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The first section has firelizard who hatched at the on-camera hatching. The second section is gifted eggs that hatched off-camera. In both cases, they are in the order hatched/gifted.
On Camera
The hatching log is here.
Leader of Revelry Green Missy
A queen among greens is this firelizard, all sleek lines and feminine grace. Coated in a dark mossy green with subtle yellow highlights, she has the soft look of a pampered lady. Her hide is silky and smooth with a healthy sheen, shimmering in most light. Fragile wings are speckled with olive and sage, with larger drops scattered across hips and back as well. Her long, slender snout is dipped in a dark, vibrant emerald shade before fading back into the moss that enshrouds her form. Her paws, headknobs and tail tip are also treated in emerald, creating glimmering focal points across her body.
Egg Name and Description
Frog Infested Stream Egg
This small egg has a silky blue shell, which ripples from bottom to top with white froth as the blue flows around gray obstructions. Small forms bob beneath the foamy surface, green strands and blobs which flutter with the passage of burbling cerulean. One such blob is perched at the very edge of a gray protrusion, clinging there in refuge against the forceful presence of blue and white rushing past. Fern-colored streamers seem to dance with the flow of liquid blue, shimmying and bending as they scatter in clumps across the shell.
Hatching Messages
Frog Infested Stream Egg ripples slightly, shuddering in its sandy bed.
Frog Infested Stream Egg begins to roll over, the shell bubbling outward here and there.
The watery shell of the Frog Infested Stream Egg gives another burbling roll as it begins to flake apart, gradually flowing away from the Leader of Revelry Green Hatchling. This energetic hatchling immediately lips her head and gives and earsplitting cry, calling her clutchmates to join her for the next great dance!
Leader of Revelry Green Hatchling gives an irritated snort as she realizes that only one of her siblings has hatched yet, and as such she has no group to lead. With a disdainful sniff, she turns her back on the eggs, looking at the hovering humans with a calculating gaze. What potential do these have to join in her revelry?
Leader of Revelry Green Hatchling gives Trina and offended look for the awful sounds issuing from her maw, and seeks solace, and food, from Rished, stumbling hurriedly out of the basket and across the short space to huddle against his hand. She certainly doesn't ignore the meat, snatching at it and tearing in ravenously before looking up to meet his eyes with an imploring trill of her own, much less sharp than Trina's awful sound.
Credits and Stats
The inspiration for this clutch was Gilbert and Sullivan works, and this particular egg and hatchling are based off the comic opera "Iolanthe."
The Frog Infested Stream Egg represents the stream the character Iolanthe was exiled to in the opera.
Leader of Revelry Green Hatchling is based on the character of Iolanthe, the mistress of fairy revels.
Egg and hatchling described by Moria; egg donated by Taira.
| Dam | Gold Tananda |
| Sire | Bronze Arrow |
| Final Size | 45 cm |
| Impressee | R'shed |
| Date | January 10, 2010 |
| Location | Xanadu Weyr |
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Bad Baronet of Ruddigore Brown Riot
This brown firelizard seems aged beyond his Turns, tan highlights on his hide giving him a pale and haggard appearance. With a base color of tanned leather, these highlights contrast starkly, flowing through the creases in wings and chest to give an illusion of wrinkles. Shadowy patches of dark loam are sporadically spread across his form, rolling over gaunt shoulders and hips and pooling along his belly. The tan streaks that cross these patches seem almost to glow against the dark earth that stains his hide. His wingsail are raggedly edged and appear almost tattered, but do not seem incapable of flight.
Egg Name and Description
Haunted Castle Ruddigore Egg
This sturdy-looking egg appears to be constructed of firm oaken panels, long bars of rich brown appearance that curve seamlessly around the shell. Multi-colored squares framed with gold parade in a double row about the middle of the egg, lined up precisely with one another. An imaginative eye can pick out images in these squares, distorted pictures of fancily garbed people. Wisps the of faintest ivory and snow escape these muddled portraits, wavering up like spirits escaping their prisons, hissing up to vanish into the vaulted roof of the egg.
Hatching Messages
Haunted Castle Ruddigore Egg trembles, spilling sand from its shell and uncovering its curves.
Haunted Castle Ruddigore Egg shakes again, cracks starting to develop as it shivers and twitches.
The Haunted Castle Ruddigore Egg continues to shakes, cracks expanding rapidly along the wispy lines of its shell. With a bounce and a sharp *rap*, the Bad Baronet Brown Hatchling forces his way free of the remains of his family prison.
Bad Baronet of Ruddigore Brown Hatchling vanes his wings widely, shaking off the last few bits of eggshell as he surveys his surroundings. With a regal bob of his head, the rumpled-looking hatchling steps down from the basket, shaking sand from his feet as he goes. The brown flicks his tail at his green clutchmate, swatting her on the snout, before pacing forward to inspect the offerings before him.
