Introduction
Dragons suck.
Anyone who's ever encountered a dragon can tell you that. They are not friendly. They are vicious, cunning, monstrous lizards with the powers of fire and human speech. They aren't the mystical creatures of fairy tales who will grant wishes if can appease their boredom.
They don't grow bored.
And if they did, they certainly wouldn't be amused by lowly mortals.
They are beasts.
It is for this reason that they were slaughtered to near extinction in the middle ages by a divine order called the Phoenix Templars. They were named after the mystic firebird said to be dragons' mortal enemies. The symbolic name seemed to do them well. Almost miraculously, humans managed to push back the dragons. By the year 650, the last of the dragons had fled to deep places.
With the draconic threat thwarted, the Phoenix Templars faded away. Since in those days, literature belonged only to the rich, few records of the existance of dragons remained, and the stories that made it to the modern days, such as Beowulf and The Faerie Queene were disregarded as fantasy.
But several Templars clung to their heritage.
They did not forget.
And as the centuries turned, some of them... regretted.
And here we are.
Kite Rock Nature Preserve.
In 1972, Kite Rock Nature Preserve was established in the heart of Pennsylvania. Though it was a good seven hour drive from any sort of civilization, the surrounding towns were excited to have an attraction nearby.
Unfortunately for them, fifteen-foot tall electrified fences were erected around all its 125,000 acres. The front gates were locked, and no visitors were allowed.
Except for the parolees.
Kite Rock Nature Preserve was not Kite Rock Nature Preserve. In reality, it was Fable Rock Dragon Preserve. Fable Rock was founded by one of the descendants of the Phoenix Templars, but his kind was no longer called the Phoneix-- they were the Draconic Templars.
Fable Rock is home to not only the last eight living dragons in the world, but faeries, satyrs, will-o-wisps, shades, centaurs, goblins, sprites, brownies, selkies, naga, and all manners of mystical creatures. The government-sanctioned program is shrouded in secrecy, but the outside world thinks little of it. It was, after all, just more nature nuts frantic about protecting endangered animals.
In a way, they were right.
And so the Draconic Templar who oversaw Fable Rock lived in a humble home in the center of the preserve, managing its affairs.
But one person cannot manage all of Fable Rock alone. And yet the preserve is far too dangerous for normal people to entrench themselves in.
This is where you come in.
Characters
Unfortunately, all is not well in Fable Rock. The preserve has stayed a secret for fifty-three years... at least from the public.
Word trickled through to the Phoenix Templars. And though they were far and few in between, having a cause... and an enemy... unites people. Now a great war is about to begin between the Draconic and Phoenix Templars over the fate of the dragons.
And it all begins with the court bus arriving today.
FABLE ROCK'S CARETAKER:
Must be age 65+ because of the timeline. Intended to be male, but doesn't really matter. Runs the show and must have a strong enough personality to keep the parolees in line... and alive.
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I've been here a year and I still... know utterly nothing about animals. I could fix your dishwasher though...?
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"You're just jealous you're not as pretty as me..."
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I've been here a year and I still... know utterly nothing about animals. I could fix your dishwasher though...?
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I've been here a year and I still... know utterly nothing about animals. I could fix your dishwasher though...?
Sasha Romanov
"You're just jealous you're not as pretty as me..."
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Re: Fable Rock
The Fablehaven books are the best books ever. Magic and monsters and strong female characters yayyyyy. They're so good I own all of them and I adore them XD
I hope so too. Have you tried posting in the roleplay advertising section yet? That might get some interest. In worst case, onexones are always a thing, at least until we get more people x3 I'm super excited to get this going.
Re: Fable Rock
One simply google search tells me that the FableHaven books are probably what my middle school self had always yearned for and never got. Any middle grade book where characters died was a good book for me! I've put the first one on hold at the library!
I hope more interest shows up. I'm really eager to get this going...
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Also, I don't suppose you've ever read the Fablehaven series, have you? 'Cause if you haven't, something tells me you'd highly enjoy it.