#there's gill art i haven't posted. maybe i should post it. maybe i will

[dracotheocracy]

Tell me about gill corraosta i dont think i got their last name right but the fish in pocket meme that you tagged with them has me intrigued

HI HI HI sorry i forgot to respond to this for a week

so gill carracosta. his full name is guillermo- gill is a shortening/partial anglicization of his name (the actual english equivalent to guillermo is william i think)- and he's the character i play in one of the lancer rpg campaigns i'm in

here's some gill facts: gill's left arm and left leg are "prosthetics". by prosthetics i mean they're extremely densely packed nanites that can expand and reform into gill's mech, a HORUS balor he ambivalently refers to as the thagomizer (the doylist explanation for this is that his build is built around trying to maximize the range on melee weapons a la "you are talking mad shit for someone in thagomizer range," the watsonian explanation is "gill thinks it's funny" and it is). they're cool as fuck but require a pretty high level of mental energy to remain functional especially after thagomizing so he has to be very conscious of his limits or he'll crash

visually the thagomizer is like if the kaijus in pacific rim were more sea serpent-like, the closest analogue for the image in my mind's eye is probably the otachi or the slattern (from pacific rim)

gill comes from an aquatic planet where most civilization is located underneath the ocean's surface- the nostalgia for his home world developed into a deep fascination with marine life which is in part why the thagomizer looks like that, but also he's a huge fan of fish and fishing and if you brought him to a planet with marine life he'd wade into the ocean and emerge a few minutes later dragging a swordfish behind him saying "look i found a swordfish!!!! hey here's a fun fact about swordfish did you know they're some of the fastest fish in the ocean? also they're cold-blooded by they have glands that heat specifically their eyes and brain" <- he will continue until interrupted, or until he runs out of fish facts to tell you. which is where me tagging that one post of the pocket fish as him comes into play, that post reminds me of him because it's something he would do

also he's named after the fossil pokemon from gen 5. that's where carracosta comes from

[axilarycobra]

A Guide to the Dragon World - fan edition | something I'm working on

Since I made the post asking for headcanons, here's a post to show what I already have and plan to write for this project.

I loved A Guide to the Dragon World, but I can never really get enough of world-building so after the guide was released, I started to write my own little fan editions of things that could have gone in the guide. I've been writing things in sections, but I hope to be able to put them together and stylize them a bit like the guide, although maybe not as well since the guide is beautifully done with art and design that I won't be able to do.

Anyway, I'm not done with it, I'm taking my time with it because I haven't been the most motivated for a while, but I'm getting back into it and I've been wondering what I should do with it. I'm currently writing it somewhere only I can see, but I would love to be able to share it with others. They would kind of just be more narrative approaches to my headcanon posts.

I've been thinking if I should post everything together on a fanfiction website, or post each section individually as Tumblr posts, although this would make it harder to find everything. So what I'm going to do right now is just give a list of the things I'm writing to include in it, and if anyone is interested, let me know so I can see what sounds like the best.

The way I'm writing these fanmade sections is basically like add-ons to the original guide. Some of them include notes that refer to sections in the real guide, so it's meant to be read as if it is in the official guide. I also wanted to try to include as many characters as I could (counting characters who were in the official guide), so hopefully by doing that, it made it so that I'm writing about a wider topic of things.

(some things already have names because I finished writing them, but for others I only have overviews, but everything will eventually have its own name).

Introduction

This little beginning section in the actual guide is just the Scorching legend and the map.

Info about the first tribe and resettlement after the Scorching. Basically, it gives more detailed descriptions of the dragons during this time and how the tribes were eventually formed after the Scorching happened.

