Shieldwing may say he doesn't like pranks, but Skobeloff knows that just isn't true. From the moment Shieldwing knocked over that house of cards that Skobeloff was putting the finishing touches on, Skobeloff knew that Shieldwing loved pranks and tricks just as much as he did. Though Shieldwing may protest and insist that he doesn't like them, Skobeloff knows that's just an act to keep people off guard until it is too late. So Skobeloff always ropes Shieldwing into his pranks whenever he can.

Shieldwing, accidentally knocking down house of cards: Oh I'm so-
Skobeloff: Oh, it. Is. ON!
Shieldwing: Wait what? Why do I hear boss musi-
Skobeloff: *throws rubber chicken at Shieldwing*

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Shieldwing, accidentally knocking down house of cards: Oh I'm so-
Skobeloff: Oh, it. Is. ON!
Shieldwing: Wait what? Why do I hear boss musi-
Skobeloff: *throws rubber chicken at Shieldwing*

Stargaze: PRANK FIIIIIIGHT!!!

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Stargaze: PRANK FIIIIIIGHT!!!

Shieldwing: Huh!? Where, Who? What? Wait... \*smacked by chicken* Ah! Why!? ><;

Anyone still filling in their fellowship questions? Once you've finished, feel free to put your CS in the character section.

I’ve got one spot left for Fellowships.

I've definitely been keeping track, and I just need one more to get filled in. I've basically only got one more to fill in at this point. One will probably be going to Sylph, but it can be either. Which just leaves Skobeloff or Fellwing to take up one of mine. And then once one of those gets taken, the last one will be attributed to Sylph~

Gave Vertigo an example of one for Fellwing, but haven't heard back on whether that was fine or not. Until then, I'll be leaving it open in case somebody comes up with a different idea~

I took the liberty of going through all five of the characters in question and figuring out which ones have been filled in and which ones are still blank, so that I could post them all in one place for convenience! As it turns out, BlueJay's Sylph is the only one that currently has all three ready. For reference, those are:

Skobeloff convinced the clutch to take you in after you left your House. Explain how they exemplified your virtue, and give them a Friendship Gem.

Stargaze worked with you to expose the treachery of an Elder dragon who had fallen to the Darkness. Give them a Friendship Gem.

You have helped Shieldwing to question one flawed tradition of their House. Tell them what it was, and take a Friendship Gem from them.

Worth noting that the second one in that list is not necessarily confirmed yet, but if BlueJay is good with that, then Sylph would be finished.

Apart from that, these are what the other characters are still missing:

(Only one of the following)
___ has stood by your side in a fight against a monster of the Darkness. Explain how they exemplified your virtue. Give them a Gem.

___ was there when you were most vulnerable. Give them a Gem.

___ is consumed by the Isle’s immediate problems; you will show them why they must focus on the future. Take a Friendship Gem from them.

___ is a fellow prankster, a lover of tricks and jokes just like you. Explain how they once got one over on you, and give them a Friendship Gem.

___ ’s knowledge is unparalleled within the Clutch, but they do not see the danger ahead. Take a Gem from them.

___ helped save you from the Darkness. Explain how they exemplified your virtue. Give them a Gem.

You dreamed of ___ long before you two met. Tell them what the dream was about and take a Gem from them..

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The former is good because it could tie into my Fellowship option of Fellwing option of standing by Shieldwing's side in a fight against a monster from the Darkness. Perhaps Fellwing one time had a vision she didn't like and went off on her own, but Shieldwing noticed and followed her. And while she was on her own, she ended up getting attacked, for Shieldwing to come to her aid. Perhaps, as a raw-scaled drake, he couldn't beat the monster in a straight fight like what he was used to, so the two of them had to get creative and used their environment to take them down?

I really like this one; it's a scenario I can definitely see happening! And like you said, it could tie into yours too - so that's two fellowships done at once.

For the others, hmm, so I know for sure that Stargaze's one doesn't fit Fellwing at all - she's definitely not overly concerned with immediate problems, considering she's all about future visions. ):

So then that just leaves...