Bad Baronet of Ruddigore Brown Hatchling studiously ignores the other hatchling, or is that hatchlings now?, as he inspects each of the nearby persons. While that bubbly looks tempting, it is too far away for him to bother with, so the brown focuses instead on the nearer bit of raw meat, dangling so enticingly. A swift pounce, surprising agile for such an aged form, and Rio's got a brown hatchling gnawing at the meat in his fingers while awkward paws scrabble to grip his hand.
Credits and Stats
The inspiration for this clutch was Gilbert and Sullivan works, and this particular egg and hatchling are based off the comic opera "Ruddigore."
Haunted Castle Ruddigore Egg is based on the ancestral home of the Ruddigore family.
Bad Baronet of Ruddigore Brown Hatchling is based off the many members of the Ruddigore family who are subject to the family curse that requires them to perform an evil deed every day.
Egg and hatchling described by Moria; egg donated by Taira.
| Dam | Gold Tananda |
| Sire | Bronze Arrow |
| Final Size | 51 cm |
| Impressee | R'io |
| Date | January 10, 2010 |
| Location | Xanadu Weyr |
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Strolling Singer Green Chanteuse
Vivid chartreuse is the basis for this green firelizard’s hide, eye smarting in its intensity. This small form is liberally splattered with streamers of new-leaf green interspersed with pale sea-green blossoms, which serve to diffuse the vibrancy of her base shade. Her sturdy wings and spine are almost entirely coated in the softer tones, with her ridges painted sea-green and her wings patterned with spirals of the leafy shade. Her legs are out of proportion with the rest of her body, smaller than expected, but they are certainly capable of supporting her, and are unadorned by any markings. Her tail, neck and head all sport small splatters of yellow, which actually compliments the chartreuse and gives some grace to her painful coloring.
Egg Name and Description
A Jester’s Costume Egg
Among all its wildly colored brethren, this egg alone is simple. The shell is half red and half white, the colors splitting cleanly down the middle of the egg. Each side bears several neatly ordered rows of cottonball-size spots of the other color, creating a polka-dot appearance on the shell. T he egg, among the smallest present, is more cylindrical than oval, with a nearly flattened top and base. The top of the egg is flat black, with a silver orb dangling over each end of the midline merge.
Hatching Messages
A Jester's Costume Egg trembles minutely before falling still once more.
A Jester's Costume Egg gives a stronger twitch, causing the sand around its shell to shiver.
A Jester’s Costume Egg flips over, spraying sand everywhere, before splitting cleanly in two to reveal the Strolling Singer Green Hatchling.
Strolling Singer Green Hatchling lifts her voice, the sweet and soft tone a distinct contrast to the voices of the mature greens in attendance. The painfully bright green strolls forward, continuing her melodic performance up until she misses the edge of the basket and tumbles to the floor. Oops. The green shakes herself, looking up in surprise at the assembled. You didn't see anything, right? Right.
Strolling Singer Green Hatchling seems to have figured out how to get up again, and is moving about smartly, strolling away from the basket, and her imperious sister, as quickly as she can. Her poise shattered by that resounding call, the eye-smarting green decides faster is better and makes haste toward the first possible meal source - a trembling piece of wherry meat held by a trembling lad. The green seizes the end of the meat almost tentatively, tugging to see if Natishen will let go and let her fill her empty belly.
Credits and Stats
The inspiration for this clutch was Gilbert and Sullivan works, and this particular egg and hatchling are based off the comic opera "The Yeoman of the Guard."
A Jester’s Costume Egg is based on the outfit of the character Jack Point.
Strolling Singer Green Hatchling is based off the character Elsie Maynard
Egg and hatchling described by Moria; egg donated by Taira.
| Dam | Gold Tananda |
| Sire | Bronze Arrow |
| Final Size | 43 cm |
| Impressee | N'shen |
| Date | January 10, 2010 |
| Location | Xanadu Weyr |
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Reaching to Empyrean Heights Gold Hinae
Permanently is the sunset captured in the hide of this fiery golden firelizard, the vibrant colors of evening’s approach immortalized in her form. The sun’s warmest gold stains her hide, coating her from the sweep of her headknobs down neck and shoulders to coat the rest of her sturdy form. Her face is redder in tone, with sparkling points of the warm gold shade speckling her sharp muzzle and rimming her faceted eyes to emphasize these features. Her broad wings bear the cloak of gentle shade, as if clouds passed between her and the sun as it stained her with sunset’s grace: warm gold has cooled to mellow yellow, with faint hints of green touching the folds and ridges in the deepest shadow. Across chest and haunches skim a collection of rosy puffs, soft trickles and eddies of pinkish gold that follow the flow of her pronounced muscles to define her strong yet still elegant physique. Her hide darkens as the warm gold flows down her limbs, tarnished by the approaching night, with her claws the shining points of emerging stars on the far horizon.
