Aveline

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Level 1 Skydancer
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Smoldering Sconce
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Energy: 50/50
This dragon’s natural inborn element is Light.
Female Skydancer
This dragon is hibernating.
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Personal Style

Apparel

Enchanted Book Collection
Teardrop Lapis Lazuli Ring
Cloak of the Cosmos
Starlight Guise
Navy Arm Wraps
Dread Dancer Forecallouses
Dread Dancer Hindcallouses

Skin

Scene

Scene: Enchanted Library

Measurements

Length
4.51 m
Wingspan
3.78 m
Weight
898.96 kg

Genetics

Primary Gene
Cobalt
Iridescent
Cobalt
Iridescent
Secondary Gene
Ice
Butterfly
Ice
Butterfly
Tertiary Gene
Antique
Runes
Antique
Runes

Hatchday

Hatchday
Nov 30, 2016
(7 years)

Breed

Breed
Adult
Skydancer

Eye Type

Eye Type
Light
Common
Level 1 Skydancer
EXP: 0 / 245
Meditate
Contuse
STR
4
AGI
5
DEF
4
QCK
9
INT
9
VIT
4
MND
9

Biography

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A V E L I N E

The Mute Archivist

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something will be here someday!
You nod, giving the she-dragon a small sum, and head back out to the main cavern. Maybe there was more to the lair you could explore...?

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"Nine to five
Living lies
Everyday
Stealing time
Everyone's taking everything they can
Everything they can
Everyone's taking everything they can
Everything they can..."
Aveline is the clan archivist, specializing in her innate ability to store, recall and organize the history of Sornieth. With every great mind, however, comes a steep price. An accident during her egghood resulted in defect that severely damaged her vocal chords. Aveline manages to maintain rows upon columns of ancient scripture allowing anydragon to peruse her Library.
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Exalting
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What happens to a dragon once they are exalted? Like, do they wander away and suddenly meet a deity? Or does the deity come and take the dragon? What happens...
Canonically, the dragon voluntarily answers the call of their patron deity and goes to support their elemental flight in skirmishes and dominance of Sornieth. The closest parallelism would be something like a voluntary enlistment to the military. There are many ways an exalted dragon can help in the dominance effort: flying supplies to various parts of the globe, attacking, defending, diplomacy, spying, maintaining infrastructure, research, supplying the flight, healing, etc.
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With the release of the new sword items, which was awesome by the way, it's mentioned that dragons are using them despite not having opossable thumbs. So... how do dragons hold their swords?
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Do wing apparel ever interfere with flight?
As rigid armor or multi-layered skirts can interfere with running, the same can be assumed for certain apparel designs hindering flight. It would still be possible, but you'd have to be a lot more careful. Delicate wing apparel would be unlikely to be worn into battle, but may be used for an aerial dance. Rigid armor would hinder flight, but would also help to protect a dragon's wings during battle. Some battle apparel is designed to hinder flight as little as possible, though there is often a trade off in armor protection vs maneuverability.
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How do the apparel pieces pierce through the wing membrane?
For example, how do the wing wraps go around the arm when the arms are connected to the membrane? Or the steampunk vest clips through?
It is a bit silly! Many pieces of apparel treat the wing membrane as something that can be passed through. If we did not do this, it would limit the amount and appeal of the apparel we can produce.
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in the golem workshop, who actually created the factory/workshop that has all the robots/coliseum opponents? Like who founded the golem workshop, or made it?
The Workshop was founded by an industrious Lightning clan, then abandoned when it became too difficult to control. It began to operate again seemingly on its own, with Golems producing more Golems. It is likely that the workshop was activated by Luna Mith seeking to make lightning-powered armor. These Mith did not grasp the full scope of what restoring power to the factory would entail.
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Can you give an estimate on the height of the Pillar of the World?
The Pillar is immense; the top nearly brushed the inner atmosphere of the planet.
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Is "Sornieth" the planet or the continent?
Sornieth is the name of the planet. The continent as a whole does not have a given name because to the dragon clans, it IS the world.
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Does the sun rise in the east? Or from another direction?
Sornieth has the same rotational direction as Earth, so sunrises happen in the east!
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If dragons from different Flights can Gather around Sornieth, are there no strictly maintained borders, and dragons just go by "where this deity's magical influece ends and this one's begins"?
That's a valid way of thinking about it! The zones themselves are very influenced by the magical element of the reigning Deity and their protected shard of the Pillar; the changes in both magical fields and the landscape itself are dead giveaways that one is approaching a "border".
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How is time seen in Sornieth? Is one Sornieth-day and year equal to Earth time? How many decades/centuries/millennia have passed since the Third Age?
For purposes of gameplay, Sornieth days and years are about on par with Earth time, as this makes them more relatable to players. However, dragons grow from a hatchling to an adult in a matter of weeks, so while the calendar year is taken into account with Flight Holidays and the like, lorewise, many measurements are considerably longer.
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Is the magic in the environment finite or infinite? I know dragons' internal stores can be expended, but could a colony of fae (who have small internal stores) wipe out the environmental magic in an area through excessive magic use?
A little of both. It's something that can naturally replenish if given time and the right conditions. However, it can be destroyed as well. The majority of magic that dragon's use is drawn from their environment, and released back into it without being destroyed or created.

