Desertum Somnia, 2022. 🌵⛰✨
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WOF Dragon Taxonomy
I was kind of thinking of doing a semi rewrite of the WoF backstory / lore. No new species would look as different as Wof dragons do in that short amount of time (come on drastically different dragons in roughly 5k years?). For my rewrite I'd say the scorching was actually at least 1 million years before the first book starts. Probably still not enough for the drastic changes, though since the different tribes can still breed with each other (hybrids exist after all) I would say they're either still the same species (or subspecies) or closely enough related because breeding (with fertile offspring) is still possible.
I'd also say Nightwing, Icewings, and Skywings existed in some form when the scorching happened since I believe they're the "common ancestors" for most of the other tribes.
Since I believe the dragons are subspecies of an "original" species of dragon that existed way before the scorching here are some hypothetical scientific names! The basic scientific name for all of them would be Draco Sapien (The Wise Dragon). Here is the list:
Nightwings: Draco Sapien Noctis (Wise Dragon of the Night)
Icewings: Draco Sapien Nivis (Wise Dragon of the Snow)
Skywings: Draco Sapien Caeli (Wise Dragon of Heaven, just thought this sounded cool)
Mudwings: Draco Sapien Terrae (Wise Dragon of the Earth)
Sandwings: Draco Sapien Solis (Wise Dragon of the Sun) or Draco Sapien Desertum (Wise Dragon of the Desert) Couldn't choose between the two.
Rainwings: Draco Sapien Silvae (Wise Dragon of the Forest)
Seawings: Draco Sapien Maris (Wise Dragon of the Sea)
Hivewings: Draco Sapien Wasp (Wise Wasp Dragon, since they kinda look like wasps)
Silkwings: Draco Sapien Serico (Wise Silk Dragon)
Leafwings: Draco Sapien Folium (Wise Leaf Dragon)
Wow, that was a lot. I'm not exactly a professional in species names, but I tried my best. I would say the WOF dragons would be most closely related to Birds! They're definitely reptiles, and I think it makes the most sense for them to be related to Birds. So WOF dragons would be part of the Archosauria (Ruling Reptiles) Clade which in the real world is made up of Birds and Crocodiles. For extinct members, it also includes Non-Avian Dinosaurs, Pterosaurs, and extinct Croc species. In my opinion, the WOF dragons would technically be more closely related to Dinosaurs, but their closest living relative would be birds (which are dinosaurs technically).
Did Dinosaurs even exist in the WOF universe? I mean, birds are a thing so I'm guessing that's the case.
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I love looking into taxonomy, so I made taxonomical names and did a little redesigning/headcanonifying for the great fairies, malanya, lord of the mountain, and the blupees
For Lord of the mountain and malanya, since they’re horse adjacent, their genus is Equus Ferus, which contains wild horses, horses, and przewalski’s horse.
For lord, the species name specifically is Cerulean. I chose that because for fucks sake he’s blue /lh. But also because I like to think that the fairies and their tendency to be blue is what inspired the hero’s tunic coloration. and perhaps that maybe blue is the preferred color of the royal family for said reason. who knows.
And for Malanya, the species name is Deus, meaning God. He’s the god of horses. But I still consider him to be a fairy, and closer related to the great fairies, so you can see his spooky little head under his mask in his picture.
For the Blupees, they actually have two Genus names, That being Tyto (Barn owls) and Lepus (Hares and Jackrabbits), along with the Cerulean species name to match their very horsie counterpart.
With the rest of the fairies, they take up the genus name Diva, meaning Goddess.
For Tera, we have her species name being Desertum Album, making her “White Desert Goddess”. My initial thoughts when I saw her for the first time was “oh cool albino fairy” and i really rain with it in my design for her. I really like how her scales and lipstick contrast her pinkness. Also, when it came to making the Hyrulean and Great fairies, I decided I wanted to go for a kind of mermaid-y thing with making their tops(?) more scaly looking and giving them fin ears instead of winged ears.
For Mija, her species name is Lacus Purpura, making her “Purple Lake Goddess”. I really really pushed it with the lake thing. I know she’s near the lake but she’s not exactly on the lake. Some of these names are a little bit of a stretch.
For Kaysa, her species name is Mons Rosa, making her “Rose Mountain Goddess.” I know she’s more pink than a rose color but i think it fits. I wish i had changed the color of her eyeshadow, because it’s kind of hard to see and doesn’t really look good against her skintone so if I ever draw her again I intend to change it.
And for Cotera, her species name is Valle Aureum, making her “Golden Valley Goddess”. She’s only a valley goddess because she’s right next to Kakiriko and they’re like, under the cliff her fountain is on. Whatever. Whatever. Again, wish I had changed her eyeshadow color to something softer. It’s just really kind of neon on her face. and it’s just too bright.
