Since She Doesnt Seem To Get Asked About As Much, Im Really Curious About Our Girl Via! How Does She

Since she doesn’t seem to get asked about as much, I’m really curious about our girl Via! How does she get along with her fellow egg-eaters? Which of them does she seem to get along with the best? (By the way, I really love your art, you’re one of my favorite blogs right about now!)

Wonderful question! Via hasn't had much time in the spotlight, but she's certainly dear to me!

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Little Via spends most of her time with Okira, and the two are like siblings. Them being around the same age(Via is 22 while Okira is 20) puts them closer together generationally, so they're able to relate, hang out, joke around, and enjoy each other's company without anyone feeling the pressure of seniority. They're often together, sometimes to braid mane's and tails, try facial masks, and other 'girls night' pampering activities, which Via is extremely fond of.

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Via sees Rannoch as a tough, no-nonsense older sister. They don't 'hang out' as much, but Via is all too eager to listen to Rannoch's battle-stories and ask about her past when Rannoch gets in a boastful mood. Via has almost no real concept of battle or war, so her view of Rannoch is more akin to a superhero.

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Khoga is Via's mom friend, and the two get along extremely well. Via's not really book-smart, but she contributes some fun and clever ideas whenever the two are together. Khoga is also who she goes to for advice, and admires her reliability. It's also important to note that Khoga is the one studying (and treating) her skin condition, so Via feels further attachment to her, considering her a parental figure.

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And lastly, gaslight king Matthias. Via has put him on an extremely high pedestal for a friend. She eats up his spiel about being family and sticking together(nostalgia for her family being a big weakness). That being said, the two are actually really fun to party with! They feed off of each other's energy, especially when it comes to trying stupid/fun things.

It's such a gratifying feeling, hearing that someone has found enjoyment reading my work. Thank you, wonderful person!

The Devil’s Blessing Speedpaint! 

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!

i noticed in the bad memories post,khoga doesn't have multigaze in her flashback! did she give herself multigaze through experimenting with herself?

Sharp eye there! There're a few new things hidden in that post, so I’m glad you found one of em! ^^

Dragon eye types were one of her focuses when she worked for a certain research facility, and she would test the different types on herself on and off to study any resulting changes in magical ability. Not too far a cry from what she’s doing now...well, not legally speaking haha

Have you read the book series Cradle at all? I ask because I had a strange thought regarding the magic types of eggs vs dragons-- The main character of the series (at least as far as I've gotten) has a condition that made the magic in his body remain pure, as opposed to other people developing "proper" magic of certian elements.

If this were to happen to a dragon-- somehow keeping the untainted egg magic after hatching/into adulthood, would they be uh. A giant target?

I haven't, though reading about Lindon's soul condition definitely puts it on my 'to-read' list. I'm reading Wings of Fire at the moment as per recommendation, and always love getting book suggestions^^

Hmm...That's an interesting question. While Khoga knows about the raw elemental energies, she would still have to find a way to extract it from a living dragon(pretty difficult!). This means holding a dragon prisoner while on the run(also pretty difficult!). That would greatly risk their cover, but if there was reason to believe this 'raw magic' dragon could provide infinite raw energy, Khoga would pitch the idea to capture them.

Matthias wouldn't like the idea one bit, though. Funnily enough, he'd actually feel threatened to the point of jealousy!

Awesome question, and thank you for bringing Cradle to my attention!

Hello!! Ive been thinking myself and what if i made my girl Seraph into an egg eater of a different group and I dont really know what kind of side effects from egg eating she would have or if it really changes down the road from the first dragon egg that she eats. So i thought id come to you with a description of two times, one being the first egg, the second being the time when she finds out those are dragon eggs she has been eating.

Before egg eating and during the time of the first one. She is  naïve, sensitive, pretty airheaded at times but also a strong sense of justice, and kindness. The reason why she never knew that she was eating dragon eggs in the first place, was because she wasnt originally dragon but instead changed physically and magically into a dragon. Also how she got into egg eating is because of Six.((another dragon of mine)) Who also kept her in the dark for quite some time.

But now when she found out those were indeed dragon eggs, due to some external factor. She just.... spirals... Feeling things such as despair, undeserving of any second chance, including being locked away for all time. And just massive amounts of guilt. Wishing that the countless eggs she had already eaten and that her group ate could of been undone and brought back. Yet what had been done is already done.

I would love to hear what you have to say about this and could offer some pointers on how to develop this! Thanks!

Hypergryph: Oh my goodness this poor thing! Seraph needs better friends, I hope she finds them!

Hmm... This is a REALLY interesting case you have here. When beastclan(I'm assuming she was beastclan?) ingest dragon eggs they gain powers that align with the element of the egg, the power level of which is decided by their own strength of will. So, while a dragon might gain powers based on their personality/character, a beastclan being will(more predictably) gain elemental-based powers.

Let's say, two raptoriks with equally strong wills yet opposing personalities eat fire eggs. They will both gain fire-based powers of equal strength, with no dependence on their character traits. The raw magic simply overpowers their own personal magic. However, if two dragons eat fire eggs, their personal magic is strong enough to merge with the egg's raw magic, resulting in more unpredictable powers.

I think...you may have to consider how being transformed into a dragon has affected her magical signature. Eaters can only gain powers once, but is this true in Seraph's case? Having eaten eggs before her dragon form would have given her elemental powers for sure, but since all dragons ALREADY have an element, would this render her magic as basic as every other natural-born dragon?

It could possibly open her up for another chance to gain a power when she eats eggs a second time, but seeing as she doesn't know they're eggs, her guilt won't necessarily affect her 'new' powers after the fact.

This was a really cool submission, thank you! I hope that you'll let me know what direction you decide to go with Seraph!