Egg Name and Description
House of Learning Egg
Lonely is this stalwart egg, isolated far from its brethren by some obscure decision. Vast expanses of the shell drip a soft emerald green, grass that grows rampant in the fertile mind. A burbling stream of deepest blue wends about border of the green, creating a barrier to its spread. Only small tiles of flaky gray-brown span this obstacle, and they themselves are spaced apart to make the connection only tenuous. Sharp glints, shimmering like flecks of mica, form a rigid frame around the crown and base of the shell, menacing any who might dare approach.
Hatching Messages
House of Learning Egg lists to one side as the other eggs tremble, causing it to shift and shiver in the sand.
House of Learning Egg sinks deeper into the sand, as if trying to shore up its shell against the tapping that is occurring within.
The House of Learning Egg recognizes defeat when it has come, and surrenders finally to the will of the hatchling within. With a soft sigh, the shell crumbles away, baring the Reaching to Empyrean Heights Gold Hatchling for all the world to admire.
Reaching to Empyrean Heights Gold Hatchling stands posed within the remains of her shell for several long moments, surveying the destruction around her and then the other eggs with a clinical gaze. After ensuring that everything is as she expected, the gold steps neatly forward, spreading her wings out to fan the air. An imperious call rings forth, drowning out her small sister's melody, and momentarily causing Trina to even pause in her warbling. Satisfied that all attention is on her, she proceeds to the edge of the basket to survey the hopefuls. Who might help her best in her aspirations?
Reaching to Empyrean Heights Gold Hatchling draws herself taller as the bronze hatches, looking over her shoulder to taunt him with a sharp hiss before leaping out of the nest, spread wings assisting her in her short glide. She isn't the most graceful thing in the air, but she is new hatched after all. With only a little wobbling, she manages to reach her destination - Phylicia's dangling meat, which was out of her reach before, is now prime for the plucking. The gold alights on Phy's outstretched arm, scrabbling for purchase as the tries to snap up sustenance.
Credits and Stats
The theme for this clutch was Gilbert and Sullivan operas, and this egg and hatchling are based off the comic opera "Princess Ida."
The House of Learning Egg is based on the university Princess Ida creates at Castle Adamant.
The Reaching to Empyrean Heights Gold Hatchling is based on the character of Princess Ida, with the sunset motif in her description reflecting the passage of Ida from her paradise into reality, as day passes into night.
Egg and hatchling described by Moria; egg donated by Varien.
| Dam | Gold Rosea |
| Sire | Bronze Cerveaux |
| Final Size | 65 cm |
| Impressee | Phylicia |
| Date | January 10, 2010 |
| Location | Xanadu Weyr |
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Earthbound Thunderbolt Bronze Thor
He is an earthen thing, solidly built as if hewn from sturdy stone by a masterful hand with the touch of life. Blocky and blunted in a noble way, well-proportioned throughout, this bronze firelizard bears himself with all the stately pride that such a creature could muster. While his build might not be eyecatching, the hue of his hide is another story entirely. It is, in purest terms, the pale-bright of lightning, gold-bronze with a distinct deepening of that color at his eyes to lend a sense of age. Light skitters easily across every angle and curve of his thick body, pooling on wingsails that are nearly translucent as if made of light itself — all of this brilliance is only exacerbated by a good oiling, rendering him nearly blinding. Only his claws are firmly anchored to the world, a dulled bronze as if coated in dust from turns spent a-wandering.
Egg Name and Description
Whorled World Egg
White, brown, blue, and green are twisted upon this egg with an ethereal touch, blurred and swirled into a slurry of things. Up close, it's nothing but nonsense, a blending of hues that only have a tangential relationship to each other — from a distance, it's plain to see just what those commingled colors mean to convey: it's a distended globe, slightly lopsided. But what world is it? That's anyone's guess — not a single shape on it looks like Pern.
Hatching Messages
Whorled World Egg shakes on its axis, its world trembling as blows rain against the inner surface of the shell.
Whorled World Egg rocks again, tipping over onto its side before falling still again.
Whorled World Egg might be fine for some, but not for the stirring, shifting creature inside. It's simply not its place and, so, the egg is finally destroyed with a last mighty smash. The Earthbound Thunderbolt Bronze is quick to shake the shards off, discarding the last remnants of what-was and looking onward to what-will-be.
