The BlackHawk Chronicles

Hebzucht the Hog

2009-07-05T20:58:00.000-05:00

There is a world with land so vast
That all may enter; none may pass

A world so free, with land so pure
And food aplenty, no need to store

Into this land came Hebzucht of bad breed
Who viewed this land with growing greed

"I could grow wealthy, rich and fat,"
He told himself as in comfort he sat

"I'll build a wall, then charge a fee,
So none can come without paying me."

And so he started to build his wall
A wall so thick and wide and tall

A wall the likes no one had seen
To compliment his evil scheme

And those who visited the land
Would stop and gawk and look and stand

"Who is that fool?" they asked each other
Looking around at friend and brother

"Why would he build that silly wall?"
No one could answer this question so small

For in his haste to feed his greed,
In his rush to complete the deed

He failed to notice a simple fact;
He required a fix that his evil plan lacked

The shadow cast by his growing wall
Killed all beneath; there was nothing at all!

The trees were shriveled; the rivers ran dry
Strangled from life by this new wall so high

Nothing remained when the wall was complete,
Forcing its builder to admit defeat.

Now children are warned when they're young to beware
They'll lose just like Hebzucht if they refuse to share!

Poetry - Memories

2009-05-06T20:30:00.002-05:00

I'm running from an open grave
Of thoughts and silent fears
Of memories I thought I'd lost
Of rivers full of tears

I'm running toward the deep abyss
Containing my past life
Including things best left forgotten,
Pains that cut just like a knife

There's no future in avoidance
Nor in silent desperation
All that's gained in life is lost again
With fear of confrontation

I am standing on the edge of fate,
Pasts I wish to deny.
I take a breath, I close my eyes,
I breathe, I leap, I fly

Poetry - Midnight

2009-05-04T22:34:00.004-05:00

The hour creeps unto the dawn
And here I sit alone
My mind is here, my thoughts are gone
And I do feel at home

This darkness that does mask the eyes
Does truly free the mind
When daylight comes the feeling flies...
Reality does bind

And so darkness allows true sight
Past inconsequentials
The brightest time of day is night
To gather thought essentials

The Universe tugs at my mind
The quiet pull to sleep...
In slumber rest, my thoughts to bind...

Her mysteries to keep.

Count Almaviva

2008-07-24T19:27:00.003-05:00

Name: Count Almaviva
Egg Laid on: Jul 14, 2008
Gender: Male
Hatched on: Jul 17, 2008
Grew up on: Jul 21, 2008
Race: Gray Dragon

Count Almaviva is dignified, but lazy. He would rather work his magic to create a rainstorm than to go and find a drink of water. Those around him are frequently annoyed by the rapidly changing weather, shifting to suit the Count's latest desires, and frequently abandon his company after an hour of suffering in silence. As an end result he remains overweight, and does not have many friends.

Sherlock

2008-07-24T19:24:00.002-05:00

Name: Sherlock
Egg Laid on: Jul 14, 2008
Gender: Male
Hatched on: Jul 17, 2008
Grew up on: Jul 21, 2008
Race: Two Headed Dragon

Sherlock is an inquisitive dragon, always testing the boundaries of Accepted Truth, expanding his horizons. He has a vast understanding of his surroundings, and is the most observant dragon of his time. He keeps his methods to himself, instead stunning his friends and acquaintances alike with his almost magical deductions.

Ficus Aurea

2008-07-24T19:20:00.001-05:00

Name: Ficus Aurea
Egg Laid on: Jul 14, 2008
Gender: Male
Hatched on: Jul 17, 2008
Grew up on: Jul 21, 2008
Race: Dark Green Dragon

Ficus Aurea is an active Dark Green Dragon, with no interest whatsoever in the raising of plants. His sole purpose in life, as far as he can decide, is to eat things that get trapped in his vines, and to remain a perfect physical specimen of a dragon. This has of course captured the attention of Saccharine, who continues to watch him adoringly from afar, awaiting her chance to capture his attention.

Lady Fiona

2008-07-24T18:57:00.002-05:00

Name: Lady Fiona
Egg Laid on: Jul 14, 2008
Gender: Female
Hatched on: Jul 17, 2008
Grew up on: Jul 21, 2008
Race: Purple Dragon

In spite of her grace and elegance, Lady Fiona is extremely self-conscious about everything, most especially her appearance and behavior. She does not seem to notice all the attention she receives from the males of all species, including the Two Headed Dragons, and instead focuses on all her perceived flaws, most of which do not even exist. She recognizes the problem, but has not yet been able to overcome her own fears and accept herself as wonderful.

Bright Fire

2008-07-24T18:56:00.000-05:00

Name: Bright Fire
Egg Laid on: Jul 08, 2008
Gender: Female
Hatched on: Jul 13, 2008
Race: Red Dragon

With Bright Fire around, sparks are always guaranteed to be flying. She is extremely interested in her fire-starting magical background and practices it at every available opportunity. She is perfectly capable of starting a large bonfire but she prefers to practice with multiple sparks instead, as it is more difficult to keep her fires small than make them larger. She is also popular at birthday parties, either as special effects for the smoke, or as her own fire-controlling act. She loves the attention almost as much as she loves playing with fire.

