Dragon Clutches

[Pi]

Valentine Clutch Part I
Pi's purple Miracath and N'on's bronze Playerth
February 12, 2008

• Colour: Cream
  
• Rider: Z'war
  
• Name: Muzith (moo-zith)
  
• Name theme: Named after the Babylonian God of fertility.
  
• Appearance: Light, near-white cream colour, though with darker, smoky cream patches on his leg joints, paws, down his tail and on his muzzle.
  
• Length: 13
  

• Colour: Cream
  
• Rider: Dev (Devona)
  
• Name: Cupith
  
• Name theme: Named after Cupid, of course - what Valentine's themed clutch would be complete without him?
  
• Appearance: A very rosy shade of cream, where he may even look a pinkish under certain light, especially sunset. He has what looks like an arrow-shaped marking in tan across his rump.
  
• Length: 15
  

• Colour: Blue
  
• Rider: K'zo
  
• Name: Ratumaith (rat-too-mayth)
  
• Name theme: Named after the Fijian God of fertility.
  
• Appearance: Bright, pleasant blue, which glitters like the ocean reflecting sunlight. It's a rich, tropical shade, that is complimented by the flecks of sandy beige aruond his paws and tail.
  
• Length: 14
  

• Colour: Black
  
• Rider: O'in (Oisin)
  
• Name: Cinteoth (sin-tee-oth)
  
• Name theme: Named after the Aztec God of fertility.
  
• Appearance: As dark as ink, but with silverish hints that will only show up under certain lights.
  
• Length: 12
  

• Colour: Black
  
• Rider: C'rick
  
• Name: Stealth
  
• Name theme: Name requested by rider.
  
• Appearance: One of the lighter blacks, he's an ashy colour, with almost a hint of brown along his belly and paws. His muzzle is darker than the rest of him.
  
• Length: 8
  

• Colour: Purple
  
• Rider: Ahiru
  
• Name: Antheiath (an-thee-yath)
  
• Name theme: Named after the Greek Goddess of love and flowers, Antheia.
  
• Appearance: Royal purple, with hyacinth streaks across her sides, almost like zebra-striping. Her wings are a very dark shade of purple, and may even appear black at night.
  
• Length: 10
  

• Colour: Purple
  
• Rider: Zen
  
• Name: Lupercaliath (loo-per-cay-lee-ath)
  
• Name theme: Named after the Pagan festival of Lupercalia, which it is believed the Christian chuch created Valentine's Day to replace
  
• Appearance: Rich amethyst, with a light bronze sheen to her. She is quite small, even for a purple, and will grow to be near perfect in conformation.
  
• Length: 9
  

• Colour: Purple
  
• Rider: Nayza
  
• Name: Maryth
  
• Name theme: Named after Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, one of the greatest writers of the Romantic era.
  
• Appearance: A very pale shade of lilac, with a hint of bronze that shimmers occasionally on her face and legs. Around her eyes and along her headknobs, her colour darkens to a shade of bluebell.
  
• Length: 7
  

Valentine Clutch Part II
Myr's gold Capricath x En'pi's bronze Ceeth
February 14, 2008

• Colour: Gold
  
• Rider: Sydiana
  
• Name: Astrilth
  
• Name theme: Named after the Norse Goddess of Love, Astrild.
  
• Appearance: Dark gold, almost bronze. She has a lighter patch on her forehead, nearly a champagne colour, which is the same as her wingsails.
  
• Length: 21
  

• Colour: Bronze
  
• Rider: K'toh (Ketoh)
  
• Name: Valentinth
  
• Name theme: Name is derived from St Valentine. There are a number of Valentines associated with the beginning of Valentine's Day, though my personal favourite is the one who continued to perform marriages in ancient Rome, after Claudius made them illegal for young men.
  
• Appearance: Light bronze, well-conformed, with a reddish, heart-shaped patch at the base of his tail.
  
• Length: 15
  

• Colour: Bronze
  
• Rider: Dr'ym (Draym)
  
• Name: Claudiuth (claw-dee-ooth)
  
• Name theme: Named after the Emperor Claudius II, of ancient Rome. He outlawed marriages of young men (potential soldiers), then ordered the execution of Valentine, a priest who continued to perform them.
  
• Appearance: Medium shade of bronze, with a slight greenish cast. There is what could almost look like a wreath of leaves circling around his headknobs.
  
• Length: 17
  

• Colour: Bronze
  
• Rider: H'nuk
  
• Name: Lutinusth (loo-tin-oosth)
  
• Name theme: Named after the Roman God of fertility.
  
• Appearance: A bright, brassy bronze, with the lightest hints of rouge blushed along his cheeks, down the base of his neck ridges, and along the leading edge of his wings.
  
• Length: 20
  

• Colour: Brown
  
• Rider: Fel (Felina)
  
• Name: Hearth
  
• Name theme: What would Valentine's Day be without a Heart(h)? Name requested by rider.
  
• Appearance: A red-tinged, nicely rounded dragon. He's got a slight pinkish cast to his wingsails, and his tailspade is almost blood red, in an unusual heart-like shape.
  
