Age of Dragons: Blood Dragons

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Society and Culture

The self-proclaimed Lords of Slaughter have existed in much the same form since the beginning of the First Age, more interested in the glory of destruction rather than in creating Empires or a grand culture.

While individual Blood Dragons will often establish domains (through force of arms) and may raise armies and war-hordes, it is uncommon for them to oversee the building of cities or nation states. More often they will lead their followers in war after war, till they meet their ends in battle.

Before the Ascendancy, Blood Dragons would be as likely to war against each other as to cooperate, and the Blood Dragon dominated lands would often be little more than ruin-studded wastelands. With the rise of Endless Night, however, the Blood Dragons have found new purpose.

Now the Blood Dragons have been told that they are not just warring because it feels right, but rather because they are Holy Avatars of Destruction, and Priests of Slaughter. They now know that in war they serve the Rising God that is Endless Night. This has given them considerably more focus, and though still prone to the occasional short-tempered battle between brothers, they now follow the Ascendancy's grand War-Plan. The Breed are now the Warlords of the Ascendancy, with the fate of every Blood Dragon tied to the success of the Ascendancy.

Lifepaths and the Blood Dragons

Without a doubt, Blood Dragons are most inclined to be Warmasters. The art of war is one that is second nature to a Blood Dragon. Within the Ascendancy, the majority of Warmasters fall into two camps. On the one hand, there are the Lords of Slaughter, who pride themselves on personal strength of arms, and whose baroqued blacksteel armour is a mark of martial honour. On the other, there are the War-Priests of Endless Night who raise and command vast hordes, leading them into battle against the enemies of the Ascendancy.

Many War-Priests will also study as Demonbinders and Sarcomancers in order to add summoned creatures to their war-strength. Indeed, in the study of these Lifepaths, the Blood Dragons consider themselves to be unmatched experts.

In contrast, a Lord of Slaughter is more likely to seek additional battle techniques, perhaps as a Redtooth Berserker. The Lords of Slaughter refer to their berserkers as Knights of Bloodfury, and respect them as being amongst the greatest warriors in their number. A small number of Lords of Slaughter pursue the Lifepaths Scholar-Sages, but focus on the war-magics of the Battlemagi. Finally, a minority who are interested in the more artful forms of murder will pursue the Lifepath of the Physical Adept, and use the skills acquired to specialise as Redknife Assassins.

Outlook

Caress-of-Sanguine-Steel is a Lord of Slaughter, and she speaks of the weaker breeds:

  • Pure Dragons - "We have never worshipped their Goddess and we never will. Endless Night is my Lord, and the Death God is my patron."
  • Argent Dragons - "These are foes worthy to be met in open battle. I salivate in anticipation of the taste of their blood."
  • Solar Dragons - "Weaklings, especially at night time. The only mercy I offer them is quick death."
  • Hunter Dragons - "Brutal creatures! I envy their claws and teeth, but ultimately I am the better Warmaster."
  • Forest Dragons - "Mere numbers do not compensate for their physical weakness. We win every fight against them."
  • Storm Dragons - "Hard to fight, if only because the cowards hide underwater. Still, they bleed as easy as any other once you catch them."
  • Ashen Dragons - "Tricksy bastards, with more surprises in battle than you'd credit them for. All's fair in murder and war though, so I bear no grudge."
  • Velvet Dragons - "A Velvet stole my sister's heart once, and laid a Harlequin seed in her belly. I repaid him by bloody castration."
  • Chimerical Dragons - "They are blessed with insanity, yet theirs is the weak sort of madness, rather than the strong storm of unfettered rage. They are easily killed."
  • Ghost Dragons - "I never trusted the Ghost Scholars. I am unsurprised that they betrayed the North, but my steelclaws will wreak revenge on their feeble flesh when we catch them."
  • Sable Dragons - "Endless Night has given us purpose and unity, and for that I am forever grateful. The Sable breed are his children, and they are worthy of our deference."