Valiant Efflorescent Green Laonyth
| Valiant Efflorescent Green Laonyth | |
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| Impressee | Vyshani |
| Hatching Date: | 30 May, 2010 Day 21, Month 11, Turn 22 |
| Current Age: | 46 turns |
| Egg Name: | Luminescent Greenery Egg |
| Dam: | Firelit Flamenco Gold Safriath |
| Sire: | Radiance in the Night Bronze Taineth |
| Lineage: | Here |
| Clutch: | Clutch:36 |
| Egg Credit: | Ch'son |
| Dragon Credit: | P'draig |
| Puppeteer: | P'draig |
Contents
Luminescent Greenery Egg
Standing out against what, at first glance, is a black background, glowing white gives the illusion of floating over the shell so that you could reach out and grab it. Under is a blanket of thick, shaded greenery and flowered foliage covering the expanse of this egg almost completely. Somewhere beneath the leafy goodness, tucked away in what should be the shadows, there's something else. Subtly luminous iridescence pools in neon colors like it might just glow in the dark or pulse to life if given half a chance.
Valiant Efflorescent Green
Sunlight shining through broad-bladed, dark-veined grass bathes this green's sturdy frame with the brightness of budding shoots just touched by a passing rain shower. Moss seems to cling to all four paws, growing upward like nature's own velvet only to give way to a pattern of overlapping leaves with many-layered shades from dark to light across her haunches and back. A rounded tummy touched with the softness of newly unfurled petals and wide hindquarters add to an overall impression of supple solidity. Beams of chartreuse slant through leafy cover along the dappled lines of her shoulders, where the promise of strength lurks in the shadows. When spread, her wings form a translucent canopy, speckled with pale yellow-green that shimmers like dew in a morning meadow. Spring-hued highlights accent the gradual creep of ridges along her neck, grace the planes of a noble face and crown the intent gaze of deep-set eyes. Despite a cuddliness to her form, there is latent power in the way she moves, with all the instinct and fluidity of feline.
Temperament
Right from the start, your Laonyth is clearly a creature of her own mind, with very definite ideas about who you are, who she is and how you fit together. As a young dragon, her certainty translates to stubbornness and also a passion for discovering new things and new adventures. Though you won't need to rein her in at every turn, nor is she hopelessly imprudent, once Laonyth has made up her mind to do or see something, she's the sort who bounds right in, determined to figure it all out and to succeed. Likewise, once she has determined that she's right about something, that she's found the truth at the heart of the matter, she's unlikely to be swayed to a new viewpoint, which might lead to some very interesting discussions as you grow together as weyrlings. Though this obstinate streak may at times be problematic for you and for your weyrlingmasters, you will always be able to count on Laonyth to back up the group, provide encouragement and support to her clutchmates with a 'yes we can!' attitude. It won't be uncommon to find her curled up with Eilath or Aruseth at the end of a tough training session, providing both solace and possible approaches to doing things better next time. She also inherits a fiercely protective streak from her dam that centers on you, your clutchmates and all those she counts as family. Once a person or dragon becomes a part of her 'tribe', beware to those who would dare to threaten them. Even as a youth, she seems to pick up on things quickly and this will develop into the seeds of keen insight over time. Some areas that you might struggle with during weyrlinghood could include keeping her focused on the here and now and not getting too far ahead of herself in her eagerness to learn it all. She may also be difficult to bring back to the ground when the weyrlings take flight for the first time.
As Laonyth grows to maturity, her stubborness and derring-do will mellow into strength of purpose, confidence and incisive intelligence about how the world works. This understanding will often lead to a balanced approach to life without undercutting her spontaneity or joy for discovery. « Vyshani! Let's go check out that convoy of ships after we're through with sweeps! ». Still protective of those who are 'hers', she takes any threat to Ista, perceived or actual, very poorly. Though she's unfailingly polite to visitors, beneath the manners there's always a wary thread of assessment in the background until she's determined whether or not the guests are okay. Once others have passed her test, then they can count on loyalty and affection in spades, not unlike your own warmth and outgoing nature. This is an area where she may also encourage you to take some personal risks.
Though she'll often look, at least briefly, before she leaps, Laonyth is still passionate about life and living every moment to the fullest. She's not necessarily a break-neck dare-devil about it, just very enthusiastic and very engaged when the opportunity to learn something new or discover a new angle presents itself. Likewise, she may make discoveries of this nature about you, as the two of you get to know each other better. Though she's seen to the very core of you from the moment of impression, she'll enjoy peeling back your layers, learning all of the little quirks and ins and outs of your thinking over the turns. It's a gradual thing for both of you, a journey into who you both are, shared between you.