• Length: 13
  

• Colour: Brown
  
• Rider: V'lain
  
• Name: Sapphoth (saf-foth)
  
• Name theme: Named after Greek lyric poet, Sappho, whose tale is one of great love.
  
• Appearance: Chiselled, almost statuesque, very solid brown. His colour is light, like biscuit-brown, with tiny darker flecks across his sides.
  
• Length: 13
  

• Colour: Brown
  
• Rider: R'xeh
  
• Name: Vatsyath
  
• Name theme: Named after Vatsyayana, who wrote the Kama Sutra.
  
• Appearance: A medium-toned tanned brown, with ginger and saffron markings on his wings and paws.
  
• Length: 16
  

• Colour: Brown
  
• Rider: Akkika
  
• Name: Upendith
  
• Name theme: Name requested by rider.
  
• Appearance: Rich, earthy brown, like rain-soaked earth. The very tips of his tail and wingsails are slightly greenish.
  
• Length: 18
  

• Colour: Brown
  
• Rider: A'tair
  
• Name: Romeoth
  
• Name theme: Named after Shakespeare's Romeo.
  
• Appearance: Lithe and probably one of the best looking browns at Castaway (when he grows up, anyway), he is a uniform shade of a lush, chocolately brown, with perfect proportions.
  
• Length: 16
  

• Colour: Blue
  
• Rider: L'zbet (adoptable)
  
• Name: Tayloth
  
• Name theme: Named after Elizabeth Taylor - the queen of romantic affairs!
  
• Appearance: Rich sapphire blue, with tanzanite hints on each of his paws. He's very delicate and almost feminine in appearance.
  
• Length: 15
  

• Colour: Blue
  
• Rider: T'rin (Tarin)
  
• Name: Byronth
  
• Name theme: Named after Lord Byron, one of the greatest poets of the Romantic era.
  
• Appearance: Strong, bold, big-boned and almost entirely navy blue, save for the bands of stormy grey that run around the base of his neck.
  
• Length: 12
  

• Colour: Blue
  
• Rider: K'it
  
• Name: Chaamth
  
• Name theme: Named after the Mayan God of male sexuality, Backlum Chaam.
  
• Appearance: Azure blue, with a smudge of aqua running along the underside of his beck and his belly, with jade around his ankles.
  
• Length: 14
  

• Colour: Blue
  
• Rider: Taj
  
• Name: Shahth
  
• Name theme: Named after Shah Jahan, who created the Taj Mahal - one of the greatest monuments to love of all time.
  
• Appearance: Sunny skies blue, swirled with grey marble tones. He's built very majestically, and holds himself incredibly well.
  
• Length: 13
  

• Colour: Blue
  
• Rider: Mahal
  
• Name: Jahanth
  
• Name theme: Named after Shah Jahan, who created the Taj Mahal - one of the greatest monuments to love of all time.
  
• Appearance: Rich sapphire blue, with tanzanite hints on each of his paws. He's very delicate and almost feminine in appearance.
  
• Length: 15
  

• Colour: Blue
  
• Rider: Casanova (adoptable)
  
• Name: Giacomoth
  
• Name theme: Named after the greatest lover of all time - Giacomo Casanova.
  
• Appearance: Rich sapphire blue, with tanzanite hints on each of his paws. He's very delicate and almost feminine in appearance.
  
• Length: 15
  

• Colour: Green
  
• Rider: Eimin
  
• Name: Esterth
  
• Name theme: Named afted Esther A. Howland, the 'Mother of Valentine', who created the first commercial Valentine's Day cards in the US - back in the 1840s!
  
• Appearance: A delicate spring green colour, with hints of rosiness across her cheeks and muzzle.
  
• Length: 14
  

• Colour: Green
  
• Rider: Malin
  
• Name: Brangwainth (brainj-waynth)
  
• Name theme: Named after the Welsh Goddess of love.
  
• Appearance: Leek-green, a rich, dark colour, which turns whitish on her wings, the tip of her tail, and her 'ridges.
  
• Length: 14
  

• Colour: Green
  
• Rider: Vilmaris
  
• Name: Cytherath
  
• Name theme: Named after the Greek/Cypriot Goddess of love.
  
• Appearance: Subtle grape green. While she may be pale, she's still a looker, with near-perfect conformation and hints of darker green along the edges of her wingsails.
  
• Length: 13
  

• Colour: Green
  
• Rider: K'rin (Kirin)
  
• Name: Dzilyath (chill-yath)
  
• Name theme: Named after the Polish Goddess of love.
  
• Appearance: Cold, icy green, with an almost glittering hide in certain places, especially across her back and 'ridges.
  
• Length: 10
  

• Colour: Green
  
• Rider: Vinxi
  
• Name: Kanikhath
  
• Name theme: Named after the Hawaiian Goddess of love.
  
• Appearance: Lush, tropical green, with sparks of red and yellow dappling around her neck and across her back.
  
• Length: 12