about Archaeoraptor

“Archaeoraptor” is the informal generic name for a fossil chimera from China in an article published in National Geographic magazine in 1999. The magazine claimed that the fossil was a “missing link” between birds and terrestrial theropod dinosaurs. […] Further scientific study showed it to be a forgery constructed from rearranged pieces of real fossils from different species.

Hello! Around Flight Rising I call myself Archaeoraptor, and I’m a nerd on the internet who’s obsessed with dragons. I also happen to like web coding (and don’t care for BBCode’s limits), so I made this site to stash extended info and other records.

I’ve been on Flight Rising since 2015, on and off; sometimes I’m on all day erry day, sometimes I practically forget FR exists. But unlike many other petsites I’ve tried, dragon hell keeps me coming back, and I don’t plan on leaving for good any time soon. Long live the pixel lizards!

gameplay notes

This info is usually on my clan profile in some form, but to expand on it:

• My primary means of making dragon cash is exalting, so when I’m active I can snatch up lots of fodder. Adults usually get exalted ASAP; hatchlings are often placeholders while I’m waiting for a nest to hatch. Fodder always goes through the coli wringer before exalting (so they’ll be named), and I try to (but don’t always) notice bio notes before sendoff.
• Always happy to see fodder dragons get actual homes, so I am very open to
  • returning the dragon(s) to the original breeder/seller,
  • attempting to rehome the dragon(s) at the request of the breeder/seller, and
  • giving the dragon(s) to anyone else who asks. (But I may or may not have an exalt restoration available, so you’re eyeing an adult, act fast!)
• sales: If a dragon is a perma I am extremely unlikely to sell it. You’re welcome to offer & I’ll note your interest in the dragon’s bio, but don’t count on it. Temporary dragons (fodder, designated sales, and project beeders) are fair game!
  • Disclaimer: I can be very, very slow to finish breeding projects. If you’ve asked for a dragon and are inactive when I’m finished, the dragon will be held at my own discretion.
• breeding: Temporary dragons are A-OK. Permas I may be pickier on, and note that I may be reluctant to let them leave my lair; I’d prefer the breeding either occurs in my lair (happy to provide item collateral, if you’re concerned about your own dragon) or that both dragons are sent to a trusted nest renter.
  • No payment necessary for either option.
• friends: Mostly people I know somehow, and occasionally others I’ve had nice exchanges with! Y’all’re welcome to my cauldron, nests, food, and/or leveling services at any time. (Non-friends can also ask, honestly, though I may want some form of payment depending on the request.)
  • No random friend requests.
  • Sometimes I clear my friends list of people I don’t know and/or barely interact with. Nothing personal!

Also, I draw, and while I don’t have an ongoing art shop, feel free to PM me if you want a scrib~ ;V

loresterf

My lore is perpetually being tweaked and poked and archived and otherwise toyed around with. Essentially, I have a lot of dragons, and they are scattered all over Sornieth because every time I try to establish One Consistent Clan, inevitably fractures and/or side groups spawn.

I’m havin’ fun and that’s all I really care about ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

bonus factoids because why not

• I discovered one of the site founders as a kid through one of her how-to-draw books! (Incidentally I can also thank a note in the back, about making up your own dragons and imagining stories for them, for nudging me to get into writing.)
  • Unfortunately I did not know about Flight Rising until long after the Kickstarter had ended. Not that I would’ve had the financial means to back it at the time, but still, big sad.
• When I joined, there were 15 dragons a page, non-negotiable, no den, no tabs. (And Baldwin did not exist. And you couldn’t search the Auction House, not to the extent you can now. And multi-hued genes were barely a thing. And—well, just take a gander at the chronological update reference, and know that it makes me feel very Dragon Old sometimes.)
• I chose Plague because I thought the deities were previews of the dragons you could get; Shadow was a close second. (I knew very little about FR before joining.) Love me some edgy horror-y aesthetics.
  • If I had to change flights, I’d consider Shadow (still a favorite) and Ice (I like blue, eyes are cool [ba dum tss]). But I have no real incentive to leave Plague, and the flight change fee is a big deterrent, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
  • October 2024 update: Lately I’ve been itching for change. Lightning of all flights is calling out for some reason. Spreadsheets.
• My overall favorite breeds are never consistent, but I am ever a sucker for male-pose spirals and aethers. Smiley noodles and doofy bugs <3

ok done now. be free

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