#catfeathr

Thanks for making me realise that neither Bragi nor Urcoyar have a dang bio at all D: Oh no

Anyway, yes, Bragi (he/they) is a tattoo artist! Despite the icy look, Bragi lives in Fire flight, in one of the nomadic mining towns set upon the Molten Scar. Which means even dragons with normally lots of fluff wear it cut short, which leaves a Lot of lovely real estate to cover in art

Wing membranes (for dragons who have those) are the no1 coveted Tattoo Spot, though it's more on the painful side due to lots of nerves and complete lack of padding. But wings make for such lovely, large, clear canvases, even for smaller tattoos. And having intact wing edges are a point of pride to some (<- this differs from dragon to dragon and community to community tho. Some see smooth wing edges as proof that one knows how to keep out of harm's way even when it comes to physical labour, while others consider it a green/juvenile look or a sign that someone simply hasn't put in enough work hours yet)

Popular designs point to a long-standing cultural exchange with the local serthis, as they sport similar designs in their own tattoos as well as on clothing. There is no crossover in actual tattoo artists though - dragon tattoo tradition utilises magic alongside needles to distribute the ink under the skin, which in such high concentrations would harm the much less magically imbued serthis and at best lead to infections and scarring. On the other hand, serthis tattoo equipment is simply not made to be able to pierce most dragon hide (and some dragons seem to have the pesky habit of kinda just…absorbing the ink over time, if it's not bound via magic)

Oh that turned into a ramble, whoops

About Bragi specifically! He's a cool older-ish guy (human equivalent would be somewhere mid-50s) who loves his job and his Huge Scary Wife. He's been in a good few other professions over the years, some he genuinely enjoyed before setting his sights on something else, and eventually settling on becoming a tattoo artist (though who knows! Maybe in 20 years he'll be into glassblowing instead!)

He's trained multiple tattoo artist apprentices over the years but none have chosen to stick around to work under him - he can be a bit hard to share workspace with bc he can be Very particular about his ways and where everything should be put away. He's better about it outside his studio, but in the studio? That's his kingdom

Though tattoos and piercings commonly coexist, Bragi is vehemently against the latter, to the point of sometimes appearing rude about it. He's got a point though. In this part of the world, where most earn their keep and their living through physical labour in a perpetually burning landscape, running metal through your skin can be dangerous. All the more places for something to snag. Not to mention that depending on where you're getting your fire protection from, some of the cheaper spells tend to be buggy At Best when it comes to if and how they extend to metal that's in contact with skin. Better not to risk it

Emory made me think of the perfect name for the Pearl. I wound up going with a really close one - Emeria.

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so a few summers ago, I took part in a field research program where me and a group of other college kids under a a prof camped at a reserve (Big Sur in CA) and it was beautiful bc it was closed off to the public, it was so quiet, redwoods everywhere, and the group of ppl I was with were so knowledge and fun to be around ahhhhhh

🍎Write an elevator pitch for your clan's lore and share it! Try to keep it to 1-2 paragraphs

Ah ok let's see! i'm definitely not the person to ask to do elevator pitches dsfgsdf

Florabrisa was founded as place where dragons could enjoy an easy life in southern Wind with few worries! It's a farming lair surrounded by large, colorful gardens and has a notably high population of tundra dragons due to it's proximity to the Icefields. Florabrisa also has vibrant food culture thanks to the variety of produce and is especially known for its pizza, pasta, and pastries :D

I was never really into either coffee or tea but I do have coffee most days to keep myself awake for work fdgsfd creamers can help make it fun and i do occasionally like getting fun iced coffees/lattes when i go out to places! Pumpkin Spice is a hit for me C:

I don't enjoy hot tea for the most part but I have liked some green teas and chai is really good too! iced chai lattes for the best of both worlds...i like matcha too! and bubble teas if those count haha. a bubble tea place near me just closed down this month and i'm so sad. i could barely ever go anyway because of their hours but man :c

the other day i went to a halloween event and had this really bad iced london fog but then my sister suggested this other place where her friends had just got a really good one so i went there and it absolutely made up for the bad one hahaha balance.......