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*'''Identity:''' Valerius is the Dragon of ~~chane~~, of evolution, of betterment and self control, and of perpetual furtherance of creation and improvement upon creation to create a better self. Valerius is very much a self focused Dragon with an ideology that completely disregards the Occult problem while focusing more on purity and cleanliness of self, and improvement of both mind and body in the face of a world that is designed to break these things down.

*'''Identity:''' Valerius is the Dragon of change, of evolution, of betterment and self control, and of perpetual furtherance of creation and improvement upon creation to create a better self. Valerius is very much a self focused Dragon with an ideology that completely disregards the Occult problem while focusing more on purity and cleanliness of self, and improvement of both mind and body in the face of a world that is designed to break these things down.

*'''Racial:''' Valerius is seen as the Urlan Dragon, Valerius herself appearing more beast-like than scaled Dragon, with crowns of antlers and horns from all manner of body parts. Valerius is said to be the mother of the Oorl Worms, and as such is seen as an indirect or even direct creator of every single Urlan in the world, at least for those who acknowledge Dragon Worship as their faith. Valerius is however also followed by those who have become disillusioned with Unionist evolution ideals, or worse yet, form the basis of those fading from Dragon Worship and into the hands of Void Worship, upset at how little the Dragons actually help the faithful.

*'''Clade:''' Valerius is supported by Verus of Spring, Vesper of Summer, Vitalis of Autumn, Vena of Winter, Viatrix of Mind, Viola of Soul, and Vortigerus of Body. This Clade’s Dragons also have names in the native Urlan tongue, though the Urlan use the common and Oorl tongue translations interchangeably. Valerius is called Haarn in Oorl, while the other Dragons are called Hoshaara, Herkhat, Hattalis, Henhush, Hax, Henfos, and Hunefos.

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*'''History:''' Valerius is perhaps one of the least seen Dragons. Even Nox appeared frequently to the Slizzar despite secrecy, and Caius appeared in the skies of Guldar despite living inside a Volcano. Valerius on the other hand, has never been witnessed by any living being directly. It is said that Valerius is incredibly shy, or simply does not want to be perceived. The only information anyone has ever gathered from Valerius, is from the flashes of memories of Oorl worms after Symbiosis, in which Valerius can be seen interacting with the Oorl worms and discussing ideologies with them.

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===Armina, Weaver of Souls===

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*'''Identity:''' Armina is the Dragon of finality, the peace of death, the cycle of life and continuation of the soul, guardian of the Soul Rivers, and steward of the memories left behind. Armina is, similarly to Valerius, a Dragon that is very self focused and disregards the Occult problem, preferring to focus on the problem of Primal Revenants and the preservation of the Dragon Worship afterlife.

*'''Racial:''' Armina is seen as the Suvial Dragon, supposedly once inhabiting the lands where the Suvial State now resides. Her appearance is one of old Suvial folklore, a more snake-like dragon without limbs that peacefully co-existed with Avinla in the land of fire as Avinla was made of the fire of the land, and Armina of the souls in the air. Because there are only few Suvial Dragon Worshipers however, Armina worship is not very common across the world.

*'''Clade:''' Armina is supported by Amatus of Death, Atticus of Mourning, Amaranta of Memories, Amadeus of Revenance, Aleda of Rebirth, and Ambel of Rememberance. These Dragons (including Armina herself) also have Suvial names in their folklore, starting with Armina who is Yaadhaï, and her supporting Dragons Antimantë, Shokahë, Phooratpet, Punarjäma, and Myrë respectively.

*'''Home:''' Armina has no real Temples anywhere in the world save for the Suvial homeland, and many of them were destroyed in the process of the Void-Outs. It is even believed by some of the Dragon Worshipers that these Temples were somehow used as anchoring points to aim the Void-Outs, as they often occurred directly above them. The largest remaining temple in the far north of the Suvial Lands is the Temple of Soul Revenance, which is largely ruined and abandoned, though is one of the only places in the world where the Soul Rivers pass through the columns and are visible even to those who can normally not see them.

