Create a character for 'The Emerald Dragon' Contest

We had recently interviewed author Solitaire Parke on the blog. Go check out the awesome interview! Today, Solitaire has agreed to hold an amazing giveaway on the blog. I can say that this is the first time I have ever come across such a giveaway, and believe me, I have entered tons of them!

So what is so special about this giveaway? Solitaire is giving two winners a chance to be immortalized by naming one of the characters in his books. This is correct, you get bragging rights to the character and his dragon's names, origins, species, color and more! Wait, there is more! You get a dedication on the series' website and best of all, you get a signed copy of the book when it is released.

Now tell me whether I was right or not? Isn't this the best contest ever?! So what are you waiting for? Put on your thinking hats and get cracking!

“The Emerald Dragon” Character Contest Guidelines:

We suggest reading the current chapters available on Solitaire Parke’s blog to familiarize yourself with the existing characters. Not all of the existing characters come from Earth, so it will give you an idea of the different species and where the story is going. Based on that, to enter the contest, what you would need to comment with is: 

1. Dragon rider Name and Origin – the character you create needs to be a protagonist and/or beneficial to Mount Drago. Definitely no bad guys please. All of the names need to fit within the story criteria, ie. – Nothing too off the wall or crude. As far as origin for the character, I encourage you to have fun with naming the township or province you came from, but again nothing too off the wall or crude please.
   
   The species that have been listed in the book are as follows:

   • F.B.H. (Full Blood Human) – would come from anywhere on Earth.
   • Drago – ancestors (clans) would have come from Iceland or England.
   • Denizen (Non-Demonic) – would come from the Provinces of Hell.
   • Demon (Male Only) – would come from the Provinces of Hell.
   • Halfling (Half Demoness) – would come from the Provinces of Hell.

   Example – (F.B.H) Elfred MacDugal (Scottsman) and hails from Edinborough, Scotland.
   
   
2. Species of Dragon, Full Name, Nickname, Color, Gender and Age – All of the Wyvern dragons traditionally have three names that are Latin-based.  The color of your dragon needs to fit within the story criteria and colors are listed below. The Aguiva warbirds gather their name from the rider’s first thought during the impression (the joining of rider and dragon).  An example of both can be found below.
The different colors for Wyvern dragons are as follow:
• Gold, Red, Harlequin, Grey, Blue, Green (Non-Winged), Brown (Non-Winged), Emerald, Silver, Bronze and Copper
The different colors for Aguiva warbird dragons are as follows:
• Tan, Tan/Black and Grey/Black (The Tan/Black and Grey/Black are the only ones with ridgelines on the tops of their heads and will be much bigger than the Tans.)
Example – (Wyvern) a Red, 5 year old male. His full name is Paxxus Tryphena Sauren and his nickname is “Big Red”. 
Example – (Aguiva) a Tan (non-ridgeline), 3 year old male. His name is Ring Toss.

The Prizes for the Winners
The contest will run for 2 weeks (ends 15^th July 2012), and at the close of the character contest, 2 winners will be chosen at random. The winners of the contest will be awarded:

• A blog post announcing the contest winners on Solitaire Parke’s blog.
• Their character and dragon introduced into the story of “The Emerald Dragon” and will be mentioned periodically throughout the book thereafter.
• A mention of the contest winners on the dedication page of the book.
• A signed copy of the book sent to the contest winners when the book is released.

And finally, the fine-print:

1. Two winners will be announced.
2. Only one entry per user.
3. Giveaway is open internationally.
4. Entries will be open till July 15, 2012.
5. We will notify the author of the winner, and will pass your email address to him. The author will contact the winner.
6. It is the responsibility of the author to ensure that you receive the prizes.
7. Alexia's Chronicles, Alexia Smit and Ritesh Kala are not responsible for enforcing the contest. Any disputes should be addressed directly to the author.
8. By entering this contest you are giving author Solitaire Parke the right to use the name of the character and the dragon that you have come up with in one or more of his books.