MudWings

Additions:

A guide to the social structure and architecture of the MudWings by Reed of the MudWings

The Festival of Feasts by Bullfrog of the MudWings

Farming in the Mud Kingdom by Pheasant of the MudWings

Legends of Swamp Monsters by Marsh of the MudWings

Entries from Mayfly's journal about the healing properties of mud, leaves, and other natural resources

Education in the Mud Kingdom, a school project by Newt of the MudWings

A History of MudWing War by Gharial of the MudWings

The MudWing royal lineage / notable queens

MudWing history timeline by Sepia of the MudWings

Diagram of the social structure

SeaWings

Additions:

The Strength of the SeaWing Navy - A Report

A Celebration in the Dark by Moray of the SeaWings

Tales of Sea Monsters by Angelfish of the SeaWings (sent by Fin)

Low/middle-class SeaWing cities (a school project by Barracuda)

Old general report about SeaWing pirates (ft. notes from Piranha)

A Guide to aquaculture and SeaWing food by Lagoon of the SeaWings

The creation of the SeaWing Council

Historical SeaWing animi

A little memorial to the victims of the Royal SeaWing Massacre and how animus magic returned to the royal bloodline

A guide to SeaWing education by Gill

Poseidon, the SeaWing god (a school project by Snail)

SeaWings outside of the Kingdom of Sea by Riptide of the SeaWings

A busy day in the palace by Flounder of the SeaWings

Scrolls, Scrolls, and more Scrolls by Pike of the SeaWings

The SeaWing royal lineage / notable queens

General tribe history by Anemone of the SeaWings

Diagram of social structure

RainWings

Additions:

A Guide to the Many Palaces of the Rainforest Kingdom by Pineapple

Ancient RainWing Potion-Making by Ex-Queen Grandeur of the RainWings

RainWing Music Festivals as told by Gibbon to Glory

RainWing religion history by Coconut

Ancient RainWing war strategies by Mango

The Significance and Meaning of Rainforest Flowers by Tamarin

A guide to RainWing education (a school project by Boto)

A Council? How Thoughtful by Heliconia of the RainWings

Something about other villages in the rainforest (besides the main RainWing village) by Tualang

The RainWing royal lineage / notable queens

General tribe history by Siamang

Diagram of social structure

NightWings

Additions:

The origin of NightWing powers and the 3 NightWing Gods by Allknowing

A history of NightWing impact on the environment (school project by Fearless)

An ancient scroll about music competitions between the NightWings and IceWings by Tunesmith

Other moon phases and their effects on NightWing powers by Starclaws

A history of NightWing animi

The Whiteout Museum on the NightWing Island by Mightyclaws

The Biography of Queen Battlewinner by Ex-Princess Greatness of the NightWings

A guide to NightWing education by Truthfinder and Mastermind

NightWing life in the rainforest (written by Secretkeeper)

Those who moved to Renewal (a report by Strongwings)

An old document on ancient NightWing diplomatic practices by Prudence

Oh How Life Turns by Thoughtful of the NightWings

The NightWing royal lineage / notable queens

General tribe history by Hope and Moonwatcher

Diagram of social structure

SandWings

Additions:

Formation of the Scorpion Den by Six-Claws

The uses of the Eye of Onyx by Thorn

Entries from Queen Scorpion's journal

A history of SandWing animi

Traditional SandWing music festivals (Full Moon Festivals) by Pronghorn

An account of SandWing witches and superstitions by Camel

Common SandWing professions by Agave

A SandWing mapmaker's journey across Pyrrhia (ft. notes by Needle)

SandWing food preparations by Quicksand of the SandWings

A guide to popular Kingdom of Sand cities (school project by Arid)

A guide to SandWing education by Cereus

Taipan: the Kingdom of Sand's most dangerous underground criminal organization, a report by King Char

The History of the SandWing Stronghold by Parch

General tribe history by Prickle

The SandWing royal lineage / notable queens

Diagram of social structure

IceWings

Additions:

A detailed history of IceWing animi and gifts

The legend of the Great Ice Dragon, the Great Ice Queen, and ice monsters (school project by Ermine)

A scroll about IceWing art and music festivals

A journal about the Crystal Plaza marketplace

The history of Queen Diamond, Snowfox, and Snowfox's daughter

A guide to IceWing education by Winter

A document describing Snowfall's new council

A school project by Alba describing the problems of the circle rankings

General tribe history by Changbai

The IceWing royal lineage / notable queens

Diagram of social structure

SkyWings

Additions:

A document on how the SkyWing fell victim to cruel queens, making a historical turn in the tribe (written by Harrier)

