Quests & Challenges

[center][size=7][color=maroon][b][u]LAIR OF APOLLYON[/u][/b][/color][/size] [size=3][b]Based on the [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2044950/1]Legacy of War[/url] and [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/1904162]Pinkerlocke[/url] challenges.[/b] Hi! This is my first time doing any sort of FR challenge, but after reading through the [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/qnc/2377220/1]legacy pinkerlocke[/url] @fenshae did, I couldn't help myself! I've taken quite a lot of inspiration from them. <:3c With that being said, let's get started! [url=https://ammoth.tumblr.com/post/110092763801][img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/aed6377eb396abbaa7338900db5baea2/tumblr_nj9kyb0AiI1r28672o9_640.png[/img][/url] [b][size=6][color=maroon][u]STARTING LORE[/u][/color][/size][/b] [/center][quote="LAIR OF APOLLYON"]Very few dragons would dare to step foot anywhere near the Wyrmwound. Even those of the Plaguebringer's flight find themselves shuddering at the thought of being caught by the acid lake's waves, fearing that they may perish—or that they might not. However, one spiral in particular finds herself feeling quite at home on the Wyrmwound's shores. Already bearing a curse across her face, she fears no death nor mutation, instead revering them as signs of her godhood. (Demigodhood? Hm.) Yes, inside a cavernous fang lives [b]Apollyon[/b], the first-born child of chaos and error. Acting more like a wild thing than the god-queen she refers to herself as, her lair contains a mere 3 subjects who feel no more loyalty to her than to the scabby sands they find themselves on. And oh, she wants more. Apollyon, feeling a whim tug her along, desires an heir. Her subjects ask if she means she wants to be a mother, but [i]no[/i], she says. She wants a [i]perfect heir[/i]. A child born through struggle and circumstance, hardened by the poison waters of the Wyrmwound. She reaches outwards with cursed claws, and her conquest begins.[/quote][/size][center] [url=https://ammoth.tumblr.com/post/110092763801][img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/aed6377eb396abbaa7338900db5baea2/tumblr_nj9kyb0AiI1r28672o9_640.png[/img][/url] [b][size=6][color=maroon][u]LEGACY OF WAR RULES[/u][/color][/size][/b][/center] [quote="LEGACY OF WAR"][LIST] [*] The starting dragon is the cheapest triple-basic, common, RTB (because i'm impatient) dragon on the auction house. [*] The starting dragon's mate must be equal to or lesser than 10kt/g in price. With each new generation, this price ceiling goes up by 10kt/g. (20kt/g for second gen, 30kt/g for third, and so on) [*] When a nest hatches, the heir is chosen through the coliseum; the last dragon from the nest to survive will be the heir. [*] The final heir must be triple-gened and pleasing to look at. They must also be a spiral, to meet Apollyon's... odd standards. [*] The heir and the mate cannot be scried before buying, but the heir themself can be scried for the sake of testing out gene combinations. After buying, the heir and the mate may be scried. [/LIST][/quote][center] [url=https://ammoth.tumblr.com/post/110092763801][img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/aed6377eb396abbaa7338900db5baea2/tumblr_nj9kyb0AiI1r28672o9_640.png[/img][/url] As Apollyon's lair grows, so too does her fiendish desire for [i]violence.[/i] Those who join her will be tossed into the fray at random, fighting for nothing more than her own amusement. She doesn't care what they get up to, so long as she gets to watch a few interesting battles.[/size] [b][size=6][color=maroon][u]PINKERLOCKE RULES[/u][/color][/size][/b][/center] [quote=PINKERLOCKE][LIST] [*] When a dragon faints in the coliseum, they will either be exalted or given to any interested takers in the thread. The only exception to this rule is [b]Apollyon[/b], abomination as she is. No matter how many times she falls, she undoubtedly gets back up. [*] Unless it's otherwise said, the teams will be chosen via RNG, and the venue will be one tier below the highest level dragon on the team. [*] When an heir is chosen via the legacy challenge, it will join the pinkerlocke. [*] When a dragon reaches level 10, it may get a primary gene. At level 15, a secondary. At level 20, a tertiary. At level 25, it can be retired from the challenge. [*] When a non-legacy nest hatches, flip a coin. Heads: it lives. Tails: it dies. [*] Any coli item used for pinkerlocke dragons must be gained through pinkerlocke activities OR via donation.[/list] [b]Drops of Fate[/b] [b]Food:[/b] Coliseum time! [b]Plants:[/b] 10-20 matches [b]Insects:[/b] 20-30 matches [b]Seafood:[/b] 30-40 matches [b]Meat:[/b] 40-50 matches [b]Medium Mode:[/b] Team is selected by RNG if there are more than 3 to choose from. Coliseum level is one tier lower than the highest level dragon. Whichever venue they start in, they stay in for that day regardless of levels gained. Ending battle streak, fleeing battle and using potions is fine, refreshing the coli is not. [b]Materials:[/b] Writing Write some lore for the 'locke dragons, update profiles or obtain art for them. This lore is in addition to the stuff written for the Legacy challenge. [b]Trinkets:[/b] Open Chests On days I get trinkets, any chests and other open-able containers can be opened and their contents recorded. Containers cannot be opened on any other day. [b]Battle Items:[/b] Death Streak! RNG a coli team and play 10 consecutive rounds OR until a dragon dies. Potions are OK, retreat is not! [b]Apparel:[/b] Breed two of your 'locke dragons OR Scatter Scroll a Lvl 25 OR coli for 10-50 matches. (number chosen via RNG) [b]Familiar:[/b] Buy something nice for yourself. Either a dragon can be purchased (and optionally immediately bred) to add to the pinkerlocke, OR a gene can be purchased for use on a dragon when they reach the appropriate level. [/quote][center] [url=https://ammoth.tumblr.com/post/110092763801][img]https://66.media.tumblr.com/aed6377eb396abbaa7338900db5baea2/tumblr_nj9kyb0AiI1r28672o9_640.png[/img][/url] Feel free to comment or ask to be pinged! Hopefully I'll keep up with this ;w;[/center] All caps title removed by @Nazmiye

