Ruins Keepers

Requirements

• Breed: 
  • Guardians, Snappers or Imperials (Most common)
  • Tundra, Bogsneak, Wildclaw, Mirror, Nocturne, Ridgeback (Uncommon)
  • Fae, Pearlcatcher, Skydancer, Coatl, Spirals (Extremely rare)

• Genes:
  • Primary:
    • Skink (common)
    • Falcon, Bar, Python (Rare)
  • Secondary:
    • Spinner (common)
    • Peregrine, Daub, Morph (Rare)
  • Tertiary:
    • Runes (Common)
    • Opal (Rare)

• Colors:
  • Primary: Silver-Oilslick, Stone-Auburn
  • Secondary: Silver-Oilslick, Stone-Auburn
  • Tertiary: Amber- Fire

Lore

The Ruins Keepers once lived in a massive city ages ago. The guards were posted throughout the city, maintaining peace, often taking their stone forms. When not in their stone form they had colourful markings that they were very proud of. The city was a Utopia to these dragon.

A massive earthquake caused the city to split and sink. During the panic of their sinking city many guards lost control and turned to stone, a defense mechanism against the panic much like what happens if they are underwater.

When the dust settled the city was gone and the guards remained dormant. This was the case until a team of archaeologists stumbled upon one still intact. They carefully brought what they thought was a magnificent statue to the surface and a day later it started to move. It spoke in an ancient tongue but quickly started to adapt to simple common tongue.

The archaeologists thought they had a living record but as they questioned the guard the more the guard realized what happened. The memories became too painful and they swore to no longer live in the past. They only told the archaeologists that there were more. Ever since more of the statues have been brought to the surface, each avoided talking about their past but always thanked those who brought them up.

It was during this time that the Ruins Keepers, as they were dubbed, soon realized that the stone that looked to be their skin wasn’t falling away. They were distressed by the fact they could not show their colours anymore, trapped in their greys and browns. They soon took to painting themselves, mimicking the patterns they once had.

Most Ruins Keepers are found to have writing on their body that glows, they claim it is their body trying to restore them, though it seems like it hasn’t happened for the vast majority. A select few have started to show cracks in the stone, as their body continues to work to restore them.
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(Created by Dracowolf)