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aaand i forgot to post them yesterday, but I did @arcane-antler and @tmae3114 's heroes for the falconreach collab! i put them in fake screenshots for fun :3
A huge THANK YOU once again to all our contributors!! Keep an eye out for their pieces going up on AO3, Tumblr and Bluesky 👀
Heroes, from top left:
Mira, drawn and owned by Dot @dragonfabled-dotventures ; Lydia, owned by @7yd1a and drawn by Demy @little-demy ; Thallen, owned by Cyraen @cyraen-ae and drawn by Rue; Luna and Shadow, owned by El @theloverofdragons and drawn by Arthur @gauzestarr ; Rosario and Sweetpea, drawn and owned by Rose @lessthanthre3 ; Scalla, drawn and owned by Mix @hdawg1995 ; Joanne, drawn and owned by Demy @ little-demy; Kyrin, owned by Kaz @forgottenvalor and drawn by Snorri; Ru, drawn and owned by Rue; Rogue, drawn and owned by @keanearts ; Ash, owned by Sienrid and drawn by Cabbage @failedcabbage ; Moon, owned by Moon @wisp-of-the-willow and drawn by KeaneArts; Alexa, owned by Watson and drawn by Mix @ hdawg1995; Jemma and Rian, owned by Jen @tve-creates and drawn by Ali @high-voltage-rat ; Scythe, drawn and owned by Cabbage @ failedcabbage; Arthur, drawn and owned by Arthur @ gauzestarr; Ravyn and Rune, drawn and owned by Ali @ high-voltage-rat; Ro, owned by Tmae @tmae3114 and drawn by Dot @ dotventures; Tog, drawn and owned by Snorri; Kavri, owned by Static and drawn by Dot @ dotventures.
Vilmor stands on the edge of an icy cliff, eyes closed and feeling the wind ruffling her hair. She has specifically removed her helmet for this, wanting to feel the authentic experience of a first flight, like she had done years ago with Cryozen. Only this time… she opens her eyes and looks down, lips curving into a fond smile at the sight of the little blue baby dragon happily bouncing in the snow. Only this time, she will be flying on Cryozen Jr.
Far below them, the deep blue seas stretch out, dotted with icebergs, and high above them, the DragonLord fortress hovers, the place her ancestors built.
Her home.
Her prison.
Cryozen Jr crouches, wings perked and quivering slightly, and Vilmor is thrust back to being a pre-teen, looking up at an ancient and powerful creature, a dragon carved straight from a glacier, in the exact same position as his child is in now. A dragon who had looked down at her and told her she was worthy, not just of becoming a Speaker, but of becoming a DragonLord.
His DragonLord.
Vilmor kneels next to Cryozen Jr, gently rubbing the top of his head as he pushes up into her hand with a happy coo. While Cryozen had been fully grown when she met him, there’s an almost fragility to his child, like newly formed ice versus the kind that has weathered centuries. A wave of protectiveness washes over her as she continues to pet him, this most precious of creatures. Maybe she could look into fashioning some armour for him, matching her own.
She already loves Cryozen Jr with all her heart, but she still misses Cryozen. He had known her, loved her, understood her in a way no one else had, not even Donovan, and when her first friend (her betrayer) had abandoned her and Dragonsgrasp in a fit of rage and jealousy, it had just been the two of them. Vilmor and Cryozen, Speaker and Great Dragon, DragonLord and dragon. Flying out to aid the people, the Order, or just to be together. Inseparable…until they weren’t.
(And yet despite everything, he had tried to stop Frostscythe from hurting her, even weakened as he was, had shielded her with his wings as that cave collapsed, had breathed a last gentle stream of ice over her as he entrusted her with his heir.)
After the incident at Bask, when the DragonLords had come across Vilmor sat in the ruins of the Guardian Tower, too shocked to move or even speak, the pain of a strained bond (that at the time she thought had been broken) still thrumming through her, they had hauled her up with swords at her throat, bound her hands and marched her away to sit in that cage back in Dragonsgrasp.
But before all that, they had stripped her of her Dragon Amulet, and kept it who knows where.
