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peacemaker is a weird dangerous brat or I blow them up

(they don’t have wings on purpose. I don’t think the design needs them tbh + hc it’s not that uncommon for Rainwings to be born wingless

click for better quality its blurryyy

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Hey all! I’ve finally got a batch of adopts up on my Toyhouse! These ones are themed after the sky. If you’re not on TH but still wanna snag one of these fellas, DM me and I can work that out with you. The link + some previews of the designs are below :)

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Hey Wings of Fire folks! I found a bunch of old adopt ideas in the depths of my Procreate files and I decided I should finish them up. If I were to put them up for sale/trade, what’s the best place to do that? I was thinking of putting them up on my Toyhouse but I don’t know how many of y’all have/use that (or if you can use it without having a full account.) I’m very new to TH so any advice is appreciated, I might also just post them all here :D

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"This is my world now." - Darkstalker

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You can't take loved away

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LORE DUMP‼️‼️ Buckle up losers, I’ve got a new WoF AU and OCs to boot. Welcome to my shitty dragon crime drama.

It currently doesn’t have a title or anything, it just exists. Here’s the deets:

1. This story takes place several decades after Arc 3. A lot of canon characters still exist, meaning I’ll be referencing them and what they’ve become. Eventually I might develop this into a whole future AU, and write all the alliances and everything, but for now I’ll just mention some key players.

2. These characters live in a city called Unity. In A Guide to the Dragon World, Anemone mentioned wanting to build an intertribal city for MudWings, SeaWings and RainWings. Well, guess what! She did, and that’s Unity. Unfortunately, it’s hard to make dragons to get along, especially when generational wounds linger from the War of SandWing Succession. To make matters more complicated, many Pantalan dragons have settled in Unity, bringing with them unfamiliar ideas and abilities.

3. To outsiders, Unity is a gleaming beacon of hope for intertribal cooperation. Most visitors don’t stay long enough to witness anything more. Residents live in an entirely different world. Unity is ruled by multiple factions, known colloquially as Hordes. Hordes control anything and everything they can get their claws on. Some Hordes, inspired by the Outclaws of the Scorpion Den, try to maintain justice within Unity. Most exist to amass wealth and power.

4. Hordes may be intertribal or tribe-specific. Even those exclusive to one tribe may call upon agents from another for their unique abilities. Alliances are constantly shifting, and if you gain a reputation with the Hordes, it’s best that you make yourself forgettable—or risk getting swept up in their plans.

AND NOW FOR OUR CAST:

Iridescence is a sly RainWing-SilkWing hybrid living in the city of Unity. Her striking colors make her stand out in any crowd, but more striking is her reputation. She is notoriously clever, conniving, and coy, using her delicate appearance to lull others into a false sense of security. She primarily trades Pantalan imports, but under cover of night, she deals in more…sinister goods. Poisons are her specialty. With the help of Kudzu, her leafspeaking assistant, she cultivates dozens of toxic plants to use in her concoctions.

Kudzu is a reserved, cynical LeafWing. He hails from a small group of LeafWings who, resenting Queen Sequoia’s push for peace, left Pantala in pursuit of isolation. To avoid his parents’ preaching about Pantalan politics, he spent most of time studying the flora and fauna of Pyrrhia. He would later move to Unity, where he studied under a SeaWing doctor and eventually opened his own practice. Soon after, he began working with Iridescence, helping her make poisons in exchange for funding his studies. His true passion is medicine.

Salamander is a timid, quiet MudWing. MudWing troops are a common sight in Unity, but nobody knows which she hails from. Salamander prefers to keep it that way. Her Bigwings, Caiman, is one of Unity’s deadliest Horde bosses. Salamander is rarely involved with her sibs’ crimes—they consider her much too anxious to bring along—except when they need her fireproof scales. As of late, Salamander has been spending more time in Caiman’s neighborhood, raising suspicions about her loyalties. Fortunately, she has an alibi. Rumor has it that Caiman has developed smokesickness, a rare and potentially fatal disease. As one of Unity’s mail carriers, it’s simply Salamander’s job to deliver her medicine.

If you read this far, wow! Thanks! I hope it was interesting. You’ll probably be seeing more of these characters on my blog. Feel free to ask questions, make OCs/suggestions for this AU, etc etc. I’ll share more of their story as time goes on.

As a bonus, here’s a size reference for the characters, based on my tribe headcanons:

The bases were made by Joy Ang. I got these from the Wings of Fire wiki—I can’t remember who posted them but I’ll try and update with them soon. Edits and colors made by yours truly.