Part of the reason why the Shade incursion was taken seriously by the gods was that the Shade consume and destroy magic at a faster rate than it can be replenished.
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Where is the Festive Favors shop located, since it's not at the Trading Post with the others? Does Joxar move around Sornieth for each festival?
We like to think that Joxar's got an empty Festive Favors stand in every region of Sornieth, and that he travels the globe, stopping in to celebrate every month. The ultimate Flight Rising fan!
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Given that there's steampunk apparel, are there also steampunk type inventions? Maybe airships for dragons who can't fly or would rather take a ship? (For instance, a Earth snapper ambassador to Wind would have a really difficult time getting up to Cloudsong!)

You can ask any Lightning Flight member: the Shifting Expanse is full of some incredible steam and electric machinery!
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How many moons does Sornieth have? Is it relatively the same distance from its own sun as Earth is? Is Sornieth in an Earth-like solar system or is it the only planet around its star?
Only the Arcanist and his most trusted astronomers know for sure how many celestial objects orbit Sornieth, but it does boast one to two modestly-sized moons that are a welcome sight on dark nights.
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Is there any seasons in Sornieth? If yes, how do they each effect each flight regions? Like does the Ashfall Waste get colder during winter? Does snow melt in certain areas in Southern Icefield during summer? Does it snow at all in other regions besides the Southern Icefield during winter?
Sornieth indeed experiences its own winters, springs, summers, and autumns. The shift in temperature and weather patterns affects the elemental regions in different ways, some seeing more change than others. For instance, the width and strength of the Twisting Crescendo is much more fearsome in the late summer, when temperatures are warmer and more humid. The snowstorms of the Southern Icefield can send flurries as far north as the Starfall Isles. Overall, however, seasonal patterns are harder to predict or understand due to the constant imbalance in elemental magic ripping through the world.
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Is there established lore on what the Flight Rising dragons call their planet, or universe-in-general? And of what languages they speak?

For example, in the Tolkien mythos the Elves called the universe "Eä" and the world "Arda", of which "Middle-Earth" was but a continent.
Earth, air, water, and fire dragons each have a name that they will call the world, as they feel that their patrons had the greatest hands in their creation. However, the neutral term used in inter flight discussion tends to be "Sornieth" which is draconic for "our planet".
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You said that the planet is referred to as Sornieth, but that the four original Flights have different names for it; may we have these names? Are they agreed on?
Also, are they the only flights with separate names for the planets? :)
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I'm really excited to see the FR world finally get a name. On that note, I have some worldbuilding-related questions!

What might the other flights' names for the world be?
Do only dragons from the initial 4 have special names, or do all 11 flights also have specialised names for the world?
The name Sornieth is described as coming from the draconic language. Do coatls and fae also use the word Sornieth when speaking to other dragons, or do they have their own word, unique from both draconic-speaking dragons and dragons of particular flights?
The names each flight calls the world will be released with Flight Lore articles. :) Coatl do have an approximation of Sornieth, but I can't type it out because its a bunch of noises and tones that don't translate to alphabetical characters. Fae communicate in draconic, but they do so in a monotone.

Fire, Wind, Water, and Earth are the only dragon flights with separate names for the planet. As the other gods came after, they generally acknowledge that they had a hand in forming the world, but that the world existed before they came.
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I'm sorry if this has been asked before, I started going through the pages to check... but then I gave up. ;-;

Do you guys have any idea about where in Sornieth the Coliseum venues are? Like the Bamboo Falls looks like it could be near the Wind/Water border, and it would be logical if Kelp Beds was a part of the Sea of a Thousand Currents, etc...
Many of the venues exist on borders or uninhabited (by dragon) lands on the main continent. Your guesses are pretty good for which borders and uninhabited lands the venues exist in so far!
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Is the Coliseum a location in and of itself, like a huge arena with multiple areas for battle, or is it individual battlegrounds? If so, where are they located? I assume, for example, that the Scorched Forest is part of the Fire territory, and Bamboo Falls is somewhere in Wind, but what about the rest?
Canonically, Coliseum venues themselves are scattered throughout Sornieth and exist as actual physical places in the environment.

For instance, Bamboo Falls exists somewhere at the intersection of the Windswept Plateau and the Sea of a Thousand Currents. The Golem Workshop is likely the interior of a mesa in the Shifting Expanse.
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Is the Shade a wandering, sentient being or some kind of black hole, magic-eating thing?
Shade is a roving, mostly-disembodied force of darkness that collectively feeds on magical energy. It is said that the only remnants of the Shade in the current age are millions of fragmented wisps and tendrils that have very minor influence over the flora and fauna of Sornieth. Dragons are still not entirely sure just what the Shade is or what its goals are beyond feeding on magical energy, but it is agreed there's a sort of intelligence, even if it's not fully understood.
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Why are the Wind and Water flights' symbols in the background of the Bamboo Falls coliseum venue? I'm guessing that, conceptually, you guys based it off of feng shui (wind water), but is there any lore-related reason?
Bamboo Falls exists in a serene area that both flights share. You can envision that it is near the coast of the Windswept Plateau.
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Beastclans and Familiars
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If Hainu are impossible to train (as stated by the flavor text on the Hainu Collars), how can some dragons have them as familiars?
A dragon would not be able to train a Hainu, but could form a friendship with one.
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Why aren't Miths counted as one of the Beastclans?

