#dunewyrm

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How do the Dunewyrms keep their population fed, living in a dessert and all. Do they use magic to grow food within their hidden cities? Or do they rely heavily on imports of food from allied nations/races to keep themselves fed?

MOD: The Dunewyrms do use magic to keep food hidden, yes! They also do rely on imports as well.

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Who was the Dunewyrm empress during Titus' time? Does she still rule?

MOD: Her name is Kamaria, and don’t worry! Y’all will be meeting her soon. She had a VERY personal reason for demanding Titus be stripped of his titles. ;)

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With the move away from Spyro universes to original universes, how does/will this affect the Coreless as a concept, and more specifically, Morpheus and his first encounter with Brissa? Or is this all heavy spoiler territory? :'D

MOD: The encounter with Brissa and Morpheus would be considered spoilers, but it wouldn’t affect them much as far as if they will meet. The Coreless ideas will still remain the same, as its one that was an original idea rather than just something picked up from the Spyro universe. As far as the names for them (Artisans, Dream Weavers etc) those are likely the only things that will be changed.

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Do the Dunewyrms stick to the desert, or do they have holdings/colonies in other regions? How do they feed themselves?How vast are the Chroma lands in comparison with the Kuros and Dunewyrms? What kinds of natural resources do they both have in abundance?

MOD: (I answered the first part of this question and the one in regards to the Chroma lands in my last ask, which can be read here!)

The Dunewyrms have an omnivorous diet, and they tend to raise and harvest their own food in regards to vegetation and meat. Dunewyrms do like tropical fruits however, and are big fans of coconuts as well. As far as meat goes, Dunewyrms like sheep and goats quite a bit, though they enjoy hunting for the latter in the wild when they can. They’re a bit of a challenge for the Dunewyrms to sneak up on, mostly living in mountainous ranges.

Both the Dunewyrms and the Chroma have plenty of wine and other alcohol in abundance. Dunewyrms tend to prefer berry and fruit based alcohol, whereas with Chroma it tends to depend on individual and sometimes element. Fire and Earth Chroma like whiskey, Air and Electricity like wine, Ice and Water tend to like mead. 

Besides this, the Chroma are one of the only species who the Moles have shared the secrets of growing Magi-Crystals with. Magi-Crystals are similar to Magi-Gems, gems that grow on the bodies of Chroma and Dunewyrms that help focus their magic. Magi-Crystals cannot be organically grown on a dragon’s body, however, and are used more in regenerating magic, health and sometimes healing disease. 

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How many continents are there in this verse? I know Kurosia is it's own landmass, but what about the Dunewyrm and Chroma lands? Are they all separate islands/continents? Do they share a single continent? =3

MOD: The Dunewyrm and Chroma lands all cross over each other, but the Dunewyrms also share neutral territories with all other species. Including but not limited to the Kuros. As their name implies, the Dunewyrms originally came from a landmass that is smack dab in the middle of one of the larger continents known simply as ‘The Great Desert.’ The Dunewyrms have a name for it (that I have yet to come up with) but to all other species, that’s all it is.

The Great Desert is so called because it is massive. A fully grown dragon skilled in long-distance flying would have to fly for at least a week to get halfway across where it’s the most narrow, and that’s only if they can manage to travel through the magical and uncontrollable sand storm that primarily occurs there. Otherwise, The Great Desert only has one or two major landmarks besides the storm, and those are on the outermost borders near Wohrfayn’s outskirt territories and the river that leads to Bjartr Tunga, the neutral territory inhabited by Chroma, Dunewyrms and Kuros.

The Dunewyrms have other territories, but these are typically shared with others and they don’t claim them as solely their own. Instead they offer up their protective services, and manage to live there without running out those who came before them, or deplete these places of their resources. Sometimes the Dunewyrms will be hired to live in these places initially, but eventually refuse payment out of principle.

