Icarus

Icarus was born in a desolate, icy wasteland. His mother rose to the Icewarden minutes later, leaving him with only the story of a boy who flew too close to the sun. So he moved forward, onward, past the cold that had betrayed him, all the while hugging the tale of a history-maker close to his heart. Icarus's namesake is not a weakness. He pushed on with words hanging on his fangs and wax dripping from his claws.

Icarus survived.

He dug his way to the sun through darkness and cold and freezing and he persevered. Icarus survived. Today he has risen through the sun, through the stars, above all of it.

Icarus is an angel.
He flies on wings bound with love– Love from the depths of hell and carved in fire and love that rises from ashes. Icarus is loved.






by the lovely @Russin1 (yes, you!)



Icarus had arrived at The Radiant Thunder early in the morning on the first day of Brightshine Jubilee. Bundle of sunflowers in hand, he approached the small clan, finding each of the dragons bustling about excitedly. He gasped softly at the sight of the orbs strung across the buildings and the sunflowers that decorated just about everything. All kinds of other Light themed decorations covered the area, shining and glittering in the glow of the sun.

"Oh, hello! Welcome!" A Guardian dragon approached him, drawing his attention away from the decorations, "You must be the dragon sent to deliver our sunflowers today! I'm Marhena, and I'm the queen of The Radiant Thunder." Icarus brightened and nodded excitedly. "I am! My name is Icarus and it's a pleasure to meet you!" He replied. He motioned toward the bundle of sunflowers that he carried, "Where would you like these, Ma'am?" Marhena lifted her front foot to lightly tap her claw against her chin. Her red eyes scanned the bustling dragons before pointing toward a glimmering pink and yellow Coatl who was working nearby a large wooden stage. "That's Mai over there, please deliver them to her, and I'm sure she'd appreciate it if you lent a claw as well," she replied with a smile before she hurried off.

Icarus headed over toward the Coatl she had pointed at, who was carrying an armful of sheer, yellow silks. She appeared to be trying to pull them apart, but the amount she was holding seemed to be spilling from her grip. He cleared his throat as he approached her, and Mai's head snapped around, her eyes widening. "Oh, hi! You must be our visitor! Our dearest Queen told us we'd be receiving personal sunflower deliveries. I'm Mai!" She spoke in a warm and bubbly tone. Icarus smiled brightly, "Yes indeed! I'm Icarus! Queen Marhena mentioned you may need help, and I'd be happy to assist in any way," he replied kindly. Mai gave a soft giggle, "Oh, yes I'd love some help. It's our very first Brightshine Jubilee and everyone is just so busy trying to make it perfect! If you could help me finish stringing up these silks and the sunflowers around the stage..." And so the two dragons worked together, twisting the silks into a draping decoration and weaving some of the sunflowers with it. The chatted the whole while, both of them gushing on about the going-ons in their own clans.

Mai took a step back to peer up at their finished work and gave Icarus a bright smile, "It looks absolutely perfect! Thank you so much for your help," she chirped. Icarus returned the smile and nodded, "Of course of course!" The two continued to chat as Icarus joined the clan in a small gathering. Marhena welcomed him to join in on the event for the day: a scavenger hunt! Choosing to pair up with Mai, the two set off to gather up the list of items. While the two didn't win, getting far too distracted by their conversation or other things the spotted, Icarus had a blast!

The night wound down with a feast at a large table decorated with light baubles and large bouquets of sunflowers. At the dinner, Icarus met Hotrau, the lovely Fae who was gushing about the decorations he and Mai had put on her stage. "It just looks so perfect! The sunflowers are such a lovely touch to the elegance of the silks." The Fae explained that she was a performer, the head performer of the clan at that, and was planning on putting on a massive show at the end of Brightshine Jubilee. "It's a shame I won't be able to see it myself, but I'm glad I got to help in some way," Icarus mused with a smile.

As the last rays of sunlight faded, Icarus began to prepare to take his leave and head to the next clan. Mai and Hotaru volunteered to be the ones to see him off, gifting him with a few keepsakes and snacks to eat on his way. With a smile as brilliant as the sun, and his next delivery in his hands, he took to the skies and set off.

Inventory

Silver Corsage

Apparel

A silver corsage, a gift from a sentimental someone.

1250

Frosted Violets

Plant

Served best when chilled. No one likes a warm violet salad!

17

2

White Gold Cerdae Pendant

Trinkets

The tooling on this pendant is lovely.

27

Day One, A Wandering Journey BSJ 2020 - JayKatt, The Radiant Thunder #272749[/center]




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Admittedly, it was a little drab here.

Icarus couldn’t quite seem to keep his eyes open as the day went on. He was expecting something much more grand, but this clan seemed to be stretched a bit too thin between its resources and dragon populous. The gesture was nice, of course, but couldn’t they have been a little more prepared? Or SOMETHING at least??

A heavy sigh followed the measly gift from the main leader. A bunch of sunflower seeds. Something something, they were full of potential and symbolic of growth. He’s already delivering sunflowers, he doesn’t need their seeds! Still, the imperial caught his composure and managed to return each smile, keep up the small talk, and even play along with some of the childrens’ games. It was fun when he really let himself get into it, but it still felt just a teensy bit hollow and unsatisfactory compared to the other celebrations he’d been to.

In the corner of his eye, icarus caught them.
A bogsneak who seemed oddly fixated on him as he went about his day. The look in her deep red eyes only brewed trouble, and he did his best to stay away from her as long as he could. Unfortunately, she’s as sneaky as a snake, and eventually caught him in the hallway.

