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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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If anyone wants to know what a leopard seal sounds like 🦷🩸

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There's a small community in the world of Silent Green that I've been puzzling over today and I want to talk about it just a bit.

Something approximating what I think a bit of Restin looks like, just a basic motel complex albeit with maybe less fancy doors than this. Image taken by Carol M. Highsmith, 2006 and taken from the Library of Congress - https://www.loc.gov/item/2010630067/

Here's the snippet of info I've got for the town:

A community that settled on the grounds of a pre-catastrophe motel complex. Originally named The Easy Rest Inn, the sign's letters had been stolen in the intervening years, thus leading Lia George, the person thought to have established the town, to name it such. Groups of wanderers and stragglers are generally accepted into the town, provided they're willing to help in as much a capacity as they are able. The parking lot has been dug up and converted into a small farming space with enough to feed the town, while the pool has been converted to a pond and expanded to accommodate fish and other aquatic life to help sustain the population.

So, a little article stub, if you will. I like that the first thing to come to me about Silent Green in months, and it's a community. There's probably something more I can add to that, but I'll stand by it.

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An Introduction

Hey, hi, hello, howdy! I'm Builder Mars, and this blog is meant to act as a central place to do a lot of my worldbuilding. Project: World Forge is a collection of projects that I've dabbled with over the last 20 or so years, starting when I was in high school. A lot of it's a jumbled mess, but this'll sort of make me sit down and sift through it all.

I also have a YT, which is currently empty, but I hope to start making videos for it at some point in the nebulous future. If you're curious, you can find me here [link].

The currently named projects are:

Reshoran - a fantasy setting that originally started as an attempt to flesh out a porn comic that I never got around to doing. Base tags for that will be #rashoran and #fantastical nonsense.

City Witch - an urban fantasy setting that was supposed to be the basis of a few different projects, but never really took off. Tags for that will be #project: city witch and #subway mages.

Star Shine - a sci-fi setting that, you guessed it, was supposed to be the base for a sci-fi project that never got off the ground (pun, shockingly, not intended). Base tags for that will be #star shine and #astronomical shenaniganry.

Silent Green - a post-apocalyptic setting that was, surprisingly, not actually tied to anything. I just had an odd idea and it sort of stuck. Tags for that will be #silent green, #mossy books, and #apocalyptic bullshittery.

As this is a pinned post, it will be updated as necessary.

Last edited: 22-Jun-25