[Tatangi]

𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓦𝓲𝓷𝓭 𝓡𝓮𝓪𝓹𝓮𝓻𝓼
𝐀𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐬 | 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐲 | 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 | 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨 | 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 | 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 | 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬 | 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐞

✦What are Wind Reapers? - - - - - - - - - -

Wind Reapers are a species of dragon that inhabit high ground, most
commonly seen on mountain peaks. Their long, thin body allows them to
maneuver steep slopes and jagged cliffs with ease. With their strong back
legs, they can easily climb trees and make amazing leaps. Although they
are unable to fly, their light body weight allows them to glide, with help
from their high jumps and long tails. Their tails are very flexible, helping
them climb and glide.
Despite their appearance, most Reapers are relatively timid and shy. They
are loners, however occasionally enjoy a friends company. They mate for
life due to their lack of trust for others, and can live for up to 30 years.

Wind Reaper #12 Info

Name: Everett
Gender: Male
Size: 3 feet
Owner: ylesia
Adoption Date: August 30th, 2023
Edits: [uc] Accessories, Extra Feathers, glow

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[ylesia]

Name: Everett
Gender: Male
Size: 3 feet
Owner: ylesia

Everett is dressed this way because he just took part in his trial to became adult. It consists in gliding down The Glacier on the summit of Windy Peak to a safest spot located not far from there (My little Wind Reapers' land). This is a very important ceremony for all young brave Wind Reapers of The Windy Peak Clan and in this occasion they wear for the very first time the colors of their family, colors that they will proudly wear all their life in important occasions.

𝐀 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲

The wind was coming from west, so he had to move his tail on the right, then left, and then right again. Yes, he could do it...yes, he was ready. So, right, left, right. Easy. Everett jumped. He felt the wind between the feathers of his wings while he stretched them, trying to make all the advantage he could form the strong currents. After just a few second he had solid ground under his feet again. He did it! He gazed at The Glacier above him and allowed himself to breathe again. Someone behind him patted him on the back.
«Good job, son!» said his father.

Everett couldn't stop smiling and he didn't stop during all the celebration. That was a huge celebration, at least for the young eyes of a Wind Reaper who never left The Windy Peak. There were his mother and his father. No one else. But there were also pinecones, the ones of the most delicious kind, pinecone cakes, his beloved, and his favorite dish: thistles with pinecone cream.
When they had enough of eating, his father encouraged him to make the traditional speech. He was an adult now, and his voice was important. Everett stand up, clearing his throat. He had prepared different versions of this speech. His favorite was the one in which he just said "thank you for believing in me" and sat down. But probably that wasn't the right choice: he was an adult now, and he would have to face his fears.

Everett looked straight in the eyes his parents. It was true that they had always believed in him. As soon as he was born it was clear that there was something in him that didn't work as expected. He couldn't properly flex his tail and his feet were "not straight as they should have been". As soon as he was able to walk, the problem was even more clear. He was forced to a limping gait and his tail didn't help him balance his weight. Other kids avoided him, not deeming him worthy of the brave Windy Peak Clan. However, his parents always loved him and helped him to learn how to cope with his disability: he couldn't move his tail really quickly, but he learned how to move his body to balance his weight while gliding. He learned the technique better than any other Wind Reaper and that day he had proved everyone that he was a proud member of The Windy Peak Clan.
Growing up, others also began to believe in him and encouraged him to improve his technique till what he had become, but he knew that if it wasn't for the love of his parents he wouldn't have been there, wearing those beautiful clothes. That's what he wanted them to know. That's what he had to say. He began to speak.

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[crexmii]

Name: marcel
Gender: male
Size: 3 feet
Owner: crexmii

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marcell is getting ready for the festival!
it’s the night of the harvest moon, and the reapers
are getting ready to celebrate this rare event.

a harvest moon occurs about an average of
every five years, although it could come
sooner or later, varying from year to year.

the colony,
especially the foragers, celebrate each time this beautiful
orange full moon appears. harvest moons, to the reapers,
are good omens, interpreted as signs that the food
will be bountiful in the coming months.

our friend marcell here, is dressed in one of
the traditional costumes, (or, well,
forced to dress) like all the
other reapers tonight.


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𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥
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“come on, marcell! you’re going to be late
for the festival, dummy!” called solaris
teasingly. their sunset-coloured skull popped out of the cave entrance.

“not yet! I’ll come soon!” marcell shouted back.
he felt the cold night wind on his wings, and looked up at the clear
night sky.

there was the harvest moon, shining bright as usual. its
warm orange glow shone down on the cave where the
colony lived.

bustling noises of the other reapers chattering loudly
came from the main cave.

“marcell!!” solaris called again, noticeably more impatient than
the last time. “okay, okay!” to keep solaris from bugging him
anymore, he slowly entered the cave, the stones clattering
loudly under his claws.

“finally, you’re here!” solaris wryly chuckled,
grabbing one of marcell’s claws. “hey! that hurts!”
he yelped. but solaris was already weaving their way
through the cave, dragging marcell along.

the duo finally stopped at solaris’s favourite place in
the cavern. the faint “drip-drip-drip” of clear cave water
constantly sounded, echoing amongst the chambers of the
cavern.

solaris squeezed into a small tunnel, just big enough
for a reaper to crawl through. they beckoned to
marcell to follow them with a flick of their tail,
the rest of their body already halfway inside
the cavern.

