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sk8bcn
post Sep 24 2008, 10:32 AM
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This thread is about the Ancient Files. The author says this:

"The wyvern is actually probably the adloscent form of the Western Dragon, though Western Dragons categorally deny this".

this supposition comes, IMO, from the appearance of baby dragons, looking like wyverns.

However, as the majority of 4th era people thinks of dragon as dangerous mind-less murders, I came to think that this belief originates from adolescent dragons (which, hence, can't be wyverns).

I think that wyvern are a form of degenerate cousins of dragons (like monkeys and humans-no I don't imply here that monkeys are degenerated humans...).

To highlighten my opinion:
Dragons spends 100 years in baby form. If wyvern were adolscent dragons, and if dragons awoke after 2000, no wyvern would appear before 2100. Thus adolescent dragons (roaming around and dangerous) are not going to appear before some time.


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post Sep 24 2008, 11:16 AM
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Unless, natch, they're the adolescent dragons from the last age waking up from hibernation.

I don't make statements likely. If you read the relevant portions of the ED Dragons PDF, and compare with additional remarks made in Creatures of Barsaive and Paranormal Animals of Europe, among others, there is the strong intimation that wyverns may be adolescent, feral dragons.
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post Sep 24 2008, 11:59 AM
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agrees: I am wrong: Vasdenjas admit they do look like wyverns.

And they act the same.

Moreso, no wyvern die by getting old.


yes Wyvern must be adolescent young dragons.


I admit I was wrong (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Sep 24 2008, 05:00 PM
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Well that was a short thread, wasn't it?
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post Sep 24 2008, 08:21 PM
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No point drag'n it out unnecessarily. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Sep 26 2008, 07:17 PM
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Because if we do, some GD will make sure we are wyrm food?
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post Sep 26 2008, 09:06 PM
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QUOTE (knasser @ Sep 24 2008, 07:00 PM) *
Well that was a short thread, wasn't it?


Yes, it was.
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post Sep 27 2008, 08:46 PM
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QUOTE (Fortune @ Sep 24 2008, 09:21 PM) *
No point drag'n it out unnecessarily. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)


Wow! If that joke were any older it would have the Twist Fate power.

It's on a whole different scale. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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sk8bcn
post Sep 27 2008, 10:28 PM
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Hey, I admit when I am just wrong (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

Isn't that a positive thing?
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post Sep 28 2008, 02:54 PM
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QUOTE (Ancient History @ Sep 24 2008, 09:16 PM) *
among others, there is the strong intimation that wyverns may be adolescent, feral dragons.


Ahhh, but they could they also just simply be an expression of neoteny?

(my effort in stretching too little butter over too much bread). (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wobble.gif)
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