Wisdom of the Elder Dragon Flight

Wisdom of the Elder Dragon Flight

by Alador Guldalian

Dragons are very reflective.  This may be why, in most cases, their intellect guides their decisions rather than their emotions.  Mortals appear to make most of their decisions guided by their emotions.  It is sad really that more do not stop to think about what this will mean in a day, month, or even turns later.  However, please note - touch a dragon's treasure or hatchlings and this is no longer true.  A dragon will attack first and ask questions later. 

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Wisdom of the Elder Dragon Flight

Wisdom of the Elder Dragon Flight

by Alador Guldalian

Many assume that dragons sleep a great deal; an error on their part that could end in their early demise.  Dragons spend a great deal of time thinking through possible scenarios.  By rehearsing possible outcomes and choices they could make in many situations, dragons are rarely surprised.  I wish that mortals would do this more often. 

Caution: Woe to the thief who tries to sneak up while a dragon is thinking, this is the first scenario a dragon plans out in all its possibilities. 

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Wisdom of the Elder Flight!

Wisdom of the Elder Flight!

as told by Alador Guldalian

If one comes calling with a smooth tongue and cloying manner, he does not wish you well.  Their words hide their motives.  Watch your treasure closely and do not let them get between you and your fledglings.  In fact, it is probably better if you just kill the deceiver before they finish their introduction.

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Wisdom of the Elder Flight!

Wisdom of the Elder Flight

As told by Alador Guldalia

A flight will follow you to the last wing as long as you regard them all as your own fledglings.  They will fly through the thickest fog, and they will fly with you even unto their last breath!

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Wisdom of the Flight!

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Wisdom of the Flight!

as told by Alador Guldalian

Some of the most eloquent speeches that one will regret have been made in anger.

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Wisdom of the Dragon Flight Leaders

Wisdom of the Dragon Flight Leaders

as shared by Alador Guldalian

The following words were spoken to by Keensight...

'We should probably put you out of your misery before you become miserable,” Keensight said solemnly. “Why ... you could become a danger to those around you. One should always get rid of a possible threat while the threat is only possible."

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Rendering of Keensight by Heather Scoggins

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Wisdom of the Flight Leaders - May 9th

Wisdom of the Flight Leaders

as shared by Alador Guldalian

A dragon may be full of wisdom and truth, but he is no better than a Lerdenian if his actions do not match his words.

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Fantasy tastes of...

“Fantasy is silver and scarlet, indigo and azure, obsidian veined with gold and lapis lazuli. Reality is plywood and plastic, done up in mud brown and olive drab. Fantasy tastes of habaneros and honey, cinnamon and cloves, rare red meat and wines as sweet as summer. Reality is beans and tofu, and ashes at the end.” ― George R.R. Martin

Contrived Superstition - How to control a populace.

“Imagine a land where people are afraid of dragons. It is a reasonable fear: dragons possess a number of qualities that make being afraid of them a very commendable response. Things like their terrible size, their ability to spout fire, or to crack boulders into splinters with their massive talons. In fact, the only terrifying quality that dragons do not possess is that of existence.

Now, the people of this land know about dragons because their leaders have warned them about them. They tell stories about cruel dragons with razor teeth and fiery breath. They recount legends of dragons hunting by night on silent wings. In short, the leaders make sure that the people believe in all the qualities of dragons, including that key quality of existence. And then they control the people — when they need to — with their fear of dragons. The people pay a dragon-slaying tax … everyone stays indoors after dark to avoid being snatched by swooping claws … and nobody ever strays out of bounds for fear of being eaten well and truly up.

Perhaps somebody will wonder if dragons aren’t, after all, fictitious because — despite their size — nobody seems to have actually seen one. And so it is necessary from time to time to provide evidence: a burnt tree or two, a splintered rock, the mysterious absence of a villager. The population is controlled by the dragons in its collective mind. It’s contrived superstition, and it is possible because the people do not know enough about the way the world works to know that dragons do not exist.”
― David Whiteland, Book of Pages

My Magic Exists! You Will Not Convince Me It Does Not!