Earthbound Thunderbolt Bronze Hatchling isn't going to take being hissed at without protest! Oh, no, he stretches his neck out and hisses right back - no challenge will go unanswered! The bronze takes a few steps forward, but before he can reach her the gold is airborne and away. Well, that tears it! With another irritated hiss the bronze snakes his head around, glaring at the people. What, nobody is on his side here?
Earthbound Thunderbolt Bronze Hatchling seems to be agreeing with Avani - this kind of treatment is absolutely unacceptable! And since she's clearly a kindred spirit, who better to spend his days with? With a slow, stately few steps, the bronze brings himself to Avani's hand, taking a few swift bites before looking up at her and demanding more with a sharp chirp.
Credits and Stats
The theme for this clutch was Gilbert and Sullivan operas, and this egg and hatchling are based off the comic opera "Thespis."
The Whorled World Egg is a representation of the mortal world.
The Earthbound Thunderbolt Bronze Hatchling is based off the god Jupiter.
Egg and hatchling described by Galina; egg donated by Varien.
| Dam | Gold Rosea |
| Sire | Bronze Cerveaux |
| Final Size | 58 cm |
| Impressee | Avani |
| Date | January 10, 2010 |
| Location | Xanadu Weyr |
| PernWorld MUSH | |
Half a Fairy Brown Nirah
Colored a drab tree-bark brown, this firelizard has few markings to liven his hide. Instead, his interesting features consist of structure, not color. This mid-sized brown seems smaller than he really is, as his form is lightly structured and appears quite delicate. Wingsails are thin enough to see through, with clearly define veins when stretched out. His neck and head are narrow but finely shaped, perhaps even feminine, with just a hint of darker brown framing his eyes. His chest is shallow and legs slender, with only his tail maintaining the thickness that is more typical of his larger size. Thin, darker brown lines accent his spinal ridges and his claws, giving just a hint of emphasis to these areas.
Egg Name and Description
The Walls of Westminster Egg
This small egg’s shell is artfully paved with a myriad of neat blocks, each one slightly different from its neighbors. Shades of gray, tan, beige and brown intermingle across these blocks, creating subtle patterns in each square that overall generate a feeling of age and stateliness. A few blocks are glassy in color, shimmering black against the shell and creating the appearance of windows in the stony façade. Pale gray blobs stand sentinel at each ‘corner’ of the egg, keeping guard over the windows and watching out for intruders.
Hatching Messages
The Walls of Westminster Egg quivers for several moments before returning to stillness.
The Walls of Westminster Egg shimmies and shakes, bits of shell beginning to flake away from one side.
The Walls of Westminster Egg gives another shimmy and twitch before it crumbles slowly into rubble, leaving the Half a Fairy Brown Hatchling to stare about him in surprise at the change in venue.
Half a Fairy Brown Hatchling stares around in puzzlement, not quite sure what to do now that he is out of his egg. But a clenching in his stomach and gentle croon from Mulgrave shortly have him figuring it all out. Wobbling a bit on his slender legs, the brown edges forward, looking at these odd offerings that smell like food but certainly don't look very good.
Half a Fairy Brown Hatchling isn't going to take any longer in his search - there's this piece of meat that's been waggling at him since he hatched, and based on his clutchmates reactions, meat is plenty tasty. So the brown takes the last few wobbly steps to bring himself in reach of M'gaal's enticing food, snatching it out of the air and quickly begging for more.
Credits and Stats
The theme for this clutch was Gilbert and Sullivan operas, and this egg and hatchling are based off the comic opera "Iolanthe".
The Walls of Westminster Egg is based off one of the focal locations in the opera, the Palace Westminster, which is also known as the House of Parliament and is the seat of both the House of Lords and House of Commons in England.
The Half A Fairy Brown Hatchling is based off the character of Strephon, an Arcadian Shepherd who is the child of both fairies and humans.
Egg and hatchling described by Moria; egg donated by Taira.
| Dam | Gold Tananda |
| Sire | Bronze Arrow |
| Final Size | 53 cm |
| Impressee | M’gaal |
| Date | January 10, 2010 |
| Location | Xanadu Weyr |
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First Lord of the Admiralty Blue Jetta
Among the smallest of his brethren, this blue firelizard’s size is no obstacle to his regal bearing. Royal sapphire acts as the base for his form, a shimmering fabric set with various ornaments. Soft aquamarine shimmers in large teardrops along shoulders and wings like glittering jewels. These drops decorate his thin wingsails with points of light, which diminish in size further from his head before trailing off into a lacy tracing of thin strands across his tail. Heavily muscled yet in proportion, his shoulders and haunches are dappled with strings of dark indigo, trailing along the curves of his form with easy grace, and his talons are edged with the darkest jet, setting them off from his stately blue form.
