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one day, I am gonna grow wings

Seorah's about to stand for her first hatching here soon! so I had to draw something from before her candidate days 💕

ignore that it took me a month to remember to post it here lol

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Another dinoderg of the day -- this one based off a compy! This little bumbling green is super into boys and has the memory of a goldfish -- she's looking for a hero, and if she already found him, she's well forgot!

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Shards - a fic on AO3

rating: explicit words: 2429 pairing: Magnus Hammersmith x Pickles the Drummer warnings: dubious consent, animal death, mild blood

summary: Bronze Lepauth is dead. Magnus has left Mord Weyr and his old life behind. Alas, his old life hasn't quite left him.

Tumblr's being weird about linking this. Anyway, here's that Metalocalypse/Dragonriders of Pern crossover I was threatening y'all with. :D This is the sad smut story, so if you're not into reading about a dragonless man being caught up in a mating flight and it's awful, I will not be upset if you skip it. I have a lot of more fun ideas but no idea how to really flesh them out, so if anyone wants to help me with the "Pickles and/or Magnus prank Murderface into impressing bronze" story I would appreciate that. :)

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It’s been a while since I posted about one of my RP characters! This beauty is Ariloth, a weyrling green the wonderful staff at Meraki Weyr bestowed on my candidate El’mir!

Better known by his nickname Scorch, he’s famous for petty crime, lying for fun and profit, never taking anything seriously except how much he wanted a green dragon like his wingleader dad’s green, and - oh yeah - mysteriously vanishing while on ground crew during a Threadfall and being thought dead for months!

Spoiler alert: he was not dead. He also hasn’t told anyone the truth about what happened. Yet.

Scorch loves with his whole heart, and is reckless in the name of protecting others. He got messed up bad being a meat shield for his bestie when a hatchling dragon nearly ran her over. He is the definition of “doesn’t live up to his potential and disappoints his teachers,” and could not care less about the expectations others have for him. He’s a fatalistic weyrbrat and expects to die young while fighting Thread. He’s here for a good time, not a long time.

Enter Ariloth.

Ariloth came into the world with two goals: one, soak up every bit of El’mir’s love and all the joy the world has to offer, and two, keep her idiotically brave and foolish rider alive so she can actually do that.

I asked our amazing admin and artist Mistywren for a sunflower green, with a shield-like pattern on the wings, and she delivered the most gorgeous girl I could have ever ever wanted.

Our astounding admin Boop wrote the most amazing personality for Ariloth. She’s super smart, always planning three steps ahead to keep El’mir (and herself) alive. She hates lying and will call it out like it’s her job, and is very good at detecting lies, given her rider’s penchant for them.

Ariloth is a goody two-shoes all around, both in the sense she will rat you out for misbehavior in a heartbeat, but also in the sense that she is a genuinely good person who will drop everything to help others. She also embraces the chaos, all the same, because life is meant to be lived. She is a bit of a doormat…right up until she’s stubbornly standing her ground.

They’re going to be a powerhouse team in the air, when the caution goes out the window and this case of opposites balancing each other out, are of a single united mind, and an unstoppable force. Ariloth is a tough little rocket of a green, and all bets are off when the firestone comes out.

And would you believe - she’s a daughter of my female bronze, Istinath? Ariloth is even a triplet, coming from the same egg as her green sister and blue brother. So she’s extra special to me. 💚

(Artwork is custom by Mistywren and is not for public use! But you can commission her here!)

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My question would be: is it dragon build, or people just being able to recognise each dragon's colour at a glance?

i like the idea that a pern dragon's type isn't necessarily always clear by seeing their visual color. like, you'll have dragons that are both blue and really obviously colored blue. but at the same time, there are also dragons that have a different-looking color than their type just because of pigment happenstance. it's really obvious to anyone raised in the weyrs but anyone else would be like. cool! a blue dragon. and the rider would be like uhhh she's obviously green. what are you talking about.... don't be fucking rude...

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Have some thea and some thea and lucy.

