There were, however, certain liberties the gods took with their design in order to maximise their experience.ĭragons, unlike mortal creatures, are born with an organic 'wand' within their bodies an item that is able to draw and direct mana from the ethereal planes.
That aim is, after all, to get a mostly authentic mortal experience. They are made of flesh and bone, and are structured like a mammal, complete with organs that function as one would expect. They are highly intelligent and, in general at least, highly inquisitive and placid.ĭragons may be synthetic, but they were designed to mimic the organic creatures that evolved through random mutations. However while their nature is uniform, their nurture is not, and each dragon develops their own unique personalities and interests much like any other sentient being. Their bodies are essentially clones of one another there is no physical variation between them. In mortal years, it may be hundreds of generations between gods visiting their realm, meaning that thousands if not millions of dragons will live and die as blanks, before one single vessel is chosen to be inhabited.īlank dragons are genderless, and cannot reproduce on their own. Those beings have come to be known as dragons.Ī dragon by nature has two states they may be inhabited by a god, or they may be 'blank' and awaiting possible habitation. Some time after the dawn of life, a number of gods got together and designed a being for them to pilot in the mortal planes a physical avatar to assume whenever the fancy of a mortal vacation arose. And while they certainly view mortals and their existence as objectively inferior to their own in every way, they do find the prospect of temporarily living as such novel and enticing. Sensations as we know it are completely alien to them they cannot enjoy a delicious meal, wonder at a mountain view, or be driven by compulsions. As ethereal beings, their existence is unfathomably different to our own.
Mortal life was likely an unintended outcome of their creation, but the concept of different forms of consciousness and existence likely intrigues them as it does us. It is now understood that certain gods may have a passing fascination with their patron concepts but they are best described as enthusiasts rather than creators or overseers of anything specific. While the classical understanding of the gods saw them categorised as patrons for concepts such as life, war, fire and fertility, a lot of this was based on how they chose to interact with the world, and the ongoing ignorance that mortals have towards them. They did not seem to really intend for any specific outcome initially they were happy to just watch it develop, and enjoy how their interference can alter and warp reality. While the physical planes may literally be everything to us, the contemporary understanding of the gods suggest that it is but one of many little things to them. The gods created the physical planes, though it was likely not for any significant purpose other than to amuse themselves. I had this in mind when drawing the rub for more wishes sequence, and will have this in mind when I start animating that next year. Once that story is done I might look to adjust the core lore to be more in line with that but for now, this is essentially Andre's core story and universe, of which everything else is derived from. And there is also a huge story being written by someone that has an awesome take on the lore too its a much lighter tone than this which I love, and probably has more depth. Likewise, Buckey did an excellent SFW sequence with him that was way cuter and fun than this.
This isn't the story behind dragon growth animation though it is loosely derived from it. It should be noted that Andre has many different lores depending on the setting and tone I'm going for. But fuck it I like hearing about the lore of other people's characters and world, so there might be people out there who would like the same from mine. I've always felt it was a lot of detail for what is ultimatley a shallow story, and not really worth anyone's time. I've often been asked for details on Andres background and lore, and while I've sometimes briefly explained it to individuals, I've never really written it up before.