As for the Chroma, the main capitol is Wohrfayn, and most of their other territories don’t spread out too far from there. Since the last major war with the Kuros, their numbers suffered quite a blow, and in the past ten or so generations the Chroma tend not to stray too far from their own. The furthest territory away from Wohrfayn that is undisputed Chroma lands are known as the Cerulean Seas, mostly populated by Water Chroma. These border the ocean closes to Kurosia, and for the most part both the Ibarntang and the Water Chroma try not to get in each other’s way unless one or the other encroaches on their territory. The only reason the Ibarntang haven’t taken over the Cerulean Seas is primarily because it contains so much Light magic in it, and is said to be the resting ground for one of Irriro’s first children, a demi-god in his own right. This tends to make the water around Ibarntang turn to poison, or boiling hot.

Eventually I’m going to draw a giant map for all of this, but these are the main places I’ve been focused on.

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What are all the different age groups of the Kurosian characters? Like, Feuriah and Kruta are roughly the same age and in school together, Athrenna, Ciar and Ifreann where similar in age, etc. I'm probably butchering the question, but it's very confusing. ^^'

MOD: Okay so this might take a minute to get all organized. I’ve got a pseudo-accurate age-chart of all the characters, and if there are any inaccuracies/anything that looks wrong, y’all let me know:

This is done from Oldest to Youngest Characters based off of their age around/by the time of Kurosia’s Fall, which is a major event that obviously affected the Kuros, but also the Chroma. Also, a general reference for point of age for these characters: by 80 a character is around 8 years old compared to human aging customs. (So Gaea as of Arc 1 is around 8/a child still.) (Also also note that I am awful at math so this is probably inaccurate and subject to change in the future.)

Lai-Chen: Age Unknown (by The Fall)Sakhr/Steinhart: 2,000+ (by The Fall)TitusAge: 900+ (at time of disappearance, one year after Gaea’s birth)Aethenea Age: 867 (by The Fall)MaeldunAge: 760 (at time of death)BurdohkAge: 513 (at time of death)KuroghAge: 458 (at time of death/by The Fall)AthrennaAge: 389 (at time of death)CiarAge: 516 (by The Fall)IfreannAge: 130 (at time of death)(Would have been 516 by The Fall)Kurogh Age: 458 (by The Fall/time of death)AstraeusAge: 206 (at time ofdeath/Gaea's hatching) (Would have been 389 by The Fall)AsiirhaAge: 389 (by The Fall)Morpheus:379 (by The Fall)KishiAge: 375 (by The Fall)RoxandaraAge: 253 (by The Fall/time of death)BrissaAge: 245 (by The Fall)VulcanAge: 245 (by The Fall)MelchiorAge: 220 (by The Fall)FeuriahAge: 191(by The Fall)GaeaAge: 183 (by the fall)

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Do you and Weird have a map for the world of Kurosia?

MOD: Not yet, no! For Kurosia itself, Weird might, I’m not too sure. I doubt it however, both of us have been too busy to even begin that. I have a loose idea of some of the main landmarks/locations, mostly for Dunewyrms and Chroma.

For the Dunewyrms:

The Capitol: It doesn’t have a name yet and I wouldn’t be surprised if they just called it ‘The Capitol.’ The location is somewhere in a vast desert that separates Chroma/???? territories from Kurosia’s Black Sea and The Veil. It’s big enough that most Chroma can’t fly across it without stopping at least twice, and can take anywhere from a week to a month. (Bear in mind that years according to the world are about 7 of ours, so that’s a lot longer.)

Various ‘points of interest’: Due to Important Plot Shit™ I can’t say what these places are, but besides the Capitol, the Dunewyrms are actually pretty far spread out around the world. For about as long as sentient history has been kept, the Dunewyrms have kept trading hubs and contested territories in these places, and if any have been taken over by the Chroma or Kuros (or the ????) during any previous wars, they’ve since been bought back or traded via peace treaties.

The Shimmering Isles:

The namesake of the blog and thus again due to Important Plot Shit™, I can’t reveal TOO much about it’s nature/where exactly it is. Here’s a few things I can tell you.

They’re a series of islands (obviously), the number of which even the natives cannot accurately count. According to sentient history, any map makers who’ve tried to do so haven’t been successful at counting, or even being able to name the amount of biomes found on each island.