___ is a fellow prankster, a lover of tricks and jokes just like you. Explain how they once got one over on you, and give them a Friendship Gem.

Which I could see, considering she has knowledge from her visions to aid her! What better way to use the powers of Darkness than to prank your clutchmates?? :P I can imagine her being that one annoying dragon that's super difficult to prank because she "can see it coming", much to Skobe's dismay.

Also hell yeah to Tiamat's clutch!

Edit: Hmm, I might be in a bit of a pickle - if all of us are supposed to be in 3 fellowships, I'd only be in Skobeloff and Shieldwing's. Guess I gotta spin an explanation for why she might fit the immediate problem one anyway. :'D It's just like the exact opposite of the Seer archetype I was picturing. So it would mean an overhaul of her personality.

That DOES raise a question, doesn't it? Now that I think about it, nothing in the Fellowships actually specified that the dragons in each one HAVE to be different dragons. Is it fine to double up on them? It might make a decent amount of sense, considering it would be pretty hard to get everybody's to line up perfectly like that, considering how widely varied all of the different characteristics are?

So I guess the question for our GM here is...is it okay for two of a Dragon's fellowships to be taken up by the same other dragon? If so, then I presume that would mean that, IC, those characters would be particularly close?

That's a fair point, and not starting the game with gems from different characters doesn't mean you don't have a past or past relationships with them, or that you can't get gems from them in the future. In the end, I assume the fellowships are a tool to help TTRPG players establish relationships and roleplay opportunities ahead of time, because not all players might be experienced with that. They aren't all forum roleplayers yo.

In which case,

___ was there when you were most vulnerable. Give them a Gem.

could easily be tied into the other fellowship Fellwing and Shieldwing (I just realized they're both "wings") have. Maybe after the battle Shieldwing was gravely wounded/vulnerable? Or it could be an unrelated event, maybe an emotional vulnerability after something bad happened that Fellwing had foreseen, so she knew to be there to warn him or be there for him afterwards. Like the death of someone or the like.

That is, if the DM permits doubling!

That DOES raise a question, doesn't it? Now that I think about it, nothing in the Fellowships actually specified that the dragons in each one HAVE to be different dragons. Is it fine to double up on them? It might make a decent amount of sense, considering it would be pretty hard to get everybody's to line up perfectly like that, considering how widely varied all of the different characteristics are?

So I guess the question for our GM here is...is it okay for two of a Dragon's fellowships to be taken up by the same other dragon? If so, then I presume that would mean that, IC, those characters would be particularly close?

While the book probably doesn’t want you do that, I’ll allow it. Also makes some sense as in a group, you’ll likely be more closer to some members than others.

Awesome! Then I think that just leaves...

___ is consumed by the Isle’s immediate problems; you will show them why they must focus on the future. Take a Friendship Gem from them.

___ ’s knowledge is unparalleled within the Clutch, but they do not see the danger ahead. Take a Gem from them.

You dreamed of ___ long before you two met. Tell them what the dream was about and take a Gem from them.

<Snipped quote> could easily be tied into the other fellowship Fellwing and Shieldwing (I just realized they're both "wings") have. Maybe after the battle Shieldwing was gravely wounded/vulnerable? Or it could be an unrelated event, maybe an emotional vulnerability after something bad happened that Fellwing had foreseen, so she knew to be there to warn him or be there for him afterwards. Like the death of someone or the like.

That is, if the DM permits doubling!

This is a nice idea, and though I already had one set to be tied up by Sylph...I'm not gonna lie, I really do like the idea of Fellwing seeing a moment coming that will leave Shieldwing emotionally vulnerable and comes to his aid. Especially considering the fact that she's from House Kebros, which is the House that was most involved with the Darkness' corruption besides Yeraktos. I think it could be plenty of fun for them to be particularly close~

And doubling down on that is that their names are similar, yet kind of opposing depending on the way you read into Fellwing's name~ One is a set of wings to shield and protect, while the other set of wings CAN be interpreted as sinister, dangerous or malevolent~ This is absolutely not how Shieldwing will see it, but maybe some other dragons can see it that way~

I've thought about it for a while, and I do have some extra ideas or suggestions to put forward for the remaining Fellowships, in case anybody is curious:

If we're okay with doubling on Fellowships, then I do have another idea for Stargaze's last Fellowship.