[quote="STARTING DRAGONS"][center][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=48921035] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/489211/48921035_350.png[/img] [/url] [color=darkred][size=6][font=times new roman][b]APOLLYON. SHE/HER.[/b][/size] [size=5][font=times new roman]CURSED AND THRIVING. [rule][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=50126421] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/501265/50126421_350.png[/img] [/url] [size=6][font=times new roman][color=#A8414D][b]GHOSTWALK. SHE/HER.[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=5][color=#a88939][font=times new roman]CHILD OF THE LESSER HEIR.[/color][/size][/font][rule] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=50443174] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/504432/50443174_350.png[/img] [/url] [size=6][font=times new roman][color=#A01417][b]VETTE. THEY/THEM.[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=5][color=#D54753][font=times new roman]ADVISOR TO THE CONTAGION.[/color][/size][/font][rule] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=46826012] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/468261/46826012_350.png[/img] [/url] [size=6][font=times new roman][color=#1a0338][b]DEIRDRE. SHE/HER.[/b][/color][/font][/size] [size=5][color=#6b31b7][font=times new roman]DESCENDANT OF THE GLITCH QUEEN.[/color][/size][/font][/quote] [quote="PINGLIST"][center][size=4]@/latchkey @/fenshae[/size][/center][/quote][/center]

@MillenniaFortuna

OMG COULD I B ADDED TO A PINGLIST...im in love with this lore and Apollyon, she's the trans icon of my dreams!!!! im really excited to see what bbs she makes and how her story progresses!!!