They seem intelligent enough to have made themselves armour and more than one type exists across venues that aren't repeated enemies/colour swaps.

Is it possible we'll see more of these creepy mothbunnies?
There are plenty of smaller groups of sentient beings in Sornieth that have not been elaborated on in our Encyclopedia. Generally these smaller groups don't make a large enough impact to be considered contenders in Dominance, etc.
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About how big are the elemental sprites and soldiers, compared to the average fae?
To the average Fae the Sprites would be pretty close in size, whereas the Soldiers would be fairly gigantic in comparison.
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Is the Beastclan symbol the Neutral circle we see in the coli? And/Or if the Beastclans weren't at war with dragons. Would the elements the monsters and enemies have be which dragon god they'd be affiliated with?
The neutral symbol is a circle to allow it to easily be distinguished against other elements. It is not the Beastclan crest; just an element (or in this case, non-element) indicator. You can see the Beastclan runic crest on the Dominance page.
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How large are the BeastClan species, especially as compared to dragons?

Are harpies the size of a bird, a human, or larger or smaller? Are centaurs the size of a horse, a human, or larger?
Can a Talonok rival an imperial?
Is a clan that finds itself attacked by Longnecks doomed unless they have at least one member of the larger species (ridgeback, guardian, imperial)?
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The creatures of Flight Rising would not know what a "human" is, so consider the following a non-lore-friendly comparison!
Talonok are the smallest beastclan, around the size of a large bird of prey such as a bearded vulture.
Harpies and Longneck are about the size of a human.
Serthis and Maren are slightly larger than a human, and much longer.
Centaurs are the largest, and are the size of a horse.
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the driftwood baron description mentions wyrmwound plague. what even is it? is it comparable to a realworld disease or???
The description for this familiar references a general swath of infectious diseases that originate from the Wyrmwound--the @Plaguebringer's epicenter and testing ground for plague strains. You can compare Driftwood Barons to vultures in that they have an incredible biological advantage.
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how big are the beastclan species and festival sprites?
The Beastclans range in size, but most are about as tall as Tundras at the shoulder (with the exception of the Raptorik clan, which are smaller and more numerous). Sprites, as the name somewhat dictates, are quite small; roughly a quarter the size of Fae dragons.
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Why do dragons have the eye color of their flights/elements, but familiars don't?

I.E this clearly has shadow eyes but it's a plague enemy.
Dragons are born with magic and their eyes reflect the elemental nature of the magic they absorbed while in the egg.

Familiar eye color is just that - the eye color of the creature, which has no relation to magic. The flora and fauna may learn to harness the magic around them if they are sentient, or they may begin using it if they are possessed by a feeding fragment of the Shade.
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Is the Arena a big fight zone where Longnecks and dragons willingly show up to battle?
The Longneck Beastclan and their allies hold this territory as a matter of honor and a way to test their mettle against dragon clans who accept their invitation to engage in combat. Of course, a few uninvited guests arrive from time to time!
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Are Emperors well-known to the Beastclans?
Emperors are a fright to Beastclans and dragonkind alike. Though it is more likely to encounter an Emperor in a battle between dragons, the Beastclans know to avoid gatherings of war-ready Imperials.

However, it should be noted that the creation of an Emperor is a relatively rare event. Most Beastclans know of them only through cautionary tales and not through first-hand experience.
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Something that just came up in our Light Flight Dominance Roleplay: Do Beastclan and Dragons speak the same language, or different ones? Do they have some sort of Pidgin to communicate if it's the latter?
Beastclan and dragons do not speak the same language, though it is possible for a dragon to learn a particular beastclan's language and visa versa.
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How do Kelp Beds familiars live with clans who are located in areas away from the sea/bodies of water (like in the middle of the Ashfall Waste)? I can't see a Maren sitting happily in a giant fishbowl, for example.
There are a variety of ways that the dragons maintain friendship with their familiar and companion. It is possible that the familiar could live far away from the dragon, and the dragon could visit them from time to time. In the case of an sentient species such as the Maren, it's possible that they "bond" over correspondences back and forth (though we're not sure that other dragon clans and beast clans would appreciate the friendship!) These are just a couple of possibilities, and every player may have a unique story for how their clan members maintain their friendship with their familiars!
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Also, where do the familiars get the treasure chests from? My Glowing Pocket Mouse seems, despite her size, able to get even a Gilded Chest just fine while my whole clan of Imperials seem unable to find more than a single pebble when digging. What is the secret of the familiars? Or are dragons just too dumb to find as many chests as basically every familiar out there?
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(alternatively, the familiar may collect treasure and trinkets as they travel with their dragon companions, storing them away for a special day when they want to suprise their friend!)
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Are the shellbugs based off a RL invertebrate?
They are loosely based off pillbugs and Podid familiars.
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HOW BIG ARE BUGS??

ok im sorry im just v excited about insects and like

ive been thinking a lot about the size of familiars vs. dragon sizes anyway (I dont think we have a comprehensive guide per se, I know that faes can ride elk but that's about all I know for sure) - but then when you go to do your gathering for the day and there's the insect catching image

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is this any indication of how big insects can be?? I mean, imperials can eat insects, and I guess that could be like whales eating krill, but also it makes me wonder, how many insects is a mouthful to an imp? how big is that spider?? how big is that beetle??? Can a fae ride that beetle??? CAN AN ELK RIDE THE BEETLE????

