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Bleppin' Drago πŸ‰ @bleppindrago.bsky.social

Gloria has traveled to different worlds with a human friend who is a space pilot. They travel aboard a ship that looks like a dragonfly.

aug 30, 2025, 4:06 am β€’ 6 0

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Bleppin' Drago πŸ‰ @bleppindrago.bsky.social

Gloria's horns are rounded on the tips. She keeps them unsharped because she doesn't want to stab someone by accident. When dragons fight each other, they swing their heads up from below and towards the softer underside of a rival dragon, hitting with their horns. Gloria isn't one to fight though.

aug 30, 2025, 4:21 am β€’ 6 0 β€’ view
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Bleppin' Drago πŸ‰ @bleppindrago.bsky.social

As a juvenile, Gloria earned the nickname Bleppin because of the way her tongue would blep while she was thinking deeply (or thinking of nothing at all). Even as an adult she’s still called the nickname by some dragons.

aug 30, 2025, 4:42 am β€’ 6 0 β€’ view
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Bleppin' Drago πŸ‰ @bleppindrago.bsky.social

Gloria has the power of emotional aura. She can use this for comfort and healing or for simple wordless communication. When physically near someone, she can project emotions such as happiness, calm, love, excitement, or a sense of motivation. It can have a refreshing effect on the mind.

aug 30, 2025, 4:51 am β€’ 6 0 β€’ view
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Bleppin' Drago πŸ‰ @bleppindrago.bsky.social

Every dragon gains magic while in the egg. Their nests are made from magic-infused sticks that are the equivalent of magic wands. They come from a tree that only grows on her home world. This is how she has the power of emotional aura mentioned in the previous fact.

aug 30, 2025, 4:58 am β€’ 7 0 β€’ view
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Bleppin' Drago πŸ‰ @bleppindrago.bsky.social

Gloria is her name in English. In Dragish, it's Growlia. Pronounced with an actual growl.

aug 30, 2025, 6:09 am β€’ 7 0 β€’ view
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Bleppin' Drago πŸ‰ @bleppindrago.bsky.social

Gloria loves hugs and cuddles. Sometimes she'll freely give kisses too. In dragon culture it's an expression of friendship. If you're kissed by a dragon, don't worry about saliva toxicity. The myths of deadly bacteria are false. They have very clean mouths.

aug 30, 2025, 7:27 am β€’ 7 0 β€’ view
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Bleppin' Drago πŸ‰ @bleppindrago.bsky.social

Gloria learned to read from humans and gained a love for reading books. She reads anywhere from 50-100 books per year across many genres.

aug 30, 2025, 8:16 am β€’ 6 0 β€’ view
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Bleppin' Drago πŸ‰ @bleppindrago.bsky.social

Gloria's tidally locked homeworld didn't have a day and night cycle. The star was always just above the horizon, so when visiting Earth, Gloria was completely bewildered to see the sun move across the sky and then dissappear for many hours. It sometimes messes with her sense of direction.

aug 30, 2025, 8:22 am β€’ 6 0 β€’ view
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Bleppin' Drago πŸ‰ @bleppindrago.bsky.social

Gloria has never had a mate or little ones of her own. However, she can lay unfertilized eggs. She'll gift them to you. They taste good boiled, fried, or scrambled. It has a slightly sweet flavor with a spicy aftertaste.

aug 30, 2025, 4:52 pm β€’ 3 0 β€’ view
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Bleppin' Drago πŸ‰ @bleppindrago.bsky.social

Gloria Flagrantia is her full name. Can this word exist on her home planet? I'm not going to overthink this. It's just a name I chose.

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aug 30, 2025, 4:59 pm β€’ 6 0 β€’ view
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Memmie [Void] @memmievoid.bsky.social

Whoa!! :0 Dumb question maybe, but does Gloria speak the/a human language? Does the human have a translation device? Do they communicate non-verbally? :o (That's 3... I was never good at math. >o< )

aug 30, 2025, 4:24 am β€’ 1 0 β€’ view
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Bleppin' Drago πŸ‰ @bleppindrago.bsky.social

She learned to speak verbally from the human and on top of that, she can communicate emotions. I might explain more about that later. But she can make any word or noise without a need for flexible lips. The sounds are created in her throat like a parrot (of course she's more intelligent than one).

aug 30, 2025, 4:36 am β€’ 1 0 β€’ view