#ask 04

[ask-firespiritcookie]

FS, whatcha think of all these guilds popping up all of a sudden? (the final place you can explore is Dragons Valley soo 👀)

Fire spirit: I see groups exploring Dragon Valley every now and again. It’s a cool concept, cookies gathering together and having fun.... reminds me of back then.

[ask-an-improper-icewing]

04. Q: lightingkitty said

Dear icewing, can you tell me about your tribe? I understand being asked by a nightwing must seem rediculous. But i have my reasons.... And i hear you guys take beauty to another level. Far better than my tribe.... filthy savages.... -Pathseer

04. A:

A nightwing, eh? I’ve always felt rather neutral towards your tribe (why hold such a ridiculous grudge over some dead royal), but the stories I’ve heard recently have been rather..horrific. I’ll just assume you took no part in that repulsive barbarism.

But now where do I even start? There’s quite a good deal I could tell you about my tribe. I guess you did mention our beauty standards foremost, so I’ll cover that.

While specific preferences may vary dragon to dragon, in general, blue, white, and silver are the most desired scale colors. Recently, pink and purple shades have risen in popularity within the circles, while green and warmer tones remain steadily undesirable. Overall, lighter colors are also preferred to darker or brighter ones, though bright blues have also risen in popularity recently. Asymmetrical features are also not usually preferred by most dragons.

As for accessories, the icewings within the circles prefer to decorate themselves with silver, diamonds, and sapphires. Thin silver chains with dangling gems are often draped throughout an icewing’s crown of spines to look like falling snowflakes frozen in place. Intricately carved silver armbands that have been embedded with jewels are also currently popular. They are sometimes engraved with words or a short sentence or even a name, though this is very very expensive. Gold is also starting to gain some traction, though many older icewings are against the trend.

Trends outside the circles tend to come and go rather quickly, although there are always exceptions. For example, fur has stayed popular for nearly four years now and shows no sign of falling out of fashion. Fur cloaks are especially in, along with just cloaks in general. Usually they are made out of polar bear or arctic fox fur, as it is in abundance in the ice kingdom. The more expensive cloaks are made from cotton imported from the mud kingdom, and can be dyed different colors to add some extra style.

Another interesting fashion trend is the bronze and obsidian jewelry that’s becoming really popular. While copper is rather cheep in the city’s markets, obsidian usually fetches quite a hefty price. Because of this, many dragons have taken to painting regular stones black, with a paint made from the roots of a specific bush that grows between the ice and sand kingdom. A friend of mine works as a jeweler claims to be able to tell the difference between the fake and the real just by handing the stone, though she won’t tell me what the secret difference might be.

This is probably one of my favorite trends in a while, I own this one bronze necklace with this gorgeous obsidian pendant that I’ve taken to wearing almost all the time. Plus it has a rather interesting story behind it, though I won’t get into it now as this post is already dragging on a bit to long. Perhaps some other time.

So, Pathseer, is this enough for you? If you’d like me to cover a different topic, just ask. This question was surprisingly entertaining to answer, even if it did take me longer than usual to get my thoughts about it together.