oh goodness Stellar...
If I shared all the cool things I've got for this AU up in my head this post would far surpass Tumblr's word limit.
But I can share some things about KC, BM, SF, Lunar and of course ur favorite, Eclipse.
KC is a mountain mover, I'm sure you know that already. however Let me share a little tidbit about why him raising 4 1/2 hatchlings was so impressive.
Mountain-Movers have one egg at a time, and they only raise one hatchling at a time. they get stressed if there's more than one. And sometimes will even leave the weaker of the hatchlings if there are multiple.
[However they often are sweet and welcoming to any hatchling they've raised for the rest of their and their hatchlings life. even long after the hatchlings have moved out of their parents territory.]
however, the saving grace for KC was the kind of hatchlings he adopted.
Eclipse: Thunderwing/Phoenix-wyvern, Not capable of defending himself for several years, but mobile enough to walk. Smart, good problem solver. doesn't really require much attention aside from food and protection.
Solar-Flare: Venom-Blood, Highly capable hatchlings, very tough and hardy little things, often attempting to hunt things before their teeth even properly grow in. though dangerous towards hatchlings that aren't of the same species because of their tendency to fight their siblings. [that's where Bloodmoon was helpful.]
Bloodmoon: Double-strike, They hatch knowing what is necessary to survive, and don't actually need caretakers/parents. though they also will fight their siblings rather willingly.
Lunar: Lop-ear, Obedient and sweet little hatchlings, but also rather self sufficient. only needing food, protection, and a few lessons.
KC was only successful with them because of the kinds of hatchlings they were. Eclipse and Lunar rarely needed anything aside from food/Protection.
And Bloodmoon kept Solar-flare from attacking [and probably killing] the other hatchlings.
though Bloodmoon was also a pain because he kept trying to 'escape' KC. [He never succeeded, KC always found him and returned him to the nest, so BM stopped trying.]
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Eclipse is a hybrid between a Thunderwing and a Phoenix-Wyvern. What makes Eclipse so special is the sheer rarity of his existence. Phoenix-wyverns are somewhat endangered, and not a common sight to see, they're also antisocial and territorial.
Thunderwings are critically endangered, making it damn near impossible to find one. they're also antisocial, and minorly territorial.
However, it's possible that due to the decline in population of both species, it forced them to look elsewhere for a mate, and that's probably how eclipse came to be. He's most likely not the only hybrid of this specific kind, though even if he met another hybrid exactly like him, he, nor any of the other hybrids would be able to have hatchlings.
Eclipse is probably Ace in this AU anyway, not looking for a mate.
Eclipse does have some abilities from both sides though!
His body temperature is far higher than a normal Dragons, due to the Phoenix-wyvern side, meaning he rarely gets sick, and has a stronger immune system than most.
He also breathes fire instead of lightning, and can light the fur along his spine on fire. [with sparks of lightning intwined in the flames.]
He can 'come back' after dying. [though he can only do this 1-4 times. And he's already done it twice.]
He can be struck by lightning, and it wont hurt him.
He flies silently, he's rather fast in the air, and he's an amazing swimmer, which all comes from the Thunderwing side.
[Also, I don't know if you remember the Tide-Wraiths, but I'm sure one of them would love to be allied with Eclipse.]
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Bloodmoon is a Double-Strike, Which means he has two heads. Double-Strikes are notoriously dangerous, due to their antisocial personality, and solitary nature.
The most interesting thing about the Double-Strike species, is that on rare occasions, they can hatch with more than two heads. actually they can hatch with up to 6 heads. though it makes their life a lot more difficult, since each head controls different parts of the body.
For a normal Double-strike, one head controls the legs, and one tail, and the other head controls the wings, and one tail.
Bloodmoon is allied with a rider, Stitchwraith. [or as Bloodmoon calls him: Stitchy.]
Bloodmoon having a rider is rather odd, since most of the time, most to-be Dragon riders cant/wont tame a Double-Strike.
Double-Strikes need equal attention to both heads, if one is favored over the other, the 'taming' attempt will fail. [and they'll probably kill you.]
Stitchwraith only 'tamed' Bloodmoon because it was necessary for them both to get out of the dragon rings alive.
And Bloodmoon just never left Stitchwraith. and it took a long time for Stitchwraith to gain their trust enough to ride them, let alone 'command' them.
[most of the time, "Commanding" a dragon is more or less flying with them, and your suggestion is taken into account.]
having a 'tamed' Double-Strike is rather useful, since they tend to be rather loyal, and very protective. Just don't be expecting too much affection from them.
Bloodmoon is not particularly affectionate, but he is rather playful. and likes to steal Stitchwraith's things, and hide them for him to find.
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Solar-Flare is a Venom-blood, meaning he's poisonous/venomous in all ways. even just contact with his skin/scales can cause severe irritation/rashes.
Venom-Bloods are pack dragons, which is why Solar-Flare never left KC's territory. [but since the others were raised with SF, they're resistant to his venom. BM and KC are entirely immune to his venom.]
Venom-bloods also use their rattle for communication, as well as a blunt force weapon. the scales along their back also can rattle, though they'd have to shake their whole body to rattle those. They can do something called 'Venom-seeping' which is when they force venom/blood to seep out of their spine scales, mouth, talons, and some rare mutations, their tail rattle as well.
Solar-Flare only got the star because he refused to let Eclipse have the star. they have fought over the star. Eclipse did win the first time, though his victory didn't last long, since SF's Venom caught up to Eclipse, and made him too weak to fight once SF found him again.
So SF took the star, and left Eclipse on an island.
Solar-Flare's is far less resistant to other Venom-blood dragons venom. since he didn't hatch with other venom-bloods, He never was able to build up a tolerance to the other Venom-blood dragons venom.
Solar-Flare was also the hatchling that attempted to challenge and fight KC the most. he never did win, but he got close on a few occasions. and even now he still randomly challenges KC to a fight. though it's not out of aggression, he's being playful really.
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Lunar is a Lop-Ear, and to his detriment, he's a prey dragon. meaning the others picked on him a LOT. [others being BM and Eclipse. SF didn't really care and still tried to fight him anyway.]
Lop-Ears have an instinct similar to fainting goats. If you scare them bad enough they will 'faint' and flop over pretending to be dead.
[The others were relentless with scaring Lunar. XD]
They do grow out of this, and eventually don't 'faint' anymore.
Lop-ears also have a defensive ability, making it hard to bite them. they can briefly light their entire body up with lightning. Almost like a taser.
Lunar went with Eclipse when he left because he felt bad, and was afraid of letting Eclipse go off by himself. Lunar is also the ONLY reason Eclipse ever escaped the dragon fighting rings.
And even though there were a lot of bad moments, there were still the sweet moments between Lunar and Eclipse. It was rare but it did happen. [When Lunar left, it did break Eclipse inside a little. since he did care. he was just terrible at showing it.]
Lunar can often be seen riding on the others backs while they walk around. He likes sitting between Sun's wings, on top of Moon's head, in the middle of Solar's back, and anywhere on Earth's wool.
He doesn't sit on Jack's back, since
1: He doesn't really want to be burned.
2: He helped raise Jack, and it would feel wrong.
3: He doesn't want to accidentally hurt Jack, even though he knows Jack is strong enough, and big enough to carry him.
He'll also sit on Monty's back/shoulders when he comes to visit.
Any time he sees KC or SF, he will also hop up on their backs as well.
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There is a LOT more I could mention, but like I said, I'd be here typing for hours. and this post is already long enough.
So if you have any more questions, feel free to ask! I'll answer as soon as I can. :)
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