Egg Name and Description
Her Majesty’s Flag Egg
Red, white and blue form the shell of this small egg, arrayed in tidy lines and shapes across the curving expanse. Two thick red bars span the egg, neatly bisecting it along each axis. Smaller red lines shoot off from the crossing points, outlined by white bars as they wrap around the arc of the egg to meet. The remaining portions of the shell, neatly divided into stretched-out triangles, are filled with rich blue. The white edging neatly separated red and blue, creating a clear contrast between the triangle segments and the vibrant red lines.
Hatching Messages
Her Majesty’s Flag Egg twitches, the shell rippling ever so slightly.
Her Majesty’s Flag Egg shudders, causing the shell to roll in easy waves that distort the image upon it.
Her Majesty’s Flag Egg gives one last rippling shudder before cracking open, neatly cleaved in two by the First Lord of the Admiralty Blue Hatchling.
First Lord of the Admiralty Blue Hatchling stumbles a little as the shell sunders, blundering into another egg before making his way toward the edge of the basket. He looks around in consternation as everyone seems to be backing away. What's this? Don't you all know that sailors are the finest and should be admired by all?
First Lord of the Admiralty Blue Hatchling regards Rio for several long moments before he bobs his head, as if he's nodding in response to the words. Daintily, a paw is snaked out to catch that wiggling bit of meat, and he draws it to his mouth. Several quick but neat bites demolish the food, and he's shortly staring up at Rio, cheeping hopefully for more.
Credits and Stats
The inspiration for this clutch was Gilbert and Sullivan works, and this particular egg and hatchling are based off the comic opera "H.M.S. Pinafore."
Her Majesty’s Flag Egg is based off the British flag.
First Lord of the Admiralty Blue Hatchling represents the character Sir Joseph Porter, who holds high rank without having any qualifications beyond his birth.
Egg and hatchling described by Moria; egg donated by Moria.
| Dam | Green Trina |
| Sire | Bronze Mulgrave |
| Final Size | 46 cm |
| Impressee | R'io |
| Date | January 10, 2010 |
| Location | Xanadu Weyr |
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Off-Camera
Sergeant of Police Blue Navy
This stubby blue firelizard seems completely monotone at first glance, swathed in faded navy from nose to tail. A closer look reveals subtle changes in color that liven his blocky form. His square nose is tinted with the faintest hint of green, creating an olive undertone that creeps up to his small eyes before quickly fades away before reaching his headknobs. Each blunted spinal ridge is dusted with speckles of the richest sapphire, soft hints of splendor that do not match his otherwise drab form. Pale blue edges sharp talons, bleeding up his forearms in thin ribbons that accent the flow of muscle beneath his soft hide. Finally, his belly is just a tad darker than the rest of his body, making it appear slimmer and less blocky.
Egg Name and Description
Pirate Ship Egg
Creamy beige forms the base color of this oblong egg, masking any imperfections in the fragile shell. A blood-red orb is marred by the long black streaks which twist and turn about the egg, forming shapes that taunt the mind with thoughts of sun, surf and sailing ships. A few dollops of the pervasive ink drip across the upper reaches of the egg, gliding into soft ‘V’ shapes that dance in the beige sky. In the thickest concentration of black, an odd blob of white is centered: a nobby oblong with several black inclusions rests atop a squashed ‘X’, all twisted as if caught in a breeze.
Hatching Message
The Pirate Ship Egg spins and whirls, the frantic tapping within reaching a crescendo right before the shell erupts, fracturing into dozens of pieces around the very startled Sergeant of Police Blue Hatchling.
Credits and Stats
The inspiration for this clutch was Gilbert and Sullivan works, and this particular egg and hatchling are based off the comic opera "The Pirates of Penzance".
The Pirate Ship Egg is based off a picture of a pirate ship, as located here: http://www.siue.edu/THEATER/Pirates/pirates.gif
The Sergeant of Police Blue Hatching is based off the Sergeant of Police character who attempts to arrest the pirates during the opera.
The egg and hatchling described by Moria; egg donated by Moria.
| Dam | Green Trina |
| Sire | Bronze Mulgrave |
| Final Size | 48 cm |
| Impressee | R'shed |
| Date | January 10, 2010 |
| Location | Xanadu Weyr |
| PernWorld MUSH | |
Note
Moria ICly promised an egg to her younger brother, Rished. When Rished became a PC shortly before the hatching, Rished was given a choice of any of Trina’s eggs, and this is what he picked! The egg hatched a few hours ahead of the hatching, for reasons unknown. The rest of the eggs, listed below, were gifted post-hatching and are ICly considered to have been left in Xanadu’s living caverns for anyone to claim.