@Guardian Angel Haruki

"___ is consumed by the Isle’s immediate problems; you will show them why they must focus on the future. Take a Friendship Gem from them."

Shieldwing would probably be a good match for this. He is absolutely obsessed with the Isle's predicament, wanting to repel the Darkness once and for all as soon as he can. After all, his entire goal is to get beyond the Cloudstalker, and thinks all of the political teachings he's being forced to learn is a waste of his time because he doesn't need to learn this stuff to combat the Darkness. This could get to the point where he just wants to go out and deal with the problem directly whenever he can.

Perhaps Stargaze, the one he sympathizes with the most regarding this big, dramatic destiny, can make him realize that he'll never make any REAL progress on his ultimate goal if he's just throwing himself at every threat that's in front of him. It's like treating a symptom rather than the more dangerous underlying disease causing it. What if he ends up getting himself hurt in an encounter that didn't matter, and then can't be at his best when his clutch needs him most? Stargaze could show him that just putting himself like a wall between the Darkness and others is only going to cause the Darkness to build up on the other side like a dam, until one day it's just too much and that dam will burst and get washed away with everything else.

Getting Shieldwing to see that there's a right way and a wrong way to do this, especially when they don't even really have a grasp on what the Darkness even IS, could work to tighten their bond a bit more. Especially since he's so concerned about getting past the Cloudstalker in the first place...that he hasn't even really considered what he would actually DO once he got to the surface anyway. xD

Or, if doubling up isn't ideal, then it could be @BleakBlueJay's Sylph that makes this one work. Maybe Sylph is more obsessed with societal problems, possibly including her own. Maybe it's in regard to problems that this division among Houses is causing or something along those lines?

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As for @Vertigo's remaining Fellowships, the Dream one could apply to basically anyone. But Stargaze might work pretty well for that one, due to Stargaze and Shieldwing being pretty intertwined with one another, so if Fellwing is introduced to Stargaze through Shieldwing along with the rest of the clutch (since Shieldwing is the one bringing her into the clutch), then that could be an "Ah ha" moment for Fellwing as she finally understands who this dragon really was. The actual dream could be somehow vaguely related to Stargaze's destiny as The Orphan?

And if you're looking for a Knowledgeable character for your other one, then Sylph might be your best bet? Shieldwing is definitely not going to fit that mold, and it's possible that Skobeloff might but he seems more of a rogue and trickster type of character than one who would be that knowledgeable. But as a member of House Myndoth, maybe he knows more than he lets on~ Sylph, though, is a former member of House Myndoth, and as a Rebel, has a unique Move that demonstrates superior knowledge of society at the very least and a Shadowself that implies that in the moment, they believe that they know more than anyone else ever could regarding the society's problems.

Hey guys, I know I just got here and I've already made my character all the way, et cetera et cetera, but I may have to pull out.

I'm sorta chronically ill and disabled and I'm being hit with a huuuuge wave of fatigue. I don't think I'll have the energy to do this roleplay :(

My apologies for the wasted time.

Hey guys, I know I just got here and I've already made my character all the way, et cetera et cetera, but I may have to pull out.

I'm sorta chronically ill and disabled and I'm being hit with a huuuuge wave of fatigue. I don't think I'll have the energy to do this roleplay :(

My apologies for the wasted time.

Sorry to hear that. I hope you're doing okay, and you should never apologise for putting your health first.

Hey guys, I know I just got here and I've already made my character all the way, et cetera et cetera, but I may have to pull out.

I'm sorta chronically ill and disabled and I'm being hit with a huuuuge wave of fatigue. I don't think I'll have the energy to do this roleplay :(

My apologies for the wasted time.