I have to know
Most of the non-familiar bugs are slightly larger than their Earth analogs. We'd say you're looking at prehistoric-sized creepy crawlies.

Despite this, even a large insect is very small when compared with a dragon, let alone Flight Rising's giant dragons! We like to think that insects are particularly nutritious and filling!
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I have a burning desire to know, the concrete block the sunbeam soldier is holding is it part of a column from the ruins? And why exactly a concrete block as a weapon? Won't it shatter fairly quickly? Also, I just love the sunbeam soldier so squeezable and cuddly!
The Sunbeam Soldier indeed wields a chunk of the Sunbeam Ruins as a weapon.
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Also what's under the harpie's masks? A "human" face, a birdlike face, or something else?
Clans who battle beside or against the harpy Beastclans have observed that fallen harpies have a "human" (though they wouldn't use that word!) face covered in short feathers. They have no auricle. The opening of their ears is covered by short feathers that lay flat against the head.
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Also, I have another one-the Sprangyroos are mercenaries for the Longnecks. I would guess this would make them a Beastclan as well. Are they considered to be part of the Longnecks or are they too similar in culture to them/too small in comparison to be anything of note? Furthermore, the Aviars in Harpy's Roost-are they a Beastclan as well and do they help out the Harpies?
Sprangyroo are their own minor Beastclans. Due to their diminutive spread, they don't make a huge impact on Dominance or the wider Beastclan activities.
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Are dryads sentient creatures?
Yep!
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Dragon Anatomy and Magic
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Will we ever get to see an official image of the Tundra's super fluffy winter coat, or will it be forever left up to our imaginations?
Take what you see and double or triple that in your mind's eye. That's still not even fluffy enough. It will never be fluffy enough.
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How exactly do faes show emotion on their crest? Like, do they change color or move up and down?
All of the above. The crests can extend or flatten, rotate, flick, ripple, quiver, and very slightly change color.
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I'm not sure if this has already been asked but do Guardians have any gills of some sort for breathing underwater? Since they were created by the Tidelord I would assume that they'd be given some sort of attribute like that or am I totally wrong here?
Guardians with a water elemental affinity may be born with gills; however, this is purely lore-only, as the graphics of your dragon will not change without equipping apparel.
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How would it affect a Skydancer if their gem-like orb and/or their antennae were damaged? I imagine that it would make it harder for them to sense when magical energies are present and to sense the disposition of others. If the gem-like orb was damaged would it be able to heal or would the damage be permanent?
If their orb or antennae are damaged, a Skydancer may experience a loss or damage to their energy sensing ability.
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Do ridgebacks spearfish with their noses?
They are not particularly sharp, so spearing fish on them -while not impossible- would certainly provide a challenge!
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About a Guardian's charge, when they find it is it usually something that they find genuinely worthwhile (as in an important dragon as mentioned in lore) or is it kinda random (as in wow a rock, I'm going to take it as my charge)?

