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Ages past, when Syl'Neriss
was but a baby in the universe, the miracle of life touched her. In
her warm equator area animals were born, crops were grown and the
people created culture, passing on the traditions and teachings to
their children. Years, decades, eons passed and life evolved and
thrived. Now Syl'Neriss was a shimmering diamond, bursting with life
and opportunity. She was a twin sister of Earth, untouched by
pollution and industry... until disaster struck.
Ever so slow Syl'Neriss was pulled into the non-existence of the
Elsewhere. This strange and barren void of blackness that borders on
the edges of the universe wouldn't have meant a big change since
with Syl'Neriss the sun and other planets of the solar system were
pulled in. Life would have continued to manage if that had been all.
Maybe Life would have found a successful defence against the
planet's turmoil as it drifted away. Some of the life in fact did
find a way. Fleeing from burning temperatures in the equator zone
the humans and animals fled to the North pole where life was still
possible. Centuries again passed and the life they had led before
was forgotten, the traditions diminished to fairytales about a
magical Southern place where there was heat and water that didn't
mean death if you fell into it, with magical creatures like rabbits
and small birds that sang, not shrieked. And life adapted, like it
always does, clinging to whatever opportunity it can seize. Simply
grabbing what it needs and using it.
It's never that simple. The Elsewhere, barren though it was had also
sprouted life. The Black Spirits, twisted dragons shrouded in
shadows had reached Syl'Neriss' corner of the Elsewhere. These
devourers of planets were hungry, and the queens were heavy with new
life, more parasites to suck life out of the beautiful lost planet.
What was Life to do? There was nothing it could do for sure. The
humans on Syl'Neriss were nomads, struggling for survival that left
little time for inventing improvement. They had no clue as to what
was literally hanging above their heads.
Not far off, on a planet called Syldan, a human eye fell on
Syl'Neriss. This eye, belonging to a body and more important to a
mind that had access to the most effective defence against the black
spirits saw the planet in peril. The mind, belonging to a young
dragonrider with an ambitious streak saw the opportunity. Syldan was
overcrowded and Syl'Neriss lay for the grasping. Uninhabited (or so
she thought), untouched, but it would remain so for not much
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The Dragonriders of Syldan
colonised the large islands of Syl'Neriss but avoided the main
continent. The people of IceLand, as the natives now called their
territory, remained in hiding. Nightmarish tales of shadowy
creatures in the shape of dragons were passed on. To see one was a
sign of great calamity and cause enough to be cast out of the community.
And being out alone in the harsh wilderness of IceLand meant certain
death.
So people remained indoors. Hid beneath the ice and snow. They had
become so good at hiding that not even the resident dragonriders
realised they were there. But that slowly changed as searchriders
for the Ryslen Flurry managed to bring a few native IceLanders to
their place in the Nexus. |
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2002
First Sighting of
IceLanders
Ysvelt (m) & Blue Horned
Cloudy Myoth (m)*
Chaltyk (m) & Brown Tiger's
Eye Xersenyth (m)*
Lityan (f) & Clouded Purple
Nizryth (f)*
2003
First
Snow of Winter
Shyobahn (f) & White-
Green Maribeth (f)*
Layra (f) & Cool
Peacock
Gherantena (f)*
Biroy (m) & Red
Tiger's
Eye Tarvorwyli (m)*
Tryl (f) & Red
White Siamese
Lyneratoit (f)*
Dey (m) & Blue
Snow Leopard
Verugorion (m)*
Eyos (m) & White
Cold Flame
Wilaerth (m)
Zreshyn (m) & Hot
Peacock
Daimate (m)
Maryse (f) & Christmas
Elf Denna (f)*
Ype (m) & Christmas
Elf Chersth (m)*
2005
Last of IselWegn
Anyka (f) & Rainbow-point
Lavender Ystorianth (f)*
Yannick (m) & Blue
Myreinyth (m)
Sveryk (m) & Blood
Court Blue
Nunth (m)*
2006
Iceberg (Mistise)
Yor (m) & Green Crystal Pygel (m)
Tygra (f) & Yellow Crystal Dagmar (f)*
Marnyx (m) & Red Crystal Glorun (m)*
2007
Ishegeln
** Story was written in 2007, but takes place about 1 year
before the 2020 Winter Gather from Era 2**
Yvander
(m) & Slate
Grey Heunir Shtil (m)
Svyn (m) & Peridot
Green Skaoi Imar (m)*
Sha'uny
(f) & Lapis
Lazuli Indigo Senua Gote (f)*
Saryn (f) & Rust
Lussak Sirhaan (m)*
Rygha (f) & Common
Grey Verani Kethlar (f)
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2020
Winter Gather
Koy (m) & White
Yzel (m)*
Vaughny (f) & Gold-marked
White Tessoro (f)
Yavis (m) & Golden
Yellow Uhrmyn Thyme (m)
Xandrya (f) & Rust-Brown
with White Wahka Kohuchi (f)
Giye (m) & Grey-White
Wyse Hallaar (m)
2021
Flurry
Camping Trip
Theyan (f) &
Rose Zemza (f)
Rakyu (m) &
Nebula Blue
Rothan Ramaya (m)
Yishia (f) & Silver
Sapphire
Yioth'Asva (m)
Renylde (f) &
Green
Biotahyt (f)
Snowblind
Nyui (m) & White
Avarelle (f)
2022
Exploring
with Reindeer
Keryk (m) & Transparent Green
Sabzida (f)
Havoy (m) & Black-White
Ukrashenie (m)
Durya (f) & Grey-White
Yukiza (f)
Guryn (m) & Orange-Blue
Iztele (f)
Yavis (m) & Green
Pinur (m)
Xandrya (f) & Smokey
Grey Zavan (m)
Giye (m) & Oily
Purple Letizsnova (f)
Saryn (f) & Transparent Pink
Gold Ngon Ngu (f)
Rygha (f) & Transparent Blue
Kiremiti (m) |
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With communication restored
and a new alliance built, the people of IceLand are now free to
chose how they want to live. Some prefer to keep to the old ways
while others are trying their luck in the more temperate climates
just south of IceLand. Maybe the next generation will venture out
into the rest of the continent where some of the original
dragonriding IceLanders have created a settlement. One thing is for
certain, there is no longer a means of hiding out for the dragons as
they search for promising people to bond to their young. |
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2002
Eryka (f) & White-Green
Kyrenath (f)
2003
King and Queen of Winter
2004
Fozen Mist
Onnyon (m) & Light
Weather Fobret (m)
Ajuynna (f) & Ice
Air Hateni (f)
Grey-Purple
Donner (m)*
Blue Puffin Gryph Iced Featheryness
(m)
Silver Dreaem
(m)
Psalm of Joiy
Crystal Blue Krystel (f) and
Crystal Grey Tymanir (m)
Joiy (f) & Blue Well Ghelook (m)*
Crystal
Cave
Crystal Grey Kijenna (f) & Winter
Blue Kanakor (m)
2007
Brown-Gold
I'Haeryok (f)*
2008
Snowstorm
& Icy Gale
Sneeuw & Green
Pinea (f)* & Blue-Cyan
Lork (m)*
Gail & Purple
Kristel (f) & White Hulm (m)
Twinkling
Lights
Terase & Pearly
Blue Arare Tsukihi (f)
Red Metallic Brown
Nolach'tach
Houtalli (f)
2022
Red-White
Miili Filidelunas (m) x Fractured Grey
Krykhkyy (f)
2024
Radiant
Green
Ivyth (nb)
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