In the alternate Earth that Sunny is from, a line of six-limbed saurians (that is to say, dinosaurs) arose long ago. From these came the dragons, a species that was sentient, omnivorous, warmblooded, scaled, and occassionally feathered.
They were inherently magical, too. Besides the breath weapons that many of them possessed, they have a shapeshifting ability that allows them to mimic the shape of creatures they spend a lot of time around. This means that these dragons, being raised among humans (or humanoids, anyway) will naturally attain a human shape.
Egg:
This is where it all starts. You'll get yours later in the gestational period, and if all goes well, it will likely hatch within a month, if not sooner. Traditional dragon belief is that the unborn hatchling is aware of its surroundings on a subconcious level. Keep it close to you, and have a supply of meat and vegetables ready--the baby'll likely be hungry when it hatches.
Roughly the size of a basketball.
Hatchling:
Dragons are born more alert than human children. A hatchling will be at about the level of a human toddler. They are in fact are born with some knowledge of their native tongue, due to the biological parents speaking to them in the egg. The draconic language sounds a little bit like birdsong as performed by an oboe, composed of chirps, warbles, trills, squeaks, etc. Dragons have a good ear for sounds and hatchlings instinctive imitators; they'll eventually start babbling in English. They are traditionally given one name and
one name only.
Roughly the size of a small dog, or a three-year-old child.
Child:
Much like a human child. They'll be able to speak intelligently, and will show definite interests. An elemental affinity, if any, will start to manifest itself. They might also be learning to fly, if they have the right sort of wings.
Roughly the size of medium-to-large sized dog.
Adolescent:
By now, the dragon will have managed to find a humanoid shape, or at least the beginning of one. It takes practice and they might still be obviously not human. Much like a human teenager, they'll be interested in relationships, very likely.
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In their true form, roughly a metre and a half at the shoulder.
Adult:
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Before a dragon can be considered an adult, they must undertake and complete a namequest. When Sunny feels they are ready, she will approach them and tell them what they need to know. More on the namequest later. At this point, the dragon is free to live as either a human (like Sunny does) or as a dragon, and is no longer the responsibility of the centre, though if you kept RPing, it'd be nice. You get two pieces of art with this stage, one of their human shape and one of their dragon shape, and you can have either on the cert.
In their true form, roughly two metres at the shoulder.
GROWTH REQUESTS
When you feel ready for your dragon to hatch or grow, and you've achieved the minimum requirements as listed below, then feel free to PM me with a request. I'll get to it as soon as I can.
For growths for teens or adults, add any important information such as hairstyle, scars or tattoos or piercings, favourite accessories, clothing style... although if you have no preference, I'll enact artistic license.
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Egg to Hatchling:
At least one week as an egg, and at least three entries in the log.
Hatchling to Child:
At least one month as a hatchling, and at least ten entries in the log since the last change.
Child to Adolescent:
At least two months as a child, and at least twenty entries in the log since the last change.
Adolescent to Adult:
At least two months as an adolescent, and at least twenty entries in the log since the last change, and a completed name quest.
