The Dragon Weyrs
        SHIVAE INNER JUNGLE

        You step through the blackness of the opening into a darkened room, damp and twittering with the song of the jungle. Pushing your way throgh the damp leaves and vines, you move toward an ambient light, only known becaise the leaves are slowly becoming more visible, the thick darkness slowly receding.....

        You move apart the leaves on last time, and glittering light floods around you. You've emerged into a small clearing, covered in low, matted grass. There are claw marks in the ground, some old and covered in the matted reeds, some new, scuffed and dusty, and at the center of the clearing it a dirt mound with a large, flat stone done resting over it. You move forward and bend down, attempting to lift the dome to see what the mound holds, but it is heavier than it seems, and though you strain, you can barely budge it. Exasperated and sweating in the humid jungle-type cavern, you sit down a moment and only then notice a small sign partially covered in vines to your left.....

        HILE, TRAVELER!

        So you've decided to come here to the inner jungle caverns of the Shivae Jungle to see what all the fuss was about? Good for you! Our little friend has arrived! You probably saw the mound of dirt under the dome. Did you try to lift it? Sure you did! Well, as you found out, you can't. It is made of Orillian LightGlass, the heaviest transparent stone in the world, and it must be this way, for if you uncovered the little one within, the heat the is supplied by the reflection of light through the stone would be gone and the little one could not incubate properly! It would die! And so it is protected....
        The little one, named Chyac whether it is male or female, is a Shivae, a type of reptile not unlike the ancient species of dinosaur, the Velociraptor. Their markings may be differetn, and many of them have wings, but the resemblance is too close to ignore. They live in jungle environments, like the one that surrounds you now, and prey on small mammals and fish, both of which can be found in the many fields and rivers of the Island!

        This place is reserved for the homestead of the tiny Shivae encased within the egg (picture above) that lays in that mound. Shivae, originally of Cyantia, come in many colors, most of which are found in nature, and are highly intelligent creatures, gaining the sbility to speak as the grow to adulthood! Wish the young one luck, travelor, for health and a long life with us here at the Hold! After the little one hatches and grows a bit, and can get about on its own, it will require great amounts of care and teaching, for some are very shy, and others are extremely intelligent and outgoing! We shall have to wait, and see! Visit again soon! With hope, the young one will love visitors!

        ~~Azrielen Xen'Aire of New Avalon~~

        Just as you finish reading the sign, sounds come from the jungle growth in front of you, rustling and ..... giggling? You stand up, ready to defend yourself if need be, sure that the egg is safe under its heavy stone dome, and are taken completely be surprise when four tiny lizards come rolling out of the bushes!

        The first, a goldtone male, recovers sufficiently to address you. The females seem to still be squabbling...or at least two of them are...

        "Oh! A travelor!!! Oh, how be you, travelor, and how be your journey to now?" He is excitable and babbling as he introduces himself and his companions. "I....I be Ritz, the lead male Retaeri of this Jungle ...and...and..." He shoots an annoyed glance at the fighting females and points a foot at the female currently screeching at the other, a goldtone like himself.....

        "She is Reia, a Gold Retaeri like myself! She is the fiestier of the two. The other fighting one..." he points to a quieter, more patient red female...

        "The fighting Red is Ras. She is quiet, nice. She just sits back and lets Reia do all the yelling." He sighs. "And then there is the other Red....."

        He points to a third female, who has simply curled up into a ball and is ignoring the other two in favor of a nap. You grin at the little one's good sense. "She is RedTalon. You can almost confuse her and Ras, but RedTalon has her crest all the way to her tail! She a mutant, but we like her bunches!" You luagh along with the tiny gold Retaeri at that one. "Az sent us up here to care for the little one in the egg under the dome, but with those to always like that, it is hard. I be a male! I no be built for this kind of thing!" He heaves an exasperated sigh and leaps up without a goodbye to break up the females, doing some screeching of his own ever few words. You giggle at the thought of the poor male Retaeri caring for a baby Shivae all by himself and whisper a wish of good luck to him before taking a last look around.....

        SHIVAE'S STATS

          Name: Chyac
          Gender:
          Age: Egg
          Species: Reptile
          Type: Shivae
          Color:
          Sire:
          Dame:
          Origin: Cyantia
        		 You take in the beauty of the setting one last time before vowing to come back to visit the young creature when he or she is out and about. Slowly you turn, careful not to slip on the thick matting of fresh reed, and make your way back through the foliage, feeling forthe mouth of the exit. One final glance and you take the first steps through to the doorway, heading back down the passage toward the Dragon Weyrs' Lobby

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