Hey, I'm sorry to hear about your situation, and you've got my hopes and prayers directed at you for things to improve in whatever ways they can! Don't worry about it, your health comes first! And as far as I'm aware, there wasn't really any time wasted: it was fun talking about it in the first place! Sylph seemed pretty cool, and so do you!

All that said, that does change some things if Sylph won't be around (at least at first). That's a few Fellowships that need to be adjusted accordingly.

Luckily, I think these are pretty simple to alleviate.

Shieldwing's Fellowship involving Sylph is easily exchanged for a second with Fellwing. Or I could potentially rework one of them to apply to Skobeloff so that I have one for each party member.

Skobeloff's Fellowship regarding trust and confidence can easily be applied to another. Shieldwing would match this one really well. Fellwing might work pretty well too.

For Shieldwing, it could be that Skobeloff has probably tricked or lied to Shieldwing multiple times so that he could either get out of something or just to make Shieldwing look silly as a joke. Most dragons in his position would then consider Skobeloff unreliable, like a boy crying wolf. But then one time, Skobeloff gets in actual, dangerous trouble at some point. He realizes he can't talk his way out of it (maybe he got on the bad side of a bad dragon or two that demand something from him), and he doesn't want to get the clutch dragged into it. But then he gets the idea to ask Shieldwing for backup since he's "the strong Brynback" and would be able to handle himself and maybe even resolve the whole thing.

When he goes to ask Shieldwing for his help, Shieldwing initially agrees, but an older Brynback dragon scolds the two of them, saying that Wroughtwing's descendant shouldn't be made a fool of by such obvious lies so many times. Maybe Skobeloff believes that Shieldwing will listen to his superior and runs off before he gets an answer. But then, when the time comes, Shieldwing shows up to support him. When questioned about why, Shieldwing would then say he'd rather be made the butt of a joke than run the risk of abandoning a clutchmate when they need him. He's strong enough to handle being a victim of a prank, but would forever regret it if he did nothing while there was something he could have done to help.

And then finally, Fellwing's Fellowship regarding the most knowledgeable member of the clutch. That definitely won't be Shieldwing, who struggles with that on a daily basis. So that would leave either Skobeloff or Stargaze; whichever one of those two would be most likely to be the most knowledgeable. I presume it to be the Orphan who has outside experience, but that's something I should leave to you two, I suppose. xD

Hey guys, I know I just got here and I've already made my character all the way, et cetera et cetera, but I may have to pull out.

I'm sorta chronically ill and disabled and I'm being hit with a huuuuge wave of fatigue. I don't think I'll have the energy to do this roleplay :(

My apologies for the wasted time.

Ahh, sad to see you go, hope you feel better soon! No need to apologize either.

I'll wait on others' input on the fellowships, since I'm not sure which ones need refilling now without scrolling back a bunch, ha.

As far as I can tell, most of us are filled in at this point. The only ones that still need filling are these:

___ is consumed by the Isle’s immediate problems; you will show them why they must focus on the future. Take a Friendship Gem from them.

Since Fellwing is not really a good match for this one, this one will come down to doubling up on either Shieldwing or Skobeloff, unless we wanted to change this Fellowship in some way that would still be suitable for The Orphan.

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___ ’s knowledge is unparalleled within the Clutch, but they do not see the danger ahead. Take a Gem from them.

You dreamed of ___ long before you two met. Tell them what the dream was about and take a Gem from them.

The former is kinda tough with the clutch. So assuming we don't just, like...change the Fellowship or something, you're most likely going to need to associate that one with either Skobeloff or Stargaze, so leaving it to their interpretations is probably for the best. And then you could probably tie the latter into whichever character doesn't take the former.

Also technically I could change one of Shieldwing's from Fellwing to Skobeloff if there's a good enough idea for one of them. But since Fellwing isn't getting a spot on Stargaze's list, I figure doubling down on Fellwing for Shieldwing probably helps even things out a bit more; and I do think it would make sense for someone as serious as him to be closer to the other two than the prankster. Though, obviously, he would never dismiss Skobeloff...he just wouldn't be as close to him as he'd like to be. But those gosh darned rubber chickens keep getting in his way! xP