Hello !! It's Me Again, So I Sent In My Boy Davinci A While Ago, And I Thought A Bit. Since He Has These

Hello !! It's me again, so I sent in my boy Davinci a while ago, and I thought a bit. Since he has these glowing medusa/cuttlefish(?) like spots along his wings, i kinda imagined them a side effect of his egg eating, is that possible in your lore? I never figured out any side effect but those spots are actually good for partial, short time periosd hypnotising even a dragon depending which. But I just wish to hear your opinion on and.. um a little tip what side effect would it have(the withdrawal I mean) (Also merry (late) Christmas! I hope you had a pleasent time):]

TW: mention of Withdrawals/phobias ahead

Davinci, I remember him. A beautiful dragon who looked a bit like a jellyfish ^^ The range of possible effects is infinitely vast, so bioluminescent spots can easily be one of them. Absolutely a possibility! Now for the harder question...

Hmm, the effects would depend on why Davinci has withdrawals in the first place, or if it even makes sense for Davinci to develop them.

Okira's withdrawals are, like the rest of his powers, linked to his character. Every power is representative, from his mane, to his regeneration, to his withdrawals. In short:

He feels guilty: black mane grows as a personal, visual reminder of this.

He feels undeserving of reprieve: immortality denies him the escape of death.

He feels powerless and dependent on someone horrible: withdrawals rob him of control and render him powerless and dependent on something horrible(eggs) to keep them at bay.

It's these feelings specifically that guided the decision to give Okira his magical withdrawals, which serve as both a mode of self-punishment, and a physical representation of his character's suffering.

DAVINCI THOUGHTS

Upon re-reading Davinci's story, my first instinct is to point out the theme of Secrecy and Communication. Bioluminescence is a form of communication in many animals, so giving Davinci mastery over spots that he can darken and illuminate at will, with the power to hypnotize is a wonderful way of representing his covert and secretive nature. He does not communicate his true intentions to his family, and the few times he does divulge it it is done so selectively. Like a jelly fish going dark when predators are near, or glowing vibrantly to throw off others of its kind.

I don't believe withdrawals would be appropriate in Davinci's case, as his motive is not hinged on powerlessness or dependence like Okira's. He does seem to fear harsh and clear truths, doing anything to avoid facing them( the death of his daughter being inevitable due to the disease/chasing this 'magic cure' that will supposedly solve all his problems instead of facing them/ knowing his actions will cause his family to be ashamed of him and not owning up to that). Davinci seems to avoid the spotlight as if it would burn him, either running away or intentionally hiding himself and his misdeeds through silence, lies, and hypnotism.

In Davinci's case, I would give him a powerful phobia of anything bright and clear. Direct sunlight, bodies of clear water, reflective surfaces, anything that could be representative of clarity and truth. To such a secretive character, this would make the perfect side-effect that both points out his fearfulness of facing his own harsh truths, as well as his affinity for deception/miscommunication.

This is all just my personal take on him as I've only read his previous submission, but even by just that I can tell you'll come up with something really cool! I hope I did your boy justice! ^^

A funny thought that came into my head: do the Talosians ever say "By Lord Talos this cannot be happening" ?

FUS-RO-DAH!

Hey, so Riot's ability works by dragging up bad memories from someone's past and then magnifying the reaction, sending the victim into a blind rage. It can be resisted or shrugged off completely if someone has just. Made peace with all their bad memories or if someone just has great control over their emotions.

Who would be most affected?? And who would be least affected??

Most of them would be overcome with emotion. Khoga and Matthias, though, would be my best bet for holding it together. 

Guess who's back with another infected with the egg eating bug? Shroud is apparently very convincing as he got his bestie, who's a normal SD, to monch eggs. Said bestie is named Striver. The two work together to feed their lord's power, with Shroud terrorizing sleeping parents, then Striver brining those nightmares to life.

It's not obvious in this picture, but he has glow eyes. I'm not sure what kind of powers he got from the egg monching, but I'm sure I'll figure it out.

Hypergryph:

Sorry for the delay, I've been spending time with my Mom, as she's been teaching me how to cook all her wonderful recipes. Been a bit preoccupied with cherry turnovers, onigiri, and enchiladas!

I read the short story in Striver's bio, and have to say it was riveting! How you incorporated the taste of the nature eggs was a fun callback to the flavor post! There's also a line in there that's food for thought. It's about losing 'humanity'. Do dragons have 'humanity' in the form that us humans do, or are there key differences? I always assumed that dragons were simply 'more' than humans, physically, mentally, and spiritually, so does that mean they are complex in ways we could never hope to be? Idk, but it's certainly something to chew on!

Striver is also extremely beautiful in his design and color! His blue-purple-red palette is broken up by his skin/ outfit in a way that makes him seem ornate. Also his glowy eyes are pretty neat^^

Unlike those that are drawn to egg eating by their own selfish desires, those that are tricked or goaded into egg eating are also victims themselves(though still not absolved of wrongdoing!). I wish him redemption, and reprieve from shroud's evil influence. Awesome submission!

Have the egg eaters met any other egg eating clans? (If they ever met my clan they would probably be surprised about all of them being egg eaters)

Something's fishy in the Arcane Discord (not that I've ever been)