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fun behaviors to give dragons that aren't feline/canine based

cause as much as i love dragons purring and roaring i wish there was just more variety in how they would act

clacking their teeth together to show contentedness/happiness (budgies)

using tails as a defensive weapon in a whip like fashion (iguana)

twitching to express that they're not a threat to members of their species (hognose snake)

feeling calm when eyes are hooded/covered (birds of prey)

head bobbing as a threat display (anoles/bearded dragons)

flattening neck or sides to appear bigger (snakes/lizards)

mantling over food to protect it from hatchmates (birds of prey)

wiggling neck as a courting maneuver (budgies)

audibly grinding teeth as a warning (macaques)

maintained eye contact as a challenge (gorillas)

pounding wings against sides as a threat (gorillas)

slapping other dragons with their claws when their personal bubble is invaded (seals)

hoards used as a site to impress mates (birds of paradise)

snorting when undergoing heightened stress (horses)

making repeated loud noises with surroundings to establish territory (woodpeckers)

loud constant arguments with other dragons when roosting (bats)

building lairs that cause a domino effect of change in the land around them (beavers)

slapping their tails against the ground/water as a warning (beavers)

wiggling tail tip to attract prey (various animals)

wiggling tail tip as a warning (snakes)

plucking or scraping off scales as a sign of stress (parrots)

raising spines/frills as a response to danger and carrying on with their usual business as they believe they're protected (lionfish)

and im not saying canine and feline behaviors are wrong or bad to give a dragon (people wouldn't write dragons with those behaviors if they weren't fun in the first place!) but i feel for creatures that are mythological giant winged lizards that you can do more and get experimental with it. often the more unfamiliar behavior the more dragony the dragon feels

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A boy can dream, can't he?

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Happy birthday! Wait no. Happy April Fool's Day to my beloved @artists-guild-of-exandria and our Critical Romance book covers!

From the person who brought you Frontline Titties of the Fifth, recreating era-centric fake smutty romance covers is a passion of mine, and I couldn't be more excited. Also I made a lot of these. I've been on deadline. I have no regerts.

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✨🔥Embers burn hot again as two old flames reconnect. Will Ira the Nightmare King be able to reignite the fires of passion and win the affections of Morrigan the Fatestitcher once more? 🪡💞

My piece for @artists-guild-of-exandria's latest project, Critical Rolemance!! Please check out all the pieces because they're all amazing!

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Happy 10 years of Critical Role, everyone! Here's my piece for @artists-guild-of-exandria's #CR10Party project to celebrate, Bright Queen Leylas Kryn and Dusk Captain Quana!!

Be sure to peruse the other pieces for this project because they're all amazing!!

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Otohan Thull rolling up to this fine party fashionably late

Happy 10 year anniversary CR!

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Happy 10th Anniversary Critical Role <3 <3 The Pumats got all gussied up to party with @artists-guild-of-exandria. Here's to the next 10 years!

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Let’s party, CR!

My second piece for the @artists-guild-of-exandria CR 10 Year Anniversary Party.

I have such a soft spot for Deanna, and I will never forget Deanna with Umudara, the Sentinel Beast, so I was inspired to have a Critical Role 10 Year anniversary carousel that showed some favorite creatures from the show. And a short queen deserves elegance!

Image Description: A tawny, forest gnome woman with a top braid and gorgeous emerald jumpsuit (with a knitted short cape) is standing among a lit carousel at night of Critical Role creatures. She is standing next to a quokka and a large galactic looking bull named Umudara. Behind her is a leviathan looking creature named Uk'otoa. And in the background, a raven and bright string lights with the number "10" hanging from them. All creatures are wearing colorful saddles as it's a carousel.

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It's a spooky celebration!

Another piece for the @artists-guild-of-exandria CR 10 Year Anniversary Party.

Marisha has done an amazing job with Laudna. Being a fan for some time, all the threads and intersections have felt like such a narrative... emotional payoff. And Laudna has been no different. I just want her to be happy. I had this idea that for the 10 year celebration, she could find peace with her family and friends, dancing among them all at the Sun Tree.

Image Description: A tall, undead woman twirling in a burgundy, sheer, long flowy dress under the Sun Tree at night with globules of light. Swirling around her is bright purple magic, some of which forming a "10" and flying above her face is Pate De Rolo, her undead rat with a raven skill as it's head. She looks at Pate, smiling.

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Fjord is here for booze and jester and that is all, lmao. Happy 10 yrs Critical Role!

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Purvan Suul and Galdric have finally acquired a personal stylist! Just in time for the #CR10Party! Done with @artists-guild-of-exandria for Critical Role’s 10th Anniversary! Beautiful background courtesy of Matdoodls on Bluesky!

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I guess I have a soft spot for fun/scary spooky.

Another piece for the @artists-guild-of-exandria CR 10 Year Anniversary Party.

The Nightmare King's thread with Bells Hells through all of C3 was great, I imagine Ira is meeting up with Nana Morri as we speak for the CR 10 Celebration. I could not stop thinking about him sitting among the moon, but in a brand new suit. Since he already wears a tattered one, I wanted him looking sleek for his date.

Image Description: Ira - a tall, spindly, alien like creature with large black eyes and jagged teeth forming a wide smile, is perched on top of an onyx black fancy chair with the number "10" embroidered on it. He wears a tailored purple-grey suit with a golden rod button-up and slight blue details. He wears a large, black crown and sits backlit by the moon and stylized lavender stars.

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As Shiny as he is I think some of the other party goers might have outdone him… what to we think, chat?

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Frumpkin is here for the #CR10Party! Happy 10th Anniversary, Critical Role!! Done as part of @artists-guild-of-exandria’s latest project!

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It's @artists-guild-of-exandria's CR 10th Anniversary party and Kingsley Tealeaf, Captain of the Mollymauk and Plank King, is here to booze it up!

Happy 10th Anniversary to Critical Role!!! (Background by the awesome @/adurna0

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Pâté de Rolo doesn't wear much, but he still got out his nicest ribbon and stole a hat off one of Laudna's dolls for the @artists-guild-of-exandria 10 Year Anniversary party!

I love this goofy little familiar. He's got so much life in him for a twice dead thing <3 Is this also Waudna Wednesday?

Image Description: an ink and watercolor illustration of Pâté de Rolo, an npc character from Critical Role's third campaign. Pâté is a black rat with a raven skull for a head. He wears a red bow tie, and holds a top hat outstretched in one hand, and a fan printed with "10!" in the other. He is posed jauntily on the steps of his birdhouse, and chicken feet are tucked beneath the house's deck.

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The gods also like to celebrate.

My final piece for the @artists-guild-of-exandria CR 10 Year Anniversary Party.

I was intrigued by the Raven Queen's palette for this assignment and wanted to still bring a presence to her that represented her standing, even when looking like a snack for a 10 Year party.

Image Description: With the camera angled upward, a woman in a full onyx dress, holding the skirt of it, is looking down at the camera. She bears a porcelain mask and gold crown with gold embellishments along her dress, including a gold "10" chained below her bodice. A raven is perched along her left forearm looking up at her. She's standing within a dark lit gazebo, decorated white flowers under the Red Moon, Ruidus.