Name.............................Sex....Single....Arrival
ColorsFaded~Ghost............F........No......12/21/99 latest, redraw 10/18/02
RisingSea~Mist..................M.....Semi......00/00/2000, 2nd stage 12/3/2000
MolderingFlesh~Twist.........M......Yes......12/05/02
BlurredReflections~Mystic....F.......No.......12/10/02
FlowingTime~Shift..............F.......No.......12/23/02
ArcticSnow~Fall................F........No.......01/31/03
MidnightRiddles~Whisper.....F........No.......03/00/03 (commission)
LostSun~Relic...................M......Yes......03/00/03 (commission)
SpiritWithin~Battle.............F......Yes......03/00/03 (commission)
WinterShadow~Retreat.......M......Yes......03/00/03 (commission)
DistantHorizons~Follower.....F......Yes......03/00/03 (Shift's baby)
Temporary holding place for:
Catgryphs:
"I personally think the catgryph looks male, but you can choose name and gender and such ~_^ It looks like I don't have an info page up for them.. basically they're cat-sized gryphons, a little smarter than your average cat, and carnivores."
Aqua Dragonets:
"You can choose genders for all these guys (or gals).
More information abiut them can be found here: http://cityshar.com/Encyclopedia/aquanets.html
Oh, and their names can be anything, as long as it's not stupid"
aquanets.html
Aquatics are like other dragonets in all aspects (communication, bonding, etc) except that they must be in water most of the time, if not all of the time, depending on physical characteristics. Some are complete underwater breathers and have gills, while others breath air. They're all omnivores, eating small fish and also underwater plants and weeds. These are all freshwater aquatics.
To transport an aquatic dragonet, there are special bags that will hold water and the dragonet that can be carried on the back. Magic-users can also create a self-contained sphere of water for the dragonet to transported in.
They can be cross-bred with other species of dragonet, but resulting offspring will usually not display the physical characteristics of both parents. In other words, the offspring will be aquatic or the other type. This isn't always the case, though, making for some interesting combinations.
Penny dragons:
"Names and genders can be anything, and they're basically like dragonets, just a lot smaller -
http://cityshar.com/Encyclopedia/dragonet.html"
dragonet.html
Dragonets are tiny dragons, usually no more than a foot high. They are thought to be the original ancestors of all draconic species, and there are both four-limbed and six-limbed species (wild dragonets are natural four-limbed, and Sharians and Kreenasas are unnaturally six-limbed). They have been around for as long as anyone can remember, especially the wild dragonets, though Sharian dragonets were created only a few hundred years ago, and Kreenasas even sooner than that. They can be found all over the continent, bonded and wild.
Dragonets are omnivores, but eat mostly meat. In the wild, groups of dragonets, called Trills, will hunt larger game, working together as a group to bring it down and then feasting for days (or until a scavenger steals the kill!). Bonded dragonets go for prey that they can eat in a single meal, such as rodents or small birds, sometimes raised specially by their bonder. They also eat fruits and vegetables, though different individuals perfer different ones. Bonded dragonets will also sample other kinds of food, such as sweets and grains.
Dragonet pairs are monogamous, and mate for life. They usually produce clutches of eggs, anywhere from one to ten, once a year, but they are able to produce two or three clutches a year. The hatchlings are bonded at birth, and so will not be raised by their parents unless they are bonded to the same person. In the wild, hatchlings are always raised by their parents during their first year of life, and then set off on their own.
A dragonet Trill, or group of dragonets, may consist of single dragonets, mated pairs, or a combination. In the wild, Trills are always of one species, but bonded dragonets make Trills of all species. All the dragonets bonded to one person are considered a single Trill, unless there are enough bonded that they split into smaller groups based on species.
Trills have a loose hirearchy, the founding pair or dragonet tending to be the leaders, with all others equal and hatchlings being raised comunally. Some Trills seem to completely lack in social organization, and it is wondered how they remain together. It was thought that such Trills consist of clutch-mates, because hatchlings are produced and dragonets are careful not to inbreed, this theory obviously doesn't work. Another idea is that there is a close mental bonding between dragonets of a Trill, much like the bonding of a dragonet to a bonder, but so far no evidence has been produced.
At hatching, a captive-bred dragonet is usually mentally bonded to what is known as its bondmate, or bonder. This is just a strengthened form of the natural imprinting that takes place between a dragonet and its parents, and the captive bond must be magically strengthened. It is, in fact, very similar to the bond shared between Rasha and rider. Once the bond is set, the pair are then bonded emotionally and mentally for the rest of their lives. Through the bond, the dragonet and its bonder can communicate, though the depth of intelligence depends on dragonet type and intelligence. Usually, the dragonet's "speaking" is through pictures and emotions. A dragonet can only be bonded to one person, but a bonder may bond more than one dragonet. The number that an individual may bond is dependant on their mental will and strength; the stronger one is mentally, the more dragonets they can bond. Most people can only deal with one or two. The bond isn't necessary, but it makes the dragonet easier to handle and communicate with.
Dragonets communicate with each other through various chirps, trills, barks, screeches, and other noises. It is thought that they have a dragonet-specific language, but if this is true no one else has learned to speak it.