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A little break from requests—my mutual @vinnystaysawake is REALLY stoked about the recent Pokémon leaks and it got us talking about his and his friends’ Pokémon ship. I promptly turned into a Wings of Fire AU. He insisted that I post it. I’m not set on Kynthos as Cynthia’s name, so if anyone has any suggestions, throw em in the comments!

Characters: Cirrus (Cyrus, IceWing), Kynthos (Cynthia, NightWing), Sting (Sidney, SandWing)

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Time for another request: Moonwatcher, suggested by @steve-the-dino! For this one I thought it’d be fun to try drawing Moon in both my retro style and my “normal” style with some of my own WoF headcanons. My style isn’t super consistent, so I took the opportunity to try out some new brushes and techniques.

Retro moon has been simplified a little since the last time I drew her. She no longer has spikes on her head, and the small line of spikes on her tail have been replaced with three large ones. I like to give her the same heart-shaped nose that I give Clearsight, and big, soft eyes. I think in a Bluth movie, she’d be portrayed as introverted, bashful, and kind—perhaps to a fault.

My personal Moon design looks a LOT different. Her colors are far less saturated, and I like to give her a bit of iridescence, as she’s said to be multicolored in the books. I also make the scales on her back very light as if she’s always being washed in moonlight. I like to think that NightWings look otherworldly compared to other tribes, so instead of horns, I give them an alien-looking crest. I think the next time I draw Moon I’m going to give her a lot more purple. A lot of people portray her as green because of the cover, but I think in the books she was described as purple and blue!

In both designs, I give Moon green eyes and bright silver scales. In retro drawings, I’d make her about the same size as the rest of the Jade Winglet, but otherwise I headcanon NightWings being one of the smaller tribes. Moon is bigger than the average NightWing in both height and build, since she grew up in the rainforest instead of on the volcano. Large, round shapes can portray both softness and strength, and while the former certainly applies to Moon, I think she’s physically quite adept as well.

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I saw your requests are open! Could you perhaps, Draw Clay? No pressure of course!

Another couple of requests! Peril was suggested by @nirlkrm, and the user I responded to requested Clay. I decided to draw this one in my retro style since I'd never drawn Clay that way, and I wanted to revisit my design for Peril. Usually, I pick a background from an old Don Bluth movie, but I already had this background from The Lion Guard saved—courtesy of LionGuardKujenga on Deviantart. It's been edited slightly to be brighter and more saturated.

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Next up in the requests: @threemoonwatchers suggested Fathom and @incorporeal-entity suggested Clearsight, so I decided to draw them together! This is one of my favorite scenes of them, where they meet for the first time and Clearsight is overjoyed to see Fathom. She’s seen him in countless visions and already feels like they’re best friends, and while Fathom hasn’t met Clearsight until now, I imagine he’s so, so happy to meet someone who has faith and trust in him after a lifetime being shunned by his tribe. They both got happy endings, but it hurts my heart to know they probably never saw each other again after the events of Darkstalker.

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Thanks to everyone who suggested some dragons for me to draw! First up is Whiteout suggested by @kittyfirest0rm. I realized I haven’t drawn her hardly at ALL despite her being a favorite of mine. This isn’t quite my retro style—I’d love to do a drawing of her like that later.

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Hello wings of fire fandom. I’ve just remembered that tumblr exists because I really. REALLY wanna draw some dragons. Gimme some dragons to draw

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HOOOOOLY CRAP THESE LOOK SO GOOD. I hope we get to see more characters illustrated! I’d love to see how Yamamura interprets them, as well as the other tribes!

So the cover for the Japanese translation of TDP just dropped. Looks really neat!! Lookat him! Clay!!

Art by Lee Yamamura

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Reblogging this for the image ID!! Thank you OP!!!!

A LOT of people liked my SilkWing metamorphosis headcanon and I was inspired to make a lil comic about it!! Thank you to everyone who’s left kind comments. I’m posting this from work so I don’t have a lot of time, but I’ll try and write up an image ID asap!

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OP mentioned checking your meds already but I REALLY want to emphasize that. Stimulant ADHD medication, some antidepressants, and even some OTC allergy pills can raise your basal body temperature or make you more vulnerable to heat exhaustion. I used to work at an amusement park in the border south and had to go to the nurse building multiple times to recover from the heat, and it took weeks for me to figure out my meds were making it worse. And on that point: ADVOCATE FOR YOURSELF. If you’re doing ANY outdoor activity—work, sports, marching band for all I care—do NOT try to “push through.” Tell someone you need to cool down and get to a shaded/air conditioned place immediately. Tell them BEFORE you’re already on the verge of fainting. If you’re comfortable disclosing it/if it’s safe to, tell your supervisors/friends/whoever if you have a condition or take medicine that puts you at risk. Rest until you feel better, and then rest a little longer. There’s no shame in taking a good, long break or asking to go home, because your priority (and theirs) should be your safety. My anxious teenage ass was scared to ask for help until I realized there was so much more on the line than whether or not I gave my coworkers their breaks. Someone else could take care of them—I had to take care of myself, and so should you.