For the Hyrulean fairy, their species name is Lepidoteris, which is the order name for butterflies. or well. Lepidoptera is the order name. But yeah butterflies. Originally they *were* going to look more like butterflies but they just kinda look like bats to me now. They’re the size of butterflies, so I suppose that’s what counts?
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I’ve been learning Latin. I wrote something for you in Latin!
Nunquam amet dabo te, numquam amet dimittet te, numquam amet currere et desertum.
Et non mentitus per viam.
Really? Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley? Fuck you.
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#Lasioglossum desertum, Bryce Canyon. Unusual distribution, populations run from Colorado Plateau, edge of Rockies south into Mexican Highlands, but don't go far into the prairies or the Basin and Range West.
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CHARACTER PROFILE- Lara Mayer (OC)
Name: Lara Mayer
Alias: Diamond in the Rough
Age: 23
Height: 5′10″
Nation: Sumeru
Personality: Lara is loud, brash, confident and a ‘act first think later’ kind of person who’s a child at heart but wise in her mindset, She can’t really stay still for long so she’s usually out running about. She’s a leader, but if she has to follow someone she’ll back down- only to try and help lead later on-, She’s also a troublemaker with quite the reputation for stealing things she needs, but it’s how she was raised, she knows the streets and how to survive on them, more street smart than anything. Lara is also known to have a very foul mouth at times and can get snippy and sassy with some people; She’s also not keen on when people lie to her, something her father drilled into her head while he was still alive
She truly cares about the people in her life and it shows more around that point, kind, stressed, and maybe a bit motherly to those who deserve it, Lara’s been through a lot and she tries not to let it show even if her facial expressions say otherwise. Especially with her arm being a casualty of events that happened in the past.
Fears/phobias: Nyctophobia (Fear of the dark), Atychiphobia (Fear of failure), Thantophobia (extreme fear of death, whether or not if it is the idea of themselves dying or the loss of a loved one.)
Family:
Helsin Lowe (Mother; Estranged)
Devin Mayer (Father; Deceased)
Logue Lowe (Grandfather; Deceased)
Ali Mayer (Sister; Alive [20])
Vision: Cryo
Weapon: Polearm
Constellation: Flos desertum (Desert Flower)
OTHER:
- Lara has raised her sister since she was 7 and Ali was 4 after the death of their father.
- She lost her arm protecting Ali, it’s also how she received her vision- now using her Cryo element she creates a prosthetic arm for herself.
- You can usually find Lara hanging out around the forges her sister runs.
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Check out this new track ‘Desertum’ by Valter Borrione!
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Desertum New Era (feat. Pier Paolo Candeloro, Andrea Jimenez & David Vil...
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nunquam iens to dare tibi sursum nunquam iens to let tibi deorsum nunquam iens to curro circum et desertum tibi
nunquam iens to habeo tibi clamor nunquam iens to for vale nunquam dico a mendacium et noxia tibi
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Desertum
J'ai parfois l'impression d'appartenir au désert.
Là où la vie est impossible, inexistante, ou difficile.
J'ai l'impression d'appartenir à l'impossible.
J'ai l'impression d'appartenir à l'invisible, au néant.
J'ai même l'impression de le désirer, ce désert.
D'être attirer par ce vide si plein. Par ce vent.
J'aime ce rien qui contient tout.
J'ai la sensation d'exister pour ce Rien.
De frôler sans cesse des trous noirs qui pourraient m'aspirer.
J'ai parfois l'impression d'appartenir aux déserts, de n'être qu'un grain, qu'un flocon.
Unique et invisible.
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S. URIS < @desertums > -- PLOTTED.
he could feel the change in the air, something that hadn’t happened in years -- and yet it was almost EXPECTED. he can’t stop that familiar feeling of fear, of terror that wells up in his chest when he senses him. it’s before he sees him, it always is. the whispers almost precluding his arrival -- in the bathroom of places. he thanks fate, the shining, whatever that she wasn’t home yet. he locks the door, something they had agreed on never to do. hands rest on the sink, clenching the porcelain tight. he doesn’t want to TURN his head, to truly see. but as usual, he needs to, and then he does.
the man stands taller than he, below his knees are concealed in the tub but there’s a 𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘬 ! 𝘛𝘐𝘕𝘒 ! of water coming from him. he’s soaked through, grey and blue, dead years in the ground -- eyes washed out. tight curls hanging with the weight of the water. however, it’s the eyes that always draw him in and yet terrify him all the same. and yet, he can’t LOOK AWAY. dan buries the notion to refuse this contact. he’s here for a reason, and then he dreads why. the last time had been a WARNING, what would he have to say ? a damning, a cursing ? a further clue to the CAUTION thrown by deenie not a few years prior. still, habits are hard to quit. he whispers, hoping it’s not true, that the ex-husband of his current girlfriend wasn’t present. that his ghost, his corpse wasn’t standing before him. there’s no conviction in his voice as it raises, higher -- more childish. “ false face, not real. ”
please, just this once let him be right. please, let him not have to lock him up. still, he flexes his mind -- box at the ready.