Basically, is it a choice, or is it random?
Generally, a Guardian will gravitate towards something or someone that is of particular interest or importance to them, as the act of having a charge is a noble and significant part of their culture. That being said, in rare instances mistakes are made...
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How are Coatls' tongue colours decided? Is it based on their primary or secondary colour?
It's the same as the ear color of Fae, Spirals, Pearlcatchers, and Imperials.
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Is it possible for one element to learn to use another element, example can a Shadow dragon learn to use earth magic? or is this impossible to accomplish?
It is both impractical and extremely difficult for a dragon to work outside their Element. The Element could not be in direct opposition to their natural Element and would produce extremely weak, almost unnoticeable result. A dragon must be born from a nest of the Element they wish to command, as its an inherent part of them. While other sentient species can learn to use Elemental magic in a functional (if limited) capacity, dragons cannot reliably or competently work outside their Element as their nature conflicts with that of other Elements.
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If any dragon, lost a limb, be it arm; leg; or wing, is there any way for them to get a prosthetic lore wise? Not counting potential apparel pieces.
The blacksmiths of Ashfall Waste and Engineers of Shifting Expanse would both be able to craft prosthetics, though the prosthetic would be unlikely to have all the functionality of the original limb. However, the original limb probably couldn't have a rocket pack attached to it either...
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Would a Pearlcatcher ever consider using their pearl as "ammo" (e.g. for elemental bolt attacks, disciplining hatchlings, etc)?
Most Pearlcatchers would be aghast at such a thought!
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I was reading the basilisk's description and thought of something. If a Mirror dragon were to close their regular seeing eyes and make eye contact with a basilisk with their heat-vision eyes, would they still turn to stone?
The Mirror would be able to avoid petrification if viewing a basilisk in this way.
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You answered the question about a former Pearlcatcher's pearl, but where do Pearlcatchers created with scrolls get their pearls from? They don't exactly have an egg to eat.
Some will go without a pearl, though others will find a small object important to them and begin coating it over time to become their new pearl, with the object at its core. These pearls are not perfect spheres like natural-born Pearlcatcher pearls, but can still be quite beautiful and unique.
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I've noticed a lot of people consider male and female coatls to be sexually dimorphic, since in the official art male coatl neck feathers point upward, and female coatl neck feathers point down. I've always seen it as an artistic design choice, with coatls having neck feather that can be raised or lowered, much like a bird's crest. Which is correct according to official lore?
All Coatl have control over their feathers and can raise or lower their crest at will. They can also flatten or puff up their chest feathers, resulting in some rather ridiculous looking Coatl!
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When a dragon is scrolled to or from a Pearlcatcher, what happens to the pearl? Is it just spawned if they're going from, say, a Fae into a PC? Or does it disappear if they're going from a PC to a Fae?
The pearl would stick around. It's no longer biologically part of the dragon and thus magical scrolls wouldn't affect it. While the pearl may still be around, it would no longer be able to be grown any further as only Pearlcatchers can add to a pearl.
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When dragons cast spells, do the bolts come from their mouths? Or do they come from their talons? Same for the elemental slash attacks?
It depends on the dragon breed and it depends on the type of bolt. For gameplay reasons, our secondary meter is called Breath because one of the fantastical tenets of most dragons is that they breathe something as a means of attack and self-defense. But it's just as likely that earth dragons act much more like geomancers in that they can rip up chunks of granite and stone and hurl them with magical force at their foes.
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I have a burning desire to know; How are dragons measured? Especially length. Are they, for instance, measured from nose to the base of the tail like many animals, or is it from nose to tail tip?

Would you catch hatchlings complaining to their mothers because "Tommy has a longer tail than me!" That would be cute. Done rambling now.
They are measured from nose to tail in terms of length. This is part of why spiral and imperial dragons are so long, but do not weigh as much as some of their "shorter" counterparts.
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Hello! I have a specific question about Pearlcatcher lore and was directed to this thread since only Admins might know canon information beyond what is presented in the Encyclopedia and such.

Pearlcatchers, once born, immediately consume their egg and later regurgitate a pearl. They maintain and grow the pearl by secreting mucus.

My question is: from where do they secrete this mucus? My thought was perhaps it's secreted from a gland in/near their mouths and they use their tongues to transfer it onto the pearl.

If there is a canon area from where this secretion takes place, though, I'd love to know :)
It's a combination of digestive fluids and minerals. They... regurgitate it... from their stomachs...

Gross.

Thankfully, they don't want anyone to touch their pearls anyway!
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Will we ever be able to see Emperor breed?
No. Emperor dragons are a monstrous disaster spawned from deceased Imperial dragons. They are not a breed capable of living among other dragons, frequently use multiple elements, are not technically alive, would not be tolerated by the deities, and are not able to reproduce. Saying they are not user-friendly is putting it lightly!
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According to their encyclopedia entry, Snappers can't fly. So how do Snappers in Wind clans get to the Cloudsong? Do other dragons have to lift them up? Is there magic involved? Giant balloons?
Most Snappers would need assistance to reach the Cloudsong; however, Snappers who are Wind Element may be able to lift themselves upward. Those of the Arcane Flight may be able to twist the laws of gravity in their general area.
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I think I read that coatls don't have much sexual dimorphism. Related to that are their head feathers just in different poses or do the female feathers face down while the males' feather out like a mane?
Coatl have an expressive crest. The female's illustration is in a relaxed position, while the male's illustration is flared outward.
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I keep seing many dragons whose wings are shorter (sometimes drastically shorter) than their bodies. Why do so many dragons have such short wings? Is this intentional, a bug, or just the RNG at work?
This is the RNG at work. It should be noted that "body" includes the length of the dragon's neck and tail as well. Body is measured nose to tailtip, not chest to rump!
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Will there ever be an option to change a dragon's eyecolor? Even skins - which have colored eyes in the preview and a layer for that in the PSD - don't do that. I understand why it's not "normally" possible, but not really why skins overlay everything but eye color. It's really annoying. Is that intended?
Thanks for the question! We don't have any current plans to allow changing a dragon's eye color, as it is the only visual representation of the dragon's elemental heritage. The lore explanation is that the dragon's inherent magical core is visible through its eyes. Because all dragons can wear skins and show genes that range the entire available spectrum, this detail allows dragons to still show the distinguishing mark of their element.
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The fae lore states that their voice is monotone and hard to discern emotion from, since they infer their feelings with their crests. I have two questions:
1. Is their voice high-pitched or deep?
2. Do they still make expressions, or is their face completetly blank as well?
1. They are typically mid to high pitched.
2. Typically blank, though a few have figured out how to mime other dragon's expressions when they want to get a cross-species point across. They're not very good at it though.
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Another lore question: Fae and Guardian lore suggests that dragons have internal stores of magic. Does this only apply to dragons, or can other creatures build up internal stores through meditation that can be used in non-magically-charged or opposing-element areas?
Currently, dragons are unique in their ability to generate and store magic. Some shade-possessed creatures and sentient beings are able to channel the magic of their environment, though this is from external sources.
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Are light dragons capable of enchanting things to give off light for a period of time without the need to constantly feed them energy so that dragos of other elements can use magically created light without the need to have a light or fire dragon acompany them?
That is possible, though it would not be able to last forever. With time, the light would fade and need to be reenchanted.
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Nocturnes lore question:
Just how big are Nocturnes supposed to be?
The encyclopedia says that they have impressive wingspans but the grown up Nocturnes I looked up (Length/Wingspan/Weight) don't sound that big at all.
From the few I looked at, it seams like a lot of Faes are bigger then Nocturnes.
They are larger than fae and spirals, but smaller than other dragon breeds.
(A few of the adult nocturne have shrunk due to the size reduction after breeding bug.)
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Dragon breeds. I am under the impression that there are many running around, even if we don't have them accessible to bring into our lairs. Are there few, like the gods got tired, or are there many, like we'll probably never see them all?