@latchkey OFC!! i'll make a pinglist rn!!

shenanigans is apollyon's middle name, so there's going to be plenty to see >:)c

[center][b][size=5][color=maroon]IT BEGINS[/color][/size][/b] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=51018674] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/510187/51018674_350.png[/img][/url] [/center][quote="STATS"][b]Price:[/b] 7g [b]Purchased on:[/b] 4/29/19 Midnight Basic | Moon Basic | Charcoal Basic[/quote] [quote="STORY"]Lightheart's name would be much more fitting put to anyone but himself. Crafty, though not especially memorable, it's surprising that Apollyon noticed him at all, curling around him as spirals do and offering him an [i]interesting[/i] proposition. To assist her in bringing forth an heir... An heir to [i]what?[/i] Apollyon simply grinned, and that was all Lightheart needed. He was a dragon of few morals and thoughtless decisions, so this fit him [i]perfectly.[/i] He was easily welcomed into the clan, but as soon as he was situated, Apollyon had flickered off into the distance, looking for another victim.[/quote][center] [b][size=5][color=maroon]THE MATE[/color][/size][/b] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=50721955] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/507220/50721955_350.png[/img] [/url][/center] [quote="STATS"][b]Price:[/b] 8g [b]Purchased on:[/b] 4/29/19 Obsidian Python | Wisteria Seraph | Grey Ghost[/quote] [quote="STORY"]Flower had both tight lips and a tight grip, never quite looking anyone in the eye. Though she always looked as if she was ready to strike, those who knew her well soon came to realize that this was nothing more than a cover. This was why seeing Apollyon out of the corner of her eye shook her to her core. A sickly grin and a bubbling vision... yet a sweet, smooth voice. The way her traits clashed caught Flower off-guard, and she found her fear washing away under Apollyon's venom gaze. Soon, she found herself agreeing to something she barely understood. All for a pretty voice.[/quote] [rule] [quote="PINGLIST"]@latchkey[/quote] (i have full nests right now, but i'm planning on buying a boon of fertility tomorrow so i get lightheart and flower's nest as soon as possible [eyes emoji] me me big impatient) (the pinkerlocke part of this will officially begin tomorrow!)

@fenshae ofc!! i'm excited to see how things turn out myself :3

[center][b]Pinkerton Item:[/b] [item=Southern Grass Cicada] 20-30 matches in the Coliseum [b]Coliseum RNG:[/b] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=50126421][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/501265/50126421p.png[/img][/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=50443174][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/504432/50443174p.png[/img][/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=50721955][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/507220/50721955p.png[/img][/url] [b][size=4][color=#A8414D]GHOSTWALK.[/color] [color=#A01417]VETTE.[/color] FLOWER.[/b] [/center][quote]It had only been a short time since Flower's arrival before Apollyon crawled out of her fang cave, a glint in her eyes and a grim grin across her face. Before Flower could ask what was happening, Apollyon had flitted over to Vette and Ghostwalk, seating her claws on their shoulders and whispering something only they could hear. Once they were done, she found herself approached by Vette, who pushed up his glasses with a sigh. "Would you like to come with us?" He asked, acting as if he had just given into the demands of a spoiled child. "Where to?" Flower found herself asking in a meek voice, fearful of where she would be led. Was this part of what Apollyon had asked of her? The deal they had made? "Apollyon enjoys watching a good fight." Vette rolls his eyes, exhaling sharply. "Thus, we often find ourselves traveling from place to place, battling at random or doing favors for neighboring clans." "...Ah." She put two claws to her lips, glancing away. That certainly wasn't the blood sacrifice she was expecting from someone so plainly [i]cursed[/i] as Apollyon... "I'll come with you, then."[/quote][rule][quote="PINGLIST"][center][size=4]@latchkey @fenshae[/size][/center][/quote][center]I think this round went well for the first of the pinkerlocke! Vette, Ghostwalk, and Flower are all now level 4, and I'm focusing on raising their intellect and quickness. u_u No memorable drops, but that round left me antsy to do more coli. I've never had a full team of mages before.[/center]

