ABHRAS :)

You are partially correct! Phyrria and Pantala have come into contact in my OC's verse, but it is very recent. The remodeled Jade Mountain Academy was designed by an animus dragon, who is also the current principal!

I've done a few sketches of JMA for this post! If you're wondering how all of this mountain-reshaping came to be, it's all magic (as usual.) The school is made to constantly resemble a small-scale model: as the model is changed, so is the school! Through changing the model, JMA is able to continuously expand and accommodate the growing student body. They usually save construction for summer break.

Each winglet gets their own bunkhouse, which are all placed on the outer slope of the mountain. They have 2 large bedrooms, a common area on the second floor and an open design for easy entry/exit. Winglets are free to decorate their bunkhouse as long as it follows some rules! I imagine the roof canopy is a hard shell that can be pulled down during bad weather. Unfortunately, they have communal bathrooms.

The whole place was originally made for flying dragons, with few staircases and open halls that encourage students to fly to/from class. In the last year, more staircases were added to make the campus more accessible.

I don't think it's very convenient for dragons to use human tables. Instead, I gave them these weird crescent slates so they can lounge around while they learn.

How I believe this could be solved is through using these students (even though saying it like that sounds dedragonizing (?)) as fillers for slots that are struggling to be filled.

For example, a Mud/Sand dragonet would most likely be put in a Sandwing slot, as Mudwings have a much larger population than Sandwings.

Each of the lyrics comes from an old-time hickory song for fiddles, and is a lyric from that corresponding song.

"Fire on the Mountain" --> "Fire on the Mountain, run boys run"

Fire On The Mountain - Fiddle Player POV

"The House of the Rising Sun" --> "The Devil's in the house of the rising sun"

House of the Rising Sun

"Ida Red" --> "Chicken in the bread pan peckin' out dough"

Ida Red - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys

"Granny Will Your Dog Bite" --> "Granny does your dog bite? 'No child, no'."

FTC #149 Granny Will Your Dog Bite

And for your furthered education, The Mountain Whipporwill.

in a time before things like radios and record players, every time you heard music was because there was somebody in the room with you playing an instrument. and many, many, many social events involved dancing, which requires music. so, if you're planning any kind of gathering in the american south or appalachia, you need to find a fiddler. and the fiddler's job is to play music that everybody knows and likes and can dance to.

the mistake The Devil makes in his bet with Johnny is that he misinterprets the contest as being about technical ability, so he has this big flashy song. he plays fast and impressively with a band of demons playing unfamiliar instruments in unfamiliar rhythms. he's definitely more skilled at playing than Johnny, and thinks he has it in the bag.

Edit: I guess I'll write down what it was about while I still remember.

Q: Machete is a long knife that is used to cut grass and fight the devil.

A: That's his job, clearing obstacles and fighting the devil. He's an useful tool in the Church's toolbox. He's no one's heirloom sword, but for as long as he stays sharp, he can serve his purpose.

note: I (the owner of this blog and maker of wheels) am not into warrior cats! I just thought this would be fun to make