Maritimus/Stories
Quotes
- When Entering Dragon's Roost
- I'm all fired up for another day!
- You can call me Mariti!
- Aw, I was hoping you'd come!
- After Receiving a Gift
- This is a present from me. Hope you like it!
- Here, let me give you this as a token of our friendship.
- After Bond Level Increase
- It's so great to have friends!
- I want to be your friend forever!
- Idle After Bond Level 1
- I'm going to fight the best I can, so let me show you what I can do!
- Did I mention that I own the choir? Isn't that the BEST?!
- I just LOVE the way you dress!
- Idle After Bond Level 10
- You've got the makings of a real fashion model. I'd love to dress you up someday!
- We should go shopping together sometime soon.
- Let's have a little sing-song! On three! Ready? And a-one, and a two...
- Idle After Bond Level 20
- I like you more with each passing day.
- Someone's been doing a fine job of conducting everyone here...and that someone is clearly you!
- A person can't just sit around and worry all the time – you have to keep moving forward!
Dragon Story Episodes
The Shiny Happy Dragon
Once upon a time, a dragon named
Maritimus lived in the snowy
mountains, where he loved shiny
and fashionable things.
It didn't take long before he became
interested in seeing a human town.
Though the thought of going to one
terrified his friends, Maritimus set off
without hesitation.
People were shocked at the sight of
a dragon suddenly showing up in
town! But Maritimus couldn't contain
his excitement at what he saw.
Jewels, stained glass, accessories,
cute clothes... There were so many
fashionable, shiny things, he felt
like he'd stumbled into heaven!
Maritimus wanted one of everything,
but knew such items were not free.
So he decided to do what all of
the humans in town did—work!
He ran errands to far-off towns.
He advertised for shops and stores.
He gathered firewood and kindling.
From morning to night, he worked
at whatever job would take him.
Before long, there wasn't a soul
in town who didn't know him.
They gave him the nickname
of Mariti, and accepted him
as part of their community.
Soon, he was so popular that he
had more job offers than he could
handle—and he used his newfound
fortune to buy all the shiny and
fashionable things he wanted.
One day, as he was passing an old
mansion, he heard the beautiful
sound of singing from within and
instantly fell in love with it.
Every day after that, he would go out
of his way to walk past the mansion
and listen to the beautiful song.
But one day, he was greeted not by
the sound of singing, but crying.
Worried, he hurried up the mansion
steps to see what was the matter.
Inside, he found a group of children
in tears. And as for the reason why...
Maritimus loved shiny things—and
when he heard singing as radiant
as any jewel coming from inside
an old mansion, he instantly fell
in love with the sound.
But one day, that beautiful sound
was replaced by sobs. Confused,
he asked the children inside what
they were crying about.
"The owner of this mansion was really
good at singing," they said. "That's
who taught us how to sing. But now
the owner isn't with us anymore."
"Then a bunch of scary men came
by and said the mansion and the
choir now belong to them. What's
going to happen to us?!"
The children began to cry anew.
Maritimus wasn't certain what was
going on—but he knew it was serious.
And if he didn't act, he might not be
able to hear them sing ever again.
After pondering the matter for
a while, he exclaimed: "All right,
kids! Just leave this to me!"
The next day, Maritimus arrived
at the mansion with a large bag
containing all of the beautiful
things he'd purchased in town.
He offered it to the scary men on
the condition that they leave and
never return—which they were
more than happy to do.
"Wasn't all of that important to you?"
asked the children. "Are you really
okay giving it away?"
The children sounded nervous as
they asked, but Maritimus simply
smiled. "To me, your singing is more
radiant than any jewel," he said.
"Now, let me hear a song!"
The children celebrated with
a joyful tune, and Maritimus
decided then and there to
become the choir's new owner.
Maritimus was so popular that it did
not take long for the choir to start to
receive offers. They performed in all
manner of different places, growing
more famous with each stop.
But there was something else
he learned upon becoming the
owner: The children's singing
voices weren't the only radiant
things in the choir's performances.
Their dignified expressions
as they sang and the tears
shed by the moved audiences
were equally aglow.
He knew that these shiny things
were too large, too grand, for any
bag to hold. And no matter how
much time passed, the love he
held for his choir never changed.