Kind of a weird idea I had, I'm going to be editing this first post for more detail, but I wanted to,have a line out for interest in the mean time.
So this takes place in vaguely medieval earth(very fantasized and romanticized) but in this world, people raise and keep dragons. For a long time, only the rich could afford it, because you'd need stone stables to keep them in. But very recently, a Chinese entrepreneur started building low rent public stables, at once making a killing and ensuring that the world of dragon breeding was very suddenly open to the less wealthy public. This will be the first of the annual dragon shows to occur after this change, and it is shaping up to be exponentially bigger than all of the last!
For almost a century, Britain has held an annual show where dragon breeders the world over can come and show off their pedigrees. It is a competition that is ruled by wealth, and staged at the great stone fortress called the Crosbhóthair de Dragons. It is a citadel that takes up the entirety of a man made island east of Britain. It has a massive courtyard in the center, which is the main staging area for terrestrial shows, and is surrounded by plentiful sea and sky for aerial and aquatic shows.
Dragon species are absurdly numerous, but for the purposes of the show they are classed by environment, and then by size. The three main classes are Terrestrial(land based. Do not fly or swim), Aerial(flying) and Aquatic(swimming). They are then classed one through ten, depending on size.
So your standard European dragon
Is about the size of an elephant and would be classed Aerial 7.
There are many different events in the show.
Beauty contests
Races(in all three environments)
Jousts
Feats of strength
One of the main ideas behind this RP is the fact that pretty much every culture worldwide has their own dragon myths. To this end, we will be largely forgoing historical accuracy. Civilizations that don't actually overlap in real world history may both actually exist in this world. Like I said, it's a romanticized fantasy.
That being said, I do think anyone creating a character should try to be culturally sensitive. I think I can trust most people not to make racist caricatures.
So this takes place in vaguely medieval earth(very fantasized and romanticized) but in this world, people raise and keep dragons. For a long time, only the rich could afford it, because you'd need stone stables to keep them in. But very recently, a Chinese entrepreneur started building low rent public stables, at once making a killing and ensuring that the world of dragon breeding was very suddenly open to the less wealthy public. This will be the first of the annual dragon shows to occur after this change, and it is shaping up to be exponentially bigger than all of the last!
For almost a century, Britain has held an annual show where dragon breeders the world over can come and show off their pedigrees. It is a competition that is ruled by wealth, and staged at the great stone fortress called the Crosbhóthair de Dragons. It is a citadel that takes up the entirety of a man made island east of Britain. It has a massive courtyard in the center, which is the main staging area for terrestrial shows, and is surrounded by plentiful sea and sky for aerial and aquatic shows.
Dragon species are absurdly numerous, but for the purposes of the show they are classed by environment, and then by size. The three main classes are Terrestrial(land based. Do not fly or swim), Aerial(flying) and Aquatic(swimming). They are then classed one through ten, depending on size.
So your standard European dragon
Is about the size of an elephant and would be classed Aerial 7.
There are many different events in the show.
Beauty contests
Races(in all three environments)
Jousts
Feats of strength
One of the main ideas behind this RP is the fact that pretty much every culture worldwide has their own dragon myths. To this end, we will be largely forgoing historical accuracy. Civilizations that don't actually overlap in real world history may both actually exist in this world. Like I said, it's a romanticized fantasy.
That being said, I do think anyone creating a character should try to be culturally sensitive. I think I can trust most people not to make racist caricatures.