Batten down the hatches for Laonyth's mating flights. They brew up slowly, like a storm gathering just off of the Istan coast, and come roaring to shore with all the force of nature unleashed with the boom of tropical thunder to shake all chasers to their very core. It's a test of course: who can outlast the storm? Who can survive the tidal wave of passion that surges in Laonyth's heart? Though prior relationships may weigh into the eventual winner, more often than not, there is no decision-making involved for your storm-tossed green. It's whomever can weather the storm and make it to her side to fly with her, steer them both on a clear course for home. You may find it hard to resist such powerful emotions set free, to keep your own head clear, but there is also a fierce joy and delight in flight that Laonyth shares with you when she takes to the skies and that may help to balance what is otherwise likely to be an incredibly intense experience.
The wing is her pride, her tribe, her home, her family. In wing matters, Laonyth's insight will serve you both well and could put you on the path toward leadership if you both want it. Certainly, Laonyth will be interested by the idea of leading a wing, leading a group, and will encourage you to develop skills that could progress in that direction. She'll want you to focus some of your social interactions with clutchmates and later wingmates around building relationships and fostering understanding so that your view of how a wing works gets broader and more defined. Reliable, is one word that applies to Laonyth's approach to work, but she's also very passionate about working things out in a wing and flying to the best of her and your abilities. She'll relish outreach duties to holders in Ista's coverage area, fascinated by all of the differences in the land and the people. Every trip outside the Weyr is an opportunity, a chance at discovery, be it something as insignificant as a new air current over the Hold, or the appearance of tropical flowers tumbling over a cliff in the spring.
Public Impression Message
The Valiant Efflorescent Green takes a final look at a boy on the end of the ring of candidates and swings away, with a flip of her wings to her back. She's looked at everyone now, including her own clutch mates and her determined steps carry her back the way she came, paws pressing firmly into the sand, something joyful in the way she stalks her intended target. A fallen shard is kicked impatiently out of her way; a passing hatchling gets a rumble of warning when it looks like he might be headed towards her. Ultimately, she can't wait any longer and closes the distance in two, sure leaps, with a slight wobble on the last landing. Standing before a slender, almond-eyed young woman she leans her head against the girl's waist and lets out a deep sigh of satisfaction.
Private Impression Message
How can it feel like thunder in here, so far indoors? Yet that's exactly the feeling that overwhelms all others, the stillness giving way to the subtle movement of wind, the scent of oncoming rain, the electric charge of ozone in the air, making your skin tingle at the presence of the coming storm. Pressure builds, increasing steadily as the storm breaks with an ominous growl of thunder, the rush of rain pelting down. The wind blows, not only over you, but through you, tugging at layers, peeling them back to examine what's beneath until all that's left is your center, the core of who you are, without pretenses, without denial. Just you. At the heart of the storm, you're safe and sound, and as the wind dies down, leaving you washed clean, the refreshing twitter of bird song accompanies a low, resonant alto, speaking your name: « Vyshani. /My/ Vyshani. You will never be alone again. I am Laonyth and I will always be with you. We have so much to discover together. I'm sure there's something interesting just around that corner! »
Mindvoice
Laonyth uses a plethora of natural sounds to communicate her thoughts and feelings, with her 'lighter' emotions often accompanied by a low-level soundtrack reminiscent of a walk through a pleasant meadow with a stream nearby: the chuckle of water over stones, the twitter of birds, the wash of wind through leaves or grass, the scent of wildflowers. Darker feelings are often presaged by that feeling of a storm building with ozone in the air and an electric tingle along skin, before that first roll of thunder and bolts of lightning. The patter of rain, washing the world clean in the wake of such stronger emotions is a refreshing relief, usually welcoming back her low, resonant, wood-smoky speaking voice.
Inspiration
Laonyth was inspired by features you described in your application, including the 'protector' aspect and the 'force of nature' aspect and tied into our clutch theme of action/adventure movie franchises through the Narnia movies as well as some of the books that have yet to be turned into films. Aslan's powerful physique, deeply resonant voice, uncanny ability to see to the heart of things and wildness married with deep compassion are all touchstones for Laonyth's temper and physique. Her color is drawn from Narnia's lush landscape with verdant grasses in the sun, a slight branching off of the sun-through-kelp image that you provided. Other elements of her personality are loosely inspired by Peter's journey from boy to protector king in "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe" and "Prince Caspian" and Eustace's journey of transformation in "Voyage of the Dawn Treader". Her sense of adventure and wonder at new discoveries draw on those same characteristics in Lucy across all of the movies and films that she appears in and the character of Reepicheep the mouse, small, but valiant and on a quest for valor and meaning. The movies and the books center on a theme of discovery of self and true meaning, imbued with a deep love of nature and wildlife, which seemed to match up well with your requests. Her name draws inspiration from Aslan the lion and a play on vowels that you enjoy, a/o.
Egg inspiration: The bio-luminescence of pretty much everything on Pandora in James Cameron's Avatar with a shoutout to the 3D awesomeness.
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