ZONASTRILD

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STATS
Name: Zonastrild
Gender: Female
Age: 24

Description: Zonastrild is a heavyset woman with some clear dwarf-viking ancestry in her genes. She has broad shoulders and easily bulks up. Her skintone is light and her hair is blonde. She has a straight, thin nose, brown eyes and a wide mouth. Zonastrild favours the colour red in her clothing since it is the colour of her house/lineage and she's proud of it.
Personality: Zonastrild is a bit stuck up, a bit preachy and all about history and the valour of her lineage. She has a holier than thou attitude and most people just quickly nod and do what she asks of them, hoping to make a quick getaway. Those who don't usually enjoy getting her riled up. 
Skills: Staff-wielding magic-user, mostly fire and earth magic spells. 
Hobbies: Making up her family tree. 
Dislikes: People ignoring the past or worse (denying facts that happened)

Family: Zonastrild was born to the head of the Swanwhite family. She is the eldest child, but she does have a younger brother (Zwaluw) and the competition between them is pretty fierce. 
Bond: Soil Zeolite & Climate Zirconia from the Refugium

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HATCHING
Queen Gleam's song echoed through the halls and commlinks of the Refugium with a joyful note. Candidates began their quick spill into the hatching bay, ushered by the Refugium's security teams. They were a haphazard mix of species, all alien to the Myrmex queen's eyes but promising. Eggs waited for no one, though. They burst with shrieks of hunger as the last straggling candidates dawdled in behind the raucous chorus of food.
As the multiple bonds connected to the queen, it was obvious to the people of the refugium that these grublings were different from the previous batch. Gleam's first bond, a little blue-spotted decay, wound twisty psuedopods around globs of fruit and stared at Gleam with a set of oil-spot eyes protruding from its tongue. Its anatomy appeared otherwise normal for a myrmex but only metamorphosis would reveal any further irregularities. These grubblings were still entirely myrmex, despite the changes in appearance. These new adaptations would only serve to strengthen the species.
The Queen watched with pride as the rest of her children darted toward the waiting candidates.
Zonastrild and Zilverreiger stood together as their companions wandered off to feed their bonds. Zonastrild held back a frown, keeping her chin up high, countenance regal. It didn't matter that Zwaluw bonded first, she'd bond better. After all, she'd spent weeks in the Refugium's archives learning everything she could about myrmex, bonding, and taking care of dragons. Zwaluw hadn't bothered looking up anything.
"Hey, Zonastrild…" Zilverreiger started.
"Hm?" Zonastrild turned to him, distracted. Did Zilverreiger looked flushed? It was rather warm in here.
"I was wondering-"
:: Behold! :: Something brown and gold bashed into Zonastrild's knees, knocking her off balance.
Zilverreiger caught her arm and helped her upright, as the charming little soil grubbling that knocked her over danced between their feet.
:: Your Zeolite is here, Zonastrild! I'm sorry I made you wait. I'm bringing- Oh gosh, where did it go? ::
:: I'm here :: A bright white grubbling patterned with shards of blue hurried after its sibling, running blind while it chomped on a piece of fruit. :: Please don't leave without your Zirconia! ::

STATS
Name: Zeolite
Colour: Soil
Hatchling Height: 1'2"
Personality: competent, fearless, dutifull
Abilities: telepathy

STATS
Name: Zirconia
Colour: Climate
Hatchling Height: 1'0"
Personality: gentle, harmonic, happy-go-lucky
Abilities: telepathy

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RESEARCH
Zonastrild waited patiently for Zirconia to adjust the temperature, humidity level and whatever else had been instructed to the drone. Most of the Refugium's information had been recorded on computers, infuriating devices that still had their uses. They could hold much more information than any book. But there was something about the smell of old paper and the feel of the brittle pages that elevated Zonastrild's heart.
:: I'm done!" Zirconia chimed happily, eager to please her bond.
"Thank you." Zonastrild responded.
"I'm amazed they let you in here." Zilverreiger said.
"Yeah, Zirconia won them over. It's amazing what she can do and we promised to help preserve some of these old books until they can be properly scanned."
Zonastrild looked briefly outside where Zeolite, her myrmex queen was enjoying the soil as a snack. She'd been amazed by how much the grubbling had been able to eat but seeing how big she was now it was only normal that she'd needed that amount of food.
Returning her attention to the book and the man in front of her, she wondered what was going to happen next. Zwaluw had returned home and had become victorious in their contest. No doubt he was overjoyed at the prospect to lead. But Zonastrild wondered if he'd truly be happy. She knew she never could be even if it had been all she'd been able to dream about before. But now, with all this information, all this knowledge, there was no going back.
"I am happy you decided to stay." she suddenly blurted.
Zilverreiger gave her a soft smile and then said: "Seeing how happy these little ones made everyone, I just can't help wanting one for myself. So I'm definitely staying for the next clutch."
"Also aiming for a myrmex?" Zonastrild asked.
"I don't know yet."
Although Zilverreiger knew he wouldn't. Myrmex queens were picky and he needed to impress Zeolite after all.
:: Strong! :: her telepathic voice suddenly sounded in his mind, :: Only then will I allow you close to my bond. ::

STATS
Name: Zeolite
Colour: Soil
Caste: Queen
Adult Height: 20'4"
Personality: competent, fearless, dutifull
Abilities:
     *telepathy
     *summon quake: simulate an earthquake, causing fierce shaking and splitting of the ground
     *soil sustenance: derive nutrients directly from the soil, no need to eat!

STATS
Name: Zirconia
Colour: Climate
Caste: Drone
Hatchling Height: 2'5"
Personality: gentle, harmonic, happy-go-lucky
Abilities:
     *telepathy
     *ambient adjustment: increase or decrease ambient temperature in a 20 foor radius
     *wind control: control air currents (limited in case of drones)

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FLIGHT
text (waiting for Zilverreiger to bond/impress)

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[STORY] -~- [ZONASTRILD] [ZWALUW] [ZANGGORS] [ZILVERREIGER] [ZEEKOET]
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