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RG.
he pushes the bill down on hershels hat , soft giggles erupt from his seven year old ‘ thought we'd stop by and visit, ’ they also wanted to drop off some goods. maggie as usual , told them to be careful before departing from hilltop. they were doing good , expanding . . . with tara , enid , jesus and sasha . . he could actually see all of them . . humanity rising again. he’s holding onto it and making this dream , reality. ‘ anything new going on ? how is michonne? ’
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@desertums said : ❛ i think the life i want is the life i have , but how can i be sure ? ❜
" christ , jack . ”
she’s been patient . she’s been tolerant . she’s spent years in a fraying marriage , waiting for him to get a grip on his life , dragged down into near - constant unhappiness , all because she loved him . because she took a marriage oath , and intended to keep it : for better or for worse .
but how can he be sure ?
she pauses , knife coming to a halt against the cutting board , to toss him a glance over her shoulder , gaze stern and cold .
perhaps she should have more sympathy . the drinking may have been his lowest point , but sobriety wasn’t an easy , painless fix . she understands that , knows he’s suffering and clinging to fractured willpower . she’s been gentle and --- she hopes --- supportive , trusting wholeheartedly that he could give it up ( and god knows she wouldn’t still be standing here if she didn’t have that faith in him ) . he’s a man shoulder - deep in pain and regret , speaking at a point of hardship . too young for a mid - life crisis , yet here they are . but her pity only stretches so far , and patience has run out . she can only bear the burden of his suffering , like a good and tolerant wife , for so long .
“ i’m telling you right now : i’m not going to put my life on hold , waiting for you to figure it out . either danny and i are enough for you , or we’re not . simple as that . but don’t you dare string me along , just because you’re indecisive or waiting for something better . if this damn marriage is something you’re settling for , i want out . ”
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𝐋𝐔𝐊𝐄 𝐒𝐊𝐘𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐄𝐑 : “It's not the jedi way.”
@desertums / prequel starters.
❛ then i guess it’s a DAMN GOOD thing i’m no jedi , huh ? ❜ he gives the other a pointed look, brows furrowed. han accepted he’d be settling into a family of force sensitive people and that any children he and leia may bare would most likely carry that gift as well. what he couldn’t get behind is luke using the dead practice to try and talk han out this plan. ❛ look, m’not askin’ you to betray your faith or whatever . . . ❜ he whips around, hands on hips. ❛ m’just askin’ ya to back me up , you know ? like FRIENDS do. ❜ like brothers do.
❛ you , me , lei, and this whole damn alliance know i’m the best one for this job and the WAR is over ! ❜ he adds, huffing. ❛ the BIGGEST THREAT is gone and neither of you are gonna change my mind. i’m goin’ ! end of story. ❜
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patty still felt unsure on what to say, but she’s just been letting him talk. like she wouldn’t ever hear his voice again ━ and you know, it was almost that way. her dreams ? it had almost been like clockwork the way they had reunited; patty had wrapped his arms around her and in return, she was holding onto him like he would disappear. listening to everything he’s been saying through his chest. they’ve only talked about some things concerning his childhood , friends, that phone call ... she was in truth, trying to work up the nerve to say something. but again, patty was exhausted. not tired enough though, to fall asleep here. she could ━ something settles in her chest and she shifts a little until she was facing him somewhat.
reaching up with her hand, she softly pushes his hair back. trying to commit this to memory, him. “ I know ━ it was like that for me too. “ it was true. this wasn’t something sweet she was trying to coat on just to make him feel better. their love was something patty never took lightly, it was almost impossible to do in the first place. in her youth patty had struggled with expressing how she felt ━ it was always too much of one feeling. she wasn’t out of place, but just enough for someone to notice if they looked close enough.
no one really did until that night at some college party, not like stanley did. but they don’t need to talk about the phone call. she couldn’t stomach conversation right now. “ you know, I kinda had a dream about that .. turtle ? “ you’re not alone here.
@desertums called: " my life began the day you came in it." / from stan
flowers for vases sentence starters / accepting.
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I fantasmi di Mariupol
Desertum fecerunt et pacem appellaverunt.
Crearono il deserto e lo chiamarono "pace".
[ Tacito ]
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