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==Lifepaths and the Forest Dragons==

With their short lives, it is uncommon for ''Forest Dragons'' to pursue more than one or two Paths over their entire lives. ''Forest Dragons'' don't tend to seek to master every field of endeavour, but rather pick one role that suits them. Generally a single family unit will have a particular preference of Lifepath, which most family members will follow, simply because they have easy access to mentors from that path and are exposed to it from an early age.

Three major philosophies exist within the Kindreds, though there are also many smaller ones:

The ''Call of Harmony'' kindreds follow the Lifepath of [[Age of Dragons: Physical Adept|Physical Adepts]] and see their calling as gaining unity with nature, both by understanding their physical forms and by wearing the skins of other animal races. These families will often maintain nests that share territory with animals and mortals, and seek to coexist rather than to dominate or rule.

In contrast, ''Call of Clouds'' kindreds favour the Lifepath of the [[Age of Dragons: Sky Dancer|Sky Dancer]] and are fairly uninterested in the world below the canopy, instead preferring the skies above where they can be closer to the Pneuma of the Goddess. They represent the exuberance and joyfulness that is the best aspect of the youthful culture of the ''Forest Dragons''.

Finally, kindreds which follow the ''Call of Thorns'' tend to follow the path of the [[Age of Dragons: Beast Unbound|Beast Unbound]]. They seek to dominate their environments, and tend to be amongst the most vicious and feral of their breed. They believe that a short life should find joy in spilt blood and ferocious struggle. 

Outside the Kindred-based structure of society are the ''Seers of the Green'', who almost universally follow the lifepath of the [[Age of Dragons: Animist Adept|Animist Adepts]]. Traditionally, in a brood of four or more hatchlings, the youngest will seek out the Seers to join their number. Often, the Seers will pick out these youngest siblings at Gathers, and guide them into choosing to join their number. A small force of [[Age of Dragons: Warmaster|Warmasters]] called the ''Emerald Branch'' also dedicate themselves to the Seers' service, travelling with them as bodyguards or soldiers. It is almost unheard of for a ''Forest Dragon to'' become a [[Age of Dragons: Warmaster|Warmaster]] without first trying another Lifepath, and the ''Emerald Branch'' themselves do not accept any Dragon who has not at the very least spent two hundred years in normal life within a ''Kindred''. 
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