Post by nightingale on Feb 24, 2009 20:35:53 GMT -5
The Starry Night Wher Clutch
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--- Cygnus Egg ----
--- Sirius Egg ---
--- Draco Egg ---
--- Libra Egg ---
--- Pegasus Egg ---
--- Aries Egg ---
--- Andromeda Egg ---
Cygnus egg
This egg is rather small, claiming a position far to the left of the clutch. Some might suggest that it looks as if the other eggs are shunning it, and if eggs were capable of passing such judgement that might be true. It’s matte surface isn’t much to look at, mottled with an unpleasant mixture of charcoal and muddy brown that suggests it might have been rolling around in the dirt. While it is doubtful that this egg will be a favourite, one can hope that the age old saying about things not always being as they seem applies in this example.
Sirius egg
Small and bluish-black in colouration, this egg can be found at the front and center of the clutch, leaning haphazardly against the Aries Egg. It would be quite easy to overlook it with a casual glance, but if one were to get in just a little bit closer they would quickly discover that the dark surface is broken up by innumerable white speckles. Scattered almost methodically across the dark surface in small clusters and patterns, it would be easy to imagine them as stars on a cold, moonless night.
Draco Egg
Striking in both size and colouration, this large egg is nestled snugly in the center of it’s clutchfamily. Wide, forest green bands spiral about this egg, which on their own might have brought to mind the coils of a tunnelsnake. However, etched inside of the green bands are a series of darker green markings that almost resemble the scales of a fish. Even stranger are the two black-rimmed yellow spots that sit directly in the center of this egg. Split right down the center with diamond-shaped black spots, they look eerily like a pair of eyes.
Libra Egg
Snuggled against the Aries Egg is a pale, greyish-white egg that will doubtlessly keep weyrfolk guessing right up to the moment it hatches. It is decidedly average in size, meaning that a small brown, a large blue or even a very large green could be born of it. A multitude of fine, iridescently golden rings play across it’s surface, varying widely in size and interlocking in places so that they almost resemble a chain-link fence. The clutchmother seems very enamored with this egg, as she is forever nudging sand up around it to keep it warm.
Pegasus Egg
Still clearly visible from it’s position at the back of the clutch, this egg is rivaled in size only by it’s neighbor, the Andromeda Egg. It’s surface is a deep, rich shade of metallic gold, broken only through the center where a feathery ring of creamy-white encircles it. It almost looks as if someone painted it gold and then dabbed away some of the pigment. There will doubtlessly be bets on weather or not this egg contains a queen, as both it’s regal colouration and size rival that of the Andromeda Egg.
Aries Egg
If colour alone marked the value of an egg, this small one would doubtlessly be the most eye catching of the clutch. Wearing a bold, vibrant shade of scarlet, it needs no help in standing out next to the pale Libra Egg and the Dark Sirius Egg. A faintly orange wave of motion flickers across it’s surface in an almost invisible pattern, but apart from that it hasn’t a single marking to call it’s own. One might take it upon themself to wonder if this little egg looks more edible or dangerous.
Andromeda Egg
If this egg is any larger than the Pegasus egg, it is almost impossible to tell. It’s surface is a pale, shimmering shade of gold that is enhanced rather than marred by a swath of faint, reddish-violent colour that blends into a delicate ring around it’s center. A few flecks of iridescent silver are visible within this ring, causing it to glisten softly in the dim lighting. While it is argued that this egg is not really ‘gold’ enough to contain a queen wher, it does have it’s share of admirers who claim that it’s feminine beauty is proof enough of it’s regal occupant.[/center]