AstralWings (PhantomHeroJ)

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Appearance
Astralwings are tall and usually slender. They have feathered manes or fur manes, they have fur going along their spine or feathers, and they have a fur tuft at the end of their tail or a feather fan. The fur is thick and soft and the feathers are dense and soft. They have huge wings that are semi feathered. Those that have royal blood can have fully feathered wings and four wings. They have ribbon like appendages that grow from the base of their neck. These ribbons are very long and can be moved around like a tentacle. An Astralwing usually has a pair of ribbons but they can have up to three pairs. These ribbons are very sensitive, silky soft, and warm. If they are cut, the ribbons can regenerate depending on the damage. They are usually white or gray, but rarely they can be born black but that is seen as a bad omen. Their secondary can be red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, or pink. They have a tertiary color that is usually in some sort of pattern. The colors are usually gold, silver, or ebony but it isn’t uncommon for them to be other colors. The patterns are commonly dots, splatters, or splotches. But other patterns are not uncommon, sometimes dragons don’t have a tertiary color or patterns. Eye color can be anything. Their horns are commonly straight, slightly curved, or twisted. Colors of the horns are usually gold, silver, or ebony. The ribbons are usually the same as the body with the tips the secondary color, but patterns or other colors are not uncommon. 
Abilities 
Astralwings are incredible fliers, able to fly long distances and maneuver and speed through air with ease. 
Able to withstand cold climates and with large lungs, they are capable of flying to high altitudes. 
The Astralwings ribbons are very sensitive, able to sense vibrations and the slightest of changes. These ribbons can be used to lift and manipulate objects and to even be used as restraints or whip like weapons. 
Astralwings can regenerate limbs and heal faster than other dragons. 
Some Astralwings are born with strange abilities. These are very rare and Astralwings are unsure how dragonets hatch with them. Many say it is a curse from the Mother. These abilities are telekinesis, scrying, illusions, and alteration. 
(Scrying is being able to see distant places or things or creatures. Alteration is changing things appearance, temperature, and weight. These changes are not permanent) 
Location 
They live on an island that is of a good size that is to the right of Pyrrhia. They live inside a mountain range they call Mother’s Embrace, which is where they believe the first Astralwing hatched. In the largest mountain is the Astralwing palace which isn’t entirely under or in the mountain, some it is poking out. The two second largest mountains are where royal relatives and nobles live. The four middle mountains are where most dragons live and where lots of trade happens. The smallest mountain is where the poor live. The Astralwings have many artisans and architects who decorate the mountains and build temples to their Mother and her Children. There are one temple to the Mother and to her Children in each mountain, each temple amazingly beautiful but the one in the largest mountain is the most beautiful. The castle and nobles’ homes are beautiful and well built but as a rule, artisans and and architects are not allowed to use jewels in their work for things that do not go to the Mother or her Children. 
Diet 
They eat about anything. Land animals, avians, fish, and some fruit. One fruit though that they never eat is the Starwood fruit. Starwood fruit is a fruit said to kill dragons who eat it. The trees are beautiful, wood that is ruddy red with a hint of purple, the bark smooth and the leaves sharply designed and lush green. The blossoms of the Starwood fruit are beautiful, they are a bright orange with red and yellow accents. The petals smooth and soft like silk delicately curved with round ends. The Astralwings care for the Starwood trees but never eat it’s fruit. The rotting fruit of the tree is sweet smelling. The smell is spicy, sweet, and almost cinnamony. During the fall, the gardens are a wonderful place to be for the beautiful falling leaves and the smell of rotting Starwood fruit. 
Religion 
Astralwings are highly religious. They believe in a creator and that there is a second life after the first. A life where the good live in peace with their Mother. 
Mother 
Mother or the First Mother, is said to be the mother of the first Astralwing and creator of the world. The Astralwings give glory to the Mother by living by her commandments and praying to her. No one has seen the Mother but she is portrayed as a huge dragon that is simply gold with opal eyes. 
Her commandments are: 
1: Honor me not with praise or treasure but with love for me. 
2: Honor your mother and father as you would a queen and king. They made you just as I made them 
3: Treasure life for it will end on its own. 
4: Do not steal what is not yours. Have I not given you what you need? 
5: Be loyal to your partner. Neither is to be the slave while the other is the master. Serve each other with love and respect. 