Pierre Roche

2008-07-24T18:49:00.002-05:00

Name: Pierre Roche
Egg Stolen on: Jul 08, 2008
Gender: Male
Hatched on: Jul 11, 2008
Grew up on: Jul 15, 2008
Race: Stone Dragon

Pierre is a chivalrous but narcissistic French Stone Dragon. He spends his days aside the Seine River, admiring the scenery and attempting to paint. Due to the slow motions of Stone Dragons he has only completed a single painting, showing the changing landscape along the river over the past ten centuries. This was entirely unintentional on his part of course - he merely painted what he saw at the time he was painting.

Ben and Jerry

2008-07-24T18:47:00.003-05:00

Name: Ben and Jerry
Egg Laid on: Jul 08, 2008
Gender: Male
Hatched on: Jul 11, 2008
Grew up on: Jul 15, 2008
Race: Two Headed Dragon

Ben and Jerry are a psychologist's dream: a split-personality Two Headed Dragon. Each head has at least three known personalities, although many others are suspected. All of them only hold one thing in common: they love ice cream, and will attack it at any given opportunity. Aside from this similarity the personalities are completely different, and Ben and Jerry require constant supervision to ensure that they do not pull each other apart in their screaming deathmatches, should two non-compatible personalities appear at the same time.

Creampuff

2008-07-24T18:44:00.002-05:00

Name: Creampuff
Egg Stolen on: Jul 07, 2008
Gender: Female
Hatched on: Jul 12, 2008
Race: Pink Dragon

Creampuff is a happy-go-lucky, easy going pink dragon. Her favorite past time is chasing butterflies, which she does at every available opportunity. She is not afraid of making new friends, and loves to play hide-and-seek with the young hatchlings. Many adult dragons select her as a hatchling-sitter while they gather the evening meal, a duty which she happily performs.

Lady Angela

2008-07-24T18:39:00.002-05:00

Name: Lady Angela
Egg Stolen on: Jul 07, 2008
Gender: Female
Hatched on: Jul 10, 2008
Grew up on: Jul 14, 2008
Race: Silver Dragon

Lady Angela is a fairly young dragon, but with mature tastes. She shares the same interests as Sir George, resulting in a strong relationship between the two. She enjoys Sir George's company more than anything else in the world, and would do anything to make him happy. The two are completely inseperable, happy in a love so strong that none can argue its existence.

Sir Edward

2008-07-24T18:36:00.002-05:00

Name: Sir Edward
Egg Laid on: Jul 03, 2008
Gender: Male
Hatched on: Jul 07, 2008
Grew up on: Jul 10, 2008
Race: Two Headed Dragon

Sir Edward is a dignified Two Headed Dragon. He holds his heads high above the crowd while carrying on conversations with himself regarding anything from the weather to the latest newscast to the correct behavior and attire in polite society. The other dragons view him as eccentric, and he remains content to allow them that misconception, preferring instead to keep his own company.

Shyamal

2008-07-24T18:31:00.002-05:00

Name: Shyamal
Egg Laid on: Jul 02, 2008
Gender: Male
Hatched on: Jul 05, 2008
Grew up on: Jul 09, 2008
Race: Two Headed Dragon

At first glance Shyamal appears a regular Two Headed Dragon, nothing unusual two cause the casual observer a second glance, assuming they had seen a Two Headed Dragon before. If one should take a second glance, however, and give him a good solid look, his darker tone could be observed. This is a subject of much speculation among his fellow dragons, with daily conversations behind his back regarding the subject. He just shakes his head and walks on, knowing full well that his sunburn as a hatchling is the cause, but unwilling to become involved with those who do not wish to talk to him about the subject. As a result, the gossip continues.

Bogey

2008-07-24T18:28:00.002-05:00

Name: Bogey
Egg Stolen on: Jul 02, 2008
Gender: Male
Hatched on: Jul 08, 2008
Race: Magi Dragon

Bogey is an avid flier, darting around in the air looking for some innocent passerby to tackle with his ambush. He loves magic but uses it sparingly, and only in these sneak attacks. He claimed he would never grow up and would continue these games until he becomes old and gray; as an end result one of the adult Magi in his community froze him in his current hatchling state. He hasn't taken this as punishment, but instead as an excuse to continue his shameless (if playful) attacks.

Fushia

2008-07-24T18:26:00.002-05:00

Name: Fushia
Egg Stolen on: Jul 01, 2008
Gender: Female
Hatched on: Jul 06, 2008
Race: Purple Dragon

Fushia is completely self-obsessed, wandering around looking at herself in any mirror that becomes available. She is not at all interested in the world around her, instead choosing to pamper herself and make herself as pretty as she feels possible. She would go through any effort or personal endangerment if the end result would be a prettier face in the mirror.