For all of the northerners that stood up for Texas during our freeze and said, "Don't make fun of them, they've never dealt with this before. Their infrastructure isn't made for snow and freezing."

This one is for you.

Where I live 108°F with 80% humidity with no wind is normal.

Pacific North West is dealing historic best waves 35-40°C or 95-105°F.

First of all. Don't make fun of them for bitching about the heat. Just like Texas isn't built for a freeze and our pipes burst, Pacific North West isn't built for heat and a lot of their homes don't have AC.

If you live somewhere with a high humidity like 80+ HUMIDITY IS NOT YOUR FRIEND. The "humidity makes it feel cooler" is a lie once it gets beyond a point.

If you live somewhere with a lower humidity, misters are nice to cool off outside.

Once you get over 90°F (32°C) a fan will not help you. It's just pushing around hot air. (I mean if you can't afford a small AC unit because they're expensive as hell, by all means a fan is better than nothing).

If you have pets, those portable AC units aren't safe. If your pets destroy the outtake thing, it'll leak CO2. Window units are safer.

Window AC units will let mosquitoes or other small bugs in. Sucks, but that's life.

Now is not the time to me modest. If you have to cover for religious reasons, by all means. If you don't, I've seen people wear short shorts and a swim top. It's not trashy if it keeps you from getting heat stroke.

If you do have to cover up for religious reasons, look for elephant pants or something similar. They're made with a breathable material.

Shade is better than no shade, but that shit it just diet sun after some point. Don't think shade will save you from heat stroke.

I know the "drink your water" is a fun meme now, but if you're sweating excessively you need electrolytes. Drink Gatorade, Powerade, or Pedialite PLEASE. I don't care if you're fucking sitting in one spot all day. That shit WILL save you from heat stroke.

Most importantly. RESEARCH THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEAT STROKE AND HEAT EXHAUSTION PLEASE!

If you're diabetic and can't drink Gatorade, mix water, fruit juice, and either lite salt or pink salt

If you can afford it, cover windows with thick curtains to insulate the house

If you have tile floors, lay on them with skin to tile contact. If you don't, laying your head on cool counters works too.

If the temperature where you're at is hotter than your body temperature, don't wear heat wicking clothing. Moisture wicking is safe though.

Check your medication labels. Many make you more susceptible to sun and heat

-Room temperature water will get into your body faster. This is something I learned doing marching band in high summer in Georgia, and it saved all of our asses. Sip it, don't gulp it, especially if you're getting into the red; same goes for whatever fluid you're drinking. And just in general drink during the day.

-If you are moving from an air conditioned space to an un-air conditioned space, if at all possible try to make the shift gradual. When my dad and I were working outside and in un-ac houses a few years ago, he'd turn the air down to low in the truck about ten-fifteen minutes before we got where we were going. This way your body doesn't go from low low temps to high temps. S'bad for you.

-If you can, keep your lights off during the day. Light bulbs may not generate a lot of heat, but the difference is noticeable when it gets hot enough. I literally only turn my bedroom light on in the evening when it gets too dark.

Don't be afraid to just like... pour water on yourself if you need to. The evaporation will cool you off.

Put your hand to the cement for 15 seconds. If you can't handle the heat, it'll burn your dog's paws. Don't let them walk on it.

Dogs with flat faces are more prone to heat stroke. Don't leave them out unsupervised.

Frozen fruit is delicious in water.

Wet/Cold hat/handkerchief on your head/neck will help you stay cool.

Pickle juice is great for electrolytes! You can even make pickle juice Popsicles!

Heat exhaustion is more, "drink water and get you cooled off." Heat stroke is more "Oh my god call 911."

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[Image description: an infographic showing the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke. The graphic is labeled "Heat Dangers: First Warning." Signs of heat exhaustion: faint or dizzy, excessive sweating, cool, pale, clammy skin, rapid, weak pulse, muscle cramps. If you think you or someone else may be experiencing heat exhaustion, get to a cool, air-conditioned place, drink water if conscious, and take a cool shower or use cold compress. Signs of heat stroke: throbbing headache, no sweating, red, hot, dry skin, rapid, strong pulse, may lose consciousness. If you think you or someone else may be experiencing heat stroke, call 911. End description]

Be safe.

-fae