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The Snap-Dragon derived this name from a spell [[Madame Tarsa|Tarsa]] had placed upon the [[Star Atop the Tree]]; if it was disturbed, the Snap-Dragon would rise from the Lake, wreathed in blue fire, while a chorus of singing raisins chanted ominously about the creature, and it would attempt to prevent whoever had tampered with the Star from leaving. However, if its flames were extinguished, the Dragon would reluctantly return to the Lake. [[Juliet-178]], [[Arganthone-056]] and [[Jenny Everywhere#Adventures with the Cupids|Jenny Everywhere]] discovered all of this in December 2020 during their quest to recover the magical mallet hidden by Tarsa inside the Star so tht they could use it to free Tarsa herself from a magical ice prison. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]'') | The Snap-Dragon derived this name from a spell [[Madame Tarsa|Tarsa]] had placed upon the [[Star Atop the Tree]]; if it was disturbed, the Snap-Dragon would rise from the Lake, wreathed in blue fire, while a chorus of singing raisins chanted ominously about the creature, and it would attempt to prevent whoever had tampered with the Star from leaving. However, if its flames were extinguished, the Dragon would reluctantly return to the Lake. [[Juliet-178]], [[Arganthone-056]] and [[Jenny Everywhere#Adventures with the Cupids|Jenny Everywhere]] discovered all of this in December 2020 during their quest to recover the magical mallet hidden by Tarsa inside the Star so tht they could use it to free Tarsa herself from a magical ice prison. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time of the Toymaker (novel)|The Time of the Toymaker]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
A comically literal visual representation of the game of [[wikipedia:Snap-dragon (game)|snap-dragon]], this Dragon appeared in an illustration in [[wikipedia:Robert Chambers (publisher born 1802)|Robert Chambers]]' [[wikipedia:Chambers Book of Days|''The Book of Days'']], originally published in 1864. As such, the figure is in the public domain. | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:10, 15 September 2021
The Snap-Dragon was a Dragon which resided at the bottom of Snapdragon Lake, a lake of hot brandy located in the Christmas Toyland area of Madame Tarsa's Toybox. It acted as the Guardian of the Star.
The Snap-Dragon derived this name from a spell Tarsa had placed upon the Star Atop the Tree; if it was disturbed, the Snap-Dragon would rise from the Lake, wreathed in blue fire, while a chorus of singing raisins chanted ominously about the creature, and it would attempt to prevent whoever had tampered with the Star from leaving. However, if its flames were extinguished, the Dragon would reluctantly return to the Lake. Juliet-178, Arganthone-056 and Jenny Everywhere discovered all of this in December 2020 during their quest to recover the magical mallet hidden by Tarsa inside the Star so tht they could use it to free Tarsa herself from a magical ice prison. (PROSE: The Time of the Toymaker)
Behind the scenes
A comically literal visual representation of the game of snap-dragon, this Dragon appeared in an illustration in Robert Chambers' The Book of Days, originally published in 1864. As such, the figure is in the public domain.