The SkyWing Orchestra by Peril

The Gods of the SkyWings by Osprey

Ancient SkyWing art by Jasper

A history of SkyWing castles by Hawk

The SkyWing social structure by Thrush

A history of SkyWing animi and firescale dragons

A guide to SkyWing education (a school project by Garnet)

SkyWings and fire: a longstanding history by Carnelian

SkyWing community councils by Avalanche

Fashion in the Sky Kingdom by Soar

An apology by Ruby to her tribe for previous SkyWing ways and a promise for changes in the future

General tribe history by Peregrine

The SkyWing royal lineage / notable queens

Diagram of social structure

Pantalan introduction

This section includes Cricket's letter to Starflight and a map of Pantala.

An up-to-date map of Pantala, showing the Poison Jungle burnt, the boundaries of the LeafSilk Kingdom, and other named locations

An ancient map of Pantala, showing what the continent looked like before the Tree Wars and showing where the kingdoms were when the tribes were all ruled separately

SilkWings

Additions:

Pre-Tree Wars SilkWing Life by Danaid

Members and duties of the SilkWing Assembly

A guide to historical SilkWing queens

The BeetleWings

The origins and use of flamesilk by Admiral of the SilkWings

Journal about old SilkWing communication lines under the continent

The Webs - where the SilkWings used to live

Life in the LeafSilk Kingdom by Blue of the SilkWings

A guide to SilkWing education: past and present by Glider

General tribe history (before the Tree Wars, after Clearsight) by Queen Monarch

HiveWings

Additions:

Pree-Tree Wars HiveWing Life by Scarab

Life under Queen Jewel by Katydid

Ancient records of HiveWing queens

The HiveWing Rebellion movement by Inchworm

The Foundations of the Hives by Jewel

Excerpts from Queen Cochineal's journal

General tribe history (before the Tree Wars, after Clearsight) by Cadelle

HiveWings in the LeafSilk Kingdom by Malachite

A guide to HiveWing education: past and present

LeafWings

Additions:

Ancient LeafWing queens and palaces by Sequoia

A history of LeafWing animi

LeafWing life on Pyrrhia

The origins and use of leafspeak by Belladonna

Records of the Tree Wars

Clearsight and the LeafWings

A guide to LeafWing education: past and present by Sundew

The LeafWing Restorative Justice System by Byblis

General tribe history (before the Tree Wars) by Hazel

A Complex History of Dragon Queens

An entirely new section dedicated to giving a list of all known queens in chronological order of rule with short biographies for each. It starts with the first dragon queen after the Scorching and goes up to Queen Jewel of the HiveWings; and includes queens there is little known about, including the MudWing queen during Moccasin's time, Queen Lagoon's mother, Opal's queen, Queen Anaconda and Princess Python's mother, Vigilance's daughter, Snowfox's daughter, Grandeur's mother, Sequoia's mother, and so many more!

There are currently 86 queens featured (and maybe more to come)!

Time and Holidays in the Dragon World

Another new section dedicated to explaining how time passes (months, seasons, etc) and the many holidays celebrated by different tribes. This section will include information about ancient holidays, along with new ones celebrated post-arc 3.

Animus Magic

This new section will feature information about one of the most mysterious things in the history of Dragonkind, animus magic. This section, written by Turtle, will include facts, theories, and histories of animus magic.

Dragon Biology

A new section dedicated to the biology of the different tribes, including the rarity of scale colors, possible patterns, possible mutations, information about hybrids, heights, diet, and other more scientific information

Humans

Yes, I really did mean that I want to get as many characters as I can into this, including the human characters. But instead of trying to put them into other sections, I'm giving them their own section so it's very easily skippable for those who don't like humans mixed into their dragon guide.

This section will include:

The murder of Queen Oasis from the human perspective by Rose

The many human cities of Pyrrhia by Ivy, Leaf, and Wren

The Human Cities of Pantala by Axolotl and Raven

The Sad Story of Humans in a Dragon World by Rowan

The Human Empires on Pyrrhia and the True Story of the Scorching by Luna

Scavengers are Friends, not Pets by Winter