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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=== | ||
− | *'''Soma | + | * '''Soma 3''' |
− | *''' | + | * '''Sophis 4''' |
− | *'''Pneuma | + | * '''Pneuma 5''' |
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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. |
− | ''' | + | '''Body of Jade''' - Jade Dragons gain +1 to any dice rolls relating to the casting of magic. Note the |
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===Breed Weakness=== | ===Breed Weakness=== | ||
− | '''Withered Souls''' - | + | '''Withered Souls''' - Jade Dragons have exceptionally poor fertility. They are at -4 dice to dice pools relating to conception or fertility. |
− | '''Disconcerting Presence''' - | + | '''Disconcerting Presence''' - Jade Dragons are at -2 dice to any dice pools relating to any positve socialisation (though attempts to intimidate or disturb are not affected). This effect is doubled when relating to other Jade Dragons (to -4 dice). |
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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, though the only Lifepath they will absolutely refuse to pursue is that of the ''Animist Adept''. |
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==Outlook== | ==Outlook== | ||
− | '' | + | ''Wisdom-of-the-Young'', is a respected Seer, and shares the thoughts of his people: |
− | * '''Pure Dragons''' - ''" | + | * '''Pure Dragons''' - ''"Children of desert, as we are children of forest. The Mother gave us different gifts, but I think ours was the better."'' |
− | * '''Argent Dragons''' - ''" | + | * '''Argent Dragons''' - ''"The humans of Arrantis have learnt to stop at the border of the Forest, knowing that they have no authority beyond where the trees begin. The wise Argent should know the same."'' |
− | * '''Solar Dragons''' - ''" | + | * '''Solar Dragons''' - ''"For all their claims of sibling empathy, they can never truly understand us. We are not part of their grand society - the Forest breed stand apart."'' |
− | * '''Hunter Dragons''' - ''" | + | * '''Hunter Dragons''' - ''"They almost understand - almost. But they have seized onto one aspect of the mysteries of life, and lost track of the others."'' |
− | + | * '''Storm Dragons''' - ''"They are to be respected, and feared. The duty out Mother gave them is a difficult one, and they serve it well."'' | |
− | * '''Storm Dragons''' - ''" | + | * '''Ashen Dragons''' - ''"They think themselves so superior in intellect, but for all their knowledge they have little true wisdom."'' |
− | * '''Ashen Dragons''' - ''"They have | + | * '''Velvet Dragons''' - ''"Their beauty is like that of a marble statue - ancient, unchanging and artificial. Our beauty is that of living youth - one that they can never match."'' |
− | * '''Velvet Dragons''' - ''" | + | * '''Chimerical Dragons''' - ''"They have insights, these ones, that even we Seers cannot match. But I fear where their insights come from - the dream realm was not meant to be explored, or conquered."'' |
− | * '''Chimerical Dragons''' - ''"They | + | * '''Ghost Dragons''' - ''"Death-cultists of the worse sort, whose very presence makes nature recoil. They will find no refuge in our forests."'' |
− | * '''Ghost Dragons''' - ''" | + | * '''Blood Dragons''' - ''"Time and time again they have sought to burn us out of our woods - time and time again, we have driven them off. They all deserve death."'' |
− | * '''Blood Dragons''' - ''" | + | * '''Sable Dragons''' - ''"The force they worship is evil, but it is just a powerful spirit rather than a true deity. Endless Night could never threaten the Heart Forest."'' |
− | * '''Sable Dragons''' - ''" | ||
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