the broken compass

Probablynx #310083 lynx | she/her | dutch still figuring out tumblr, bear with me very sporadically active

[brokencompass-fr]

this started as me just wanting to draw blossom and experiment with new brushes, ended up as art for my boy mint! he works on the compass’ newspaper and i like him a lot even though if i’ve been procrastinating on his lore for months now

[bakugames-fr]

Taking my time to promote the Non-scrapping/hotlinking skin previewer made by Vendrus. The site is already incredibly useful by creating links that let you upload and preview skins (with apparel and scenes!), alongside coverage and overflow preview.

Go say thank you to Vendrus for this tool!!

[jinogasux-fr]

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[naphiatra]

Comet for Probablynx from DTDAY

[brokencompass-fr]

not me writing almost 1000 words in one sitting for an impulse buy while my 80+ lore wips cry in the background

anyway this is tangletrove (left is current appearance, plans are right)! he’s a summer court fae who got roped into helping out at my emperor’s library (i’d add l/nks but i don’t trust tumblr so you can find the emperor in the “library of kings” tab if you’re interested! tangletrove is in my inbox due to not having den space atm)

what’s written in his bio is under the cut if you’re interested so you don’t need to squint at a png

A thud reverberated through the room as Tangletrove gracelessly fell to the stone floor, kicking up a thick layer of dust. He groaned, halted and looked around quickly, checking to see if no one saw (and also where, exactly, he landed, but keeping his reputation intact was infinitely more important). Nothing around but endless rows of books. That, combined with the dust (which he was trying to remove from his feathers as he stood up) could only mean that this place was a library, long abandoned (that, or whoever ran this place really didn’t care about it). Though Tangletrove found reading and literature about as interesting as watching paint dry, he figured he might as well have a look around, see if he could find an exit or something (and with that, something more interesting; he needed to have something exciting to talk about next gathering or this whole trip would be in vain). The fae got up (while still trying to pluck away the dust in his feathers) and started walking in a random direction, the only sounds his breathing and his steps, which were dampened by the sheer amount of dust on the ground. And then he heard something, something shuffling, moving. Though he was only half paying attention to his surroundings, in the almost oppressing silence any sound was amplified tenfold. Tangletrove stood still, his heart in his throat. He started channelling Breath to open up a portal to his Court. No exciting tale was worth possibly dying for, and Tangletrove was not going to take any risks (others might have seen it as cowardice, but Tangletrove preferred to call it having a good sense of self-preservation, something much more vital to surviving the Courts’ cutthroat politics). The portal was taking an awfully long time to appear, though, with only an outline currently visible. His first portal, which brought him here, only took a matter of seconds, but maybe creating a connection to the Courts just takes longer? The outline of the portal flickered and then fizzled out. Oh. More shuffling sounds, now with the faint scraping of claws mixed in, getting closer. Oh no. That’s it. Tangletrove was going to die a horrible death in some dusty library, all because he thought he could just open a portal all on his own and explore the Other Side a bit. The scraping was getting louder. He could hear heavy breathing behind him. The air smelled of something rotting. Something touched his shoulder. He turned around. A massive three-headed dragon creature stared at him, its flesh decayed and mouths open. One of its claws talons was on his shoulder. The right head laughed. “So you’re the one making such a racket! We were wondering who was behind that noise. I have to say, you’re scrawnier than we expected.” …What? “You mean scrawnier than you expected,” The left head, bearing skeletal markings on its scales, snapped back. “Me and Lach’ both thought it was rats, can’t get much more scrawny than that.” The middle head, preoccupied with a book clutched in two of the dragons’(?) many hands, looked up with a quiet “Leave me out of this,” before going back to reading. The left head rolled its (their? her?) eyes and scoffed, but stayed quiet. What? “I’m sorry,” he spoke up for the first time. “But what are you?” All three heads froze. “You mean…” The right head started, the middle (“Lach’”?) continuing: “You’ve never heard of Emperors?” It sounded like he was supposed to know what that was (he did not, in fact, know what that was), so he didn’t say anything. They seemed to take that as an affirmation. “ How do you not know what that is? What kind of rock have you been living under these past, I don’t know, millennia?” Tangletrove remained quiet, looking away in shame. The head (Emperor?) continued. “The “Lightweaver's Mistake”, Luminax, hello?” He looked at the Emperor again. They still looked as gruesome as they were at first glance and his legs were still shaking, but now that he wasn’t under the presumption he was going to, you know, die a horrible death, he might be able to work with this. “Living under a rock… I suppose you could call it that. I assure you, though, my arrival here was wholly unplanned.” He paused, thinking about his words. In just how much trouble would he be if he decided to leak the Courts’ existence to this creature/these ladies without prior permission? Best to keep it vague. “I do not seek to harm you or your(?) collection, and I’d like to return from whence I came as soon as possible. However, I appear to be… stuck.” His tone grew more strained, and the next part sounded as though the words physically harmed him (it certainly harmed his pride). “If you could… help me… find out how to open a portal, that would be… great.” Sweet Titania that was painful to say. Tangletrove wanted to sink through the cold, dusty floor. The right head looked at him curiously, but didn’t comment on his tone (surprisingly enough). “A… portal? I’m not sure if we could help you with that.” The left head grinned at him with razor teeth, and he felt his legs starting to shake (again). “You, however, can help us plenty. How about you help us with this library? You can even look through the books on portals, free of charge, how’s that sound?” It sounded like an offer, but Tangletrove wasn’t that naïve. He knew fully well that he had no choice.

That day, unbeknownst to even the leaders, the Broken Compass gained a new member, who would stay for much longer than even he could have ever anticipated when he first stumbled into the library. And even after the end of the “contract” forged that day, you could still see a flash of green amidst the row of bookshelves during summer.          

[hungrytundras]

Here’s another post I’ve been sitting on for months: a full size chart showing all the current dragon breeds + Centaur, Raptorik, Corven, Longneck, and Harpy. These are as close to their canon proportions and scales as I have the patience to get them. This accounts for tail and neck ratios rather than just using raw length. The beastclan sizes are based on an admittedly vague Dev QnA answer from years ago. 

I know tumblr hates wide images so stand by and check the notes for the full sized version + any updates/corrections.

EDIT: Aberrations have now been added

[hungrytundras]

Hello Again! We’ve learned some things and drawn some things. Here’s a version of the chart with Aberrations. You can see the full res version over here.

Thanks again to everyone who’s been supportive and kind about this. If you guys want to see specific breeds next to each other for comparison or something like that, let me know. I’m just not gonna put together every single pair cause I’d be here all day…

[flightrising]

To ring in Flight Rising’s ninth year anniversary, we’ve given our lair artwork the TLC it deserves—and unearthed some limited-time items in the process! [Image Caption: A banner image of updated lair location artwork with the Flight Rising symbol with a ‘9 Years’ in the center. Overlaid on the image is the text: “Lair Location Art Updates” and “Limited Time Cartographer & Bookworm Anniversary Items!”]

[brokencompass-fr]

a new template! only took me four months this time

i seem to really like using lyrics despite being horrible at matching songs to dragons myself for some reason

you can get it over here!

[archaic-fr]

I made a new bio code for fun! It features custom dividers for a clean look.

Check out the live preview + code here

[brokencompass-fr]

doing that art for solarsail really got the inspiration juices flowing, because for the first time in five years he has actual lore! it ended up being a bit longer than i had originally planned (i was originally just going for a short personality snippet like the other dragons in his tab but i got carried away) but i’m quite happy with it!

the code used here is by milkchai (thread here) who’s done some really nice templates, i’d really recommend you go check them all out if you haven’t already

(lore from bio under the cut if anyone’s struggling to read the tiny letters on the image)

A warrior with a cool demeanor and a protective streak more than a mile wide, though his self-preservation skills are rather...lacking.