Emperor of Japan Bronze Mikado
Vibrant bronze flows down from this firelizard’s angular head, cascading down his narrow form in a shimmering orange-brown rain of color to coat wings and back. Spots of murky green ripple across his shoulders and wings, causing eddies where green and bronze meet that fan out into rippling circles of disruption. Bronze darkens to tarnished copper as it drops lower, highlighting the lines of his chest and shoulders, well-muscled but slender. Across his stomach and limbs the copper sours, turning to rust, as if he had stepped into a puddle of metal that then aged against his flesh. Only his tail escapes the darkness, retaining that silken bronze shade down to the very end.
Egg Name and Description
Three Little Maids Egg
Three columns of color, one each in periwinkle, lavender, and orange, decorate the smooth, white expanse of this egg. Each column is topped in a beige circle and black cap. The columns are bisected by swaths of contrasting color: pink occludes periwinkle, teal occludes lavender, and blue occludes orange in arcing sweeps that form neat fans across the right edge of each column. Further, a myriad of splotches and speckles adorn the columns and their black toppers, blooming brightly against the white shell.
Hatching Message
The Three Little Maids Egg wibbles, wobbles, and finally falls down, dissolving around the regal form of the Emperor of Japan Bronze Hatchling.
Credits and Stats
The inspiration for this clutch was Gilbert and Sullivan works, and this particular egg and hatchling are based off the comic opera "The Mikado".
Three Little Maids Egg is based off an image of the three maids in the story: Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo and Pitti-Sing. The image can be found here: http://blog.nj.com/independentpress_impact/2009/03/large_Mikado_press.jpg
Emperor of Japan Bronze Hatchling is based off one of the background characters in this story who, while he has very little stage time, has a major impact on the story itself: the Mikado, or Emperor, of Japan.
Egg and hatchling described by Moria; egg donated by Taira.
| Dam | Gold Tananda |
| Sire | Bronze Arrow |
| Final Size | 57 cm |
| Impressee | N'shen |
| Date | January 10, 2010 |
| Location | Xanadu Weyr |
| PernWorld MUSH | |
Pretentious Pretender Brown Cadwallon
A fine firelizard is this, costumed in lush brown from head to tailtips. It's a velveteen warm brown overall, the brown of fine fabric or fine leather. Mahogany and pine form an intricate brocade that starts at his shoulders and weaves itself through his wings to create a most elegant cloak, only to continue down the length of his tail in tatters. He is a prideful looking fellow all in all, a beast possessed of a perpetually puffed out chest and fearless stride. Of course, it may just be because of that bronzed mask upon his cunning snout that makes him so brazen and bold, his true motives hidden behind a face that isn't his own. Despite all of his endless posturing, those brass claws of his are most definitely not for show.
Egg Name and Description
Divine Domain Egg
Sumptuous shades consume this egg at first appearance, all gold and silver and pearl and marble wrought upon it as if constructed and laid by a master's hand. Pillars and spires, grand floors and elegant statues all made manifest in delicate, muted hues. It's only once one looks to the other side and past the stage dressing that the ruin is made clear — dusty, dull, and gray, what was once glorious is rent asunder by the ravages of time.
Hatching Message
Even the elegant side of the Divine Domain Egg must eventually give in to the inevitable. Its destruction is brought by the brazen talons of the beast within, the stage falling away to reveal the brown-clad actor that's been waiting in the wings: it’s the Pretentious Pretender Brown Hatchling!
Credits and Stats
The theme for this clutch was Gilbert and Sullivan operas, and this egg and hatchling are based off the comic opera “Thespis."
The Divine Domain Egg represents Olympus, home of the gods in Greek and Roman mythology.
The pretentious Pretender Brown Hatchling is based on the character of Thespis, who spends a year impersonating Jupiter.
Egg and hatchling described by Galina; egg donated by Varien.
| Dam | Gold Rosea |
| Sire | Bronze Cerveaux |
| Final Size | 52 cm |
| Impressee | O'ric |
| Date | January 11, 2010 |
| Location | Xanadu Weyr |
| PernWorld MUSH | |
Flowers of Progress Green Flower
Iridescent jungle green provides the base for this alluringly plump and curvaceous green 'lizard's hide, glimpsed as it is in bits and pieces through the unfolding foliage imprinted upon it. Vines of ivy wind between her 'ridges and down her neck amid blossoms of smooth emerald and lurid peridot that dot her neckridges and bloom across her shoulders. Those flowers of color grow larger and more exotic as they spill over her haunches, only to fragment into scattered petals along the length of her tail. Her wings are purely that jungle green, leaf-patterned and vibrant. All throughout, distant threads and flickers of gold can be spotted, hints of sun briefly caught in the breaks between and tangled thoroughly in those clever talons of hers.