“I get a sense of disappointment and haughty arrogance among you, o generous and kind newcomer,” Charade spoke up, voice as slippery and sneaky as she seemed to be, “how disappointing, but not surprising. After all, we aren’t one of those well off lairs. We’re tactically starving here, yet we keep on growing.”

“Erm,” he shifted a bit uncomfortably, “I’m having fun. It’s nice here. Quaint... small. Very homey. No need to start trouble where it’s not wanted.”

“Oh no! No, no, no, no need to start it indeed,” she still grinned as she stepped around him, frills flaring on occasion. “After all, you’ll be leaving in the morning. It would be a shame to be the one who ruins a possible alliance between clans, wouldn’t it?”

“Oh, hash up, ya briny old git. Shove off will ya? He’s our guest and has every right to his own opinion.”

Icarus turned at the thick accent, taking note of a shimmering red wildclaw tapping her way down the stone halls. She looked a lot larger than any wildclaw he’d seen before, and much more brawny. Could probably beat up just about anyone with those thick muscles of hers, and the strong wings he knew just swept others away. The bogsneak in front of him recoiled and hissed in disgust, but seemed to back off from then on. As she slunk away, the wildclaw stepped up to Icarus’ side, clacking her long nails on the floor.

“That’s righ’, get a move on. He’s got a long journey ahead’a him and he’s not wantin’ yew gettin’ in his way.”

After the other left, he was just about to thank his savior when she turned to him and squawked.

“You! Ya shouldn’t be lettin’ no one push ya ‘round like that. Ya really gotta grow some hackin’ backbone!”

Well! If that wasn’t rude. He’s defensive now, brows furrowed and whiskers flailing and about to lay the truth on her, but she continues to walk away and talk as she does.

“Don’t go thankin’ me fer a job well done. I already know I’m good attit. You should get some sleep, y’hear? It’ll be mornin’ eventually, and you don’t wanna see any of us when we fresh wake up!”

With that, the imperial was left alone in the hallway. The lights around him began to dim as the lair settled down for the night, leaving him to his own devices to find his guest room and sleep. Well! It certainly wasn’t the worst it could’ve been, right? Still, maybe the next clan would show a bit more appreciation and have a better feast than bug and plant stew. Blegh, just the thought made him hurry to his room in case anyone else asked him back for a midnight snack.

On his bed, he finds a small satchel filled with both his seeds from earlier and a couple other little trinkets. Some bones, some shiny rocks. There’s also a flower crown tucked away, made out of what seemed to be enchanted black and blue roses, along with a little note written in the loveliest handwriting he’d seen today.

“I apologize for our lack of grand gifts. We have been struggling lately, but hope you find these trinkets at least useful for a few coins. The crown is a personal gift; I’ve blessed it with magic just for you. A protection and prosperity spell, one that should see you well on your travels. Please, take it and wear it. It’ll go well with your wonderful outfit.

Regards,
Jezebell, Florum Familia’s old queen.”

Sunflower Seeds

Plant

To plant and grow a beautiful flower, or to eat and grow a beautiful coat of scales?

38

4

Larkspur Flower Crown

Apparel

A crown woven from fresh larkspur. Made by a skilled nature dragon, this crown is enchanted to never wilt.

1300

Crystal Quartz

Minerals & Ores

This crystal catches the light and reflects it in a scattering of color. Octarine is not present.

70

Rose Quartz

Minerals & Ores

A rose quartz by any other name would smell as sweet- ...why are you smelling quartz?

70

Small Legbones

Organics

A pair of sharpened legbones. They look as though they may have come from a large rodent.

55

^ PM AquaEmperor, I'll get you a nice drawing to make up for the lake of message from this day.


Torquil's large eyes widened as he looked at the Imperial. "I believe you should be shown around by Quintessence. You have an aura about you that somehow brings her to mind. If you follow me I'll take you to her. Oh! There she is now. Quin! I need you!"

I lovely dragon swirled over to them. Blinking large innocent eyes. "Yes?" She glanced at Icarus casually, then with more intensity.

"Ah. I see you see it. Show our visitor around?"

"My pleasure. Celebrating Brightshine by traveling and spreading cheer? How very wonderful. You could almost be considered an Angel." For a second her eyes sharpened. "Would you like to see some place heavenly? Yes? Marvelous."

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Sour Strawberry Plant You probably should have waited a few more days before harvesting this. 70 8

Travelled to the Alstroemeria Clan Your dragon appeared during their sunflower delivery route, through the brambles and blacksand beaches, to end up with the Alstroemeria clan for a time~ With a renewed sense of whimsy and a few weird trinkets, they head off to their next destination! Achieved: BSJ 2020

Day Seven: AquaEmperor, SilentSnow Realm #491196[/center]

Sitting by the soft fire light and the dying sun falling outside his foggy window. You began to write. "I found myself in the smallest lair I have ever seen. There seemed to be only about 10 buildings at most, and some were built of snow and logs. A yellow skydancer was instructing about 20 exaltees on their duties when he turned and waved me over. He explained that there was to be a final celebration in the old Gaol cities. An understanding between the nations of Ice and Light. We arrived at the lake and waited for the light to fill a golden circle floating on the water. As the sun rose a celebration ensued. It was amazing, the young exaltees danced with each other, the hatchlings got glowing paint, the sound of music and the smell of food floated everywhere. As it turned to night more dragons got the face paint made of glowing pocket bobbles and the luminous orbs glowed graciously around the lake. I was then taken back down taken back down to the small settlement and towards the largest frozen log cabin. It was the inn and they walked me to my room, its small, but its relatively warm considering the weather. It's also pretty nice having the window to watch the sun fall a perfect ending to this wonderful Soriee. I can't wait to retell my stories to my clan.

-Icarus"