Xeitgeixt's Clan

Hey~! This is Jess, friend/sister of Dragonxborn and casual gamer. This is "a clan of broken wings and tattered hearts, looking for a brand new start" as she put it.



History:

Queen Xeilynn felt a calling to become an Alpha from an early age. This went against the wishes of her birth clan; they were unused to female Alphas and declared it not to be the natural order. She knew that would be the case and accepted that becoming one would mean leaving her current clan behind. So, barely a hatchling, she set out on her own.

For a while, the Nightwatch clan fostered the little lost dragon looking for her family. They took a liking to her - especially the young Windsong. The two practically grew up together and made a blood pact to be sisters until the end of time. During her tenure with them, she learned the ways of combat, grew strong and noble. Alas, as she grew older, her old calling to become her own Alpha rose fresh in her. Though Nightwatch was far more accepting of her goal, that role was already filled. Therefore, when she came of age, they sent her on her way.

This decision sent her across the Frigid Floes to find another home for herself, and to welcome in any and all who would come with her from her old family. None did, though along the way she met Elson, who was similarly without clan and allegiance. Together, they staked a claim on a sizeable floe and began foraging and building a home. Shortly thereafter, they laid a clutch of eggs to help grow the clan, regardless of whether or not others joined.

Though they soon did. Stray dragons here and there came to seek a new life in her keep, some eggs that were abandoned, some fully-grown males that grew restless. Part sanctuary, part refuge, Xeilynn merely thinks of it as hers, and the clan members as hers. Beyond that, labels are meaningless.


Lair:

Clan Xeitgeixt's initial home was a large ice floe with a small mountain in the center of it, in which can be found a sizable cave. Colloquially referred to as "The Xeisland" by everyone but the Alpha herself, it hosts plenty of room for nesting and food storage. However, its lack of surrounding camouflage and frigid environs eventually encouraged them to abandon it for greener pastures - especially given that a mercenary was able to find them with little effort.

The new residence, known as "Xanctuary", is a network of caves with several entrances in a deep valley among the mountains. It was the playground for Xeilynn and Windsong when they were wee hatchlings, and though they had never fully explored the caverns together, she remembered them being numerous and varied in size. The surrounding vegetation makes the locale ideal not only for foraging, but for the camouflage it provides to any would-be attackers.

One such cavern, known as The Stove, has a tunnel that zig-zags all the way down to the magma core of the planet, channeling heat up and into the space. The nesting grounds are just off this cavern, as that one is too warm for them, but the heat in the adjacent chamber is perfect for incubating eggs to maturity.