#mountain tag

[tergeryz]

mountain glider food is the in-world equivalent to British food. I have spoken

[applebutterfemme]

[dammit-theclown]

One of my favorite parts about living in the mountains is receiving packages from even just a slightly lower altitude. They’re so dramatically shriveled and vacuum-sealed. Every bag looks like it got its soul sucked out. Showing up at my doorstep in a box like a murder victim or the spongebob chocolate grandma. I laugh my ass opening the mail because every package looks like this

[applebutterfemme]

the mountains in north carolina looked like a patchwork quilt

[tergeryz]

on diets:

because of different locations and physiologies, each quiver will have different food sources and ways of eating

coast strikers: living by the coast, their main source of sustenance is obviously sea food. fish, crustaceans, mollusks, sea weed, anything they can get their claws on. on some occasions bigger creatures are hunted like sea serpents, though this is usually done only for festivals, rituals or on lean times and always in groups, since these huge snakes pose a considerable threat to dragons. the only thing never hunted is sharks, as to them these are sacred animals, believed to carry the spirits of the dead to The Depths (the streaker version of heaven basically) and killing them is strictly forbidden, and some say it brings a curse upon one's deceased ancestors. as i said in a previous post, they have a highly developed sense of taste, so making complex foods is a very important cultural aspect in the coast. many dragons from other quivers flock to the markets or even to the Roaring Coast territory itself just to try these fabled dishes. they are usually served raw, but cooking, drying, smoking and pickling is a common way of preparing foods, and salting is useful for winter, since storms and broken ice can make the seas dangerous for even the most experienced swimmers. trade with other quivers for ingredients is their main commercial activity

moor runners: at first glance the grassy plains may not seem to offer much, but runners have learned to make the most out of them. herds of large animals and smaller fauna are hunted or even kept for a steadier source of food. grains, grasses and tubers grown by farmers make up a pretty large part of nutriment here, and bread baking techniques have been rapidly evolving. hunting with wyverns is not only a big tradition, but can make this activity easier and less energy consuming. some wyvern species have also been domesticated and selectively to obtain eggs and meat (though the latter isn't usually reaped). insects are also frequently consumed

swamp lurkers: the bayou-like environment is dangerous, so anything useful is to be appreciated. lurkers are opportunistic, and have developed incredibly strong stomachs, able to eat rotting carcasses and poisonous fauna and flora. many say it's almost impossible to poison a lurker. their main source of food is hunting whatever they can find, but aquatic plant life is more readily available, therefore a frequently consumed foodstuff. fermented drinks are very popular here though, and small quantities of different lurker venoms are added to give them varied –usually recreational– effects, some even medicinal. the bog areas are also used to preserve food for harder times, and sometimes for growing hardy crops too. because of them being more closed off than the other quivers, trade isn't really common here, though not unheard of

lowlanders: vegetation is a huge part of their diet, so they're pretty well known for developing new varieties of vegetables and making savory dishes with them. meat is also consumed but on smaller quantities compared to other quivers, usually coming from livestock such as goats and cows, as well as a few fish from the river flowing in the middle of the valley

highlanders: their diets are almost a complete opposite to their lowland counterparts. high meat consumption, but birds are completely banned from the menu –many would find eating something with such a high resemblance to themselves as uncomfortable, besides birds, especially raptors, being of importance to them as symbols of certain deities or attributes like strength or good luck–. bones are usually discarded by other dragons, but mountain gliders eat them pretty frequently, as both have the bite force (or sharp beaks in the case of highlanders) to get to the marrow inside. because of their mountainous landscape, most of their food is farmed from the lowlands in the valley or sometimes traded from outside. there are running jokes about highland glider food being very flavorless and lame

wood walkers: resources are abundant in the forest, so their diet is varied. meat, roots, mushrooms, bark, seeds, plants and fruits are big staples here. sugary sweets and berry pastries are popular here, but spicy and salty foods are not at all, preferring more earthy and mild flavors. their candies and honey are valuable goods sold to other quivers

[tergeryz]

👇👇👇 highland gliders ok?

Musical Lambeosaurines - Duck-billed Crests helped to make Sounds

Hadrosaur Headgear helped Communication for these Herding Herbivores A new study has just been published into the sound resonating capabili

females tend to have sharper and thinner crests so sounds are slightly more high pitched, a bit like whistles, while males have broader and wider crests that produce a variety of low pitched sounds

penguin anon/penguins-dragons originally came up with this idea

[tergeryz]

Highland gliders are like. Dollarstore skywings. Ok. Anyways I'm still developing their culture a bit but the sky and sun are very VERY important to them. Normal "burials" usually involve completely cremating the body to cinders. The dragons who were close to the deceased one will then fly up as high as possible and scatter their ashes to the winds. One single wing feather is plucked off before the burning and will get the same treatment as the ashes

[tergeryz]

Oh yeah introduction. THIS is a sideblog to post ramblings and stuff while i work in the smaller details about one of my WOF fanspecies the ashwings. Feel free to send asks, they're very appreciated! They're not open quite yet, but i will let you know when they are, mostly because i haven't posted more basics about them yet give me some time.

My main is @dragoncarrion and my art sideblog is @dragonskulls