As True As An Arrow Green Yuanth
| As True As An Arrow Green Yuanth | |
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| Impressee | Ay'zan |
| Hatching Date: | 27 February, 2016 Day 18, Month 2, Turn 40 |
| Current Age: | 29 turns |
| Size: | 25.32 feet |
| Dam: | Tenacity In A Tiny Gold Taeliyth |
| Sire: | Leczuth |
| Lineage: | Here |
| Clutch: | Clutch:137 |
| Egg Credit: | Ka'ge |
| Dragon Credit: | Olivya, N'rov, edits by Suireh |
| Puppeteer: | Olivya |
She isn't small, for all that she's green: all elongated curves rounded by baby fat, the more remarkable for the spirited way she holds her head and the brilliance of her hue. That luminescent green, spilt along her generous torso and over high arched and gently sloped back haunches, might appear grassy in another world; here, it's liquidly glossy as though just beneath the surface of a sunlit lake. A patterned braid is faint down the length of her spine, a matte relief amidst the fluid coloring, visible only in the right light. She's all the brighter for the darkness she does possess, near-mahogany shadows that stripe behind her swept-back neckridges and beneath the lithe length of her tail; dark as well are her tiny paws' claws, dark and pointed.
Contents
Charcoal and Graphite Egg
Smudges are like smog curling over what could have been a pure white shell on this moderately sized egg. The heaviest charcoal line is striking, cutting the egg in two halves and splitting like a crack at either end. Twigs sprout from it further, the striations of it dusty and uneven, as if done by an unsteady hand or by the random perfection of nature itself. Over the widest breadth of the egg, what might be a rounded head and stark triangular beak grow from feathered sketchiness giving the likeness of some sort of bird perched upon the prominent line. Streaks create trenches of darkness within the image, swept lighter upwards and around, fading from black to grey to the haziest of off-whites to blend all together as one.
The likeness of the bird etched in the colors of the Charcoal and Graphite Egg is pierced cleanly through its imaginary heart with one sharp dragonet claw from within. Then the egg begins rocking again as the hatchling inside continues the fight to tear apart the egg that cages her inside as the eyes of the world watch her. It is a luminescent green that emerges victoriously, if exhausted, from the confrontation as she tumbles out of her shell, setting herself free into the uncertain world.
As True As An Arrow Green
She isn't small, for all that she's green: all elongated curves rounded by baby fat, the more remarkable for the spirited way she holds her head and the brilliance of her hue. That luminescent green, spilt along her generous torso and over high arched and gently sloped back haunches, might appear grassy in another world; here, it's liquidly glossy as though just beneath the surface of a sunlit lake. A patterned braid is faint down the length of her spine, a matte relief amidst the fluid coloring, visible only in the right light. She's all the brighter for the darkness she does possess, near-mahogany shadows that stripe behind her swept-back neckridges and beneath the lithe length of her tail; dark as well are her tiny paws' claws, dark and pointed.
Temperament
Your Yuanth was shelled a brat, Ay'zan, but that is not the sum of her story, only the beginning. For now, yes, she is spoiled and rotten and selfish, yet with your guidance, she will become in time the true hero of her own story that she was meant to be. With maturity and experience, she will not be anything less than brave, and selfless, and smart, and kind, and honest. With you beside her, she will carve her own destiny out of the world, finding a place for herself and fighting for what she wants to see in both you and her Weyr.
The perfect moment of Impression is soon left behind for you and your green as you settle into the barracks. Yuanth may cry to you at the smallest provocation, even as early as choosing your bed that night if she doesn't get the exact one that she wants. She is picky as a dragonet, wanting her meat cut in this particular way or the oil applied right then (and no, she doesn't care that you have to go to the bathroom). She'll wake in the middle of the night, insisting a pebble is tucked somewhere midst the straw strewn over her couch and will make you either remake the entire bed (do this, pick this option), or sift through everything to make sure her resting spot is pebble and dirt free.
Her clutchmates both initially annoy and frighten her, the former when they refuse to believe and listen to every word that she says and the latter because Yuanth is simply afraid that she will say the wrong thing or make the wrong move. And she isn't wrong, your Yuanth.
Eventually, over time, Yuanth will find her bearings among her siblings, finding camaraderie in Kahvaroeth's steadfast honor and the indulgence he allows for her tempers, a little mistrust of Zvaezdiyth's erratic moods and youthful playfulness, and a grudging respect for Riyoth's natural intellect (and maybe a little jealousy that things seem so easy for him). It may take time, but she'll soon bond and perhaps even become friends with a few, though allowing anyone other than you to see her imperfections will likely always be something that is difficult for her.
She will have quite the struggle in weyrlinghood as she learns and grows into this new world, adjusting to the choice she made of you. Your first signs of what she will be will blossom under these trials, however; her refusal to give up or give in. She may be clumsy, but that only means that she will drag you out of the barracks at ridiculous hours to practice where prying eyes can't see or make you stay up late to go over drills with her. The precision she expected from you as a newly Impressed dragonpair starts to shape into a perfection that she expects of herself in all things and where natural talent may not exist, she will practice and practice some more until it is perfect.