Currently there’s no record of known inhabitants that live on the island; just that they’re there, and maybe someone lives on them.

Chroma Locations:

Warfang/Chroma Capitol City. It’s the center of most Chroma trade, daily life, and in general just a place that holds the largest population of Chroma. It’s also where the Temple is located, and where the Guardians and Circle of Elders/most of Chroma military resides.

The Deep Valley. Gaea and Kishi’s birthplace and the home of Aethenea’s Earthblessed clan. A day and a half’s flight away from Warfang.

Tall Plains. Home to one of the Chroma’s longest-standing allies, the Fauns, Satyrs and Atlawa as well as a handful of Chroma who serve as their protectors and a first line of defense against attackers. Overlooks The Deep Valley.

Neutral Locations:

Avalar. Home of the Felids and the Werewolves. The Felids are often contracted by the Dunewyrms and Kuros for jobs that smaller species can accomplish, while the Werewolves are more often hired by the Chroma as mercenaries in wars against the Kuros. Both species live in blended communities, with some of the older villages being segregated out of ancient tradition.

Bjartr Tunga - “Bright Land between Two Rivers.” A large fishing, trade and home to a mixed clan of Dunewyrm, Chroma and Kuros dragons. Most of them are mixed breeds, making up about 60%, and the culture itself is a mixture of the three with some Old Norse traditions thrown in. Bjartr Tunga is also one of the few places within the realms where it’s legal for any and all gods to be worshipped openly, and rarely does this cause conflict. It’s unknown why this village succeeds at this, but it often provides shelter for those who have abandoned their people, and it’s suspected the village was founded by a mixture of families from all three of these species of dragons. Bjartr Tunga is located along the southernmost edge of the Great Desert, and is smack dab in the middle of the worlds’ equator.

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The God Twins: Zo and Tha

ORIGINAL ART/CHARACTER DESIGNS PURCHASED FROM wo7f

Zo__  Bringer of Light, Life, and Instinct. A mysterious being that is said to be the guardian of all things positive in the Realms, both physical and temporal, and a secondary escort of lost souls.

Tha__  Bringer of Dark, Dreams, and Thought. A mysterious being that is said to be the patron of scholars, dreamers and thinkers. Also serves as a secondary escort of lost souls. 

Whether or not they both serve as a guardians remains to be seen.

Zo and Tha are viewed as both gods and flawed, mortal beings by the Dunewyrms, and are the only gods that they ‘worship.’ There are no altars or rituals, only a few tomes that recount their role throughout all sentient known history, and neither demand the Dunewyrms believe only in them. Zo and Tha are a mysterious pair that many outside of the Dunewyrm people have seen, and are even represented with other gods in other cultures besides the Kuros. The Kuros view them as demigods, counting Tha as a close ally of and one of the few beings who can ‘speak’ to Breithonakt. (Whether or not this is true still remains to be seen.) On the opposing side, the Chroma celebrate and paint Zo in a similar fashion, calling them a demigod and claiming Zo can speak to their gods.

The Dunewyrms call them many things: The Twins, The Siblings, Two Halves, and sometimes combine them into two as ‘Zotha.’ The only lesson the twins have imparted to their ‘chosen children’ is that all beings have the ability to commit acts of good and evil, and that while some are born of light and others of darkness, having too much will destroy the precarious balance. Zo and Tha were once tasked with upholding that balance, but have disappeared for many millennia from mortal affairs. Since then, the Dunewyrms have taken up this task, though whispers among their contested territories and through their trade routes have spread through the Realms that someday, the twins may return....

MOD: So these two were actually bought about a year+ ago off of FurAffinity. I saw them and they just sort of....called to me. Over time I let them tell their story, and through them the story of the Dunewyrms.

I’m gonna be working on the Dunewyrms reference in the next couple of weeks+month, but there’s some hint about where their story is going in the bits I’ve put up here with the twin gods!!! Their forms are also ever changing so the original designs made by wo7f won’t stay the exact same.