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Chapters: 7/7 Fandom: Dragonriders of Pern - Anne McCaffrey, Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Padmé Amidala/Anakin Skywalker, CT-21-0408 | Echo/CT-27-5555 | Fives | ARC-5555, CT-7567 | Rex/Ahsoka Tano Characters: Anakin Skywalker, Ahsoka Tano, Padmé Amidala, Rabé (Star Wars), CT-7567 | Rex, CT-27-5555 | Fives | ARC-5555, CT-21-0408 | Echo, Original Clone Character(s), Attie (Star Wars), Obi-Wan Kenobi, Plo Koon, CC-3636 | Wolffe Additional Tags: Background Relationships, Alternate Universe - Fusion, tweaked Pern a little, Pre-Relationship, Rex and Ahsoka are still negotiating their relationship, because both of them are aware it’s just not the right time yet, Aliens Made Them Do It, that tag is for the other pairings, maybe to be continued someday?, lost in space!, tags apply to the entirety of the story, not just the first chapters Series: Part 1 of To Make a World of Their Own Summary:

When a mission goes awry, some of Torrent Company, plus a Senator of Naboo and her Handmaiden, get lost on a planet with its own unique challenges.

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Look guys! It's Menolly! (and Beauty) :D:D:D Been re-reading some Anne McCaffrey books. Dragonsong was the first Pern related book I read (wasn't allowed to read the 'grownup' ones till I was 15), and since my other favourite book at the was 'My side of the mountain' (running away from home and living in the forest kinda thing), Dragonsong had me hooked. But it's been a while so coming back to it after a few years was pretty cool.

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While hunting for a bit of information on Michael Whelan's two art card series, I stumbled across this on The Eclectic Archive:

There's also a curious detail on the wrapper of these trading cards [Adventures in Fantasy] ... "It's NIGHT & DAY on this super-special effects mug by Michael Whelan! The landscape's bright when your beverage is cool, and night falls when it's hot!" For $15, this mug was also available to ship out for your Whelan artwork collections. (The Eclectic Archive)

I think we can all agree that's a reuse of Whelan's 'Dragon Aboard' gold dragon (also used on the cover of the tribute book Dragonwriter) and the arch from Moreta's cover.

The Whelan team sent The Eclectic Archive the above pictures, but does anyone else know of any others?

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Sometimes you just need a fire-lizard in a derby hat.

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Dragonriders of Pern - Anne McCaffrey Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Characters: Lessa, Nip (Pern), F'lar, Fax (Dragonriders of Pern), Robinton, Groghe Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Genderswap Series: Part 1 of To Fill the Void Summary:

Lessale, youngest son of Ruatha, and his life

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correct firelizard handling technique.

just fucking grab that thing. okay?

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Dinoderg of the day -- can you guess what this blue was based on? A chunko stegosaurus!

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Dragonriders of Pern - Anne McCaffrey Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Menolly/Robinton (Dragonriders of Pern) Characters: Menolly (Dragonriders of Pern), Robinton (Dragonriders of Pern) Additional Tags: Developing Relationship, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Yuletide Treat, Mentor/Protégé Summary:

From Menolly’s walk of the tables for Journeywoman to making Master, the tune between her and Robinton grows.

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Chapters: 3/3 Fandom: Dragonriders of Pern - Anne McCaffrey Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Kylara/T'bor (Dragonriders of Pern), Kylara/Lessa (Dragonriders of Pern), F'lar | Fallarnon/Lessa Characters: Kylara (Dragonriders of Pern), Lessa (Dragonriders of Pern), Ensemble Additional Tags: Ensemble Cast, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Ambition Summary:

Two women born of the Blood, both cast into the Weyr by need for a rider for the golden egg. Only one can Impress, but does that mean the other has to let go of her ambitions?

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Dragonriders of Pern - Anne McCaffrey Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: Kylara (Dragonriders of Pern) Additional Tags: Double Drabble, Introspection, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Ambition Summary:

Before Prideth hatches, but after the egg is laid, Kylara charts a different course on attaining her lofty goals.

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"Above us, outlined against the brilliant sky, dragons crowded every available perching space on the Rim. And the sun made a gold of every one of them."

―Anne McCaffrey, Nerilka's Story