Kayganoth
(Image courtesy of R'yn)
Congratulations
on impressing a dragon here at Ista Weyr! We hope that he or she is everything
that you could want in a lifemate, though this inspiration is just a guideline
for how to play your dragon. You are not required to follow all or any of it.
The dragon is /yours/. Members of SearchCo have put many hours into the creation
of your dragon, and we are excited to see how you develop the personality in
your own, unique way. – Martin, Lzi, and D’baji
Dragon: Kayganoth
Color: Blue
Name: Lzi
Egg: Rukbat’s Flare Egg
Egg Desc: Nuff
Dragonet: Wildfire’s Ashes Blue Dragonet
Dragonet Desc: Martin, D’baji-tweak
Messages: Lzi, D’baji
Inspiration: Martin, D’baji, Lzi
Rukbat’s Flare Egg
Sun sears this large egg with fire: red and gold, scarlet, crimson, amber and
white. These coruscated hues lash out across the rounded sweep of leathery
shell, flickering hot tongues of color against a backdrop of smoke and ash; grey
and dark, shadows smolder beneath the bonfire of shades that explode in bursts
of brilliance against the darkness. A fragile, brittle wash of blue and green
break and swirl in occasional flashes of color behind the inferno of bright,
radiant flares.
Hatching Message:
Rukbat's Flare Egg has long housed a smoldering intention. But the heat has
increased, the necessity burns now, and the ovoid gives a final violent rock to
one side. The shell cracks, forcing radiant flares away from the underlying
blues and greens. A few more kicks from within bring about a heated explosion,
shards flying out in all directions to reveal an ashy dragonet standing
unsteadily in the remains of his egg, the last bits of goo dripping from his
charcoal tail.
Wildfire’s Ashes Blue Dragonet
Dragonet Description:
Monochromatically ashen, shades of slate dominate this stout little
dragonet's shape. Rolls which promise stocky muscle in his future show under
iron blue hide so uniform that he might have been powdered with cinders, save
where the color crackles away like blackly burnt paint across his ridges and
wings and dip his tail charcoal. He resembles a leaden mallow held over the
flames a touch too long.
Adult Description:
At distance this dragon’s hide seems monochromatically ashen, shades of
slate predominately painting his stout shape. However, proximity and familiarity
reveal ridges, neck and tail streaked with sky’s midnight hues interlaid by bare
stalks of ebon. Brighter tints, initially indigo, tumble down shoulders and
sides from between the stark trunks of dark daub, and crumble to casts of cobalt
near knees and forelegs. His middling hide has hues in multitude, from misty
marines to zesty azures; the planes of his tummy are plush with tincture. Hind
legs are blushed with oxidized beryl that dives to navy at talons’ tip. Only his
wings are truly washed in the same shades as in his youth. Far from ashen, they
are silver-lined as their cumuliform counterparts, sails shifting to sapphire at
spar and joint.
Impression Message:
No. No no. Definitely no. %D continues to look over the candidates, flapping his
wings in irritation of not being able to find the one. The patent blue /finally/
stops to further investigate a taller, blonde-haired boy who seems to hold
potential. Yes. This one will do. His quest over, that's where the blue stops.
At his Taelor.
Personal Impression Message:
A myriad of blues immediately flash into your mind before dimming considerably
to foggy grays. << Are you the one I've been looking for? >> asks a husky voice,
thick with curiosity. << I believe you must be. >> A throaty chuckle accompanies
a wave of klah rushing into your senses, the gray color fading into a clean
white. << I am your Kayganoth, and you are mine for good, T’lor. So tell me, why
is everyone in white? How come Ryazusith looks so proud? And where can I get
some food? >>
~*~ INSPIRATIONS ~*~
Name Inspiration:
Early on, a theme in creating your dragon was ashes and rising from the ashes,
so a quick search in a baby name database found the name Kayonga. It's a male
African name with the meaning of 'ash'. A little bit of tweaking to make the
name sound better brought up Kayganoth. We think of it being pronounced "Kay-ga-noth",
but it's your dragon. Go forth and nickname freely.
Egg Inspiration:
This egg is, obviously, based on the idea of a Solar Flare or sunspots. Those
flashes of brilliance when our Sun (or Pern's Rukbat), gets a might testy and
tries to fry us all from afar. Its all about fire and heat, a touch of passion,
a flicker of danger; light and shadows, the good and the bad. We need the sun,
we need heat and light and warmth but one day it will consume all the poor
little blue-green planets it touches.
Description Inspiration:
Rebirth can be found in all things, but nothing quite so beautiful as new life
springing out of the charred remains of the past. Wildfires spread quickly and
can destroy hundreds of years of growth in only a few hours. But after the
sparks have settled and faded and the ashes have sunk into the earth, some of
the most beautiful life wriggles from the black and grey smudged remains. Look
at any forest a year after it has been destroyed, and a myriad of colors can be
found bounding forth from the ground.
This was the inspiration for your navy-streaked dragon. You said you liked
dragons with many shades in their hides and dark edges, so in keeping with the
theme and your request, it seemed appropriate to have the darkness reminiscent
of burnt trees lit by the bounty of new growth all in one curious blue package.
