enjoy #this is what jt gets for sleeping like a normal human #can you tell i'm still stuck on the idea of dragon!jin #now it's effected the rest of the boys rip #dragon au

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