“where are you taking me? um…why are we going
this way? aren’t we supposed to go to the festival,
like you’ve been bugging me for the past few
minutes?” marcell hesitated.

“just follow me!”

“um..okay.” marcell reluctantly squeezed through
the tiny space, crawling as fast as he could to get
out of the tunnel. just being in it just made him
uncomfortable.

marcell heard a thump on the other end of the tunnel.

“solaris?!” he cried. “ are you okay?”

“I’m fine! now hurry up and get out here,
you’ll love what you see! are you a cave snail
or something?” a voice called back.

marcell wriggled through, scraping his leg
on the rough surface of the rock wall.

he finally jumped out and landed….
at the harvest festival.

the harvest moon seemed clearer than ever,
unblocked by any clouds, as if it wanted all
the reapers to witness it in its full glory.

“WOAH, solaris, this is amazing!”
marcell exclaimed, unable to take his eyes
of the beautiful sight.

the other reapers were doing a mixture
of things. some where chitchatting and
laughing the night away, others were
having fun dancing with one another.

and some were simply gazing up at the
moon like marcell.

he then noticed solaris gazing at him
with a horrified expression.

“what?!” marcell groaned indignantly.

“you…you’re not dressed up at all!
how can you celebrate the harvest
festival like this?!
plus, even without jewellry,
your colour is SO BLAND! you’ll surely
stick out like a stray pinecone!”
FOLLOW ME!”

solaris exclaimed, once again dragging
marcell away.

marcell objected many times, stating
clearly that dressing up was optional.

solaris, clad in their own gold jewellery,
seemed extremely offended by this
statement.

yanking marcell harder by the arm for
the third time, solaris
led him through a series of
caverns and cave holes.

“let’s go to the treasure cave.”

“it’s not it forbidden to..go there?!
did you STEAL your gold from the treasure
cave?!” marcell asked in shock.

although, knowing solaris, they might actually
do that some day. their quiet demeanour
around other reapers is but a facade,
in fact, once around marcell,
they acted rather bold and rebellious.

“no, no, no! I got these from a
traveling merchant!”

marcell skeptically eyed
solaris, but then found himself
face to face with the entrance of the
treasure cave.

solaris looked around twice, then
yanked marcell by the arm and pulled
him in.

the room was filled with gold, silver, bronze
accessories and coins of all sorts. it was
so blinding marcell had to shield his eyes
to look.

“solaris, stop! isn’t this lapis’s
treasures?!”

but solaris was already digging through the mountain
of golds and silvers, mumbling stuff like “this would
suit you!” or “try this!”

marcell opened his mouth to protest
once more but was pinned down.

“AARGH! solaris, stop! this is illegal!
what if you get thrown out?!”

solaris merely giggled and continued strapping
on saddles and pushing bracelets around
marcell’s arms and tail.

the worst part, in marcell’s opinion,
was when solaris started shoving
crimson red feathers into the
spaces of the accessories.

“you look great! all dressed up, and
totally fitting in with the rest! come on,
let’s go back!”

marcell felt extremely uncomfortable
in his “costume”, as the bracelets made
him itchy and his mask made him feel
very hot. after all, having a skull stuck
to your face was already very unpleasant.

also, the feathers. they were horrid,
and poked him everywhere. also made him
felt even more itchy.

the two young reapers arrived back at the
cliff where the festival was being held.

“ooooo! marcell, solaris, your jewellery
is STUNNING! also, cool feathers!” squealed a voice.

it was hummingbird, the secondth.

marcell unconsciously bowed his head slightly, watching
hummingbird walk away.

solaris seemed rather confused, and they asked,
“why did you need to bow? she’s not royalty
or anything.

ALSO, I TOLD YOU SO! she didn’t even recognise
the “stolen” jewellery at all!! so calm down and
don’t worry your skull off.

hmm…I bet if lapis saw this, she wouldn’t
mind at all! plus, she’s really nice and understanding.”

“if lapis finds out, I’ll blame you.” marcell snickered.

and the two friends argued and laughed alongside
each other into the late night.

their laughter was like tinkling bells,
chiming along with the wind,

looking up at the
harvest moon.

[ word count :: 928 words ]
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[Tatangi]

ADOPTED

Thank you again for your patience guys! This Wind Reaper is one of my favorites, because I loved the colors and the accessories so much! In fact, I wanted to know why they would dress up in such a way, and I believe that each of you had wonderful stories that explained it very well. The winner, however, is going to be ylesia! I loved the inclusion of a disability in here, and I loved that the ceremony was about become an adult. I feel like that fits in very well with the lore and I also loved the inclusions of those pinecone inspired foods! I'm going to add a "First Glide" lore to the species because I did enjoy this story and think it would fit well!

I'm giving crexmii an RU because I loved the festival idea too! Your RU will have the same lines, but I'm going to change the color scheme. I'm going to base it on the story you made as well, because you almost won! I think a festival would be a wonderful addition to the Wind Reaper Lore as well, so I'm going to add it!

[ylesia]

Thanks thanks thanks! Yellow and blue is one of my favourite color combo so I was really excited about this Reaper! Also, congrats crexmii for the RU, I really loved your story!