6: Spread my name but do not scream it. Let those who want to hear you, hear you. 
7: Do not be lazy, work! For life will end if you are ready or not. 
8: Create art for when you die, you leave a piece of you behind. 
9: Love everyone so that everyone will love you. And those who hate you, I will hate them for you. 
10: My name is sacred. Do not give me up nor say my name with impure intentions or your name shall to be dragged in the dirt. 
Solace 
Solace is the eldest child of the Mother. He is the King of the Day. Astralwings pray to him asking him for produce and warmth. He is portrayed as an amber dragon with ruby eyes. He asks three things. 
1: To care and respect the world and those that inhabit it. 
2: Do not let darkness take root and grow weeds in your heart. 
3: To honor the Mother in the shining sun as you work, is honor unto you. 
Balance 
Balance is the Queen of Order. She is the one Astralwings pray to for inspiration and justice. She is portrayed as an obsidian dragon with a cloth around her eyes. Balance asks three things. 
1: Do not lie, the Mother knows the truth and she tells me the truth. 
2: Be fair or you will be treated unfairly. 
3: Do not take revenge, let the Mother punish the wicked. 
Io 
Io is the queen of the Night. Astralwings pray to her for protection and love. She is portrayed as a silver dragon with sapphire eyes. Io asks these three things. 
1: Have children! Honor your mother and father and honor your First Mother! 
2: Love is to be true. To be give and take. 
3: Do not think you can hide in shadows, either the darkness will take you or the Mother will. 
The Astralwings believe that there is a Fallen Child of the Mother and they have created monsters called Kapuwings. 
Calligo 
Calligo is the Fallen Child of the Mother. There are cults that pray to him and he commands this. 
1: Destroy the temples of the Mother, leave no holy ground unbroken. 
2: Weed your way into the my Mother’s embrace and spread hate into the hearts of the pure. 
3: Forget the Mother and get others to give up her name. Remove her from her throne so I may take her place. 
Kapuwings (equivalent to demons) are the followers of Calligo. It is said through a ritual an Astralwing becomes a Kapuwing. (Kapuwings are about the same as Astralwings except ribbons are tentacles, colors are darker and creepier and they are most of the time mainly black. An extra set of eyes and both pairs of eyes are pupiless.) 
There are some powerful Kapuwings who call themselves the Eyes of Calligo. These Kapuwings are the leaders of the Cult of Calligo. Many Astralwings believe the cult and Calligo to be myth but they still tell stories of his terrifying might. (You can make a Kapuwing, they can disguise themselves and breath fire and do other normal Astralwing stuff. Please ask me if you want to make an Eye of Calligo.) 
Culture
Astralwings are deeply rooted in their traditions which they pass on to the next generation.
Day of Joy: When the first Astralwing hatched, the heavens and the earth cried out in joy. This is the day of rest and celebration. Astralwings have a mini feast and sing songs to give thanks. 
Prayer: Astralwings pray to the Mother for help or to praise her. Prayer can be done anywhere but every night before the Day Of Joy, all Astralwings are to go pray in a temple for 30 minutes. Praying to the Children of the First Mother is to be asking them to help them or ask their Mother to help. Astralwings do not honor the Mother’s Children as they honor her.
Marriage: Marriage is a huge event that is one of the most sacred things. Marriages are lead by the high priestess and taken place in the Mother’s temple. The father of the groom will cross over his son’s heart to signify that he is leaving his son. That his son is now no one’s. The mother of the bride will do the same to the same to her daughter. The father will walk up the bride to the groom and give her away and the mother of the groom will kiss her son goodbye. Then the bride and groom gives each other some sort of jewelry that they made for each other. The high priestess will start to speak, telling a story on why marriage important and then explains that these two dragons have no one but they have asked each other to be one another’s. The groom and bride will place their talon’s on each other’s hearts and then take turns reciting their vows. 
“I have promised myself to you and I will keep my promise. I love you and wish you were mine just as much as I wish to be yours. (Groom version: I wish to be your shield, I wish to be your blood, I wish to be yours and only yours. Let me in, let me stay and keep you safe.) (Bride version: I wish to be your home, I wish to be your peace, I wish to be yours and only yours. Please give me you, please stay and I’ll keep you safe.) (They both say this after each other’s vows and they say this in unison) In health and death, I will keep my promise and in the presence of our First Mother, I say this, I will be yours and you will be mine for I say yes.”