“Someone needs to tell those tales. When the battles are fought and won and lost, when the pirates find their treasures and the dragons eat their foes for breakfast with a nice cup of Lapsang souchong, someone needs to tell their bits of overlapping narrative. There's magic in that. It's in the listener, and for each and every ear it will be different, and it will affect them in ways they can never predict. From the mundane to the profound. You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone's soul, becomes their blood and self and purpose. That tale will move them and drive them and who knows what they might do because of it, because of your words. That is your role, your gift. Your sister may be able to see the future, but you yourself can shape it, boy. Do not forget that... there are many kinds of magic, after all.” ― Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus

People may say there is no such thing as magic, but I disagree.  There is magic in art of all forms.  A theater that takes you away to another time and for a short time you suspend reality.  A piece of music that transports you to a memory.  A book that is written well enough to take you to another place and time.

When I write, I do not see words on the page.  I see Alador struggling with a magic he doesn't quite comprehend.  I see the teenager who wants to believe that the world is a kind and wondrous place.  I see emotions play out and wreak havoc when good sense should have prevailed.  This is magic!  My magic comes when I can cast that spell for another. When I can take them to my world and they can see, feel and hear what I cast for them, that is magic.  You may call it what you will, but I know it exists.  I know that the world they see will be unique for them.  A spell all their own!

Science is man's effort to explain what is not understood.  Before science dissected how a seed became the tree, it was magic.  But there is much in this world that science has yet to explain.  Added to this, how is a seed far less magical knowing the components of its spell?  How does it differ from the sound and murmur of a mage's sleep spell?  One could work to discover the components at play.  The sand, the words, the movements that draw the target into sleep can be dissected.  

Our world is a magical place.  Books bring to life worlds that only the reader can see.  Let us never become so focused on science and reality that we lose the magic and wonder of the world we live in and the stories we read and write. 

Compromise With a Dragon!

“With the suggestion of a compromise Gawaine mustered up enough courage to speak. 

"What will you do if I surrender?" he asked. 

"Why, I'll eat you," said the dragon. 

"And if I don't surrender?" 

"I'll eat you just the same.” 

 ― Heywood Broun,

"Dragons are Terrifically Vain"

“Dragons are notable for their lust for gold, not a bad quality taken in moderation. Dragons are immune to fire, obviously. All dragons are terrifically vain, indeed as to who is more vain, a dragon or an elf, I would not want to be the one to decide. Hint: an elf. A dragon should never be engaged in conversation as they are inveterate liars and tricksters, though if you're actually talking to a dragon, you're pretty much toast anyway. Never, ever call a dragon a worm, no matter how much they're asking for it.”
― John Stephens, The Fire Chronicle

The Discovery of Golf! A Hobbit's explanation!

"If you have ever seen a dragon in a pinch, you will realize that this was only poetical exaggeration applied to any hobbit, even to Old Took's great-granduncle Bullroarer, who was so huge (for a hobbit) that he could ride a horse. He charged the ranks of the goblins of Mount Gram in the Battle of the Green Fields, and knocked their king Golfibul's head clean off with a wooden club. It sailed a hundred yards through the air and went down a rabbit-hole, and in this way the battle was won and the game of Golf was invented at the same moment."

― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit

Author Quote of the Day!

A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read.
Mark Twain 

As we move continue on in this society of instant gratification, let us never forget this!!

Quote of the Day!

You speak of Lord Byron and me; there is this great difference between us. He describes what he sees I describe what I imagine. Mine is the hardest task.
John Keats 

Quote of the Day! Visions

Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.
Napoleon Hill 

Never let anyone tell you that you can't or won't succeed, not even your own thoughts.  The truth is that you just haven't figured out how to succeed yet.  As long as you learn from what didn't work, your dreams will eventually become your reality.  I let my fears of rejection keep me from attempting to publish for so very long.  I would start stories and never finish them so I didn't have to submit them.

The truth is, my mind is full of untold stories that are dying to get out.  Do I want people to read them?  Yes!  But my dream is not to be famous, it is to write what is in my mind's eye.  I have achieved that dream now!  Do not stop on yours.  All things are possible with time, persistence and a willingness to take some risks and learn from them when they don't pan out.

Quote of the Day!

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
Benjamin Franklin 

Fantasy Quote of the day!

“Fantasy, if it's really convincing, can't become dated, for the simple reason that it represents a flight into a dimension that lies beyond the reach of time.” 

― Walt Disney Company

Fantasy Quote - Torturing C, U, and E

“I often fantasize about torturing some of the lazier letters of the alphabet, like C, U, and E, because together they only manage to accomplish as much as the solitary letter Q.” ― Jarod Kintz, It Occurred to Me

Fantasy Quote of the Day from Rebel Angels

“Sometimes we seek that which we are not yet ready to find.”
― Libba Bray, Rebel Angels.