If anyone were to find the most compassionate dragon in the Compass, stone-faced tough-as-nails Solarsail would not be their first pick. And yet, behind his cool demeanour lies a caring soul who would do anything to keep his loved ones safe, no matter what it takes. But being kind does not always equal being sweet. Solarsail has no issue with sneaking in a quip or two while comforting a friend, though it's usually meant in jest (and tends to fly under the radar, since they're always uttered in his deep, formal voice). This is only truly done with those he trusts implicitly, though: to strangers and acquaintances he's always been like a particularly protective statue, never saying or emoting much (he does care about them more than they could fathom, though, even if they never notice. they may not be his charge but they are kin as long as they share walls). He has a tendency to go a bit far in his protectiveness though, always putting himself in harm's way for others, even at the cost of his own life. Solarsail has gained many scars over the years from wounds that couldn't be fully healed in time and he takes a certain pride in them, even if his teammate won't stop scolding him for it. You're just as bad as Diamond she'd mutter, grabbing bandages all the while. You know you could've just moved to the side, right? And he'd try to explain that the wayward spear could've hit people, and she'd look at him with one brow raised. The only one around was Diamond and she was the thrower she'd explain slowly, clearly trying to hold back a groan of frustration. Who could it have even hit aside from you!? And though his expression remained neutral and his body stayed perfectly still while she applied the bandages, she could've recognised his sheepishness from miles away. I... apologise, Swirl. His normally resounding voice was reduced to a whisper. You shouldn't apologise to me. Just... you shouldn't jump in front of every attack just because someone could get hurt. I don't want you to get hurt, even if it's for your Charge. Now get out there and take it easy for once, alright? ...Alright.

[lunaia-fr]

I got a new pair 😳 Some of their potential hatchlings below.

I need to get primary and secondary genes for both still so it might be a while before these are ready to go but I think they look really pretty 👀

(Teal/Teal/Fuchsia stained)

Also, I don’t have any current ping lists for hatchlings rn, sorry 😭 I’ve been extremely busy with other things so idk when I’ll have these ready to nest, but I’ll make a post here when I do!

[brokencompass-fr]

downloaded a new brush i really wanted to try out, so i did something for solarsail! i got him way back when i was a newbie from a friend and he’s one of my main coli fighters, but i don’t think i’ve ever actually drawn him in the 5+ years he’s been in my lair rip

left is his current appearance, right is what i’ve got planned and what i went off when drawing him

also fabric is still a nightmare to draw i don’t know how y’all pull it off

[brokencompass-fr]

was in the mood for drawing, so i did something for my girl flutter! i’ll finish her outfit one day...

[falgardien]

Hello~ I continue my animation :DD Today we have some ambassador and their recolor, notn fam, and wartoad boss (request by bakugames) more will coming soon! you can find the rest of animation or better quality on my topic ♥

[brokencompass-fr]

fun fact: i ran a hatchery with a friend until it took a hiatus back in december, but today i decided to start posting dragons there again! i’ll also be posting these guys over here ever so often if there’s anything interesting in there/i get new pairs or something

currently we have a variety of dragons, including some forest-themed and orca double kids! they’ll be exalted once their listing expires, so get them while they’re still available (if you want to)

you can find my sales tab over here!

[brokencompass-fr]

i made some clan maps! they’re not the fanciest things but they do have every major location (sort of- a number of lore-significant places are in the market so they’re not directly named on the map)

i’m not 100% on the tunnel part but i didn’t know how to handle it otherwise so whatever :/

[brokencompass-fr]

i haven’t drawn a fullbody in ages because my anatomy skills suck but here’s my girl tanager! she’s one of the clan’s guards and i’m really proud of her outfit even though it sucks to draw

i realize now that i forgot the arm/leg fluff but hush i struggled enough with this as is

[brokencompass-fr]

not me reworking my lore for the 46th time