Zest

2008-07-24T18:23:00.002-05:00

Name: Zest
Egg Stolen on: Jul 01, 2008
Gender: Female
Hatched on: Jul 06, 2008
Race: Mint Dragon

Zest does her best to live up to her name, putting her entire being and effort into every second. She believes that any moment not lived to its fullest potential is a wasted moment, and she refuses to allow herself the luxury of wasting any of her available time. As an end result she tends to stay up extremely late and fall asleep in exhaustion, as she also considers sleep a waste of her precious moments.

Lemon Blossom

2008-07-24T18:20:00.002-05:00

Name: Lemon Blossom
Egg Laid on: Jun 27, 2008
Gender: Female
Hatched on: Jul 02, 2008
Race: Dark Green Dragon

Lemon Blossom is a good natured dragon, fascinated with plant life and the world around her. She spends her entire day wandering around, identifying plants and trees and even different types of grass. She has a large collection of samples, which she retains in her possession at all times. Some day she hopes to breed her own plants, especially lillies, her favorites.

Thomas

2008-07-24T18:16:00.004-05:00

Name: Thomas
Egg Laid on: Jun 27, 2008
Gender: Male
Hatched on: Jun 30, 2008
Race: Two Headed Dragon

Thomas is a rambunctious young dragon, more interested in Trouble than Tutelage. He is known for skipping out on his lessons, choosing instead to glide to the lake and terrorize the young Serpentine Water Dragons during their lessons. His teachers have scolded him, but to no avail - he's just trouble, and he wants to keep things that way.

Naira

2008-07-24T18:10:00.003-05:00

Name: Naira
Egg Laid on: Jun 23, 2008
Gender: Female
Hatched on: Jun 27, 2008
Race: Green Dragon

Naira, true to her name, has big eyes eager to lean from the world around her. She's constantly watching the world around her, learning all she can while remaining in the shadows. No one can judge the full extent of her knowledge, as she does not speak to anyone. Many suspect she is a mute, although she has been caught humming to herself, so even that suspicion is in question.

Hank

2008-07-24T17:49:00.002-05:00

Name: Hank
Egg Stolen on: Jun 23, 2008
Gender: Male
Hatched on: Jun 27, 2008
Race: Two Headed Dragon

Hank is an intelligent Two Headed Dragon with a desire to assist with mechanical related projects. Unfortunately his fellow dragons have no interest in mechanics or metal constructions, and as a result Hank is quite frequently an outcast among his own kind. Not to be deterred, he keeps practicing and building his own equipment, hiding them in the dark recesses of his cave to avoid the inevitable ridicule that would result should they be discovered. He remains patient, certain that some day his contributions to Draconian Society will finally be recognized as pure genius.

Josefina

2008-07-24T17:39:00.002-05:00

Name: Josefina
Egg Stolen on: Jun 21, 2008
Gender: Female
Hatched on: Jun 25, 2008
Race: Gray Dragon

Josefina is the Master of Disaster, always sticking her weather-control spells into places where they don't belong. She means well, but somehow Dark Green Dragons don't appreciate giant rivers through the center of their rosebeds, and paper dragons don't appreciate a good thunder and lightning show. Frustrated but undaunted, Josefina continues her attempts to determine her position in life.

Howi

2008-07-24T17:36:00.002-05:00

Name: Howi
Egg Laid on: Jun 20, 2008
Gender: Male
Hatched on: Jun 24, 2008
Race: White Dragon

Howi is a little angel, always eager to assist with anything, no matter the circumstances, as long as the reasons are just and good. Many a dragon has found himself smiling at the energy of this little bundle of clumsy energy, tripping over his own wingtips in an effort to be the first one to volunteer.

Deathwalker

2008-07-24T17:31:00.002-05:00

Name: Deathwalker
Egg Laid on: Jun 19, 2008
Gender: Female
Hatched on: Jun 23, 2008
Race: Black Dragon

Unlike her father, Valen, Deathwalker loves killing things. She'll attack anything she can sink her claws into, and rip it to shreds as often as possible. Surprisingly, she means nothing malicious by these attacks, and is merely of the impression that if one is good at something they should do it as frequently as possible.

Lilith is, of course, extremely proud of the career choice of her offspring, and teaches her new ways of killing things whenever the opportunity becomes available.

Meena

2008-07-24T17:22:00.002-05:00

Name: Meena
Egg Stolen on: Jun 17, 2008
Gender: Female
Hatched on: Jun 22, 2008
Race: Serpentine Water Dragon

Meena decided while young that she would never grow up, and so she didn't. No one knows exactly how she managed to accomplish this goal, and she's not telling. She's the adopted daughter of Nemo and Ichthya, who had no children of their own when they found her wandering lost and lonely. The three have since become inseperable, and Meena has even begun to assist Ichthya with Nemo's fear of water.