Are the courier dragons actual breeds or hybrids (or an X with Y features; same thing to me, though)? They seem like guardian hybrids to me.

Are there wyverns/drakes around? Just because we can't have armless/wingless dragons doesn't mean there aren't any--the gods certainly vary in limb count.
You basically hit the nail on the head in your first paragraph. Many dragon breeds have extremely low populations, are elusive (like the Nocturne), or insignificant to the point of not really being recognized by some of the more prominent breeds. However, since the Epilogue in our lore, the dragon gods never really stopped at finding ways to gain an edge over their counterparts... to this day there may be grand dragon designs still in the ether that have been stewing for centuries...

The courier dragons are a mystery of nature -- they sure are helpful, though!

From a gameplay standpoint, wyverns don't and probably won't comprise any breeds or breed plans for Flight Rising, but I suppose there isn't anything dictating that they don't exist in general. For instance, Furians are very similar to wyverns in their physical structure.
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Something I've been thinking about recently... If Snappers can't fly, how do they get along in the Windswept Plateau? Is it a case of magic assistance like with the water domain or is it not strictly necessary to fly? What about wind element Snappers, are they an exception to this or can they not fly at all either?
Because wind dragons have a modicum of control over the wind gusts themselves, breeds like Snappers (who are traditionally too heavy to fly) can use their magical prowess to create slightly more powerful updrafts beneath their wings to assist in long glides.
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What would happen to eggs that are laid on land that has no deity's influence or magic like a chunk of random land or island far from where the main lands (the ones on the official FR map)? Would the eggs die since they don't have any deity's magic to absorb from the land or they would be element-less and have no elemental powers to fight?

Example of situation:
A female dragon that is ready to lay her eggs was somehow blown away during a travel by a hurricane and was sent out to the open sea. She found herself lost and couldn't find her homeland, but she was able to find an island for refuge. Then it was time to lay her eggs. What would happen to those eggs on a land without a deity's power?
Eggs laid outside of the influence of elemental forces would be unable to hatch; dragons are innately tied to their elements and those without one would be unable to survive.
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Is arcane magic adaptable? If an arcane dragon wanted to manipulate plant matter, would it would somewhat (depending on skill level of the derg, ofc), or would it hurt the plants? Also, is arcane magic more volatile than it is practical?
Arcane magic is the most unpredictable of the elements, as it doesn't directly adhere/translate to physical events in the world. Arcane deals with cosmology and sometimes the very makeup of Sornieth's atoms and molecules, so attempting to wield it is a very difficult task.
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Can the Tidelord grant swimming abilities? Or will Snappers just sink no matter what?
Water flight dragons do gain a serious boon in their aquatic prowess from their patron deity, be it in swimming, fishing, or water-breathing!
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I know the gods differ in physical mass depending on generation, but are they equals in terms of power/magic/influence over the environment? Like would Flamecaller from the First Four, though larger in size, be equal in power to Stormcatcher from the Second Four? Or would she be able to easily overpower him?
All eleven dragon gods are about on par with one another in regards to power level (yes, yes... they're all over 9,000, just to preemptively answer a follow-up question), which is why they're all still around to this day!
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I know that the eleven gods don't get along well with each other, but what about their clans? Are inter-element friendships common or accepted? Do certain clans get along better than others? Or do most dragons keep their social circles limited to their own element?
It all boils down to the characteristics and flight-wide sentiments that define each Elemental region. Many Ice dragons, for instance, exhibit cold and sterile behavior towards even their own brethren, so you can imagine how they might react toward other elemental clans. On the other hand, Wind dragons, due to the nature of their centuries-long place as messengers and artists, are generally much more open and inviting. This kind of attitude is indicative of the majority of clans in a flight, but there are thousands of areas in between (just as you see on Earth) where families and clans and tribes don't reflect the greater whole. A combination of a dragon's natural element, their species, the deity they now serve, the dynamics of their clan, and their intrinsic personality and spirit mold a dragon's behavior.
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Are the deities biologically related, or do they refer to the others as their brethren/siblings just for the sake of it?
They are not related biologically; they are the manifestations of the elements that make up Sornieth. This makes them a "family of elements."
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What do the other deities think about the festivals? Like, do they bring the celebrated flight/deity a present or do they just ignore the celebrations entirely?
Considering their long-standing bitter rivalries, the other deities more or less keep to themselves while respectfully recognizing the act of festivals. Throwing parties and celebrating culture are important facets of dragon communities, so the deities allow them to take place as a means of keeping the peace and taking a break from the stressful struggle of dominating the realm.
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A while ago you said that the Arcanist was the smallest deity, but now I'm wondering... who is the largest?
By length, @/Windsinger. By mass, @/Earthshaker.

