ShidenBlades

Dragon Riders of Aethier

@OnlyThePie

I'll take a look at your character and address any changes via PM.

I will not be having a PC. As I will be controlling he instructor and various other NPC's.

I will set up the scene. But, basically all of you would have been brought to the Dragon Riders home, already have your dragon and had a week or three to get antedated with one another and your dragon.

All of you will be sitting before the council and be assigned your master .... we'll see what develops from there.

I imagine that while this will serve as the main thread there will be side ones for training. You all wont be together all the time. I'll be keeping a time-line and post it once its' relevant. I'll also post a map after a bit.

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Your characters have already been 'recruited'.

Remember, being a Dragon Rider is not optional. You will be taken. So, the separation from your family does not have to be a happy one.

If you'd like to do a flashback of your character being taken then we can do that. It'd just have to be in a different thread.

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@OnlyThePie Possessions are what your character has on them. They can be mementos of the family, like an heirloom. Once taken from your family you will not be allowed to return until after your training is completed.

@Cat Sidhe If your character is the son/daughter of nobility/royalty then I could see them having a title. As far as nicknames, I would think that since you've only been with the Riders for a week or so that they haven't given you a nickname.

That said, if your character prefers to be called something else and that's how they introduce themselves than I could see that working.

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@Cat Sidhe Correct.

@OnlyThePie Absolutely.

Not everything in this world is set in stone. So, if you have an idea for a culture/region, I'd be more than happy to help develop it with you.

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@OnlyThePie Essentially, yes.

I do not want to force looking into magic and other lore related topics until you have the information to look over and understand it from an in-game perspective.

Also, as the GM I want to see what sort of weaknesses and strengths you give your character. I reward good writing and believable characters in game by various means.

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@Cat Sidhe

Umm... no need to claim a face. I doubt anyone will use the same one you do.

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I"ll add that Dragon Riders in the view of the world are as respected as they are feared.

Though, their numbers are not what they used to be, they do their best to keep their presence known.

Think of them in a Jedi style fashion, if that helps? They consider themselves peace keepers among another things. They also protect people from Wild Dragons when such threats arise.

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@OnlyThePie

I'd be happy to answer your questions!

The Song is this worlds version of magic. It's a very intricate and personalized magic, by that I mean magic isn't merely something that requires a few arcane words and hand gestures to get an effect. It is tied to the very mythos of creation (which I am currently writing), but basically everything was brought into creation with The Song, so when a Dragon Rider uses magic they are controlling the building blocks of creation to a very small degree. Magic gets its name because when you use The Song you hear music, you hear and feel creation all around you.

It is highly addictive and dangerous. Addictive because of the power that one can use and dangerous because it can fry the mind and overload the senses. We will go through several training sessions, where your characters will be first taught how to hear The Song around them, and then how to effect it.

You can use any weapon you'd like. Pick whatever fits best with your character and you'll be trained to use that weapon.

A picture of your character is not mandatory, but can be useful. A picture AND description of your dragon will be mandatory once they become Drakes.

Narrative will not be moving forward too fast. There will be time skips here and there, but the nature of this RP will take place over a long time. So I would not expect to be flying on your dragon any-time soon. I'd like to delve into the relationship between dragon and rider, and other riders and ...well... of course things will happen to cause different kinds of conflict in the story.

Hopefully that answers some questions.

I'm more than willing to help with character creation.

I wouldn't worry about Weapons or The Song right now, that information will not be relevant right away and you can edit your sheet as it does become necessary.

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Dragons

Drakuoum – What Kesh call Dragons and Riders.

The following information will tell you what a Dragon Rider is, what skills they have and what their purpose is. I will provide some history on them as well as information on dragons. It will not have everything as I feel that character should learn as they go.

The bond that connects a dragon and its rider is a special one. Not even the dragon-riders know why or how a bond forms, but they do know that it is the choice of the dragon prior to its hatching. The connection that a rider and dragon share is more than just a magical link, they are physically, emotionally and spiritually bond to one-another.

It is well known that dragons become more powerful the older they get, they get larger and develop diverse magical abilities. The same can be said for a Rider as his bond grows stronger. While young riders are comparable to your regular human, a rider with centuries under his belt is far stronger than half a dozen strong men, quick as lightning with senses on par with some animals. Truly ancient riders even begin to take on characteristics of their dragon, mostly commonly reptilian eyes. Though hardened, scale like skin and pointed teeth and fangs have also developed.

While Dragons do not take on human characteristics they do grow, mentally, as a human might. They are capable of reason, learn to speak and grow as a human might. It’s important to note that Wild Dragons are little more than instinctual creatures.

True Dragons, as the dragons ridden by their Riders prefer to be called, also develop magical abilities beyond that of their Wild kin. While dragons are magical creatures they do not use magic the same way their Rider does, one will not see a dragon casting spells. Rather, a dragon can influence the natural world around them, be it through animals or plants, though truly ancient dragons can affect the weather in a limited fashion around them.

It’s important to note that True Dragons do not possess the Wild Dragon’s ability to adapt instantly to different environments, such as going from aquatic to volcanic conditions. So while True Dragons are very resistant to magic and weather effects Wild Dragons are all but immune to such things.

While dragons vary in appearance as much as their human counter-parts the size of a dragon can help in determining their age. Dragon Riders have broken down a dragons age into five categories based on size to help with training, the categories are largely unknown outside of the order.

Hatchlings – They are usually the size of a large house-cat, are not capable of flight or any other magical abilities. Hatchlings are largely dependent on their Rider at this stage.

Wyrmling – Wyrmlings are larger than a house cat but no bigger than a wolf, they can fly for short periods at this time but cannot yet carry a heavy load. This is the age in which dragons are capable of hunting for themselves.

Drake – The vast majority of Dragons are considered Drakes, that is to say that they are capable of carrying a passenger but do not possess the terrifying bulk that a Wyrm carries. Drakes are more often than not, sleek and fast. A Dragons slumbers come more slowly once they reach maturity and are they are often considered drakes for a couple hundred years. Drakes vary in size but are generally between the size of a large horse and elephant.

Wyrm – A wyrm is the thing of legends, they are as large as a house and are capable of incredibly displays of magic. They do not possess the sleek body that drakes do, and have gained a considerable amount of girth due to muscle over the years. A single Wyrm can be enough to deter a nation from war.

Great Wyrm – The only difference between a Wyrm and Great Wyrm is status, a Great Wyrm is one of the dragons (along with their Rider) that sits on the council of Riders.

Dragons and Age

Everyone knows that as dragons get older they get larger and as they get larger they get more powerful. What isn’t common knowledge is how dragons get so large. They do not ‘grow’ like your average living creature, Dragons are actually more akin to snakes in that they shed their old form and rise into their new one.

This process is somewhat constant for young dragons as they are constantly loosing scales and growing new ones. When a dragon is ready to become a drake they enter a deep slumber after gorging themselves. The first slumber last exactly one cycle of the moon. The older a dragon gets the less often these slumbers occur, but when they do occur the more food is needed to fuel the transformation.

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@Crazy Doctor Not at the moment.

If someone drops I can let you know though.