#dragonne

[knite-errant]

...For what thynge is your lyfe? It is even a vapoure that apereth for a lytell tyme and then vanyssheth awaye...

[nightofthedragon-rpg]

RACE SURNATURELLE #1

ー dragons & dragonnes 🐉

"maîtres des airs"

créatures reptiliennes dotées d'ailes et d'écailles liées à l'esprit du Grand Dragon, capables de maîtriser un élément matériel et régnant sur Noctumbra

les découvrir

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Night of the Dragon est un forum RPG francophone fantastique post apo. Ouvert en 2020, le forum réouvre après une refonte en avril 2025. N'hésitez pas à nous rejoindre !

[k-0re]

How Neve see's herself in the kitchen ---> https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2LGkjKT/

i drew it..

[acatnamedafteradog]

Is seems he had been battling with a fungal infection of the lungs and lacked the finances to treat it.

☹️

[tategaminu]

Rayla fighting a dragon

Callum falling

This season will be "Callum and Rayla give each other heart attacks for 9 episodes straight"

[caernua]

oh goodie here we go

[nikoldragonne12]

Answering questions about Czechia (part 2)

Alright, the second post about Czechia is here. Let's get to it right away.

So, the second question, this time that one from a private chat, again from @ropeydopeyiwillchokethee (thanks for the question) was:

Q.N.2. Besides the standard stuff one should learn before going to a new country, is there anything that foreigners should really try to learn that is less obvious?

Again, like last time, a small warning that I will be using our czech names of the cities/towns/villages + the actual way we write the names and titles, so be ready for it. But I will also give you translations where I'll find it (and if it possible to translate):

And another warning: this post will be longer...

Language: 

Your main focus should be on the Czech language and learning it. Not only is it our ONLY OFFICIAL LANGUAGE (unlike some countries that have two or more), be prepared that most Czechs don’t actually speak English. I saw so many foreigners being confused why people don’t understand what they want when they start speaking English. 

This especially applies to people over the age of 40 (and it’s even worse when they’re over the age of 60) but in their case, you can try German. 

About us, people in our 20s and 30s, we mostly know English, it’s the first foreign language we learn since the age of 6 or 7 in elementary/primary school and we even have it as a compulsory subject at the final exams/graduation at high schools/secondary schools and grammar schools. However, there are also some who don’t speak English well - these people either didn’t pay attention at school or they are naturally not good at learning foreign languages (I’m not saying they’re stupid).

Probably the most tricky are types of Czech language: we have a standard formal variation, informal variation and of course, there are regional slangs that even native speakers from different parts of the country don’t understand (and if they do, it’s with difficulties).

Areas in Moravia region are a great example - several of them are known for their unique slang.

Currency:

The second thing I’d focus on is our currency: I don’t know how known it is among other countries but despite being in the European Union, we’re one of the countries that don't use Euros - instead, we have our currency called "Koruny" ("Koruna" in singular). It means "crowns" (“crown” in singular) and you can actually notice a small crown at the smallest of the coins, 1 Crown.

We used to have even smaller coins but we no longer use these, except for prizing in the shops but it’s simply for the products looking “better-prized” - it actually has no big purpose. Just look at it and if it’s 0 - 4, the prize is the same as the first number (before comma), when it’s 5 - 9, it’s 1 Crown more expensive than the number before the comma. So basically if something is marked 10,90, it costs 11 Crowns.

1 Euro is about 25 Crowns and 1 US Dollar is about 23 Crowns.

By the way, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 crowns are coins (although 20 and 50 Crowns used to be papers), while 100, 200, 500, 1.000, 2.000 and 5.000 are paper currency. And each of it is decorated:

1 Crown - crown

2 Crowns - “gombík” (an ancestor of a button from the era of Great Moravia; 9th and 10th century)

5 Crowns - Charles’ Bridge

10 Crowns - Prague Castle

20 Crowns - St. Wenceslas, patron of Czechia

50 Crowns - Prague’s monuments (more of them)

100 Crowns - Charles IV., one of the medieval kings of our land

200 Crowns - Jan Amos Komenský/Iohannes Amos Comenius/Johann Amos Comenius, Czech philosopher, pedagogue and theologian

500 Crowns - Božena Němcová, Czech writer and story collector

1.000 Crowns - František Palacký, Czech writer and historian

2.000 Crowns - Ema Destinnová, Czech opera singer

5.000 Crowns - Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the first president when we became Czechoslovakia in 1918 (to that year we weren’t our own country)

Note: We’re no longer Czechoslovakia, since 1st January 1993, we are the Czech Republic, a.k.a. Czechia, and Slovak Republic, a.k.a. Slovakia. We are TWO SEPARATE COUNTRIES THAT ARE SIMILAR YET VERY DIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER.

On the other side of the coins (at the avers) is the Czech two-tailed lion with a crown (one of the heraldic figures from our coat of arms), “ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA” (the Czech Republic) + the year when the coin was made.

