#lier mclaughlin

...which also happens to be a universe where dragons are small and raised as pets, he kept it. Much to the chagrin of his assistant who has to stop it from eating its toys. As it grew up it developed into a healthy oillipheist with an even healthier appetite. But how does one care for such a dragon? "How to Raiſe and Keep A Wyrme" says: 'Oillipheist are, in the grand scheme of dragon care, easy beasts to keep. Water levels and cleanliness do not bother them much, nor do other dragons. In addition, they will eat anything given to them without trouble. Even things larger than themselves. If presented with such a large delicacy, it will swallow it without hesitation. Anything too large to fit will either sit in the dragon's throat-pouch or hang out of its mouth. As the portion in its stomach is digested, the dragon will continue to slowly swallow its morsel until nothing is left. In this position the dragon is quite vulnerable. Make sure yours is at least partially exposed to the air so that it does not drown. Their not-so picky appetite can be troublesome, though. Oillipheist do not bother differentiating edible from non-edible. If you are to place amenities or environmental pieces in their tanks, make sure they are firmly rooted or glued down so the dragon cannot swallow them. Unlike the Greek drakons, they abhor the sound of music. Many have been stressed out by thoughtless caretakers trying to charm them with a song. One does not have to give up music, however. Simply fasten their tank with a suitably sound-proof lid, and they will not notice it. As a final note, as is the case with all British serpents, the oillipheist abhors any soil taken from the earth of Ireland. This causes considerable distress in the dragon and must be removed immediately.' Side note, if anyone reading this owns a publishing company, I would totally write a book about keeping tiny dragons for free

"Shelly, when the research team brought you their report... did they mention how big the thing was?" Another tiny dragon! I was thinking of ways to introduce characters in the TDG's universe and... well, I know my audience. While the TDG have to scrounge around practically begging for jobs, some people are spoiled for choice. Like Lier McLaughlin, Ireland's own born and bred hero. One of the main issues of their world is that, while there's an abundance of supernatural beings, there's no intermediates between them and humanity. No cunning folk, no seers, no witches, no wizards, and no heroes. Despite the gods' proclivity for it, in the nearly 50 years since the initial incident no actual demigods have popped up. Then Lier came along, and here was the first hero of the new era! (At least the first one advertising it). He made a name for himself slaying monsters and giants and dragons until it was was plastered over every television screen and newspaper. He was fast to capitalize on it, of course. For a time he spent more hours building his brand than out helping people. Lier works for free, going to places plagued by supernatural trouble and graciously denying any compensation he's given. (After all, it's good PR to be humble). Nowadays his fame has settled down, but you'll still be hard-pressed to find anyone who doesn't know his name. Think of Michael Jordan back in the 90's, except if instead of playing basketball he killed stuff. And what's he holding? Some sort of hairy worm? What's one to do with a hairy worm? Now Lier is presented with two options, and, if physicists are to be believed, two alternate universes. In the reality of this picture Lier kills the worm and makes up a speech to cover up the rather lack-luster performance. In the other...