[OOC] Mid/High Casual - Divinus: The Deity Roleplay Mk.II

[Vec]

@Iktomi y'know, this is pretty awesome actually. I believe this little guy has the most potential to have good relations with the gods than all the others demis xD Since he pretty much only likes drinking and has no further ambitions, for now...

[Muttonhawk]

A post to keep people from being left hanging.

Now I can go back to scrawling for an important piece of parchment that I need for gainful employment while I leave my character arcs to wallow.

[Rtron]

A post to keep people from being left hanging.

Now I can go back to scrawling for an important piece of parchment that I need for gainful employment while I leave my character arcs to wallow.

@Muttonhawk

Vestec is truly hurt that Toun doesn't have to prove anything to him. HOW DARE HE NOT BE SO EASILY GUILT TRIPPED.

[Muttonhawk]

@Rtron Lawful evil has its perks.

[Kho]

I just went around exploring the guild for five minutes. We live in a very weird place. Don't stray too far



Edit: I read some godawful things about godawful people who gave not-godawful people godawful experiences. It was godawful. There were also some godawful RPs. (*feminists (followed bby meninists, I should add) are heard shrieking in the background, and Kho must make a swift escape*)

[Dawnscroll]

@Kho I demand Links good sir. Let me embrace the madness of Vestec with you

[Vec]

So, dragons. @Dawnscroll I have been thinking about them since the day I posted their CS. How I'll go about making them, introducing and developing them. One of the first things I thought about was: breeds. Dragon breeds are a big part of draconic fantasy fiction. At first, I had thought about just directly creating them with whatever form I saw fit...

But I realised that If I did that, I would be greatly limiting their potential as a race. So I scrapped that thought. Then I thought, Hey. I can have it like this. Make a certain amount of dragons - the 'proto-dragons' if you may - then put them inside eggs and fling them into different areas around Cygnea. I set this as the base for their creation. After that, I thought about what I wanted to do with dragon breeds. But that posed a problem as I specifically wanted dragons to be "natural" beasts, that is to contain Slough's natural print, and not be like Pronobii or Hain who are not natural. So I came up with the whole lizard-to-dragon idea...

So the problem now is how to go about introducing dragons. Should they all hatch as one generic, 'proto-species' of Dov and then slowly evolve as they absorb the essence of their surroundings and become whatever dragon breed? Or should I have the dragons absorb the essence whilst being inside the eggs and then have them all hatch as completely different dragons from the get go?

And then there is the problem of their numbers but I guess, once a god gets hold of one dragon and examines it, they would be able to replicate them to some extent but not entirely since they would have to have their blueprint and also know the dragon script so as to decipher it. And ICly, Ull is the only one possessing said knowledge.

These questions have been on my mind for a while and tbh, I still have yet to decide on one.

One thing I know though is that I don't want to limit you all if you want to use dragons in your plots.

So, a penny for your thoughts?

[Rtron]

@Vec

I vote absorb essences through their egg.

As for population, just have a God bless them with extra fertility and BOOM lotsa dragons.

[Frettzo]

I was wondering how Astarte's eyes actually looked, so I did a small sketch in under five minutes. I might eventually digitalize it and give it some colour, too. It has been like a year and a half since i last drew something, no joke. I'm pleasantly surprise to see I can still draw a basic eye xD

Eye

[Muttonhawk]

@Vec To clarify, hain are semi-natural. They were built using Slough's stuph.

As for dragons, I would lean towards adapting to their surroundings, if only because Ull'Yang hasn't really got a reason to separate them into breeds from the start. As well, it'll mean that you get to theme them to the places they live and have them sorta mesh into the local aesthetic. Instead of bland green dragons, you have swampy venomweald dragons. Or instead of blue dragons, you have finned Jvanic ocean dragons with slimy skin and a penchant for making necklaces. Just my opinion.

I also have another question for you to add to the pile: In their first post, you mentioned that the first dragons would be mated at first sight of each other. Does that mean you could have love triangles and loners if they don't pair up evenly?

[Frettzo]

Whoops, I liked Astarte's eye enough to try my hand at sketching her face

Hider

[Vec]

@Frettzo She looks sad. Might this be post-Amartia Astarte? :C
@Muttonhawk Hmm, I see your point. And to answer your question, the instant pairing part only applies to these 20 dragons that hatch from these first eggs. I made it so because I wanted to force the dragons to breed at some point, since I made so few of the at the start. Once they had hatched and started exploring the world, they would inadvertently come across some of the other 20. About the love triangles and loner possibility, maybe and yes.

It is specified that dragons separate after their kids are of age to leave the nest, with the parents going about their business. But, while a dragon is raising a drakeling with its partner, they generally remain faithful to one another. Additionally, dragons are generally regarded as solitary beings, that doesn't mean that they won't proactively seek to mate, should they feel the urge that will come in time.

Love triangles can happen, but genetic hard-coding trumps all.

[Frettzo]

@Frettzo She looks sad. Might this be post-Amartia Astarte? :C

@Vec

Yeah, this is the way she looks at the moment. Only, you know, with a dress. I love how sad she looks xD

Also I drew Toun, @Muttonhawk

Hider

Yes, those two noodles are his legs.

And yes, that is an unibrow.

It's what he gets for being mean to Astarte!

[Muttonhawk]

Also I drew Toun, @Muttonhawk

@Frettzo

Excuse me, I need to go laugh for a decade or two.

[Frettzo]

Niciel is so Nice, @Scarifar

Hider

Keeping hair that long clean must be really annoying, though xD

[Cyclone]

I drew Zephyrion too! Just look at those brawny arms and piercing eyes!

The Most Esteemed Deity of Change, The Supreme Being, Your Lord

He'll look something like this once he's done with his (now self-imposed) exile vacation and eventually returns to Galbar.

The new Zeph!

[Frettzo]

I drew Zephyrion too! Just look at those brawny arms and piercing eyes!

The Most Esteemed Deity of Change, The Supreme Being, Your Lord

He'll look something like this once he's done with his (now self-imposed) exile vacation and eventually returns to Galbar.

The new Zeph!

@Cyclone

Dang, that's top quality art right there! I was planning to draw a cloud with an angry face on it for my Zephyrion drawing xD

[lif]

Are we drawing gods, now? Because I was thinking about drawing a few character cards

[The Irish Tree]

Are we drawing gods, now? Because I was thinking about drawing a few character cards

@poog the pig

But not before penguin butler.

right?

[Kho]

I drew Zephyrion too! Just look at those brawny arms and piercing eyes!

The Most Esteemed Deity of Change, The Supreme Being, Your Lord

He'll look something like this once he's done with his (now self-imposed) exile vacation and eventually returns to Galbar.

The new Zeph!

@Cyclone

Behold the supreme wisdom of Fate and Amul'Sharar

Edit:

The Ballad of Zephyrion (now not in ballad form for deep reasons)

Do by Doing Not.
Change through Constancy.
Like the Mountain, Steady.
Like the River, Flow.
Like the Grass Blades, Shiver.
Like the Patient Winds.
Like the Passionate Flame.
Harmony of all that is Within
With all that is Without.
Within is Without.
Without is Within.
Complete Harmony.
Perpetual Constancy.
Perfect Change.