By the way, there's a rare chance you’ll get a 10 or 20 Crowns coin that will look like it has some kind of clockwork on it - do not panic, these coins are also valid. These are called “orlojové mince”. For context, “Staroměstský orloj/Pražský orloj”, known as the Prague astronomical clock in English, is depicted on these coins and this design is pretty unique. You can use it for paying or keep it as a souvenir if you get one.

I mention the currency here because except for large cities, you would have a hard time trying to use Euros - especially in small towns and villages, we use our currency only, so it’s better to have our money with you. 

How far it is? + time:

When we describe how far something is, we use meters, kilometers, etc., unlike UKs who use yards or USs who use time. And about hours, we're among the countries who use 24 hours, meaning 0:00 is 12am, 12:00 is 12pm, 15:00 is 3pm etc.

I’m not sure how many readers come from the countries I mentioned, so I’m including THIS here… just in case.

Poppies:

Now, something that might be controversial and actually it sometimes puzzle foreigners: I already noticed in one internet series with foreign people trying our food that they’re assuming dr*gs are legal in Czechia because we, without any problems, sell pastry or other dishes that contain poppy seeds. They occasionally even get scared, thinking that not only do we want to get them in trouble, but to poison them. 

First, I have to make clear that dr*gs are ILLEGAL in Czechia and even if there are people using these, they get in trouble with the law when they get caught. Depending on what you'll have and the amount, you may get a fine, you can get in prison, etc. 

But overall, dr*gs are ILLEGAL here. Don't use it.

The real reason why we use poppy seeds in our pastry is because we use a specific subspecies, also known as Czech Blue Poppy (czech “Český modrý mák”): the difference between this one and regular poppies is that ours has a very, very, very low amount of alkaloids, which means it’s harmless and you're safe to eat it without any problems. 

And from a nutritious perspective, Czech poppy is actually good for your health: it contains minerals, vitamin E, etc.

Plus, most of the dishes with it are pretty good. These two examples show two types of sweet pastry with poppy seeds:

On the left is something we call "koláče" ("koláč" in singular). I didn't find the right English translation (it probably doesn't exist), so I'll put a German word here (I speak German a little) - "die Kolatsche".

On the right is a type of rolls: these specifically have more sugar in their dough, so they're sweet, but you can find the salty ones much more often. The classic salty rolls are usually straight, unlike these.

But if you don’t want to eat it, you can at least appreciate the flower itself:

These photos shows the most common variation.

[blankfairy]

🌈 + my girl samsa (yes I’m obsessed)?

SAMSA!!! <3 y'know i started making this whole one in red and finished (just like with the trystane one) but then i thought that was too easy. samsa's very red, dark hues. blood is an obvious theme. but i also associate her a lot with the sun, so therefore... gold!

turned out a little darker than i wanted but,, we ball. i think it looks pretty nice.

send a 🌈 + an oc and i’ll make a moodboard using the color i associate with them

[dragonncat]

Bro. I Cannot Bear The Weight Of This Fucking Existence Bro. Will You Hold Me. Will You Hold Me And Make It All Okay Bro. I Know That I Will Survive This But I Need Someone To Hold Me Tenderly And Tell Me That It Will All Be Okay. And Touch My Hair And Kiss My Forehead. Bro I Don't Have Anyone Else. Will You Do This For Me. I Can't Carry This Burden That Is Life All On My Own Bro. Will You Carry It With Me Bro. please.

[the-promise-has-been-made]

The VIBES I get off Minrathous' Dock Town are SO Kirkwall, it's making me a little insane (and making me want to replay DA2)

[blxnc]

my dragons my DRAGONS THEY GREW UP!!!

[thelaughingmerman]

The worst part about all this medical shit I've been going through aside from how debilitating the resulting anxiety has been is I can't sing anymore. If it's not my throat being in pain because I forgot to take my medicine again it's my jaw hurting so bad I can't even talk let alone sing

[dragonncat]

ok i wanted to look into this because i'm always wary of sourceless and extreme or scary statements. i found a few articles (from time magazine and cbs news) about it confirming my personal suspicion that it's a cheap, not-always-reliable store that probably doesn't treat its workers well. but i think this snopes article is the best source. it addresses all the allegations OP mentions and that are generally floating around.

i could try to summarize it but frankly this article is very straightforward and well-written and i always encourage people to read things for themselves.

keep seeing Temu ads on here so just to share cause idk if people are widely aware

[the-legend-of-my-joystick]

[nikoldragonne12]

Artworks for 'One in the minion' (minion fanfiction by JereMenchi)

Some days ago, I've finished the second artwork for @jeremenchi 's story "One in the minion".

And because I got her permission, I think I can share these two artpieces with you, my other watchers, as well.

Each artwork is drawn a little differently, as well as each shows a different part of Menchi's minion fanfiction.

If you want to read her story, you can use a link to this post - there are direct links to Menchi's story, both in Minionese and English.

[dragonncat]

i haven't been on tumblr in at least a month i think and five minutes in i see the most adorable cat pictures immediately followed by horny fanart. the true tumblr experience.