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The Sultans of
Schwung
~Tahira~
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Stats:
Name: Tahira
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Title: Vezir al-Bahr of the North-West
Description & Personality: Tahira is
a thin, tall, dark-skinned woman. She has long dark brown hair, brown eyes
and a straight nose. She does not smile often, behaving proper and
restrained. She keeps her hair in a traditional two braids because that's
how she's kept it since she was a child.
Tahira's name means "pure" and "chaste". She was
brought up in a very traditional way and is usually the most careful and
conservative in the government discussions. Though not totally against
progress, Tahira values where she came from and will make certain anything
new does not clash with rooted values.
Heritage and Bio: Tahira grew up in
the North-Western region where the desert meets the sea. It is not a
fertile region, but the people there harvest all the good the sea has to
offer. As such the Vizier of the North-West is usually the commander of
the Marine and responsible for all sea-related issues.
Pets: --
Bond: Island Court Gold
Tulkaeth (f) from Lantessama
Isle
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Hatching
The island's
Aelith
geneticists had arranged for the eggs to be brought to the dunes. Due
to the larger than regular size of the offspring, they had deemed it more
ideal to install some means of living off-land on the largely water-based
planet. Both Amarlon and Liciya had however promised that the resulting
court dragons would be able to prosper both in the water as on land and
that their adult forms would be capable of flight. None of this mattered
much to Amaria who
remained close by to guard the eggs.
Eguth who had donated
the eggs and Merel, her bond, helped while
Komenth, the clutch's opal
court father, provided the three ladies with anything they asked for.
Which turned out to be a lot but the opal-speckled blue did not complain.
He was granted his bond and mate's biggest wish so it was all worth it.
It was late in the afternoon, the sun's rays still warm and welcoming but
not as hot as they'd been that afternoon with a cool breeze that showed
that the weather was changing. Amaria had been worrying about what the
colder weather might mean for the eggs but she would worry no longer as
small cracks showed that the eggs were indeed ready to hatch. Excited and
proud, she let Komenth know, at the same time letting out a sound that was
between a bark and a cough to alert those around her.
"The eggs are hatching! Come to the bay!" the dragons picked up on
her excitement and relayed the message while Eguth bugled.
The green blood court dragoness would play the second fiddle for now, but
anyone who would hurt these dragonets would have her to answer to as both
Amaria and Komenth were far too kind to deal out proper punishment for
such a grave misdeed.
Within half an hour the beach was filled with people, shifters, sea elves
and a few oddities that weren't as easily classable. The 6-armed
centauresque Lyteek was one of them, but the red-skinned 8-tentacled
Waratah was equally noticeable. But not all that stood out were strange in
build. A couple of humans from a place called Schwung were dressed in
ornate robes and wore turbans in bright colours on their heads. And though
largely going undetected, Laz the gem faerie was definitely the oldest
candidate ever recorded at Lantessama. The shipmate dragonkin Gid and the
dwarf Mts'Are had strange names but hardly fazed the locals as they'd seen
their kind before. But of course all that mattered were the hatchlings and
who they'd pick. Locals were already wagering with friends about which egg
would hatch first or what colours would appear. Court clutches tended to
not have as many colours as Lantessaman clutches. Would a white or a black
appear today? Some dared to bet on the chance.
A hushed silence overtook the crowd when a loud crack signalled the first
hatching. A beige-bronze hatchling with a white belly and stripes rolled
out of the egg, right into the water. When he got up the first thing the
people noticed was the absence of wings. The little bronze had finned ears
and a couple of small appendages at his tailtip that seemed to be able to
move independently. The hatchling moved toward those waiting in the water
and finally settled on a passionate, dark-skinned sea elf.
One after the other, dragons hatched and bonded until
finally only one egg remained. As if the dragon within had been
waiting for this moment, the egg finally shattered and released a bright golden
dragon with lighter stripes and lines. Letting everyone have a good look
at her, the hatchling sauntered toward Tahira, who dressed in
turquoise blues looked regal as well as she stood with perfect posture and
poise. The two looked at each other and Tahira gave a little bow with her
head.
"My name is Tulkaeth." the hatchling
announced to her.
"Be welcome to all that is mine." Tahira replied.
Stats:
Name: Tulkaeth
Parents: Blood Court Green Eguth
x Opal Court Blue
Komenth
with added genetics from their respective bonds
Origin: Lantessama Isle (Island Court Clutch)
Colour: Gold with lighter stripes and lines
Size: Normal-sized Court Gold
Personality: Argumentative, Caring, Inspiring
Abilities:
*Amphibious:
can live both in and outside of the water. They do need to breathe.
*Flight: All court dragons are capable of self-powered flight
(from adulthood).
*Telepathy: All court dragons are capable of telepathic
communication.
*Teleportation: Like their ancestors, Court dragons are capable
of teleportation
*Verbal Speech: All court dragons are capable of verbal speech.
*Elements: Island Court dragons are most
proficient in Water elemental magic, but can train in other elemental
magic.
*Enhanced Senses: very sensitive
tentacles that give them a lot of information about the surrounding
area (think jellyfish)
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Growing Up
Though most newly-bonded people waited until their dragons were adult
before returning, Tahira figured returning early would be for the best.
Their stations were too important to leave vacant and even trusting their
dragons' ability to 'time it' as the locals called it felt like too much
of a gamble.
Ziad and Ezgurpth were more careful, wondering about what could go wrong
to travel so soon. Teleporting was a precise ability that required skill
and training. A great number of things could go wrong and then they'd be
lost forever in the Elsewhere - or worse.
"We need to make haste." Tahira urged.
"We can make it!" Tulkaeth added.
"It's a dangerous undertaking."
Ezgurpth argued.
Ziad watched the exchange and felt conflicted. He was used to
holding back, to letting reason be his guide. But his nature was to go
fast. And although Tahira wasn't a friend, he did respect her opinions.
"Maybe we could find a way to make it safer?" Ziad offered.
Tahira gave him an approving smile and that little gesture felt like high
praise from her. But Ziad did not have a clue on how to make the journey
safer. They couldn't magically age up their dragons.
"We can ask some of the older dragons to guide
us." Tulkaeth mused.
"What a wonderful idea." Tahira said with a satisfied look on her face,
"Let's do that."
"Maybe our parents would be willing. They'd know
where we'd be living too." Ezgurpth added.
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Flight
Tulkaeth relished in her newfound importance. She was a queen of course.
But to the people on Schwung that mattered little as they hardly knew
about dragons. They would have revered her if she'd been tiny and drab so
long as she had her powers. Her affinity with the water element made her
worth her weight in gold.
It felt good to be needed. It felt good to be loved. But in the back of
her mind she'd been feeling that her destiny didn't end with lending a
hand on Schwung. No she had another mission. She needed to spread the
island Court over the nexus. There were only a few of them now and there
could be many more.
And so Tulkaeth knew she'd return to Lantessama. Maybe not now, maybe not
next year. But someday.
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|STORY|-;-*-;-|ASRA|-;-|FADIL|-;-|HAKIM|-;-|MARAM|-;-|NURI|-;-|RUYA|-;-|TAHIRA|-;-|ZIAD|
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Lantessama
Isle
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