Egg Name and Description
Unexampled Prosperity Egg
Gold, silver, and rarer metals are melted together to form a pale, scintillating shell that glints and glimmers in even the most meager of lights. There is, however, much more to this shell than mere shine — places upon it seem to have been carved, though such is surely an illusion. A procession of people in fine clothing are hinted at, walking around the middle, while the apex is a dangerous burst of red-gold, an explosion of color on an otherwise pale surface.
Hatching Message
So much for prosperity — it's time to make way for progress! The brilliance of the Unexampled Prosperity Egg is dashed asunder and left to wallow in pieces in the sand. In its wake is the Flowers of Progress Green Hatchling, spreading her wings and giving a languid stretch. Time to grow!
Credits and Stats
The theme for this clutch was Gilbert and Sullivan operas, and this egg and hatchling are based off the comic opera “Utopia, Limited"
The Unexampled Prosperity Egg vaguely represents the concept of everyone being prosperous and well, with the looming threat of the Public Exploder overhead.
The Flowers of Progress Green Hatchling is based on the character Princess Zara.
Egg and hatchling described by Galina; egg donated by Varien.
| Dam | Gold Rosea |
| Sire | Bronze Cerveaux |
| Final Size | 45 cm |
| Impressee | S'phoj |
| Date | January 11, 2010 |
| Location | Xanadu Weyr |
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Star-Scraping Thief Blue Star
Midnight languishes upon the hide of this blue firelizard, smooth and even as if dipped in the night's sky itself. His muzzle is a cunning thing, narrow and pointed and made all the more devious for the gleam in his faceted eyes. Low-raked neckridges sneak down his neck and vanish between his shoulders, moon-kissed at the tips with a faint gleam of silver. Shadowed wingsails reveal a startling revelation of constellations and singular stars all aligned, all illusory luminescence in soft white. Shadows wrap completely around him otherwise save for his talons: those claws are quicksilver bright, his paws a luminous shade of moon-pale blue, as if he were reaching for the stars and received naught but a celestial swatting for the trouble.
Egg Name and Description
Shackled Between Worlds
The improbable arrangement of sun, moons, and stars is thoroughly entangled at the apex of this egg, all gold and silver intertwined. Below, a town is limned in brown and luminous yellow, lights on in houses that seem confused as to whether they ought to be on or not. Blurred between is shadowed midnight and noonday's sky, dark and light by turns. In this confusion, a single smear of mercurial silver winks and glitters, shackled by unseen bonds.
Hatching Message
No more. No More. NO MORE. The mercurial blot on the Shackled Between Worlds Egg is relieved of its service by a well-placed claw through the middle. That claw withdraws, then pokes out again, piercing the shell with a smattering of holes before, finally, a puddle of midnight emerges and coalesces in the form of the Star-Scraping Thief Blue Hatchling.
Credits and Stats
The theme for this clutch was Gilbert and Sullivan operas, and this egg and hatchling are based off the comic opera “Thespis."
Shackled Between Worlds Egg is a representation of Mercury as the liaision between Earth and Olympus.
The Star-Scraping Thief Blue Hatchling is based off Mercury himself.
Egg and hatchling described by Galina; egg donated by Varien.
| Dam | Gold Rosea |
| Sire | Bronze Cerveaux |
| Final Size | 47 cm |
| Impressee | Fros |
| Date | January 11, 2010 |
| Location | Xanadu Weyr |
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Secretly a King Brown Disguise
‘Large’ is not enough to do justice to this brown firelizard – he is truly massive. Not only is he long, nearing the size of his bronze relations, but he is bulky, with thick, strong muscles evident over every possible surface. His hide, bearing a richly orange tint similar to that of carnelian, fairly strains to contain his bulk, tight and shiny against his muscles. Bands of an uneasy greenish tone streak across his wings, following the lines of his veins as though the ichor has seeped to the surface to stain his flesh. The brown’s legs and forearms are coated in a more neutral shade, the green and orange tints fading out to leave his paws simply brown.
Egg Name and Description
Venetian Gondolier Egg
This large egg is fairly plain, with none of the intense details most of its clutchmates possess. A simple saffron oval crowns the shell with a thin ribbon of red looping through it. From there, the rough shell bears alternating bands of black and white in thin, even swaths. These horizontal bar proceed from below the ribbon-adorned crown to the base of the egg, where the black puddles to cover the bottom fifth of the shell.
Hatching Message
The Venetian Gondolier Egg sways from side to side in smooth, even strokes, dancing in the sand, before a final blow from within sends the top of the shell spinning off, revealing the Secretly a King Brown Hatchling in damp disarray.