*'''Occult:''' Armina's stance on the occult is one of disregard in duty. Armina's work managing and securing the afterlife, as well as the functioning of the Soul Rivers takes so much of her energy (even in death), that she has no time to spend thinking about the Occult. Those who consider Armina their patron, often choose any of the other Dragons stances to align to.

*'''Themes:''' Armina's themes are the color orange, the Soul Rivers, Death, Rebirth, and Birth, Souls, Primal Revenants, and combating Demonologists, something that Armina worshipers do engage with, believing that Demons (whether Void, Exist, or Ordial) inherently are dangerous to the Soul Rivers and corrupt the finite energy of Souls that exists in the world at any given time.

*'''Worship:''' Armina's worship is done by seeking out Primal Revenants across the world, and either putting them to rest to let their Soul Essence return to the Soul Rivers, or recruiting them through Primal's version of Demonology to assist in whatever fight or defense of the Soul Rivers and the Draconic cause. Other forms of more local worship involve passing rites of the afterlife to the recently deceased, and helping with burials.

*'''History:''' It is said that Armina co-existed with Avinla for some time in the Suvial homeland, but was considerably weakened as Cataclysm approached, for no real discernable reason. Eventually, Armina disappeared, and though (uniquely) the Estellon faithful in the area inquired with Avinla where she had gone, even Avinla could not say with melancholy in her tone, leading to one of the few recorded instances of Estellon Gods showing remorse over the seeming disappearance or passing of a Dragon. Armina has not yet been revived, nor any of her supporting Clade, leading some to believe that the Soul Rivers are unstable and in danger of collapse.

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===Zanobi, Fantasy of Magic===

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*'''Identity:''' Zanobi is the Dragon of Magic, of playful natures and kind intentions, or joyful learning and well intended application, the creator of all Primal Mage-sparks, and the lender of power to all Archon who command some version of Dragon Magic. Zanobi is considered a compassionate Dragon towards the Occult, believing in a violence-free approach and safe cleansing of all the infected, while preserving Magic in Draconic form.

*'''Racial:''' Zanobi is seen as the Allar Dragon, and the interactions between the Allar in Hadar and the supporting Clade are well recorded throughout history, until the sudden and seeming death of the Yellow Dragons (a colloquial name for Zanobi and her Clade) at the hands of some kind of mysterious and magical disease. This event is a major racial trauma for the Allar who tried to use all of their nation's resources to help find a cure, but could not, and could only watch their favored Dragons slowly wither away. Even the non-Dragon Worship observing Allar were hard-hit by this, as the Yellow Dragons had been instrumental in shepherding the Allar shortly after their arrival from Sendras.

*'''Clade:''' Zanobi is supported by Zinia of Flowers, Zephyrus of Music, Zea of Games, Zoe of Quirkiness, Zola of Light, Zaida of Happiness, and Zinia of Peace. There are no Allar language names for these Dragons, as the terms were adopted by the Allar following the presence of some local Ailor tribes that were Dragon Worshipers.

*'''Home:''' Zanobi has hundreds of Temples all over Hadar, nearly every Digmaan has at least some sort of shrine to the Yellow Dragons in their Palace or capital. There is no truly largest one, because the Yellow Dragons moved around a lot, and playfully interacted with the Allar in all of their temples. By far, the Yellow Dragons were perhaps the most interactive with mortals, spending nearly all of their time around the Allar after they arrived.

*'''Occult:''' Zanobi's stance on the Occult is benevolent cleansing, meaning that she does inevitably want everyone cleansed, but does not support it being forced on anyone. Curiously above all, Zanobi's ideology expresses a right to Magic, and that even the Occult infected Magic users, should be given Dragon Magic in compensation for their loss of Corrupt Magic. Dragon Worshipers are still not in agreement if Magesparks of Void and Exist origins are actually Primal in nature but corrupted, or something else altogether.

