dragonotes » about Archaeoraptor

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 tend to snatch up lots of fodder. Adults are sometimes hoarded for a daily bonus, but more often exalted ASAP. Hatchlings, meanwhile, are only bought as fodder if I’m waiting on a nest to hatch.
   Fodder always goes through the coli wringer before exalting, so names are guaranteed. Sometimes I even catch bio notes before sendoff, but this is less certain.
• Always happy to see fodder dragons get real homes! I’m very open to
  • returning a dragon to the original seller/breeder,
  • attempting to rehome a dragon, at the request of of the breeder/seller, and/or
  • just sending a dragon along to anyone who asks.
  I may or may not have an exalt restoration available at any given moment, so if you’re eyeing an adult, act fast!
• sales: Outside designated sales or fodder tabs, dragons who I’ve gened and/or dressed are extremely unlikely to be sold. That said, you’re welcome to ask, and I’ll note your interest in the dragon’s bio! Just know that the longer I’ve had a dragon, the more I’m probably attached, so don’t expect to hear back any time soon.
  • Project breeders are up for grabs! Please note that I can be very, very slow to finish breeding projects. If you’ve asked for a dragon and are inactive when I’m finished with them, the dragon will be held at my own discretion.
• breeding: A-OK with temporary (fodder, breeding, sales) dragons! Everyone else is a solid maybe. I generally prefer not to breed G1s or lore permas, but I totally understand the plight of That One Color Combination—so if one of my dragons can help, I’ll definitely consider it!
  • Do note that I may or may not be willing to lend my dragon out for the nesting. More likely, I’d prefer that the breeding takes place in my lair, or that we both send our dragons to an established nest renter.
• friends: Mostly people I know, 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 remove people who I don’t know elsewhere and/or barely interact with. Nothing personal!

When I’m not on the Coliseum grind, you can probably find me finagling breeding projects, lurking the forums, or just babbling about whatever I feel like writing down at the time. Oh, and I draw; I don’t have an ongoing art shop, but feel free to PM me if you want a scrib. We can probably work something out ;V

My lore is perpetually being tweaked and poked and archived and otherwise toyed around with. Essentially, I have a lot of dragons, the amount of them does not trend downward, and they are scattered all over Sornieth. There have been attempts to establish One Consistent Clan, but inevitably fractures occur, side groups spawn, and/or I just get tired of the idea and want to try something else. On occasion I’ll try to summarize using that rambledump thread. This is not a regular occurrence.

I have fun with my lizards and that’s all I really care about ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

• unsolicited youth pastiche: When I was a kid, way before the Flight Rising website was established, I discovered the FR founder & artist Undel through one of her how-to-draw books! A note in the back encourages readers to make up their own dragons and imagine stories for them, and this was a huge kick for me to get into writing.
• on the Flight allegiance: When I joined FR, I chose Plague because I thought the deities were previews of the dragons you could get. Shadow was a close second. Love me some edgy horror-y aesthetics.
  • I have recently (writing in November 2024) been reminded that I made this exact same “the mascots are what all the collectibles look like” assumption as a child, but about Pokémon. There were many years between the first time I saw the Diamond/Pearl box art and when I joined FR. I made the exact same mistake about two completely disparate pieces of media, many years apart. Can I get two nickels??
  • Shadow and Ice have long been my go-to “if you had to change flights, where to?” answers—although as of 2024, I’ve been itching for change. A move to Lightning may be on the horizon. Spreadsheets.
• for the historical record: Back in my registration window days, there were 15 dragons a page, non-negotiable, no den, no tabs. And Baldwin did not exist—not as a Bogsneak, not as a Pearlcatcher, he just wasn’t. And you couldn’t search the Auction House, not to half the extent you can now. And multi-hued genes were barely a thing. Ancient breeds? Fuhgeddaboutit. Just take a gander at the chronological update reference, and know that it makes me feel very Dragon Old sometimes.
• obligatory breed favoritism: Hypothetically, I don’t have all-time favorites, just breeds that I like more consistently than others. In practice, I am ever a sucker for male-pose Spirals and Aethers. Smiley noodles and doofy bugs <3
  

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