The ceremony concludes with celebration. 
Naming 
When a dragonet is born the mother and father will name it anything they want to. Then when the dragonet is an adult it gains the second part which will be given by the high priestess in the Mother’s temple. The second part can be anything. 
Example: Rain - Singing’Rain, Honor - Shining’Honor, Wolf - Silver’Wolf. 
Life 
Astralwing families are usually big with 3-7 dragonets. The dragonets go to school and are taught everything from math to art to religion. They are taught the commandments of the Mother and they learn the importance of gender roles and what a dragoness is supposed to do and what a dragon is supposed to do. These roles are flexible and not held to high standard but most Astralwings follow these roles. 
Wives are to be caregivers. They care for the household, dragonets, and their husband. 
Husbands are to be providers. They protect and provide for their wives and dragonets. 
Dragonets have three stages of school. 
First is preschool where they learn religion and art. 
Second is where they study the subjects of math, language, history, science, politics, art, and religion. 
Third is where they choose a trade and then learn about it through experience and lessons. 
Main Export and Business 
The Astralwings are skilled artisans and architects. Their mines produce beautiful gems and stones that they sell to Pyrrhia and Pantala as their main export of goods. Many Astralwings follow the trade of architecture, mining, or merchant. Those that work as merchants commonly craft their own goods. Astralwing markets are beautiful, loud, and flashy. Their gardens grow all sorts of plants, from fruits to spices to herbs. They have many libraries that hold much knowledge and wisdom. Many books that are written by Astralwings, tell poetic messages through stories. They have massive knowledge of medicine, history, and many more. It is said that in the castle of the Astralwings, there is a secret library holding secrets of animus and supernatural magic(supernatural is the equivalent to demonic and holy magic). 
History 
It is said in the stories of the Astralwings that they have always inhabited the island from when the sun first rose upon the world. 
The Astralwings were cut off from the rest of the world thinking they were the only dragons in the world. Not many Astralwings went to explore and those that did never returned. Only recently have they connected with the continents and have became popular for their trade. 
Here’s the story of the Astralwings. 
The First Mother woke from her slumber in the void of nothingness. She awoken alone yet she she could see a future where she wouldn’t be alone. A future that was bright, beautiful, and full of love. She created the world then she created the cosmos so that the world would float and not fall into nothing. She created the ocean and then the island. She filled the island with life and treasure, yet she want done. She then took a scale of a lizard, fur of a wolf, and a feather from an eagle. She then put them together inside an opal. The opal grew and shimmered and suddenly after six days, hatched on the seventh. Out came a dragonet and she named it Astral. 
Astralwings started to inhabit and live on the island the Mother made for them. But the Astralwings began fighting but she was too busy with creating life that she couldn’t stop them. She took three stars and placed one in an amber, one in obsidian, and one in a nugget of silver. They grew and hatched but they were born with the powers of the stars. The mother named her eldest son Solace, his job was to provide and protect the Astralwings during the day. Her second oldest daughter she named Balance, her job was to make sure everything is in balance and everything is just. For her youngest daughter she named her Io, her job was to protect the Astralwings during the night and too help share love and peace. The Mother then after finishing building the world, she went to sleep in the cosmos yet she still hear her creation breathing. Wars and coups have happened but none were bad like Prince Black’Gold (Prince Black’Gold hatched mostly black so that is why it is seen for an Astralwing to be born black). Prince Black’Gold somehow learned of a strange magic that pulled the shadows and darkness to his will. He tried to overthrow his sister but the Children taught Queen Blessed’Heart magic too. Prince Black’Gold was killed and the knowledge of magic was studied. Balance didn’t like this so she told the Queen to lock up all knowledge of magic and so the Queen did. Magic still traveled through the veins of the Astralwings but it has greatly diminished and only the Queen has access to the secret library. Finally peace came over the island and the Astralwings grew and grew. The Children wanting to reward the Astralwings, gave them a seed that they said came from the stars. The Astralwings were happy and grew the trees, but because they weren’t born of the stars they couldn’t eat of the trees’ fruit. They called the trees Starwood and continue to care for this heavenly gift. 
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