[center][img]http://flightrising.com/images/nests/2/3healthy_0dead.png[/img] [/center][quote]"How sweet! How [i]cute!"[/i] Apollyon grinned gleefully, circling Lightheart and Flower's nest with a cackle that threatened to pop the film protecting the eggs. The way plague eggs looked still very much bothered Flower, but she resigned herself to a nervous chuckle. "I'm sure that they'll all grow up to be very strong dragons when they hatch." Her eyes were still firmly on her eggs, her expression stained with worry. Apollyon stopped when Flower spoke. She clasped her claws together and turned to the parents, slowly, with a much more sinister grin. "And now, I work my magic." Flower nearly drew backwards, but she steeled herself, taking a protective step forward. "What are you going to do to them?" Lightheart said nothing, merely watching with his head tilted upwards very slightly. "Oh, you know!" Apollyon chirped. Her smile lent itself to Lightheart, and Flower felt her blood run cold. With no further explanation, Apollyon leaned in close... and began whispering to the eggs. Her words, this tongue— it [b]hissed[/b] like a burning fever, [i]boiled[/i] like disease, sent [i]chills[/i] down Flower's spine. It was as if the Wyrmwound's bubbling and churning had been transformed into a language that only Apollyon knew, and it was clear that she was not intent on sharing its meaning. The eggs shook. Apollyon moved away from the nest, her grin reaching from cheek to cheek. Flower could barely believe her eyes as the clock began to turn, faster and faster, on all three eggs. She began to ask what was happening— They hatched.[/quote][columns][url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=51442080][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/514421/51442080.png[/img][/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=51442081][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/514421/51442081.png[/img][/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=51442082][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/avatars/514421/51442082.png[/img][/url][nextcol][quote][size=4][b]ARZI.[/b] Obsidian Basic. Obsidian Seraph. Shale Basic.[/size] [size=4][b]MEIR.[/b] Midnight Basic. Flint Basic. Charcoal Basic.[/size] [size=4][b]ZHORA.[/b] Midnight Basic. Obsidian Basic. Charcoal Basic.[/size][/quote][/columns][rule][center] [quote="PINGLIST"][size=4]@latchkey | @fenshae[/size][/quote]A gene upgrade and a species upgrade! I'd be happy if Arzi or Meir survived to pass on those genes. u_u[/center]

[center][b]Pinkerton Item:[/b] [item=Sparklers] 30-40 matches in the Coliseum [b]Coliseum RNG:[/b] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=50126421][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/501265/50126421p.png[/img][/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=48921035][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/489211/48921035p.png[/img][/url] [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=50721955][img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/portraits/507220/50721955p.png[/img][/url] [b][size=4][color=#A8414D]GHOSTWALK.[/color] [color=darkred]APOLLYON.[/color] FLOWER.[/b] [/center][quote]Apollyon was growing bored. Sure, she had plenty of entertainment to watch from her swirling spot in the sky, but well... She wanted in on the action herself! Thus, she slithered her way out of her cave and over to Ghostwalk and Flower, putting a hand on each of their shoulders with a grin. "Hey there, friends!" Her voice was a cheery chirp as she looked between them, too close for comfort. "Let's say we all go on an adventure together, yeah?" Flower felt herself instinctively moving backwards as Apollyon drew closer, though upon looking to Ghostwalk for assistance, she saw that she looked... more resigned than anything. As Apollyon flitted from place to place in preparation for her day of battles, Flower stepped aside to talk to Ghostwalk. "Is this... normal?" She whispered, glancing between Ghostwalk and Apollyon nervously. "Is this everyday life for you?" Ghostwalk turned her head away, and Flower couldn't quite tell where she was looking. "You get used to it," she replied, her voice shaky and quiet. "Regardless of her behavior, she's still very powerful." Flower hesitated. She knew that Ghostwalk wasn't lying, given what Apollyon had done just the day before, but... She bit her lip, feeling something cold clutch her heart. Part of her didn't even want to [i]know[/i] what other powers Apollyon held, but she felt that she would find out all the same.[/quote][rule][quote="NOTABLE DROPS"][center][item=Leafy Pack]x2[/center][/quote][quote="PINGLIST"][center][size=4]@latchkey @fenshae[/size][/center][/quote][center]Apollyon tagged along this time! I was actually hoping she'd faint, just so I could write something about how she resurrects herself, but no dice. u_u She's now level 4, while Flower and Ghostwalk are level 5! I'm worried I might be messing up their stats... Does anyone have any advice on statting mages? o_o[/center]