#fr headcanons

[firebirds-roost]

Fire dragon walks into a spa and the masseuse pulls out one of these bad boys

[mewrising]

Having so much fun writing anything other than actual lore lol

[xxdemonicheartxx]

Most common funerary burials by flight:

Putting this one below the cut due to death mentions and burial descriptions I understand this can be a topic of discomfort no matter how vague one is when speaking on it <3

Arcane: opalization, the body is taken and layed in the shallows of intensely magic rich pools in a resting position, where it will rapidly opalize in a matter of weeks or months due to the volitile arcane energy of the land, sometimes individual scales are opalized instead and the rest of the body is cremated to be scattered amid their favorite place of study

Earth: mummification, the body is taken and embalmed, richly doused in spices, oils, and linen wraps, the organs removed are in canopic jars that resemble the dragon's own visage. Some earth mages practice petrification of the body as well upon request. Another practice is glass blowing cremated remains into colorful works of art, often colorful globes of glittering glass or glass sculptures of the deceased's visage

Shadow: the body is often cremated and the ashes greatly compressed into logs or bricks, before being soaked in spores and water to allow the mushrooms the the tangled wood to reclaim them and take them home. Other practices include burials or creating wrought iron burial markers. Celebrations of life are held around these burial sites

Light: due to the.... emperor problem.... graveyards have rapidly been destroyed and the fear of merging with Luminax sits like a stone in the heart of every imperial. Cremation is the most common practice as of now but celestial burials used to be common practice where the sun would always be able to touch you even in death (also known as sky burials) a new practice adopted from the earth flight includes taking these cremated remains and turning them into glass suncatchers

Plague: plague dragons believe that returning to the land you've survived is a must, dying of old age is a great achievement!! Often the body is returned to the land, buried or laid to be reclaimed by the ecosystem. Some more sentimental dragons or close loved ones will save scales or tan parts of wing membrane to carry close to their heart

Nature: burials are the most common practice, continuing to feed the shrieking wilds, some pathways have small markers or idols where loved ones frequent so that they can continue to pay homage in the labyrinthian jungle

Ice: ice dragons actually do not freeze their deceased, instead they take parts of membranes and tan them before tattooing a depiction of their loved one into their own hide, complete with a name, date of birth and date of death, its too cold to dig in this land so they cremate the remains and scatter them amid the tundra so in spring they can help the flowers return. The tanned memento is kept with a clan's priest, shaman, or spiritual leader with the rest of them, under expert care

Fire: forge pyres, often when fire dragons die their own heat resistance can make cremation a difficult process. So their remains are given to forge masters who are capable of reaching intense heat, working bellows and feeding the flames until the body is reclaimed by the flames. Other practices include caldera funerals, where the body is taken to be sunk in the lava of volcanoes or lava floes. Sometimes blackened skeletons can be reclaimed by loved ones in doing this

Wind: sky burials. The body is taken high up and laid under open sky for the sun and the wind to reclaim, it is believed that in doing this their spirit may continue to soar. Also refered to as celestial burials

Water: sinking of the body in designated graveyards is a common practice, often referred to as a burial at sea. Tiny tiny fragments of the dragon are often kept to be artificially put into oysters so that a pearl can be formed from their loved one's remains. Another practice is water cremation or Alkaline hydrolysis is another practice that is starting to gain traction

Lightning: the desert sand is not suitable for proper burials and grave markers aren't reliable in the shifting expanse, often the body is dehydrated first before undergoing electrical cremation, with no fluid the body will burn rapidly, the ashes then mixed with sand are placed amid one of hundreds of electrical storms with a tall metal rod in the center of the remains. To be struck by lightning turning them into "fulgurites" or "fossilized lightning" these unique and intimate structures are then returned to loved ones to be kept similarly to an urn

There are always exceptions to funeral practices. Dragons like obelisks and imperials often require additional care in the event the obelisk returns to stone or cremation is not an option for the imperial but these are the common or most popular practices in each region (non cannon)

As always I'd love to hear your own headcannons and takes too!!

[lionsongfr]

FR Food Headcanon Collection

My Complete Menus

Crystalline Gala (Ice Flight)

Trickmurk Circus (Shadow Flight)

Greenskeeper (Nature Flight)

Brightshine (Light Flight)

Warrior's Way

Flameforger (Fire Flight)

Starfall (Arcane Flight)

Riot of Rot --Second Course (Plague Flight)

Feast of the Eleven (All Flights/Earth Flight)

Mistral Jamboree (Wind Flight)

BengalBlaze Cookbook and My Other Smaller Headcanons

Wind Flight- Cloudsong

Cooking Styles (Earth/Fire Flight)

The Very Hungry Aether (Aether based recipes)

BB Fire Flight

BB Lightning Flight

BB Ice Flight

Other Lovely Headcanons:

Culinary headcanons by: anonymous (all Flights)

Cheeses of Sornieth by: Gainstrive (all Flights)

Attitudes Towards Culinary Arts on Sornieth by: fr-dew (all Flights)

Plague Cuisine by: dikdikrising (Plague Flight)

Some FR Food Headcanons by: m42-fr (all Flights)

The Foods of Mistral Jamboree by: thewanderersofsornieth (Wind Flight)

Egg Eater Meals by: hypergryph

Resources:

Food By Flight | Guides | Flight Rising by: Lionsong

Spreadsheet of Food Items organized by Flavor by: viperfishy-fr

Coliseum Loot by: Maki

Gathering Reference Guide by: Gaia

[swadloom]

Headcanon that earth dragons' relationships with other flights are heavily influenced by their deity and the aftermath of the Pillar shattering. They "know the most about the first age" because of the Earthshaker's sorrowful voice recounting those stories.

