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The [[Age of Dragons: Forest Dragons|Forest Dragons]] of the Heart Forest tell of a legend in which the Mother Goddess "blessed" the first of their kind with the ability to die of old age and to have short life like a mortal creature. | The [[Age of Dragons: Forest Dragons|Forest Dragons]] of the Heart Forest tell of a legend in which the Mother Goddess "blessed" the first of their kind with the ability to die of old age and to have short life like a mortal creature. | ||
− | The ''Jade Dragons'' accept that this event happened, but they also recall that three of the | + | The ''Jade Dragons'' accept that this event happened, but they also recall that three of the Forest Dragon's grandchildren saw through the talk of "wisdom through brief lives" and recognised the Mother Goddess' work for what it was - a horrific curse. |
− | They saw that the | + | They saw that the First Forest Dragon had been seeking knowledge and arcane lore, and that was on the verge of gaining secrets that would make him as powerful as his Mother. She saw this, and cursed him with mortal senescence to destroy his mind and body. The magic she cast was launched out of nothing but spite of fear. |
These three grandchildren strived all their years to thwart the curse, and they failed. Their descendants fought the curse as well, and also failed. | These three grandchildren strived all their years to thwart the curse, and they failed. Their descendants fought the curse as well, and also failed. | ||
− | It was only at the end of the | + | It was only at the end of the First Age, just after the Mother Goddess left the realm that a small cabal of Forest Dragons found a way to break the curse. By infusing their pneuma with death energy they were able to break the Mother's malicious enchantment, and in doing so they became something greater - ''Jade Dragons''. |
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==Character Creation: Game Rules== | ==Character Creation: Game Rules== | ||
− | The above rules and background details apply to the sub-breed of | + | The above rules and background details apply to the sub-breed of "Jade Dragons". |
The progenitor breed of [[Age of Dragons: Forest Dragons|Forest Dragons]] are covered separately, as are the atavistic [[Age of Dragons: Jungle Dragons|Jungle Dragons]]. | The progenitor breed of [[Age of Dragons: Forest Dragons|Forest Dragons]] are covered separately, as are the atavistic [[Age of Dragons: Jungle Dragons|Jungle Dragons]]. | ||
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===Sphere Ratings=== | ===Sphere Ratings=== | ||
− | + | Dragons of this breed are Sophis-Dominant. Their Sophis must be at least 1 point higher than one other Sphere at character generation. | |
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===Birthrights=== | ===Birthrights=== | ||
− | '''Re-aligned Pneuma''' - | + | '''Re-aligned Pneuma''' - Jade Dragons count as Death-aligned dragons rather than as Life-aligned Dragons. |
− | ''' | + | '''Corrupted Affinity''' - All Jade Dragons have an affinity for Death magic. Jade Dragons can learn and cast spells from the ''Lesser Lore of Death'' as Lifepath Resources |
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===Breed Weakness=== | ===Breed Weakness=== | ||
− | '''Withered Souls''' - | + | '''Withered Souls''' - Jade Dragons have exceptionally poor fertility as their pneuma is both corrupted and mutated. One out of three eggs laid by a Jade Dragon will hatch wyverns instead of dragons. |
− | '''Disconcerting Presence''' - | + | '''Disconcerting Presence''' - Jade Dragons cannot spot or expend "6s" on Pneuma dice pools for any effect or action relating to any positive socialisation (though attempts to intimidate or disturb are not affected). |
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==Society and Culture== | ==Society and Culture== | ||
− | ''Jade Dragons'' are found mostly in the cold pine forests of the | + | ''Jade Dragons'' are found mostly in the cold pine forests of the North. Throughout much of this woodland, the trees are long dead and petrified, and those that do grow are withered looking. They have abandoned the ways of their parent breed, and tend towards a solitary existence. Part of this is from a desire to be as different as possible from the Forest Dragons, and part is from the sense of disconcertion that Jade Dragons experience in each others company. |
− | Their solitary lifestyle combined with their low fertility means that | + | Their solitary lifestyle combined with their low fertility means that Jade Dragons are declining in population numbers as each century passes. Courting and reproduction are seen as a tactical necessity rather than as a pleasure. |
− | Around two thirds of | + | Around two thirds of Jade Dragons have found their way to the Ascendancy (where they are valued for their sorcerous acumen), with the remainder leading isolated existences far from any faction. To date, there are no Jade Dragons in the Alliance, though this is likely due to geographic distance more than anything else. |
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==Lifepaths and the Jade Dragons== | ==Lifepaths and the Jade Dragons== | ||
− | The | + | The Jade tend towards arcane study, and so the majority are [[Age of Dragons: Scholar-Sage|Scholar-Sages]]. A small number of Ascendancy Jades have taken up the role of [[Age of Dragons: Demonbinder|Demonbinder]]. |
− | Few other Lifepaths appeal to | + | Few other Lifepaths appeal to Jade Dragon psychology, and they are few enough in number that a Jade following a different lifepath is probably unique in his choices. |
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==Outlook== | ==Outlook== | ||
− | ''Thirst-of-Balefire'', | + | ''Thirst-of-Balefire'', Jade Sorceror of the Ascendancy speaks of the twelve: |
* '''Pure Dragons''' - ''"To their eyes we are an abomination. To hell with them - I spit on their religion, and I will burn their temples"'' | * '''Pure Dragons''' - ''"To their eyes we are an abomination. To hell with them - I spit on their religion, and I will burn their temples"'' | ||
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* '''Storm Dragons''' - ''"Like us, they have metamorphosed into something different. Ultimately though, their reverence for animism and the Mother Goddess sickens me."'' | * '''Storm Dragons''' - ''"Like us, they have metamorphosed into something different. Ultimately though, their reverence for animism and the Mother Goddess sickens me."'' | ||
* '''Ashen Dragons''' - ''"They have potential."'' | * '''Ashen Dragons''' - ''"They have potential."'' | ||
− | * '''Velvet Dragons''' - ''"The | + | * '''Velvet Dragons''' - ''"The nice thing about reduced fertility is you can sate your libido on a willing Velvet without a great deal of risk... Or an unwilling Velvet if needs be..."'' |
* '''Chimerical Dragons''' - ''"They know more than they're letting on. They are a threat."'' | * '''Chimerical Dragons''' - ''"They know more than they're letting on. They are a threat."'' | ||
* '''Ghost Dragons''' - ''"They fear and run from the Void Beyond. We seek to master the Void Beyond. Could we be any more different?"'' | * '''Ghost Dragons''' - ''"They fear and run from the Void Beyond. We seek to master the Void Beyond. Could we be any more different?"'' | ||
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