The Weeping Dragon - Revision history

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-The Weeping Dragon is one of the four escaped [[Dreadgod]]s on Cradle. It’s cult members are called [[Stormcallers]].
+The Weeping Dragon is one of the four escaped [[dreadgods]] on Cradle. It is a colossal blue dragon that uses storm madra. It is perhaps the most powerful of the [[dreadgods]], possessing the most powerful offensive attack in the world, its breath attack. It is described as being [[The Wandering Titan|the Wandering Titan]] on the outside and [[The Silent King|the Silent King]] on the inside, masking its cunning nature beneath the facade of a mindless raging beast. It is not as wily as [[The Silent King|the Silent King]], but it would be wise not to underestimate it. The Hunger aspect of the Dragon's powers manifests as living lightning that strikes from its stormclouds and devours everything in range. The cult of the Weeping Dragon is the [[Stormcallers]].
 ==The Four Beasts==
-The [[Weeping Dragon]], the [[Wandering Titan]], [[The Bleeding Phoenix]], and the [[Silent King]]. Plus, the imprisoned first Dreadgod, [[Subject One]]
+The [[Weeping Dragon]], the [[Wandering Titan]], [[The Bleeding Phoenix]], and the [[Silent King]]. Plus, the imprisoned first Dreadgod, [[Subject One]].
 <blockquote>“They are...disasters. Four monsters, big enough to blot out the sky, hungry for destruction, and so powerful that the most advanced sacred artists in the world have to join forces to drive them off. Drive them off, you understand. None of the Dreadgods have ever been killed.” “They're sacred beasts?” “Corrupted ones. Like the dreadbeasts of the Desolate Wilds, they were warped and twisted by their own powers.. .They're scattered all over the world. They burrow into a secure location and wait for decades...but when they wake up, they're hungry. Fortunately for humanity, no two have woken at the same time in centuries. But the last time they did, they destroyed the original Blackflame Empire.” ([[Skysworn]], ch 7)</blockquote>
-== Dread Wars ==
+==Dread Wars==
 A Monarch cannot withstand a Dreadgod. In the [[Dread Wars]], the previous generation of Monarchs was all but eradicated, with only two out of twelve surviving following a combined attack on the [[Wandering Titan]], which woke up the rest of his brothers.
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 Dreadgods are about two or three thousand years old, long after the time that [[Ozmanthus Arelius]] lived. They are a failed research experiment, unintentionally created by a researcher dubbed Subject One. Dreadgods formed as a result of experimentation in hunger aura and [[Dreadbeasts|dreadbeasts]] in the [[Labyrinth]] under [[Sacred Valley]]. Four of the Dreadgods escaped the supposedly secure underground formation. See also [[hunger madra]]. See more details at [[Subject One]]
-==Dragon Descriptions ==
+==Dragon Descriptions==
 *Too powerful for anyone on the planet to kill. Even Monarchs cannot kill it. Thankfully, it sleeps a lot.
 *“a long blue serpentine dragon that travels on thunderstorms, and sleeps on miles-long beds of clouds”
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 ==Intelligence==
 *The Dragon is not as self-aware as the [[Silent King]] but he's smarter than the Phoenix or the Titan
 From the author, Will Wight: Some Dreadgods are more intelligent than the others. The Silent King is always aware, he's always self aware, and he's the smartest one. And the Weeping Dragon actually is the second most self aware. The Bleeding Phoenix is third. And the Wandering Titan is just kind of an idiot. (https://www.abidanarchive.com/events/25/#e1860)
-<blockquote >"The Weeping Dragon was technically capable of thinking at a level far beyond the ordinary human, but it had been centuries since it was more than a beast. Once, the Dragon had thoughts, plans, ambitions. Once, the Dragon had a name. The Dragon dreamed of these times, and in its sleep, it wept for what was lost. Rain fell from its bed of clouds, watering the land. Then its dreams changed. More memories came: of its predecessor, its form beautiful and white and hungry. The one who had infected it with the hunger that could never be satisfied. In its dreams, the Dragon was furious at its ancestor for passing on this curse. Though it knew that the original’s fate was far worse than its own.. .