Those like the Icewarden and (in my opinion since it doesn't mention what she did but it feels likely) the Lightweaver, who exchanged words with him, are seen by the earth flight as potential allies with shared goals of protection, while those like the Shadowbinder, Windsinger, and Flamecaller, who shared no words with him, are more disliked. The Earthshaker told them little of the Third Age gods and thus his flight is more neutral towards them, though the upper mages of the arcane flight seem to be privy to some offense they refuse to tell the earth flight of.

[ruffled-serpent]

A tundra's nose feels velvety like a horse's

[lindwur-fr]

Love the scratch spot headcanon, that's so cute 💛 Also I'm intrigued by the ritualistic cannibalism headcanon - Why those flights specifically? ::0

Thank you!! ;o; That IS something I'm gonna have to draw, cuz I think people would love seeing the Deities getting scritched

But as for the cannibalism/Dragon-eating headcanons! I'm glad you asked :D

Plague: We know they're social darwinists- dragon-eating there is just a part of the natural order of things. The weak consume the strong. The fallen feed the ones who remain, and those who fall prey were destined to be prey anyway.

Nature: Similar reasons, mirroring Plague! Consuming meat is part of the natural order, and Nature dragons are keenly aware of their place in the food chain. Dragon-eating is less of a social statement like Plague, but a reminder of where they all return to at the end of their lives, re-entering the infinite cycle as predator, to food.

Light: It started out as more of a precautionary thing- Dragons would consume Imperials in order to destroy their bodies enough to keep them from turning into an Emperor. But its easy for Dragons ruled by a deity to turn habit into fanaticism- soon, the consumption of other Light Dragons became an elaborate ritual that spread to other species, and is less "We're getting rid of this biomass that could turn into a multiheaded killer Zombie" and more "WE ARE TAKING YOUR LIGHT UNTO OURSELVES SO YOU MAY LIVE FOREVER AND EVER"

Ice: Less actual reason like the above three, and more "Cannibalism happens here out of desperation more frequently than other flights". Dragons die in the snow, and the ice keeps them frozen. Dragons with varied diets that get stranded out in a snowstorm only need dig in the ice and snow to find a cache of frozen, intact meat from someone who suffered an unluckier fate than them...

Of course, just like real life, cannibalism is GENERALLY looked upon as a very distasteful thing, to put it lightly. But traditions run deep with dragons (And desparation mounts in a frozen hellscape), so most will turn a blind eye to these four Flights specifically... Still inadvisable tho.

[floodedbypearls]

Some Thoughts(tm)

- Lightning Dragons take dust baths. Ridgeback of any flight have dust baths... except in ice. They roll around in the snow. It is not effective. Help them, they're even dirtier than before.

- Pearlcatchers of some flights (Lightning, Fire, or Plague for example) sometimes leave their territory to go wash the grime off their scales. But especially their manes.

- Some Ice dragons use shed Gaoler or Tundra fur to make coats. Some Gaolers collect their shed fur for these dragons, if they're in the same clan.

- Guardians are quick to adopt orphan hatchlings.

- Spirals like to sleep in piles. Friends and family units. You will be slept on by a noodle if you are their friend.

- Some Obelisks will copy the habits of other dragons in their clan to try to fit in. Some dragons find this endearing. Others find it annoying.

- Plague territory is grossly hot in the summer, especially as you get closer to Arcane or Water. It's humid hot in those areas, and there's barely any wind.

- Gaolers will sleep around any hatchlings in the winter, they will protecc the babies. No, this does not only mean hatchlings but also includes smaller dragons. Yes, Spirals love sleeping on top of Gaolers.

- Pearlcatchers in Water like to collect naturally forming pearls. Some hatchlings confuse these pearls for their pearls.

- Snappers sometimes have that One Topic that they're super excited to talk about. Please sit and listen, they know so much. They want to share. They're super happy you want to learn. Please.

- Nature territory???? Super pretty in Autumn????? Gladekeeper's leaves even change colors, gorgeous dragon aunt.

- Many Plague "scientists" are making contagions. Others are making cures and antidotes. Friendly rivalries or "I hate everything you do"? Who knows!

- A spiral that's just staring off into the distance not speaking is probably thinking. Probably. Most likely.

- Skydancers too. They're probably trying to think of something.

- Are you a fluffy dragon? Are you friends with a pearlcatcher? They will braid your fluff while gossiping with you. They might even let you hold their pearl while they work! They'll sometimes even braid things into your floof, look you pretty you are!

- Whaaaat, noooo, Lightning Ridgebacks never forget to eat. Pssshhhh, they'd never get too absorbed in work and forget to eat. Nope, not them.

- (They do, and many Lightning dragons shift towards being nocturnal during summer)

- Tundras and Gaolers can see really well in the dark. Ice-born dragons sort of can as well, but not as well as the aforementioned. Guardians can as well, but mostly when they're deep underwater.