*'''Themes:''' Zanobi's themes are the color yellow, water, the sea, chrysanthemum flowers, long colorful ribbons and insects. Zanobi is the source of all Magic, and the one who weaves the threads of fate to grant the lucky few Primal Magesparks to cast Dragon Magic. She is also the source of all Dragon Magic in general, even if Draconic Mages are mostly Regulus faithful and Gray Witches.

*'''Worship:''' Zanobi worship is done by casting Magic for the enjoyment of others, and making the lives of others better and more kind, and spreading happiness. Zanobi in general is seen as a feel-good and wholesome Dragon, while her Clade always acted more like a troupe of entertainers than divine entities. It should also be mentioned that Zanobi and her Clade were extremely small (for Dragons) no larger than domestic dogs.

*'''History:''' Zanobi and her Clade were well known among the tribes of Ailor that lived in Hadar before the Allar arrived, but barely interacted with by the Slizzar, who were firmly Nox worshipers. When the Allar arrived, Zanobi quickly introduced herself, and chose to shelter them. It is rumored among Dragon Worshipers that Zanobi's Magic was used to keep the Sendrassians stuck in Sendras (ergo they were able to invade Hadar recently because Zanobi was dead). Zanobi and her Clades died shortly before Cataclysm in a strange Magical disease that slowly killed them one by one, an event that the Allar still see as a national failing on their part, having been unable to find a cure. The Yellow Dragons were recently revived, though haven't been seen in Hadar since.

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==Trivia==

*Dragon Worshipers can change their preferred Dragon Throne, but tend to generally stick with one for their entire lives. Changing a Throne is not seen as something shameful, but continually doing it over and over is. It is also considered shameful if it is done on a whim, as opposed to a major life event.

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-*'''Identity:''' Valerius is the Dragon of chane, of evolution, of betterment and self control, and of perpetual furtherance of creation and improvement upon creation to create a better self. Valerius is very much a self focused Dragon with an ideology that completely disregards the Occult problem while focusing more on purity and cleanliness of self, and improvement of both mind and body in the face of a world that is designed to break these things down.
+*'''Identity:''' Valerius is the Dragon of change, of evolution, of betterment and self control, and of perpetual furtherance of creation and improvement upon creation to create a better self. Valerius is very much a self focused Dragon with an ideology that completely disregards the Occult problem while focusing more on purity and cleanliness of self, and improvement of both mind and body in the face of a world that is designed to break these things down.
 *'''Racial:''' Valerius is seen as the Urlan Dragon, Valerius herself appearing more beast-like than scaled Dragon, with crowns of antlers and horns from all manner of body parts. Valerius is said to be the mother of the Oorl Worms, and as such is seen as an indirect or even direct creator of every single Urlan in the world, at least for those who acknowledge Dragon Worship as their faith. Valerius is however also followed by those who have become disillusioned with Unionist evolution ideals, or worse yet, form the basis of those fading from Dragon Worship and into the hands of Void Worship, upset at how little the Dragons actually help the faithful.
 *'''Clade:''' Valerius is supported by Verus of Spring, Vesper of Summer, Vitalis of Autumn, Vena of Winter, Viatrix of Mind, Viola of Soul, and Vortigerus of Body. This Clade’s Dragons also have names in the native Urlan tongue, though the Urlan use the common and Oorl tongue translations interchangeably. Valerius is called Haarn in Oorl, while the other Dragons are called Hoshaara, Herkhat, Hattalis, Henhush, Hax, Henfos, and Hunefos.
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 *'''History:''' Valerius is perhaps one of the least seen Dragons. Even Nox appeared frequently to the Slizzar despite secrecy, and Caius appeared in the skies of Guldar despite living inside a Volcano. Valerius on the other hand, has never been witnessed by any living being directly. It is said that Valerius is incredibly shy, or simply does not want to be perceived. The only information anyone has ever gathered from Valerius, is from the flashes of memories of Oorl worms after Symbiosis, in which Valerius can be seen interacting with the Oorl worms and discussing ideologies with them.
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+===Armina, Weaver of Souls===
+{|
+|[[File:Snakedragon.png|260px|thumb|left]]
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+*'''Identity:''' Armina is the Dragon of finality, the peace of death, the cycle of life and continuation of the soul, guardian of the Soul Rivers, and steward of the memories left behind. Armina is, similarly to Valerius, a Dragon that is very self focused and disregards the Occult problem, preferring to focus on the problem of Primal Revenants and the preservation of the Dragon Worship afterlife.
+*'''Racial:''' Armina is seen as the Suvial Dragon, supposedly once inhabiting the lands where the Suvial State now resides. Her appearance is one of old Suvial folklore, a more snake-like dragon without limbs that peacefully co-existed with Avinla in the land of fire as Avinla was made of the fire of the land, and Armina of the souls in the air. Because there are only few Suvial Dragon Worshipers however, Armina worship is not very common across the world.
+*'''Clade:''' Armina is supported by Amatus of Death, Atticus of Mourning, Amaranta of Memories, Amadeus of Revenance, Aleda of Rebirth, and Ambel of Rememberance. These Dragons (including Armina herself) also have Suvial names in their folklore, starting with Armina who is Yaadhaï, and her supporting Dragons Antimantë, Shokahë, Phooratpet, Punarjäma, and Myrë respectively.
+*'''Home:''' Armina has no real Temples anywhere in the world save for the Suvial homeland, and many of them were destroyed in the process of the Void-Outs. It is even believed by some of the Dragon Worshipers that these Temples were somehow used as anchoring points to aim the Void-Outs, as they often occurred directly above them. The largest remaining temple in the far north of the Suvial Lands is the Temple of Soul Revenance, which is largely ruined and abandoned, though is one of the only places in the world where the Soul Rivers pass through the columns and are visible even to those who can normally not see them.
+*'''Occult:''' Armina's stance on the occult is one of disregard in duty. Armina's work managing and securing the afterlife, as well as the functioning of the Soul Rivers takes so much of her energy (even in death), that she has no time to spend thinking about the Occult. Those who consider Armina their patron, often choose any of the other Dragons stances to align to.
+*'''Themes:''' Armina's themes are the color orange, the Soul Rivers, Death, Rebirth, and Birth, Souls, Primal Revenants, and combating Demonologists, something that Armina worshipers do engage with, believing that Demons (whether Void, Exist, or Ordial) inherently are dangerous to the Soul Rivers and corrupt the finite energy of Souls that exists in the world at any given time.