+<blockquote>"The Weeping Dragon was technically capable of thinking at a level far beyond the ordinary human, but it had been centuries since it was more than a beast. Once, the Dragon had thoughts, plans, ambitions. Once, the Dragon had a name. The Dragon dreamed of these times, and in its sleep, it wept for what was lost. Rain fell from its bed of clouds, watering the land. Then its dreams changed. More memories came: of its predecessor, its form beautiful and white and hungry. The one who had infected it with the hunger that could never be satisfied. In its dreams, the Dragon was furious at its ancestor for passing on this curse. Though it knew that the original’s fate was far worse than its own.. .
-(Reaper, ch 23) </blockquote >
+(Reaper, ch 23) </blockquote>
 ==Dragon Sightings==
 *Before book 1, the Weeping Dragon flew over the region where the Dawnwing sect school was located, on the Iceflower Continent (see theory, below)
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 *In book 4, [[Skysworn]], Eithan says “the Weeping Dragon was sighted only last year on the Iceflower Continent.” (Chapter 6)
 *In book 4, Skysworn, chapter 18, Report: "The Weeping Dragon sleeps in the upper atmosphere, on a miles-long bed of clouds. It has not been long since it last woke, and it is still weary. Though the power of the Phoenix prickled its spirit, it will take more enticing bait to rouse the Dragon from its slumber."
 ===Flight, Iceflower to Rosegold ===
 Theory. Some readers theorize that the Weeping Dragon flew over Ziel’s sect on the Iceflower continent en route to the Rosegold continent because he was drawn to the lightning madra that Monarch  [[Tiberian Arelius]] used to battle Monarch [[Reigan Shen]].  (See Report on Tiberian Wintersteel, ch 10). Tiberian died, and Eithan came through the portal to the [[Blackflame Empire]]. In book 3, Blackflame, ch 10, Eithan and Cassias confirm that Eithan arrived almost 7 years ago. That could narrow down the timing  of the [[Stormcallers]] attack on [[Ziel]]’s Dawnwing Sect.
 [[File:Tiberian Kandra.jpeg|thumb|300px|left]] Fan-art: Tiberian, lightning master, by Kandra. Jazzy Kandra.
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 ===Smaller Dragons===
 The Weeping Dragon is hungry. It sends out smaller dragon spirits of lightning madra. Hungry. Always hungry.
-<blockquote >"The Weeping Dragon had brought with it lesser dragons, spirits of Stormcaller madra, which had been repelled by the Dawnwing sect’s defenses. Until the Stormcallers themselves had torn those defenses down. Then he’d seen hungry lightning tear men apart.. . .The dragons were spirits of lightning madra. They had no blood. When they were destroyed, they splattered into blue essence and gold sparks." (Bloodline, ch 16)</blockquote >
+<blockquote>"The Weeping Dragon had brought with it lesser dragons, spirits of Stormcaller madra, which had been repelled by the Dawnwing sect’s defenses. Until the Stormcallers themselves had torn those defenses down. Then he’d seen hungry lightning tear men apart.. . .The dragons were spirits of lightning madra. They had no blood. When they were destroyed, they splattered into blue essence and gold sparks." (Bloodline, ch 16)</blockquote>
 ==Cult==
-The Weeping Dragon is followed by a [[Dreadgod cult]], parasitic power-hounds calling themselves [[Stormcallers]], led by the [[Icons|Sage of Calling Storms]]. This is the thug who mangled [[Ziel]]’s spirit and led the slaughter of his Dawnwing sect. Ziel remembers it: <blockquote >“He’d known all about the Dreadgods, of course, but their sect was ancient. Well-defended. Protected by scripts and constructs. How much danger could they be in? As it turned out, they had survived the Dreadgod itself. But not the scavengers that fed in its wake.” (Bloodline, ch 9)</blockquote >