The oldest gods are the most massive. @/Windsinger, @/Earthshaker, @/Tidelord, and @/Flamecaller manifest the largest physical presences.
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Why has Tidelord land-locked his domain when there is a much larger body of water surrounding the continent?
While he could try and lay claim to more territory for his domain, it would be more territory to defend and maintain. The water flight considers all bodies of water to be theirs by right, but they have only ever been able to reliably hold the Sea of a Thousand Currents.
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Are there any (canon; I recognize that some of these may and probably do exist in users' personal lore) groups of dragons in Sornieth that have ever attempted to assault a deity directly, be it their own or another Flight's? Likewise, are there any groups that reject the deities/don't believe them to be gods at all?
Though there may be some outlying groups that have cast aside their allegience to particular Flights, it is very difficult to dismiss the Eleven as deities, due to their blatant usage of overwhelming magical prowess across the land. They play an active role in the battles and have a direct influence to the power being used by their children and followers.
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How big are the deities compared to the different dragon breeds? Are they all bigger than Imperials? The size of guardians? Are they all roughly the same size?
The deities range in size, but even the smallest (@Arcanist) is many times the size of the largest dragon.
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So I have to wonder, where are the Coliseum enemies getting all these leaves just for the festival (and for that matter where do they get any festival currency items)? What's written on the Messengers' Scrolls, anyway?
No Fun Allowed Version: They get their leaves from a randomized drop chance. When they pass them onto you these leaves are written to your inventory in the database.
There is nothing written on the messenger scrolls; We only drew the outside.

Fun Version: The @/Gladekeeper provides the leaves during the holidays and scatters them across the continent. Dragon clans find these leaves as they gather and hunt around the land, and so do the flora and fauna!

The @/Windsinger and his brood will spend several weeks preparing for the festival, writing messages, poems, nonsense, and including map fragments from the places that they have travelled this year. The scrolls you gather are the fruits of these labors.
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Can dragons be said to concretely know their deity exists, or do they just believe so?
If dragons don't know the deities exist, can there be atheist or agnostic dragons? What would be some social/political/cultural ramifications of being that way on Sornieth?

How do dragons who were born under/follow one deity interact with dragons who were born under/follow another, on average? Can "conversion" be a thing?
Because the gods are physical things that do touch and interact with the world, it really isn't a matter of debate among dragons of whether or not they are real. However, whether or not to follow them is contested by some. Interactions would depend on the relations between the deities and flights in question. Those embroiled in territorial disputes are likely to have tense relations.
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I've also been pretty curious about how dragons in general interact with their deities.

How "close" are dragons to their gods? For example, the flavour text for the Ancient-level lair locations implies these places are where the gods physically live. Are dragons who live in these areas aware of that?

Do the gods really live there in a flesh and blood way or do they exist in a more metaphysical way?
It would depend. In general, clans do not live within the shrine of a dragon god, but may dot the land surrounding their deity's dwelling. Exalted dragons who do not go to the battlefield or tend the land may dwell within a shrine if they have fully dedicated themselves to their deity.

The gods are a physical, tangible presence that moves about the world and can be interacted with, touched, and wounded. "Flesh and blood" might not be what they are composed of though!
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I have a question: How many trade offers do the Deities get?
Thousands a day. Oh wait -- that's exalts!
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Is The Arcanist a source of magic, or does he just feed off the energies from around him? If he's like a Fae, does he have only a small reserve of magic, and that's partly why he's a recluse?
He is a source of arcane power, and is able to influence energy around him to take on similar characteristics to his own. The same is true of other gods.
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Does Stormcatcher has actual legs under those scythes?
The Stormcatcher has two arms, two legs, two "scythes" and two wings!
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Has the Arcanist ever considered literally ascending into space to observe it directly?
He's tried a time or two, but after the whole Pillar-shattering situation and the eyes of his followers upon him, he's been playing it a bit more safely by observing and augmenting his telescopes.
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Which deity is the youngest? According to popular consensus, and Tomo's Trivia, Arcanist is the youngest. But according to the encyclopedia, the Arcanist's birth brought about the end of the Second Age, and that explosion of Arcane energy disturbed the balance of the world, resulting in the rise of the Gladekeeper and the Plaguebringer in the Third Age.

