April 30, 2022 by susanleighnoble

Z is for Zoot #AtoZChallenge

For this year’s A to Z Challenge, I have chosen the theme of dragons as characters. Whether they appear in film, TV, cartoons or literature, these dragons may be the star of the show or just a supporting character.

Z is for Zoot, one of the main dragons from my fantasy trilogy, The Elemental. I started this challenge with another dragon (Aura) and only thought it fitting to end the challenge with my very first dragon character.

Zoot is a large black dragon with wings and four legs. His hide is soft, and he (and the other dragons) all can speak telepathically. Zoot is a sarcastic, matter of fact, and often grumbles when asked to do something. But he is also dedicated and trustworthy.

He meets Lina, the protagonist of the trilogy, at the end of the first book when she saves him from a hunter’s trap. He later returns the favor, rescuing her and her companions for a cliff. Realizing she has elemental magic and could be the one predicted to save the Land, he agrees to help her. He and the other dragons spend months helping Lina and her companions as they race across the Land to save it from an evil magician.

April 29, 2022 by susanleighnoble

V is for Viserion #AtoZChallenge

V is for Viserion, one of the dragons from TV seriers, Game of Thrones. He is one of three dragons born. The other two are Drogon and Rhaegal. He is named after Daenerys Targaryen’s elder brother Viservs.

Viserion has cream and gold-colored scales and red-orange wings. He has green eyes. He is calmer than his brother Drogon and is loyal to Daenerys. Being a large dragon, Viserion is strong, can fly fast and can breathe fire.

The Night King kills Viserion with an ice spear. Later his corpse is resurrected, and he becomes an ice dragon with blue glowing eyes, paler blueish scales and able to breathe blue fire. He is controlled by the Night King’s magic. He is killed in a battle with his brothers and dies when the Night King is killed.

If you missed my other AtoZ Challenge posts::

A is for Aura

B is for Blazey

C is for Canth

D is for Draco

E is for Elliott

F is for Fafnir

G is for Gwythaints

H is for Haku

I is for the Ice Dragon

J is for Jabberwocky

K is for Kalessin

L is for Ladon

M is for Mushu

N is for Norbert

O is for Orm Ember

P is for Puff the Magic Dragon

Q is for Queen of Dragons

R is for Ruth

S is for Smaug

T is for Toothless

April 28, 2022 by susanleighnoble

U is for Urnikh #AtoZChallenge

U is for Urnikh, the dragon from the 1995’s short story, The Dragon on the Bookshelf, by Harlan Ellison and Robert Silverberg. It also appeared in Ellison’s 1997 short story collection Slippage.

Urnikh is a young, small dragon who is very dedicated to Margaret, a woman who he loves and thinks is beautiful. He panics when he can’t find her as he knows a dimensional rift is growing larger and threatening the Earth. While it is Urnikh who was sent to stop the rift, he spends too much of his time looking for Margaret.

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April 28, 2022 by susanleighnoble

T is for Toothless #AtoZChallenge

(I’m behind by a few days but hoping to catch up.)

T is for Toothless from DreamWorks’ How to Train your Dragon franchise. He is the only Night Fury in the franchise. He is jet black with green eyes. Toothless can narrow his pupils to slits like a cat when he is threatened or angry. Other times when he is happy, his pupils dilate and become more dog-like. He is a winged dragon with a set of tail fins that aid in steering and stability. In the first movie, his left tail fin is damaged by at trap set by Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, the main protagonist of the series. It is later replaced by a mechanical fin that Hiccup constructs. His name comes from his ability to retract his teeth.

Toothless is playful, inquisitive, and intelligent. He has a dry sense of humor. Even though they start off as not liking each other, Toothless and Hiccup form a tight friendship. Their friendship is what ends the war between Vikings and dragons. Toothless goes on to become the king of dragons, the alpha to all the other dragons, and leads the dragons to the Hidden World, the ancestral home of all dragons.

If you missed my other AtoZ Challenge posts::

A is for Aura

B is for Blazey

C is for Canth

D is for Draco

E is for Elliott

F is for Fafnir

G is for Gwythaints

H is for Haku

I is for the Ice Dragon

J is for Jabberwocky

K is for Kalessin

L is for Ladon

M is for Mushu

N is for Norbert

O is for Orm Ember

P is for Puff the Magic Dragon

Q is for Queen of Dragons

R is for Ruth

S is for Smaug

April 26, 2022 by susanleighnoble

S is for Smaug #AtoZChallenge

S is for Smaug, the dragon from J.R.R.Tolkien’s 1937 novel, The Hobbit. He serves as the main antagonist and his treasure is the goal of the quest.

He is massive, powerful, and fearsome. He has large wings that allow him to fly. He also can breathe streams of hot flame and vapors though his mouth and nostrils. He is referred to as the last great dragon of Middle-earth.

He was drawn to the wealth amassed by the dwarves. Killing both dwarves and men, he captured Lonely Mountain and hoarded his treasure for nearly two centuries. Bilbo Baggins and his fellow adventurers awaken the dragon when they sneak into his lair to claim the treasurer. Smaug has a sharp mind and great memory of his treasure, immediately registering the theft of a single cup after Bilbo steals it. Defensively, Smaug’s reddish-gold scales rendered him impervious to nearly all weapons, but his underbelly was relatively soft and vulnerable. He is slain by an arrow shot by Bard the Bowman. His death marked the end of the great dragons in Middle Earth.

If you missed my other AtoZ Challenge posts::

A is for Aura

B is for Blazey

C is for Canth

D is for Draco

E is for Elliott

F is for Fafnir

G is for Gwythaints

H is for Haku

I is for the Ice Dragon

J is for Jabberwocky

K is for Kalessin