#k'da

[sizska]

Artist:  sun heyi

[galaxyqueencosplay]

Kai'sa cosplay by @galaxyqueencosplay, photography by Amanda Swanson Photography.

[podracing-on-lothal]

I get the feeling that Timothy Zahn has a thing for Magical Shoulder-Lizards. 

We got the ysalamiri in the Thrawn trilogy, and we also get the symbiotic K’da dragons in his Dragonback series. 

[laughytaffythegrape]

aesthetics: The Dragonback Series by Timothy Zahn

“Jack Morgan has a dragon on his back - literally. The warrior K'da species are symbiotes and can only live six hours without a host. Draycos is the sole survivor of the three ships destroyed scouting for their refugees, and Jack is the only possible choice. They may be an odd couple, but together they're more than the sum of their parts. They are destined to travel far and wide, facing many perils - human, alien, and other, as they seek justice and safety - Jack for himself, and Draycos for his people.”

(summary from Goodreads, photos from Unsplash)

[podracing-on-lothal]

Warriors’ Fortune, Warriors’ Luck.

I’m seeing a kind of crossover between Thrawn Treason and TZ’s Dragonback series. Draycos uses a very similar phrase to the Chiss’ “warriors’ fortune” blessing that occasionally pops up in TT. 

So now I’m starting to wonder whether Thrawn and Draycos would be good buddies...they have so much in common, with both coming from honorable, proud-warrior backgrounds and having an appreciation for art (or poetry, in Draycos’s case--he never hesitates to remind Jack Morgan that he’s a “Poet-Warrior of the K’da”.)