In alphabetical order. Search using CTRL+F.
Most of these terms are informal; they’re rarely if ever used in official material, but appear frequently on the forums and in user profiles.
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
AH |
Acronym for the Auction House. related: coli, CR, FF, MP, PA |
B/S/T |
Buying/selling/trading. Often seen in thread titles & can be removed or swapped out as needed. related: RAF |
coli |
Short form of the Coliseum. related: AH, CR, elim, FF, MP |
CR |
Refers to the Crossroads and transactions faciliated by it. related: AH, FF, MP |
dom |
Short for dominance. Often used in the context of "dom battles" or "dom raffles," user-run events to enliven the weekly competitions. see also: Flight Rising FAQ > What is Exalting? What is Dominance? |
double |
A dragon with two of the same color. related: triple, XYZ |
elim |
Short for battle stone Eliminate. One of the site’s most useful items. see also: Culex’s Coliseum guide.related: coli |
fam |
Short for familiar. see also: Flight Rising FAQ > What are Familiars? What can I do with them? |
FF |
Acronym for Festive Favors. related: AH, coli, CR, MP |
firstgen |
A dragon without parents, either because it’s a progenitor or was hatched from an egg. related: G1 & G2, progen |
fodder |
Dragons intended for exaltation. In the context of "baldwin fodder," items that have no better use than transmutation. see also: Flight Rising FAQ > What is Exalting? What is Dominance? |
FR |
Acronym for Flight Rising. |
G1 & G2 |
Denotes a dragon’s generation. Rarely used past the second generation. related: firstgen |
g/kT, g:kT |
Shorthands for the two currency types, gems (G/g) and treasure (T; kT = 1,000). The ratio, denoted by the colon, can fluctuate. For example, a dragon or item selling for "15g/kT" can be purchased for either 15 gems or 15,000 treasure. If a user is valuing 1 gem at 1000T, they could write it as 1g:1kT or 1g:1000T.see also: Flight Rising FAQ > Treasure & Gems |
hatchery |
A user-run dragon sales shop, usually featuring two or more designated breeding pairs. |
hibden |
Short for hibernal den. see also: Lair Revamp + Hibernal Den announcement. |
IF |
Acronym for in-flight, activities exclusive to members of a certain flight. Could also just be "if" in all caps. Context is key. |
lore |
Catch-all term for fictional development within the world of Sornieth. Can refer to official materials such as those in the Encyclopedia or users’ own writing. |
lvl |
Short for a dragon’s Coliseum level. Lvl25 maximum. If you’re familiar with Pokémon or similar RPGs, this will look familiar.see also: Culex’s Coliseum guide |
MP |
Acronym for the Marketplace. related: AH, coli, CR, FF |
OOF |
Acronym for out-of-flight, activities open to members of all flights. Could also just be "oof" in all caps. Context is key. |
PA |
Acronym for Private Auction, an auction only visible by the seller and recipient. related: AH, CR |
progen(s) |
Short for progenitor(s). Your first two dragons; "custom" is the one whose colors you choose upon joining, and the other is "random." see also: Flight Rising FAQ > What is a ‘progenitor’? |
RAF |
Short for raffle. May also be marked with an [R] alone. related: B/S/T |
scry |
Refers to the Predict Morphology feature, because no one wants to type "morphology" every time. As a verb (ex. "scrying and crying"), refers to the act of making a dragon on this page; as a noun (ex. "here are my dream dragon scries"), refers to the image generated. |
skincent |
Refers to a Custom Skin that covers over 30% but under 100% of a dragon. Can also be used as a catch-all for both skins and accents. |
triple |
A dragon with three of the same color. related: double, XYZ |
XYZ |
Alongside XXX, XXY, XYX, and XYY, shorthand for dragon primary/secondary/tertiary color patterns; the letters indicate what colors match where. For example, if your dragon’s colors are Black and Grey, XYX = Black/Grey/Black and XYY = Black/Grey/Grey. |
protipWhy’s this dragon called cryface? Looks happy to me…
Gene combinations are often shortened using the first 3–4 letters of their name. For example, a starcon dragon has the primary gene Starmap and the secondary Constellation, and an irishim dragon has Iridescent/Shimmer.
Not all gene names are shortened, and I’m not going to list all the prefixes and suffixes here. But if you ever encounter a term like piepain (Piebald/Paint), see if the words ring a bell in the scrying workshop!