Credits and Stats
The inspiration for this clutch was Gilbert and Sullivan works, and this particular egg and hatchling are based off the comic opera “The Gondoliers."
The Venetian Gondolier Egg is based off the traditional outfit of gondoliers: a straw hat with a red ribbon, black and white striped shirt, and black pants.
Secretly a King Brown Hatchling is based on the character Luiz, who was discovered to be the king of the fictional island kingdom of Barataria.
Egg and hatchling described by Moria; egg donated by Moria.
| Dam | Green Trina |
| Sire | Bronze Mulgrave |
| Final Size | 55 cm |
| Impressee | Quinlynn |
| Date | January 11, 2010 |
| Location | Xanadu Weyr |
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Sorcerer of Ploverleigh Brown Twine
Burnt sienna forms a mask on the angular head of this brown firelizard, vivid against the lighter brown of his hide. The mask, reminiscent of ancient masquerade masks, fits neatly around his eyes and flares out in feathery streamers along his headknobs. This mask gives him an aloof appearance that goes well with his stocky build and compliments the arc of his neck. Earthen ribbons tie the mask in place before trickling down his neck in waves, spreading in stark contrast against his light form. These silken strands roll and coil about his limbs, twining around themselves as they stain chest and wings and finally tapering off across the spine of his tail.
Egg Name and Description
Love Potion Egg
This mid-sized egg looks like a child has used its shell as a canvas for finger painting. Streaks of color, every shade of the rainbow, have been inexpertly applied to the shell in wild splashes, dashes and streaks. The vivid colors, which clash frequently, seem to churn and bubble on the shell, mixing and blurring where they meet. Various shades of red and pink seem predominant, and somehow manage to always be shaped like cartoon hearts amidst the chaos that decorates this psychedelic shell.
Hatching Message
The Love Potion Egg bubbles, burbles, and suddenly erupts, spewing egg shards away from the Sorcerer of Ploverleigh Brown Hatchling, who is left to scramble after his egg components in an effort to recreate the spell.
Credits and Stats
The inspiration for this clutch was Gilbert and Sullivan works, and this particular egg and hatchling are based off the comic opera "The Sorcerer."
The Love Potion Egg is based off the potion used in this play, which, as the name suggests, makes people fal in love.
The Sorcerer of Ploverleigh Brown Hatchling is based off the character of John Wellington Wells, the sorcerer of this play who crafts the love potion.
Egg and hatchling described by Moria; egg donated by Taira.
| Dam | Gold Tananda |
| Sire | Bronze Arrow |
| Final Size | 54 cm |
| Impressee | Sunitha |
| Date | January 11, 2010 |
| Location | Xanadu Weyr |
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Heartbroken Poet Brown Lucre
A fop, a dandy, a popinjay, a peacock: all of these nouns would be apt in describing the appearance of this brown. Every inch of his earthy brown hide shines as though polished, vibrant and glowing with health. His wings are silky smooth and slightly thicker than normal, creating a shadow affect across the underside. These shadows complement the rich loam of his belly, chest and the underside of his tail. His spine is framed by two thick lines of brown so dark as to be nearly black, running from between his headknobs to the tip of his tail. His head is narrow and delicate, with finely structure eyeridges and small headknobs, both of which are accented with soft touches of that very dark brown to bring out their contours.
Egg Name and Description
Aesthetics of Construction Egg
This egg is all about form and structure, and color is only a product of those functions. Gray bars form a framework for the egg, appearing to support it by creating a box-like structure upon the surface. These bars are joined by simple black dots, which appear to pierce the bars to seal them together. From these bars expands the silky white arcs that the curves of the shell consist of, ballooning out to create the softly oblong shape that is so typical of dragon eggs.
Hatching Message
The Aesthetics of Construction Egg has been quietly standing in stolid silence, the epitome of beauty as it rests amidst the pink sand and its colorful brethren. But now it has decided to make a statement, bursting open to set free the Heartbroken Poet Brown Hatchling.
Credits and Stats
The theme for this clutch was Gilbert and Sullivan operas, and this egg and hatchling are based off the comic opera "Patience."
The Aesthetics of Construction Egg represents the philosphy of aestheticism as applied to beauty.
The Heartbroken Poet Brown Hatchling is based off the character of Bunthorne, a poet who pretends to believe in the aesthetic movement and loves a maiden who appreciates his poetry but not him as a person.
Egg and hatchling described by Moria; egg donated by Varien.
| Dam | Gold Rosea |
| Sire | Bronze Cerveaux |
| Final Size | 55 cm |
| Impressee | Norela |
| Date | January 11, 2010 |
| Location | Xanadu Weyr |
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