So by the encyclopedia, Gladekeeper and Plaguebringer are the youngest - or am I totally misreading the site lore?
While the lore paints things in a much more black and white sense: the @/Arcanist was the last of the elements to exist in raw form, which is why he is regarded as the youngest. Growth and decay were prominent long before pure arcane was manufactured, just not completely coagulated into the @/Gladekeeper and @/Plaguebringer respectively.
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Also, have the deities have made an attempt to take each other's territory? For example: Has Plaguebringer ever made a move on the Sea of a Thousand Currents to start a viral epidemic? Has Lightweaver ever made a move on the Tangled Woods to bring the Sunbeam Ruins in its entirety back to Light (It does say "The earth here is literally sunken, as if half of the Sunbeam Ruins fell away into darkness willingly" in the detailed description).
There are constant and unrelenting pushes for elemental domains happening all the time! On the gameplay side, these incursions are tracked via the weekly Dominance chart. Lorewise, the deities are definitely throwing their weight around and there are long-standing bitter rivalries to hash out.
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2: Are the Encyclopedia articles on the history of Sornieth literal truth, or are these dragon legends? (Are the deities actual gods, or just super-powerful ancient entities the dragons chose to revere?)
The Encyclopedia chapters are the actual events that occurred and were not penned by any specific dragon; they exist outside the written history to give players the most well-rounded account of the history of Flight Rising. Legends that dragons tell to each other are likely much more colored, depending on their elemental affiliation. As for the deities themselves, they are borne directly of the coalescence of their given element, rather than natural birth. They are the embodied, corporeal forms of Fire, Water, etc.
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So about food converting, how is it done? I mean, is it all thrown into a big pile labeled "Eat Me", or is it transmogrified into collective edible substances similar to Baldwin's soylents?
Items that remain in the hoard are something that has not yet been designated as something to eat, only something to save until the clan sorts it into their stores for consumption. The food is transferred to collective food stores that the entire lair can live from.
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What is the relationship between the dragons at the Trading Post? Do they ever help each other out?
You can bet that there's some stiff competition for patronage at the Trading Post, but also a lot of friendly banter and good sportsmanship.
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What does Joxar do while there is no holiday? Is he simply preparing for the next one, or what?
Yep! Gathering and creating favors for the next festival takes Joxar a considerable amount of time, so his job is full-time!
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Does the Imperial who mans the Scrying Workshop have a name? The one who you see when you first click on the workshop, before you select a type of scrying to perform. Is he a guardian or keeper of the scrying apparatus, or just a dragon who happens to be there a lot? (I'm guessing he's a he because of his beard, but I could be wrong.)
No. The Imperial who's on the Scrying Workshop illustration is an illustration representing what your clan can do. The workshop is a tool available to all Clans and can be used by any dragon (though it's said Water dragons see clearest!).
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What is Tomo? Apparently she is not actually a Snapper, given that you just said the lore articles are literal truth, and they state that all Snappers have perfect recall? Is she a Nocturne in disguise? Some kind of construct?
Tomo has vast stores of knowledge, even for a Snapper. She has so much knowledge, that it can be difficult to recall in a timely manner! The dragons who visit her can help jog her memory and get her the answers quicker. That's why even if you get the answers to her questions wrong, she eventually remembers the correct answer and tells you that you were incorrect! It simply takes her a while, which is why she appreciates the assistance!
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How exactly is Coatl pronounced?
CO - ah - TUHL.
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What are the USERS in the FR world... are they humans...? Or something else...?
Canonically, users of Flight Rising are acting as an entire lair/family/group of dragons, but we've seen a lot of interesting and creative player lore such as draconic figureheads or councils leading the lair, etc. Feel free to play it however you wish!
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Are there any plans to add more Courier dragons to the ranks? I imagine the three in charge of all the mail now could use a little help now that Sornieth is so populous and busy!
It is a quite a bit of mail! However, there are no plans to add additional courier NPCs at this time. Just like Crim and Pinkerton are not the only tundra dragons in Sornieth, Pearl, Edgar, and Spitfire are not the only courier dragons. There are many more off camera helping get packages from lair-to-lair!
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Do dragons know and use the word "electricity" or is it all Lightning magic for them?
Dragons do have a word for electricity, as they had to find a word to describe the unusual lightning that would sometimes power ancient relics! Draconic engineers adopted the term for lightning used in specific situations.
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Since Pinkerton is always trying to clean out his and Crim's lair, will he now be sneaking items to Baldwin to transmute, in addition to offering them to players?
Alas, Baldwin will only allow Pinkerton to put in one item every half hour. Pink needs to give those items away to players because his sister somehow accumulates thousands of items every hour; she's very single-minded!
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What does Joxar do with all those holiday currencies after the holidays?
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Is Marva a Nocturne, or some other breed? c:
Marva likes to remain mysterious.
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All non-beastclan enemies fought in the Coliseum are controlled by the Shade. Why is it that they use magical attacks if the Shade absorbs/distorts magic? The Shade is described as sucking away magical energy in the first ages lore.

I would also like to know if the Speaker mentioned in the Second Age will ever come up again? This is the only creature individually mentioned besides the creation wyrms and the Shade.
Not all enemies in the Coliseum are Shade-touched, but a fair amount do harbor very insignificant/residual amounts of Shade influence, deep within them. It's as if all creatures in Sornieth have a small peppering of Shade since it dissipated at the shattering of the Pillar of the W
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