My httyd and tales of arcadia crossover/dr
pre warning ik i said oc buttt this is written as a self insert (because why would i not want to be there). its for a fanfic i may or may not write, and its STRAIGHT from my notes app so it is in 1st person and may not make complete sense - its a work in progress :P
human life
--- work in progress (im never filling this in)
double/secret life
the dragons lie deep in the earth hidden from the surface, but they can awaken and it is up to a lineage of riders to stop them from being discovered and exploited by humanity. (contemplating making multiple riders but for now its js me)
typically this falls to the dragon riders but for the past two thousand years no human has had contact with dragons, leaving them defenceless. they were functioning fine without one, till now.
the red death is resurfacing after her long sleep, and the queen is hungry. dragons have been spotted in rural areas killing sheep and cows to feed the queen, and the few dragons not under the queens spell recruited me to help keep them hidden and protect them from hunters that want their hide.
the only way to access the hidden world is by dragon, and the only reason i am allowed to enter is because a dragon chose me. it stalked me for days, before jumping me and scarring me across the chest, a mark of fellowship. i had passed out and assumed it was a dream, but the scar remained. from then on i would notice the evidence of a dragons presence everywhere. scorch marks in the woods, scratches on the doorframe, even strange chirps in the night.
the hunters have also noticed this mark of mine. it is hidden by my collar, unnoticable, but the scar differs from any that could be man made.
typical rider stuff - fighting terrible terrors and keeping them out of sight, keeping the hunters at bay,
bigger stuff - this dragon eye i have to piece together before the dragon hunters do and find the lenses for my amulet. going missing for days tracking down a lens in museums and galleries and private offices. hunters own several. you never know whos a hunter. every lens means im closer to figuring out how to keep the dragons safe and how to stop the red death.
magical stuff - i am a chosen one, that scar changed me biologically. faster regeneration, larger regenerative capabilities, faster reflexes, more agile, faster etc. it also made me more dragon like, proud, cocky, quick to anger, but also sharper senses, an affinity for flight, and a charge within my body. this charge can be used in several different ways, but it takes practice, and lenses. invisibility, plasma blasts, invulnerability to fire/heat etc.
my scar fades completely when i feel relaxed and rises/hardens (picture scales) when i need to fight or feel scared. to bring out my sword i strike the amulet over my hardened scar to make a spark and the sword/armour materialises from the flame. my sword can flame up, release explosive gas, secrete flammable gel, and act as a boomerang depending on the lens chosen.
its affected my life slightly, im more reserved, only managing snappy comebacks before retreating to my room, disappearing all night. the trolls say i am becoming more dragon like, proud and arrogant.
mentors - just my dragon really. a troll told me his name is toothless. they would fight with me, but i would have the lenses to guide me. the trolls help too, but not often. trollmarket along with other societies are connected to the hidden world, through whispering death tunnels. (also small detail - the trolls think i am a dragon because of my smoking habit and my prolonged exposure to toothless' stink. trolls rely heavily on smell, they genuinely dont know im a human)
links between worlds (trolls and dragons)
the tunnels trolls use the gyres through were carved by whispering deaths centuries ago.
the heartstone in trollmarket is the red deaths heartstone. it is directly linked to her - its her life force, and so when gunmar fed from it she came from deep underground to defend it. i had to destroy it to kill her so she wouldnt burn down the surface world seeking revenge on gunmar and morgana.
the trolls hideout in argentina is shared with certain boulder class dragons e.g the lava eating eruptodon that prevent the volcano from overflowing so trolls can inhabit it.
the sentinels are the closest species to trolls. although they hardly venture from their home islands they are still intrinsically linked to the trolls via lineage and recognise them as kin
(dragons and aliens)
the tarrons had a lens on their ship, as a part of their engines. it was gifted to them by the trolls that had no idea of the significance. it was a night terror lens too.
the "alien" aja broke out of area 48-b was actually a titanwing night terror
(dragons and wizards)
i go with douxie to visit charlemagne the devourer to see if i can find any lenses. i cannot read ancient draconic, but with charlemagnes lens i can. i find it in his junk.
amulet details
fits a lens inside. each lens gives me a unique set of abilities first based off the dragon class and then the individual species - e.g stoker class makes me more invulnerable to fire and i am capable of controlling and producing flame, if it was a monstrous nightmare i could set myself ablaze and summon a flaming sword.
remove the lens and the full biological clock that runs in years, decades, and centuries appears on the amulet that keeps track of all alpha species hibernation and reproduction patterns. when one awakens the amulet calls for a rider. open the back of the amulet and there is a complex system of cogs and springs, and a curious short tool you can use to turn the clock back and reverse time. its weak magic, only allowing you to see the past, not experience it, so there is no chance of accidentally messing up the future.
some weapons are inherited, as in previous wielders made them, and some can be created and linked to a class. for example i inherited a flaming sword for the stoker class, and made a machine gun for the stoker class. overall i have two weapons. the armour cannot be inherited, i must make it myself. a sort of trial for all riders.
lenses were colour coded by a previous wielder. the lenses are black rimmed, with a coloured line. one line means we know the most about this species/its closest to humans, and the more lines the less we know (general rule since new discovered dragons are added later)
classes stripe 1
stoker class is red - monstrous nightmare
boulder class is orange - gronckle
sharp class is yellow - x
mystery class is green - hideous zippleback
tidal glass is light blue - bewilderbeest
tracker class is dark blue - deadly nadder
strike class is purple - night fury
unsorted dragon lenses are white
i have a very rudimentary sketch of how i imagine the amulet, the runes are ancient draconic so charlemagnes lens comes in real handy.
thats all i got so far, pls ask questions or give me suggestions cuz i can always make it better.






