Mind Voice:
Kayganoth speaks with the knowledge of a thousand years...otherwise known as an
older British male. He doesn’t have time to speak slowly, with so many questions
in his head, but he is deliberate in his questions, fully articulating every
syllable. He laughs often, throaty and loud, reverberating in your head. When
coming up with his mindvoice, I envisioned Peter O'Toole as Priam in the movie
"Troy" as the voice inspiration, but he's your dragon, and you can have him
sound as you please.
His colors will tend to be monochromatic, as he finds pleasure in the
simplicities in life. His most common will be grays and dark blues, varying the
shade depending on his mood, but when Kayganoth is in a /really/ good mood,
he'll use a rainbow of bright blues, commonly Mediterranean in nature. Don't
expect any flaming reds or hot pinks out of him, though. Blues suit him just
fine.
Klah will be his favorite scent, since it can be used to both calm and awaken
your scenes. You'll soon find out that klah is his answer for everything. It's a
great remedy for hangovers, to wake you up, and to drink over casual
conversation. It's in your best interest to listen to him on that point, T'lor,
because he knows what he's talking about.
Physicalities:
Kayganoth’s physicality has been left fairly open, so you may tweak as you like.
He is a solidly-built dragon and, though he will lose his rolls of baby chub, he
will never become a willowy figure in the skies. Rather, he is built like an
oak, which maintains beauty in its steadfastness. This build enables him to fly
more surely and longer than a more lissome counterpart might. He is by no means
chubby, but neither is he the hulking muscular figure without an inch of healthy
meat on him. He is on the larger end of blues, but middling in his shape.
Perhaps his most remarkable physicality is the deftness of his actions. He is
direct in flight, prone to launch directly into the air, rather than circling to
gain altitude. The same is true of his dining habits. He is not one to mince
about from this herdbeast to that, wondering which he should have. Instead, he
is clean and direct with his kills, if a little messy in his actual feasting.
Personality:
Kayganoth. Or perhaps more often, “Stop asking me questions, ‘kay, ‘Ganoth?” Too
nosey—er—curious for his own good, Kayganoth wants to know /everything/. << How
can you chew food with such little teeth? >> << How long would it take you to
walk all the way across Ista Island? >> << Why are those two people smooshing
their faces together? >> << Do felines come from eggs like dragons do? And why
can’t I understand their speech? Can you understand them? Can canines understand
felines? Do canines and felines smoosh their faces together? >>
It will be enough at times to make Taelor want to pull his hair out. But beware
of telling Kayganoth to stop bothering you, as he might start asking
embarrassing questions of the Weyrwoman’s gold. << Why does Taelor’s voice crack
when he talks to so-and-so? Does he want to smoosh his face against so-and-so’s?
Why does it make me tingly why so-and-so smooshes her face against Taelor’s? >>
Maybe it would be better to just answer his questions.
Curiosity, though it may seem to be Kayganoth’s main trait at first, is not his
only trait. He is a thinker, and one question will always lead to another. You
may be surprised one day when he asks, << Why don’t we just go ::between:: and
time it to save the lives of anyone who gets injured? >> Or, << Taelor,
shouldn’t we arrange it so dragons have turns in flights, so everyone gets a
chance to catch a green? >> He is a problem solver by nature, and an enthusiast
for everything he sees around him, from humans to nature to animals. He wants to
know how everything works not only for his own satisfaction, but to help others
in their quest for happiness, as well. Thoughtful, articulate, and perpetually
interested in every detail of life, Kayganoth may be difficult to keep up with,
but he will never leave Taelor, friends, or wingmates behind.
Flights:
At first, Kayganoth will chase greens just to see what happens, but because of
his overriding curiosity and exploratory nature, he's very unlikely to catch
within his first few attempts. The will to catch the green will be there, of
course - you'll feel it as much as him - but he'll be so busy trying to observe
what's going on between the green herself and the other chasers that he won't be
devoting his full efforts to the pursuit.
Once he's got a bit more used to chasing, Kayganoth will take on a strategy that
will be experimental at best, and will alternate with every dragon, and every
flight. He'll never use exactly the same moves, but will try to adapt mid-flight
to catch that pretty glowing green he's got in his sights. Sometimes it will
work wondrously; your problem-solver dragon will figure out the green just
right, and will outwit all the others. Other times, he'll miscalculate, only to
be bested by strength or a better stratagem on the part of one of the other
males.
Because of his inquisitive nature, Kayganoth will neither be overly choosey
about his mates, nor is he likely to prove a long-term mate for anyone. This
dragon lives for diversity, especially when it comes to the ladies. What can we
say? Enthusiasm for all things in life shows itself in many ways. He's a
good-natured dragon, though, and if the green wants him to stick around for a
sevenday or so after the flight, he'll happily oblige. And you can be guaranteed
that he'll bombard her with questions, just like he does you.
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Taelor’s Blue Kayganoth
Harper's Tale: 47th PC Clutch
Ista Weyr
Minka’s Gold Ryazusith and D’baji's bronze Nverath
April 13, 2007
Clutchmates:
R'ell and bronze
Sunevoth
M'cai and brown
Giavistoth
M'erc and blue
Hydasnth
Thyia and blue
Phthongoth
Eryn and green
Imadrith
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