🐉🍼 The Emberhorn Flask — Hatchling Nourishment Vessel
Also Known As:
Flamefeeder, Firstfang Vial, Hearthfang Flask
📐 Shape & Structure
Though clearly designed for dragons, the Emberhorn Flask bears a striking resemblance in shape to a humanoid baby bottle — rounded base, arched body, and a tapered mouthpiece. However, everything else is distinctly draconic in scale, craftsmanship, and purpose.
Size: Massive by humanoid standards — about the length of a lion's paw or small dragon claw
Shape: Sturdy bottle-like body, with a slightly curved form that fits naturally between a dragon's talons
Nozzle: Ends in a soft-scaled membrane tip, warm to the touch and designed for gentle suckling
Cap: Comes with a heat-sealing rune lid that locks the fluid inside without spilling during flight or movement
🪨 Material & Design
Unlike glass or plastic, the Emberhorn Flask is made from living or enchanted organic materials native to ancient dragonlands:
Moltenbone or heat-hardened volcanic horn (crafted from fallen ancestral horn pieces or bones)
Fused Flameglass, a fire-forged crystal that stores warmth eternally
Often inlaid with glowing runes or burn-marks of the hatchling's name or element
Each flask is considered a personal treasure, and often passed down or carefully preserved after the hatchling grows.
💖 Cultural & Emotional Significance
While dragons are fierce and proud, the act of feeding a hatchling with an Emberhorn Flask is deeply sacred and emotional:
It symbolizes flamebond — the spiritual link between parent and child
It allows parents like Volkarros to provide not just food, but nurturing warmth
Many decorate their flasks with emberscales, small horns, or elemental charms tied to the child's soul
When Khazirax was young, Volkarros often fed him from an Emberhorn Flask he carved himself — not out of tradition, but instinct. Despite his reputation as a mighty warlord, he always held the flask with delicate care.
⚠️ Volkarros & the Mana Fluid Mistake
Before he understood the danger, Volkarros accidentally fed Khazirax mana fluid using the Emberhorn Flask, believing it would strengthen his divine-born son.
Earlier, while unknowingly pregnant, Volkarros himself had drunk a small amount of mana fluid — a mistake, but one that didn't harm him due to his overwhelming strength. Unfortunately, the unborn Khazirax absorbed much of that energy.
It was only after ancient caretakers warned him that he learned:
> ❌ Mana fluid is forbidden for unborn or hatchling dragons. It can overload their inner flame, mutate their growth, or awaken unstable powers far too soon.
Thankfully, Khazirax survived — yet this early exposure may explain his extreme magical potential.
💧 Contents the Emberhorn Flask Can Hold
The Emberhorn Flask can be safely filled with:
🥚 Ashmilk – a natural nutrient fluid from fire-herds
🍯 Molten Sap – thick sap tapped from the Emberwood trees
🌫️ Smokeflame Nectar – a misty blend of heat and honey
❌ Mana Fluid – forbidden for hatchlings or unborn, though used once by mistake with Khazirax
💧 Heated Springwater – when mixed with crushed fire crystals, becomes a soothing drink