Dunes & Dragons [GuardianAngel/Chippairaptor]

[Chippairaptor]

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Name: Hori
Age: 21
Appearance: Stands at 5'6", and is of a an average build. Has tribal tattoos on his body, as well as scars from working with dragons.
About: Raised around dragons his entire life, Hori understands them to a degree that most can't. In his time as a dragonrider, he has come to learn that the world can be viewed from so many different perspectives. He does his best to view situations objectively, factoring in both emotional and logical lines of thinking.
Partner: Sayaad

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Hori took a deep breath. The hot desert air of Ereshkigal-VII was cooling swiftly as nightfall settled in. The planet's twin moons were rising in the darkening sky. The young man always looked forward to this time of day. Being born and raised on the desert planet, he was used to the extreme shifts in temperature-- from the blazing daytime, to the frigid nights-- but it was during twilight when everything felt just right.

He felt something brush against his mind, like a finger being lightly dragged across a surface. Hori turned to the massive winged beast he was partnered with: a dragon, whom he had named Sayaad. At five years old he was a mature dune hunter, a species of dragon as big as Earth's elephant. Unlike most species on the planet, which had six limbs, the species had four limbs like terran vertebrates. Hori reached up and stroked beneath Sayaad's chin. "We'll be there by tomorrow," he said. The young man pictured an oasis in his mind, and the dragon let out a low growl in response.

The two of them were seeking shelter in a cave carved into a cliff wall. Whatever had called the cave home had long since abandoned it, leaving behind bones picked clean by insects and other scavengers. It was big enough for several dragons to fit comfortably, and Hori had started a small fire to provide some additional warmth. The After-Dark would come eventually, when temperatures plummeted below freezing. Dragons had adapted to this harsh world, but for humans it was a difficult place to live.

He hoped the fire would discourage any overnight visitors looking for food. Humans were small, tasty morsels compared to the xenoreptiles living on the planet. They put up less of a fight and were considerably easier to chew. But the light might attract less hungry visitors.

 

[GuardianAngel]

Caye and Resyre

Name: Caye
Age: 19
Appearance: Petite young woman with long platinum blonde hair and sharp emerald green eyes. C-cup breasts.
About: Caye was the daughter of one of the dancers of a traveling caravan. She was raised by her mother and the others within the caravan, never learning anything about her father. She learned all about dancing from that of the caravan. She wasn't very old when she ended up stumbling upon a strange egg in a cave while exploring in the desert, an egg that had hatched into a dragon. And there seemed to be a connection between the pair of them, and since then the pair have been the best of friends. Thanks to help from other dragon riders that she has meet through the years, she has learned a little bit about dragons which has deepened her connection with her dragon.
Partner: Resyre

The days were always so hot but the nights were cold. Yet that was the consequence of living on a desert planet, that was the price that was being paid. Although there were some who wondered how they had gotten there. Why humans had decided to make this planet in particular there home, or was this how it had always been. Was this just the world that the first humans had come to exist on? Or was it the case of the planet just wasn't taken care of through the many millennia and this was just what happened. Many questions, but so far that is all there was. More questions than answers.

The young woman with platinum blonde hair and bright green eyes just made her way along with the caravan that she was traveling with. A dancer troupe that was traveling from one settlement to another. And in that place... a settlement seemed to be a place that had managed to find an oasis in this harsh desert planet. If not finding places to reside within the many cliffs that littered the lands, taking shelter from both the heat and the cold. Eyes were flickering towards the beautiful white creature that streaked through the air above their heads which had her smiling ever so slightly. Her dragon. Resyre. A creature who she had found a number of years ago, and the pair had grown up together. The best of friends.

"It looks like there are some cliffs over there that we can make shelter in for the night." the leader of their small caravan was speaking. Only about twelve people at that time, they had lost many through the last few months. People who hadn't been able to survive the harshness of the heat and the freezing temperatures. But it got to a point where humans had no choice but to try and adapt, even though it was a difficult thing.

However it wasn't long before Caye was going off ahead of the group, running across the sand over towards her dragon as it was fluttering down to the ground. They were close to shelter it would seem, and with how calm Resyre was currently there didn't seem to be any danger, but that was something that could quickly change within a matter of moments. "Resyre. Please continue to keep an eye from the sky." the young woman was speaking, which had the dragon nodding and soon she was streaking into the air once again.