~~Egg
Forest's Hidden Secrets
Egg
The deep cool green of a pine
forest on a mountainside cloaks this egg in verdant quietude. Darkest hunter
green caresses the surface here and there, lending it depth and dimension
beyond the one-dimensional tone that predominates. Flashes of golden-tinged
white peek through here and there, like the light that weaves through the
branches of a tree to reach the forest floor. In some places, blue shows
instead of white, as if something were blocking the light from reaching
your eyes. Is there something there, or is it merely a trick of the cool
green-tinged light? Was that a brilliant emerald eye looking out or just
the reflection of a sunbeam?
~~Hatching Message
The Forest's Hidden Secrets
Egg has created a little hollow in the Sands as it rocks determinedly back
and forth. Suddenly it gives an enthusiastic lurch and rolls over, moving
a few feet and then splitting down the middle to reveal a petite hatchling.
~~Hatchling
Healing Herbs Hatchling
Deepest emerald shimmers in
varying subtle shades -- flowing across her torso and limbs. A dusky hue,
as though darkened by a passing cloud, accentuates headknobs and eyes -
dancing across the muzzle like fine droplets of rain before paling while
it strokes along the underside of her jaw. Slender traces of copper shadow
enhance the sweep of her headknobs, winding around them like fine auburn
curls braided into a coronet. A shade like the frosted mint that graces
the underside of one of its leaves decorates her throat though it gradually
darkens into the deeper shade the color of dandelion greens strewn with
sprigs of rosemary, circling her neck like a fine noble's torque. The faintest
bit of lapis lazuli shadows her back in a fragile filigree pattern set
with spinner's web thin strands of yellow gold and tin overcast with the
fiery burn of peridot. Sweeping wings flare with spring's yellow-green
of budding new life, while shades of cool green beryl stain her haunches
and continue along the train of her tail.
~~Impression Message
The Healing Herbs Hatchling
drops to a seat on the Sands for a moment, taking a break from this most
important decision. Her gaze sweeps across the Candidates, sweeping over
those she's been to and inspecting others. Finally she stands and makes
a decision, moving toward a certain young woman and then gazing up into
Esme's face calmly.
~~Personal Impression Message
The busy sounds around to
seem to dim suddenly, as if all the noisy, barely controlled chaos has
finally taken its toll and deafened you a bit. Your attention is captured
by the Healing Herbs Hatchling making her way toward you and as your eyes
meet, she reveals her healthy appetite with the words, << I am so
very hungry! >> Then she remembers her manners and continues with a bit
of embarrassment, << Hello Esme. I am sorry you had to wait for me.
I am Sabryth and I won't make you wait again. >>
~~Name, Temper, and Description
Inspiration
Breo Saighead, or the "Fiery
Arrow or Power," is a Celtic three-fold goddess, the daughter of The Dagda,
and the wife of Bres. Known by many names, Brighid's three aspects are
(1) Fire of Inspiration as patroness of poetry, (2) Fire of the Hearth,
as patroness of healing and fertility, and (3) Fire of the Forge, as patroness
of smithcraft and martial arts. She is mother to the craftsmen. Sons of
Tuireann: Creidhne, Luchtaine and Giobhniu. Brigid, which means "one who
exaults herself," is Goddess of the Sacred Flame of Kildare (derived from
"Cill Dara," which means "church of the oak") and often is considered to
be the White Maiden aspect of the Triple Goddess. She was Christianized
as the "foster-mother" of Jesus Christ, and called St. Brigit, the daughter
of the Druid Dougal the Brown. She sometimes also is associated with the
Romano-Celtic goddess Aquae-Sulis in Bathe. This name was suggested by
Jalis.
~~Mindvoice
Sabryth's voice is a dulcet
contralto like the music of the wind sung by a sword's sharp blade or the
whisper of a breeze through the leaves of a tree or dancing among blades
of grass. She sounds strong and forceful, her voice carrying a slight lilt
of coyness when proddy.
~~Temper
This green is energetic, forever
moving from one thing to the next--not with careless abandonment, but rather
with the ability to multi-task that is found in few dragons. Her mind is
a whirlwind of activity, never still for more than a few minutes at a time,
and she finds something interesting in everything she sees. Her main interests,
though, are in things that are built by human hands, such as the bed you
might have in your weyr, wagons that are part of tithe trains, things like
that. She's also got a rather uncanny interest in fire, which makes her
flaming lessons rather interesting, since she'll be trying to study that
fire that spouts out of her mouth. And then there's her interest in fires
of a more subtle type, those of love and lust. She is an irrepressible
matchmaker, whether it be a mate for you, for one of your clutchsibs, or
for one of *her* clutchsibs, it matters not. You'll find that she relays
information at the most inopportune times--sometimes, it will cause embarassment
for you, sometimes for others, but that's just one concept that she won't
ever understand. That doesn't mean that she is meddlesome, either, it is
simply the fact that she likes people to be happy, just like her. Her moods
are usually light, and she has a tendency to pass this along to others
as well, by a simple thought or a quiet word. She rarely has a bad moment--those
are usually reserved for when she goes proddy. When she does get into a
bad mood though, watch out, for she is as fiesty as a raging forest fire
when she's in a foul temper, and it'll take more than water to cool her
off. Her mood when proddy fluctuates from the most flirty of dragons, to
slowly wanting to rend things to pieces, and will change without a moment's
notice. Normally she's not prone to damaging anything, but when her time
comes, she will tend to break things, or dig holes, anything to occupy
her talons and keep her from having to deal with those pesky males that
can't quit staring at her.
~~Egg Credit
This egg was described by
Brynn and edited by Yilisa. In the forested regions where the woods were
full of the unexpected dangers and strange happenings the forest spirits
or "Leshy" were believed to be responsible. Described as having large eyes,
bluish/green skin they could transform themselves from dwarves to giants
and threw no shadow. They played pranks on travelers and hunters, often
leading them astray.
~~Hatchling Credit
This hatchling was described
by D'rien and tweaked by Jalis. Mindvoice written by Jalis.
~~Temper Credit
This temper was written by
D'rien and tweaked by N'veen.
~~Clutchmates
Astaris and green Imanath
Lilyithe and green Nariath
Valeda and green Zulieth
A'ric and blue Taroth
Sarnah and blue Qianth
T'ien and blue Feth
J'van and bronze Rasnauth