Editing Age of Dragons: Jade Dragons

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 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.

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''.

The above rules and background details apply to the sub-breed of "Jade Dragons".

*'''Soma 30'''

*'''Sophia 60'''

*'''Pneuma 60'''

'''Re-aligned Pneuma''' - Jade Dragons count as Death-aligned dragons rather than as Life-aligned Dragons.

'''Sorcerous Affinity''' - All Jade Dragons have a natural affinity for magic. When using Suspires, their Arete counts as +10 to its true value.  

'''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''' - Jade Dragons make for disturbing and unpleasant company. Their translucent scaleless skin makes them seem unnatural, and their disjointed and sickly movements disconcert. On actions relating to any positve socialisation (i.e. any socialisation except intimidation and attempts to cause fear or discomfort) Jade Dragons must remove any dice they roll that roll a "6". These "6s" neither count towards achieving a success, or contribute to the effect total.  

''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 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 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.

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 Jade Dragon psychology, and they are few enough in number that a Jade following a different lifepath is probably unique in his choices.

''Thirst-of-Balefire'', Jade Sorceror of the Ascendancy speaks of the twelve: