Editing Age of Dragons: Jungle Dragons

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==The Innocent Sinners==

Descended from a branch of [[Age of Dragons: Forest Dragons|Forest Dragons]], the ''Jungle Dragons'' exist in the vast unnamed tropical rainforests that lie to the southwest of the Heart Forest.

While still recognisably sharing a common ancestry, ''Jungle Dragons'' have changed over the ages into a distinct sub-breed, with a mindset and culture that is entirely alien to the dragons of the Heart Forest.
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==Character Creation: Game Rules==

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

The progenitor breed of [[Age of Dragons: Forest Dragons|Forest Dragons]] are covered separately, as are the corrupted [[Age of Dragons: Jade Dragons|Jade Dragons]].

===Sphere Ratings===

*'''Soma 6'''
*'''Sophia 2'''
*'''Pneuma 6'''

''Jungle Dragons'' are mentally deficient by draconic standards, but combine physical power and arcane might, making them true masters of their jungle homes.
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===Birthrights===

'''Freedom of Fertility''' - ''Jungle Dragons'' do not suffer the birthing sickness as other dragons do.

'''Rapid Maturity''' - Neonate ''Jungle Dragons'' mature twice as fast as other dragon breeds.
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===Breed Weakness===

'''Brief, Bloody Lives''' - ''Jungle Dragons'' do not grow more powerful as they age, instead aging and dying like mortal animals. At 90+3D6 years of age they lose -1 from Pneuma, Soma and Sophis, and lose a further -1 each 2d6 years afterwards. When any score hits zero, they die of old age. In senescence, a Jungle Dragon ceases to be fertile.
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==Physical Appearance==
'''Jade Dragons''' are not scaled or made of ordinary flesh, but instead their skin is made of a smooth hard jade-like substance, with a similarly coloured pale green liquid in place of blood and a strong jade tint to all their viscera. Their skin and flesh has a disconcerting translucent quality to it, and their eyes are just dark red pinpricks. Though they have no scales, their Jade skin has all the supernatural benefits that scales afford, such as immunity to heat and fire.
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==Society and Culture==

''Jungle Dragons'' lack true society and culture, instead existing somewhat like intelligent animals. Alpha males of the breed dominate their small family groups and claim sole breeding rights with the females in their packs. There is an inherent assumption amongst Jungle Dragons that females are useful only as breeding stock, and it is not uncommon for female hatchlings to be deliberately declawed and detoothed at birth so that they can be more easily controlled when they are older. Lesser males are either kept in line until they're old enough to challenge for leadership (a battle to the death, naturally). Dragons from other packs are either there to be captured (and thereafter brought into the pack) or killed and eaten (as to a ''Jungle dragon'' meat is just meat, regardless of source).

Despite possessing some intelligence (less than a human, but more than most animals) they tend to be happy in their atavistic state. Language is kept to a minimum, they have no appreciation of civilisation or technology, and have no over-arching cultural myths. Most have not even heard of the Mother Goddess, and instead are more concerned with day to day animal existence. 

Their way of life and their lack of education means that their brutal existence is perpetuated, generation after generation. Because their jungle domains are so far from the rest of the Realm (at least good month's flight from the area of Heart Forest where their parent breed lie) they remain uninfluenced by the ways of the other draconic peoples.

A small number of ''Jungle Dragons'' have in the past been relocated from their environment by well-meaning ''Forest Dragons''. Inevitably this has met with failure - the ''Jungle Dragons'' seem unwilling or unable to adapt to more civilised behaviour.
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==Lifepaths and the Jungle Dragons==

Without even trying, almost all  ''Jungle Dragons'' will follow the path of the [[Age of Dragons: Beast Unbound|Beast Unbound]]. In their homelands, they simply have no other options available.<br><br>

==Outlook==

''Meat Chewer'', Alpha of his Pack talks about the various visitors he's had to the jungles. he doesn't often bother with words and language, so listen up!

* '''Pure Dragons''' - ''"White dragon came see me once. Good soft flesh. Went down to stomach easy."''
* '''Argent Dragons''' - ''"Break off his metal shell first. Then ate."''
* '''Solar Dragons''' - ''"Looked like white one, except yellow, and make more noise dying."''
* '''Hunter Dragons''' - ''"Not met one. Or ate one. Heh. They sound too bony anyway."''
* '''Forest Dragons''' - ''"Look bit like us. Scared of us though. Watch out for magic ones."''
* '''Storm Dragons''' - ''"One of them lives in big sea that way. We talk sometimes. Flies underwater. Weird guy."''
* '''Ashen Dragons''' - ''"Not seen one. Do they taste good?"''
* '''Velvet Dragons''' - ''"Pretty dragon you say? Bring her here, add to my pack."''
* '''Chimerical Dragons''' - ''"Scales like rainbow? Grandad told me about them. Sound odd."''
* '''Ghost Dragons''' - ''"No, never seen one. What is ghost?"''
* '''Blood Dragons''' - ''"Grandad told me once one came here trying to be Alpha of whole jungle, with big pack of dead man-things. He said it taste bad."''
* '''Sable Dragons''' - ''"They come in black too now? Hmm, hope they taste as good as white ones."''
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