It will all pay off in the end as she transitions from weyrlinghood into the wings, making her a better dragon and a better wingmate. All of that extra practice will make her skilled in flying, both solo and in wings, with a natural inclination to know exactly where to be and when. Fast, precise, strong; she will be any wingleader's dream green. She will also always be the first to step forward, to volunteer even if she doesn't know exactly what she is volunteering for. Despite this, Yuanth will never follow orders just because they are orders, always questioning what is best and what should be done. If there is a better way that she sees, a different strategy, she will suggest it. Unfortunately, a lesson she will have to learn, once finding her voice, is that there are ways to inspire confidence and ways that provoke defensiveness, but with your guidance, she should be able to learn how to navigate these nuanced waters of other dragons' emotions and egos.
In fact, she would make a good leader if you ever have your own ambitions for wingleader. She has a mind for it and she has the inspirational characteristics of any good leader. Even if the two of you never ride with a wingleader knot, she will always lead by example; she will always watch out for those weaker than her and stand up for what is right. She is encouraging of those who earn it, defensive against those who don't. She won't be able to stand injustice or cruelty in other dragons or humans, only dealing with people like that when it is needful.
Yuanth is a loyal dragon; this will hold true even when she feels the urge to rise to mate. When that time comes, she will tend to throw herself full-hearted into her flights, viewing it as a new romantic adventure. However, it is likely that the same dragon (or two, really, with her attention and interest often being torn between) will catch her. After, too, she will remember her mate longer than most other greens, abjuring the attention of any other especially where others might be able to see. If she were to lose her mate, for any reason-- While she still has you and that is all she really needs, part of her heart might feel as if it died with him. While draconic memory is short, a lingering sadness, though she may not recall precisely what for, will come up now and then, bringing moments of reflection in her demeanor.
I hope that you are ready for the adventure ahead of you, Ay'zan; it surely is not going to be an easy one for you or for Yuanth. Whatever life throws in your path, whatever obstacles you overcome, you will do it together. And for the both of you, she will make sure that fear never shuts you down, it wakes you up.
Public Impression Message
The adventure that As True As An Arrow Green has carried on with must come to an end eventually; there are, after all, only so many candidates to inspect with her thorough regard. There's the lower caverns girl paused at but walked past, and then the boy from Ruatha, who stumbles backwards and is dismissed. Then, it happens as she stops suddenly and quirks her head as if listening to something that only she can hear, before she just as quickly changes her direction with an abruptness that has her rushing off towards one last candidate. She stops in front of a baker, taking a deep breath as her eyes whirl up at him.
Private Impression Message
A soft, hopeful array of whistled notes echo in your thoughts as that luminescent green stops suddenly on the sands, almost impossible to hear at first. Your vision clouds, and when it clears, sun-dappled leaves and the smell of forests and burble of clear water streams is interspersed between the more audible strains of that liltingly enticing melody. A spray of golden grains brings you to sudden reality, and there's a brilliant green standing right before you. « Ay'zan, I have been looking for you, » is the soft, harmonious reverberation of her thoughts. But then, sudden displeasure dispels that singular moment of serenity into discordantly sharp black angles and piercing white lines, « Where were you? I am hungry! »
Mindvoice
Yuanth's mindvoice is a creative collaboration between music and art. Her music is often in catching melodies, punctuated with times that she will whistle tunes to reflect her mood, whether short and sharp for angry or long and soft and sad. She also tends to be mimic others, echoing their own words and sounds back to them in her own melodies. Her art is all abstract, lines and angles, figures breaking into geometric shapes at the edges with all of them permeated by bold, contrasting colors. The actual 'tone' of your Yuanth's voice tends towards a sweeter, softer thing with the same melodic influence.
Itchyspots
While Yuanth will often want to ease her growing hide in water to combat the feel of the stretching, the real spots that she will need you to attend all the time (and always right then, because it will be an emergency veering on a tantrum) are her delicate paws and her calves.
Suggested Adult Description
She isn't small, for all that she's green: all narrow, elongated curves, the more remarkable for the spirited way she holds her head and the brilliance of her hue. That luminescent green, spilt along her generous torso and over high arched back haunches, might appear grassy in another world; here, it's liquidly glossy as though just beneath the surface of a sunlit lake. A braid is faint down the length of her spine, a matte relief amidst the fluid coloring, visible only in the right light. She's all the brighter for the darkness she does possess, near-mahogany shadows that stripe behind her swept-back neckridges and beneath the lithe length of her tail; dark as well are her tiny paws' claws, dark and pointed.
Dragon Inspiration
Our dragon theme for this clutch was 'self-made', and can you guess what you got, A'yzan? Yes, self-made heroines! Your choices of Katniss and Tris paired so well with a development arch for Yuanth of Elspeth from Valdemar, with each of these three blending in to form parts of your dragon. The Brat aspect in weyrlinghood is most certainly Elspeth, while Tris is pulled in while she improves herself. With Katniss' all around awesomeness (skills and leadership abilities) pulled in for her time in the wings, with her love life as well as Tris' pulled in for the mating flights. Her name comes from http://betterthanenglish.com/yuanfen-chinese/ which I thought tied really well with the theme of your dragon, while her desc is heavily influenced by ( http://www.aquariumdomain.com/images/pl ... ulata1.jpg ) the sagittaria plant, from which Katniss draws her name.
Egg Inspiration: The abstract to ultra-realistic styles of graphite and/or charcoal art: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/23 ... 3200e7.jpg
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