The Amulet Cryozen had given her.
Suspiscion still ran deep within the Order, and despite her name having been cleared, her Amulet had not been returned to her; apparently she would have to ‘earn’ it back, if they ever did let her have it again.
A chirp brings her out of her thoughts, and she looks down to where Cryozen Jr has sat up, head cocked to one side inquisitively. And he’s holding a Dragon Amulet in his mouth. Vilmor knows somehow, even before she bends down to scoop him up in her arms and take the Amulet, running her fingers across the silver dragon, the sapphire gem glinting in the winter sunlight.
She knows it’s her Amulet.
Cryozen Jr coos as she holds him and the Dragon Amulet close to her, already feeling the love through their bond, reverberating through the Amulet, but there’s still a familiar feeling in the background. There’s still Cryozen, his love for his DragonLord and his child, still watching over them.
Vilmor inhales deeply as Cryozen Jr snuggles into her chest, letting the emotions wash over her, before opening her eyes again and looking down at him, scratching the top of his head. “Shall we go flying?”
Cryozen Jr wriggles happily as she gently places him back down, chirping as the magic of the Dragon Amulet washes over him, wings spreading as his form lifts and glows, a flash of pale blue light revealing his titan form. And he’s so similar to his sire, the hue of his scales, the way his horns curl, the way he affectionately pushes his head against her side. But he’s also himself, arched like an ice sculpture rather than the more stocky glacial form of Cryozen, more horns, and shards of ice running down his back, the same as the ones that are beginning to poke up in his baby form.
Vilmor cradles his head to her before stepping back, Cryozen Jr settling down to allow her to grasp onto his scales and swing herself onto his back, at the base of his long neck with the ice shards at her back. He rises again once she is settled, spreading those great blue wings and waits, waits for her to lean down and whisper in draconic.
“Fly.”
It’s hard to describe exactly the sensation of dragonflight, the feeling of the wind rushing across you, the beating of your dragon’s wings around you, how their muscles shift as they push through the air. In their first flight together, Cryozen had guided her on how to move with him as he flew, how to sense the wind currents, how to fly as one, DragonLord and dragon. And now she guides Cryozen Jr, imparting his sire’s lessons, as they glide through the air, feel the joy of flight.
As they arc round in the sky, Dragonsgrasp comes into view again. High as they are, she can’t see the stone pathways and buildings, the bronze fountains bubbling gently, the DragonLords attending to their duties within the fortress, the dragon pens where the bonded dragons and those awaiting their partner can mill around and stretch their wings, although she knows they’re down there.
Dragonsgrasp passes below them as Vilmor and Cryozen Jr fly forwards, towards the winter sun.
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my piece for the @allroadsleadtofalconreach zine! the location was dragonsgrasp so of course i had to write about my wife and the precious baby boy 🩵
When I first submitted the form to participate I genuinely didn't expect I'd get Ravenloss especially after I heard how many choose Ravenloss. But still I'm so very happy to get this chance! Thank you for the mods and other participants! I've been consuming the zine with all of my heart wauugh
Bonus close up because Joanne is here too wink wonk
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All Roads Lead to Falconreach, a free fanzine celebrating DragonFable's 20th anniversary, releases June 9th. Our final sneak peek features work from Rose @lessthanthre3 and Tmae @tmae3114!
All Roads Lead to Falconreach, a free fanzine celebrating DragonFable's 20th anniversary, releases June 9th. Our next sneak peek features work from Demy @little-demy and Sienrid on AO3!
if you would like to have a copy of the zine sent directly to your email on June 9th - and then later versions that you can print at home when they become available - please fill out the form by 8th June 23:59 GMT 😊
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All Roads Lead to Falconreach, a free fanzine celebrating DragonFable's 20th anniversary, releases June 9th. Our next sneak peek features work from El @theloverofdragons and Snorri on Bluesky!
All Roads Lead to Falconreach, a free fanzine celebrating DragonFable's 20th anniversary, releases June 9th. Our next sneak peek features work from Dot @dotventures and Static on Neocities!
