I am so grateful to all of you who have joined me inside this Dragon Village. I am grateful for you taking a chance on a unique group idea, and contributing so well to the heartbeat of this village. I love seeing your beautiful designs, reading your fantastic stories, and falling in love with your characters and world that you are helping create and shape. I am grateful that even when I went silent for a while, you stayed. Thank you 🫂 To be honest, I was not doing well. I did a dumb thing and at a peak of positive feeling and success I stopped depression medication I had been taking. Then, as life does, things changed and I was back in the middle of many harsh mental triggers attacking my self worth, and I didn't have the medication to block the negative demons who attacked. Depression medication takes about a month to see any effects, both ways. So when I stopped, it seemed like it was okay because I was still okay. Now that I am restarting, it's taking time to readjust the dose to combat the new triggers. It's been rough. My negative voice is really mean, lol, and it led to some...dangerous...thoughts. And it also makes me want to hide from people - yet being around other people is what helps keep it at bay. Isolation is dangerous - yet I felt so ashamed of disappearing and being overwhelmed with the notifications that have been flooding my skool account - I only now have gained the courage to come back. So, thank you again for being here and for not burning the village down while I was gone ^_^ I know with so many dragons around, that is quite a feat ;)

Hatchmere is a magical realm where dragon eggs call to those who desire to have their companionship. A dragon's bond is eternal and strong. Watch as our community of dragons grows with every additional member. First step - declare the egg you find, and talk out details and desires for your dragon with our onboarding team. We can help you craft your dragon as it grows, and you get to personally influence the story in how you found your egg, what it looks like, and what unique bond you feel you have with it - if any. You egg hatches when you reach level 2 - and an image of your hatched dragon can be produced for you if you don't have access to your own AI or art tools. We encourage you to have an image with each additional level up as well, showing the stages of growth and power of your dragon. NOTE: Any art provided may be used in promotional material as this group is open to the public to view. All art posted in this group is posted with a right to remix it or place it on merchandise for you or others in the group to sell. Make sure the art you use you have permission to use. Since affiliation perks are open for those who share with their friends, all art you post must have a commercial use license - or be open source. Please do not arbitrarily grow your dragon - it must be earned through contributions. You may however tell tales of what you wish might be from the storytelling stage :)

I want to have a quick montage, like in a movie, of my dragon and I moving quickly from the mountain to the town. I would like to bump into several characters, individually, along the way. Is there a good spot in any of your stories where I could bump into you in the wilderness? It could be in your past, I suppose. These should be quick, funny encounters.