+*'''Worship:''' Armina's worship is done by seeking out Primal Revenants across the world, and either putting them to rest to let their Soul Essence return to the Soul Rivers, or recruiting them through Primal's version of Demonology to assist in whatever fight or defense of the Soul Rivers and the Draconic cause. Other forms of more local worship involve passing rites of the afterlife to the recently deceased, and helping with burials.
+*'''History:''' It is said that Armina co-existed with Avinla for some time in the Suvial homeland, but was considerably weakened as Cataclysm approached, for no real discernable reason. Eventually, Armina disappeared, and though (uniquely) the Estellon faithful in the area inquired with Avinla where she had gone, even Avinla could not say with melancholy in her tone, leading to one of the few recorded instances of Estellon Gods showing remorse over the seeming disappearance or passing of a Dragon. Armina has not yet been revived, nor any of her supporting Clade, leading some to believe that the Soul Rivers are unstable and in danger of collapse.
+|}
+===Zanobi, Fantasy of Magic===
+{|
+|[[File:Yellowdragon.png|260px|thumb|left]]
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+*'''Identity:''' Zanobi is the Dragon of Magic, of playful natures and kind intentions, or joyful learning and well intended application, the creator of all Primal Mage-sparks, and the lender of power to all Archon who command some version of Dragon Magic. Zanobi is considered a compassionate Dragon towards the Occult, believing in a violence-free approach and safe cleansing of all the infected, while preserving Magic in Draconic form.
+*'''Racial:''' Zanobi is seen as the Allar Dragon, and the interactions between the Allar in Hadar and the supporting Clade are well recorded throughout history, until the sudden and seeming death of the Yellow Dragons (a colloquial name for Zanobi and her Clade) at the hands of some kind of mysterious and magical disease. This event is a major racial trauma for the Allar who tried to use all of their nation's resources to help find a cure, but could not, and could only watch their favored Dragons slowly wither away. Even the non-Dragon Worship observing Allar were hard-hit by this, as the Yellow Dragons had been instrumental in shepherding the Allar shortly after their arrival from Sendras.
+*'''Clade:''' Zanobi is supported by Zinia of Flowers, Zephyrus of Music, Zea of Games, Zoe of Quirkiness, Zola of Light, Zaida of Happiness, and Zinia of Peace. There are no Allar language names for these Dragons, as the terms were adopted by the Allar following the presence of some local Ailor tribes that were Dragon Worshipers.
+*'''Home:''' Zanobi has hundreds of Temples all over Hadar, nearly every Digmaan has at least some sort of shrine to the Yellow Dragons in their Palace or capital. There is no truly largest one, because the Yellow Dragons moved around a lot, and playfully interacted with the Allar in all of their temples. By far, the Yellow Dragons were perhaps the most interactive with mortals, spending nearly all of their time around the Allar after they arrived.
+*'''Occult:''' Zanobi's stance on the Occult is benevolent cleansing, meaning that she does inevitably want everyone cleansed, but does not support it being forced on anyone. Curiously above all, Zanobi's ideology expresses a right to Magic, and that even the Occult infected Magic users, should be given Dragon Magic in compensation for their loss of Corrupt Magic. Dragon Worshipers are still not in agreement if Magesparks of Void and Exist origins are actually Primal in nature but corrupted, or something else altogether.
+*'''Themes:''' Zanobi's themes are the color yellow, water, the sea, chrysanthemum flowers, long colorful ribbons and insects. Zanobi is the source of all Magic, and the one who weaves the threads of fate to grant the lucky few Primal Magesparks to cast Dragon Magic. She is also the source of all Dragon Magic in general, even if Draconic Mages are mostly Regulus faithful and Gray Witches.
+*'''Worship:''' Zanobi worship is done by casting Magic for the enjoyment of others, and making the lives of others better and more kind, and spreading happiness. Zanobi in general is seen as a feel-good and wholesome Dragon, while her Clade always acted more like a troupe of entertainers than divine entities. It should also be mentioned that Zanobi and her Clade were extremely small (for Dragons) no larger than domestic dogs.
+*'''History:''' Zanobi and her Clade were well known among the tribes of Ailor that lived in Hadar before the Allar arrived, but barely interacted with by the Slizzar, who were firmly Nox worshipers. When the Allar arrived, Zanobi quickly introduced herself, and chose to shelter them. It is rumored among Dragon Worshipers that Zanobi's Magic was used to keep the Sendrassians stuck in Sendras (ergo they were able to invade Hadar recently because Zanobi was dead). Zanobi and her Clades died shortly before Cataclysm in a strange Magical disease that slowly killed them one by one, an event that the Allar still see as a national failing on their part, having been unable to find a cure. The Yellow Dragons were recently revived, though haven't been seen in Hadar since.
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 ==Trivia==
 *Dragon Worshipers can change their preferred Dragon Throne, but tend to generally stick with one for their entire lives. Changing a Throne is not seen as something shameful, but continually doing it over and over is. It is also considered shameful if it is done on a whim, as opposed to a major life event.