+The Weeping Dragon is followed by a [[Dreadgod cult]], parasitic power-hounds calling themselves [[Stormcallers]], led by the [[Icons|Sage of Calling Storms]]. This is the thug who mangled [[Ziel]]’s spirit and led the slaughter of his Dawnwing sect. Ziel remembers it: <blockquote>“He’d known all about the Dreadgods, of course, but their sect was ancient. Well-defended. Protected by scripts and constructs. How much danger could they be in? As it turned out, they had survived the Dreadgod itself. But not the scavengers that fed in its wake.” (Bloodline, ch 9)</blockquote>
 ==Greatfather Peak, Sacred Valley==
 The residents of the valley appear to know nothing of the dreadgods, except for maybe the ancient [[Sacred Beasts|sacred beast]], a snowfox called [[Elder Whisper]]. Nonetheless, the Weeping Dragon’s type of aura has been associated with the Greatfather, one of the four holy peaks surrounding [[Sacred Valley]]. The Dragon River runs down this mountain and into the valley. Elders at the Holy Winds School refresh and strengthen themselves in the rich aura of the sacred pool, Greatfather’s Tears. This is because there is/was a core of lightning aura at the base of the mountain, until [[Reigan Shen]] began his scheming.
-<blockquote >Water pools up there, cascading down the cliffs in a stream known as the Dragon River. Fueled by the water aura at the top of the mountain, storms wrack these slopes year-round, and the Holy Wind School maintains shelters for unlucky travelers caught outside. Favored Holy Wind elders can   bathe in the pool known as Greatfather’s Tears, regenerating their vitality of body and spirit. (Unsouled, chapter 12)</blockquote >
+<blockquote>Water pools up there, cascading down the cliffs in a stream known as the Dragon River. Fueled by the water aura at the top of the mountain, storms wrack these slopes year-round, and the Holy Wind School maintains shelters for unlucky travelers caught outside. Favored Holy Wind elders can   bathe in the pool known as Greatfather’s Tears, regenerating their vitality of body and spirit. (Unsouled, chapter 12)</blockquote>
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 ==Cult==
-The Weeping Dragon is followed by a [[Dreadgod cult]], parasitic power-hounds calling themselves [[Stormcallers]], led by the Sage of Calling Storms. This is the thug who mangled [[Ziel]]’s spirit and led the slaughter of his Dawnwing sect. Ziel remembers it: <blockquote >“He’d known all about the Dreadgods, of course, but their sect was ancient. Well-defended. Protected by scripts and constructs. How much danger could they be in? As it turned out, they had survived the Dreadgod itself. But not the scavengers that fed in its wake.” (Bloodline, ch 9)</blockquote >
+The Weeping Dragon is followed by a [[Dreadgod cult]], parasitic power-hounds calling themselves [[Stormcallers]], led by the [[Icons|Sage of Calling Storms]]. This is the thug who mangled [[Ziel]]’s spirit and led the slaughter of his Dawnwing sect. Ziel remembers it: <blockquote >“He’d known all about the Dreadgods, of course, but their sect was ancient. Well-defended. Protected by scripts and constructs. How much danger could they be in? As it turned out, they had survived the Dreadgod itself. But not the scavengers that fed in its wake.” (Bloodline, ch 9)</blockquote >
 ==Greatfather Peak, Sacred Valley==

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 It creates unnatural and severe storms. Hurricanes. Storm clouds of madra. Lightning. Thunder. Rain. It can cause massive floods, landslides, etc. <br>But, like all four monsters, the Dragon tires easily and just wants to feed and sleep. Or, as [[Dross]] tells [[Ziel]], “Dreadgods don’t fight to the death. If the prey takes too much energy to beat, they back off.” (Bloodline ch 18)
 ===Madra===
-Hunger and storm madra, maybe.<br>
+All Dreadgods cycle [[hunger madra]]. The Weeping Dragon also cycles storm madra.<br>
 Aspects: Storm
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 *The Dragon is not as self-aware as the [[Silent King]] but he's smarter than the Phoenix or the Titan
-From the author, Will Wight:
+From the author, Will Wight: Some Dreadgods are more intelligent than the others. The Silent King is always aware, he's always self aware, and he's the smartest one. And the Weeping Dragon actually is the second most self aware. The Bleeding Phoenix is third. And the Wandering Titan is just kind of an idiot. (https://www.abidanarchive.com/events/25/#e1860)
 <blockquote >"The Weeping Dragon was technically capable of thinking at a level far beyond the ordinary human, but it had been centuries since it was more than a beast. Once, the Dragon had thoughts, plans, ambitions. Once, the Dragon had a name. The Dragon dreamed of these times, and in its sleep, it wept for what was lost. Rain fell from its bed of clouds, watering the land. Then its dreams changed. More memories came: of its predecessor, its form beautiful and white and hungry. The one who had infected it with the hunger that could never be satisfied. In its dreams, the Dragon was furious at its ancestor for passing on this curse. Though it knew that the original’s fate was far worse than its own.. .
 (Reaper, ch 23) </blockquote >

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 ==Origins==
-Dreadgods are about two or three thousand years old, long after the time that [[Ozmanthus Arelius]] lived. They are a failed research experiment, unintentionally created by a researcher dubbed Subject One. Dreadgods formed as a result of experimentation in hunger aura and [[Dreadbeasts|dreadbeasts]] in the [[Labyrinth]] under [[Sacred Valley]]. It escaped. See also [[hunger madra]]. See more details at [[Subject One]]
+Dreadgods are about two or three thousand years old, long after the time that [[Ozmanthus Arelius]] lived. They are a failed research experiment, unintentionally created by a researcher dubbed Subject One. Dreadgods formed as a result of experimentation in hunger aura and [[Dreadbeasts|dreadbeasts]] in the [[Labyrinth]] under [[Sacred Valley]]. Four of the Dreadgods escaped the supposedly secure underground formation. See also [[hunger madra]]. See more details at [[Subject One]]
 ==Dragon Descriptions ==

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 <br>Some Dreadgods are more intelligent than the others. The Silent King is always aware, <br>he's always self aware, and he's the smartest one. And the Weeping Dragon actually is <br>the second most self aware. The Bleeding Phoenix is third. And the Wandering Titan is <br>just kind of an idiot. (https://www.abidanarchive.com/events/25/#e1860)
-<blockquote >"The Weeping Dragon was technically capable of thinking at a level far beyond the ordinary human, but it had been centuries since it was more than a beast. Once, the Dragon had thoughts, plans, ambitions. Once, the Dragon had a name. The Dragon dreamed of these times, and in its sleep, it wept for what was lost. Rain fell from its bed of clouds, watering the land. Then its dreams changed. More memories came: of its predecessor, its form beautiful and white and hungry. The one who had infected it with the hunger that could never be satisfied. In its dreams, the Dragon was furious at its ancestor for passing on this curse. Though it knew that the original’s fate was far worse than its own, the Weeping Dragon couldn’t resist its
+<blockquote >"The Weeping Dragon was technically capable of thinking at a level far beyond the ordinary human, but it had been centuries since it was more than a beast. Once, the Dragon had thoughts, plans, ambitions. Once, the Dragon had a name. The Dragon dreamed of these times, and in its sleep, it wept for what was lost. Rain fell from its bed of clouds, watering the land. Then its dreams changed. More memories came: of its predecessor, its form beautiful and white and hungry. The one who had infected it with the hunger that could never be satisfied. In its dreams, the Dragon was furious at its ancestor for passing on this curse. Though it knew that the original’s fate was far worse than its own.. .
 (Reaper, ch 23) </blockquote >