Editing Age Of Dragons: Characterisation (section)

==Name Your Dragon==
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The language of dragons is called ''Ess^rag-hhai'', though is often simply called "Draconic" by mortals. It is a language of considerable complexity and nuance, and to the human ear can vary between  simple growls and roars to musical hums, intonations and clicks. Body language is part of the language, and a word can change meaning altogether if roared or whispered, according to its context, and whether it is at the start, middle or end of a breath. Certain words also have different meanings according to the breed, age and gender of the speaker, or even according to their current and past ''Lifepaths''. A harmless comment can be revealed to be a grave insult when a dragon discovers more about the speaker's past.
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Draconic names are always in this language, though as the human tongue has trouble with this, we use their translations for the purpose of this game.
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A dragon name typically has many meanings, but one primary meaning, and when humans use their translated names they tend to go with this primary meaning. For example, an ancient ''Hunter Dragon'' goes by the name ''Predator-Claw'', but to other dragons the collection of syllables and intonations that make up this name can also mean "king of the hunt" and "taker of lives", and when spoken in the context of his tribal name, there are also subtle notes indicating his purity of purpose and his enmity to the Ashen breed. 
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The pages on the individual breeds give more suggestions as to the naming traditions of each breed.
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