Wall of text, here I come! (The picture above is of Arbor. Yes, Arbor also has the waterfalls and the gully. This entire setting is what
————Tribe Name: ForestWings
Habitat: Forests in the mountains. Their mountains are similar to the Appalachian Mountains, but more fantasy like. (Think Mirkwoody for the forest {yes, "Mirkwoody" is a word, I made it just now so it is})
Size: They are about three times as large as a full grown bull elk
Physical Appearance: Prehensile tails; dagger-like talons for climbing trees; quills along their neck, spine, and tail (the quills are similar to porcupine quills). They have a lean build, but are also moderately muscular. They have a sort of willowy muscle.
Color: Varying shades of green with a few browns. Sometimes the browns or greens are so dark that they appear black.
Collective Personality: Sweet and friendly and always willing to help each other (minus the Royal Guards, which are trained to be emotionless and robot-like). However, they are rather hermit-like and prefer to keep to themselves, often ignoring the other tribes for as long as they can. They don't like adventures and are perfectly content to stay in their forest and never see the outside world. They are tree-huggers and love animals. They are not fond of "different" ForestWings, meaning ones who ask too many questions; enjoy exploring; and wonder what is outside of their forest. In Amarok's words, they are "xenophobic and prefer to stay within what they know and shun the outside world that they don't. They're friendly to those that fit the same norms as they do and often live alone and/or in family groups. Somewhat of an introverted species, they're fine being alone. Due to their dislike of what is different they could be called a relatively prejudiced tribe."
Kingdom: Named Tenebris Silvam (roughly translated: "The Dark Forest")
Palace: Built beneath the largest tree in the Forest, it is called Arbor. It is the center of the forest and has a large walkway leading to the front entrance, with a couple minor ones on the side. Flowing from different points of Arbor are beautiful waterfalls. There is no known reason for why there are waterfalls coming out of the tree, but the ForestWings assume it was an enchantment from a Sorcerer long ago. There is a gully beneath Arbor and on the other side of the gully is a huge, beautiful forest, where the majority of the ForestWings live. (I'll add a picture of Arbor later, when I'm on my iPad)
Queen: Matriarch Cypress
Social Structure: There are 6 Rings (named after a tree's rings), the 6th being the lowest and the 1st the highest. The Rings are similar to the IceWing's Circles, though not the same. When a dragonet is hatched, they are put in the lowest Ring. When the dragonet turns seven, they are given a tree sapling which they must care for and raise. The better you take care of your tree, the higher in the rankings you are. If you manage to keep the tree given to you alive for your whole life, you will be in the First Ring. If your first tree dies, you are given a new tree, which you must also raise. However, since your first tree died, you are thereby unable to ever join the First Ring. You may only have up to five trees die (which would put you in the Sixth Ring and would render you unable to climb higher in the ranks). If your fifth tree dies, you are given a sixth. Once the sixth tree dies, you will be cast out of the tribe for good. The only dragons who don't have to worry about the Rings are the Matriarch, Patriarch, and Heir. If a Prince or Princess kills their first and second tree, they are disowned by the Royal Family and forced to become peasants.
List of jobs according to Rings:
First Ring
Matriarch's/Patriarch's Advisors (x3): The Advisors are, hence their name, Advisors for the Matriarch/Patriarch. They try to help the Matriarch/Patriarch make the best decisions for the tribe
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My Wings of Fire OCs, Fantribes, and Name Generators (Plus Some Art)
FanfictionPretty much the title. I'll list all of my OCs, create a few name generators, and list my current fantribes. Feel free to ask questions about anything :)