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Experiment 1581
A story from The Forgotten Madman; Provided by TwiceAHuman
~~Written on a torn page from forgotten madman's diary~~
Experiment ¹581
The Question
Description:
I was always looking forward to explore the nature of these so called gembeasts. Certain gems seem to have interesting effects when interacting with the dark. Are these gems able to resurrect the dead or maybe the have the will of their own and instead of resurrecting creatures simply re-animate the dead bodies as their puppets? Hm... Today one of my seadrakes accidentally crushed a timber wyvern's egg that was only a few weeks from hatching. Damn seadrakes, I wish I could just take my bonesaw and... However it was then when the inspiration struck.
The Process
Phase one:
A deceased timber wyvern embryo (cause of death - early exposure) was carefully implanted with dioptase stones (approximate size is close to one of a blue stone) in cerebral and spinal nervous system, imitating the pattern of "gembeasts'" stone locations.
Phase two:
Embryo is placed in the transparent glass jar, which resembles timber dragons' egg in it's size, the jar itself is filled with nutrient liquid (chicken soup).
Phase three:
The jar is transported to the Lost Fields for controllable exposure to darkness. Corruption inhibitor applied - five golid of rose petals powder. I will guard the jar so no fool or even the Dark itself will be able to snatch it.
The Experiment
Day 1:
The crystals seem to grow inside the embryo. No certainty in its viability.
Day 2:
Soft tissues of embryo and crystals seem to meld together. It seems to grow - an evidence that the dragon has came back to life.
Day 7:
The embryo is surely developing, as well as the crystals. I don't see any reason staying in the Lost Fields anymore. It may result in embryo over infusing with shadow. Day 19:
It took a while to admit, but unfortunately I could not open the jar to add a growth potion, as it will damage the dragon. One way or another, the dragon has successfully "hatched" from the jar, despite it has been cut with one of jar's shards. Tangle vine bandage should fix this issue.
Day 60:
The young dragon cannot fly. It seems that it is overburdened by crystals' weight, and crystal formations on its wings may cause this problem. On the other hand, it uses its crystal-reinforced wings to club objects around it or attack small small creatures that it sees as a threat. I am not sure if it's aggressive behaviour is caused by the exposure to Dark in the fields, being melded with gems, or if it's a perfectly normal behavior for timber wyverns.
Day 89:
Unexpected. The gemdragon (from now this how I am going to call the subject) attacked and severely wounded the seadrake who had previously broken its egg. I was barely able to stop it. This is a very intriguing event, but in the name of Ancients, could it be that...
Day 173:
The gemdragon has finally developed the ability to fly. However, it takes great effort from it and it usually rains down dozens of dioptase shards from it's wings while doing so. The gender of creature is female. I think her name will be Diopala.
Day 341:
Diopala has fully grown. Her behaviour is one of an average timber wyvern, however she is more furious and... Obedient. I'm not entirely sure about why and how these two inconsistent deviations found themselves in her character. She partially reminds me of undead dragons. The experiment seems to be quite successful. I quite like this new breed of timber wyvern, and Diopala helps me out a lot in my daily life. I may or may not give this knowledge to the others. I am very certain that these some of these will start "making" lots of dead dragon embryos and melding them with any shiny stones they can find if given the chance. Ugh... Those naive children playing mages...
Experiment ¹581
Description:
I was always looking forward to explore the nature of these so called gembeasts. Certain gems seem to have interesting effects when interacting with the dark. Are these gems able to resurrect the dead or maybe the have the will of their own and instead of resurrecting creatures simply re-animate the dead bodies as their puppets? Hm... Today one of my seadrakes accidentally crushed a timber wyvern's egg that was only a few weeks from hatching. Damn seadrakes, I wish I could just take my bonesaw and... However it was then when the inspiration struck.
Phase one:
A deceased timber wyvern embryo (cause of death - early exposure) was carefully implanted with dioptase stones (approximate size is close to one of a blue stone) in cerebral and spinal nervous system, imitating the pattern of "gembeasts'" stone locations.
Phase two:
Embryo is placed in the transparent glass jar, which resembles timber dragons' egg in it's size, the jar itself is filled with nutrient liquid (chicken soup).
Phase three:
The jar is transported to the Lost Fields for controllable exposure to darkness. Corruption inhibitor applied - five golid of rose petals powder. I will guard the jar so no fool or even the Dark itself will be able to snatch it.
Day 1:
The crystals seem to grow inside the embryo. No certainty in its viability.
Day 2:
Soft tissues of embryo and crystals seem to meld together. It seems to grow - an evidence that the dragon has came back to life.
Day 7:
The embryo is surely developing, as well as the crystals. I don't see any reason staying in the Lost Fields anymore. It may result in embryo over infusing with shadow. Day 19:
It took a while to admit, but unfortunately I could not open the jar to add a growth potion, as it will damage the dragon. One way or another, the dragon has successfully "hatched" from the jar, despite it has been cut with one of jar's shards. Tangle vine bandage should fix this issue.
Day 60:
The young dragon cannot fly. It seems that it is overburdened by crystals' weight, and crystal formations on its wings may cause this problem. On the other hand, it uses its crystal-reinforced wings to club objects around it or attack small small creatures that it sees as a threat. I am not sure if it's aggressive behaviour is caused by the exposure to Dark in the fields, being melded with gems, or if it's a perfectly normal behavior for timber wyverns.
Day 89:
Unexpected. The gemdragon (from now this how I am going to call the subject) attacked and severely wounded the seadrake who had previously broken its egg. I was barely able to stop it. This is a very intriguing event, but in the name of Ancients, could it be that...
Day 173:
The gemdragon has finally developed the ability to fly. However, it takes great effort from it and it usually rains down dozens of dioptase shards from it's wings while doing so. The gender of creature is female. I think her name will be Diopala.
Day 341:
Diopala has fully grown. Her behaviour is one of an average timber wyvern, however she is more furious and... Obedient. I'm not entirely sure about why and how these two inconsistent deviations found themselves in her character. She partially reminds me of undead dragons. The experiment seems to be quite successful. I quite like this new breed of timber wyvern, and Diopala helps me out a lot in my daily life. I may or may not give this knowledge to the others. I am very certain that these some of these will start "making" lots of dead dragon embryos and melding them with any shiny stones they can find if given the chance. Ugh... Those naive children playing mages...