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This Page contains an in-the-works version update of [[Dragon Worship]] in an attempt to modernize the Religion and make it feel more engaging to players. You may overlay content of this page on the currently existing Dragon Worship page as you like, but producing art for this page takes time, so it will take a while before the whole Religion is done. As a simple reference Guide.
{{Info religion
 
|image = Gdwsgdse.png
|pronunciation = Dra-konism
|origins = Unknown, presumed over 70.000 years ago
|deities = Regulus, Caius, Daiana, Triton, Nox, Marik, Severena, Aurora.
|subsects = N/A
|}}
==Origins==
==Origins==
==Virtues==
===Divine Mechanics===
All Religions provide 1 single Mechanic to their Believers that fits within the flair of their Religion. This Mechanic is lost if the individual stops believing in the Religion, or becomes a heretic, but can be regained. Afflicted can use this mechanic, but having the mechanic does not imply that they have blanket forgiveness from their Gods, just that there is more nuance to it than that.
* Draconism worshipers are able to use Persuasion Dice rolls on Gods both outside and inside of [[Divinium]] summonings which is normally not possible. Additionally they gain +2 to every Dice roll of Persuasion against a God, and their Persuasion Cap is raised by +2 when rolling against Gods.


==Gods and Goddesses==
==Gods and Goddesses==
Draconism has several Gods (gender indeterminate, though when humanoid, they do appear gendered), making it a polytheistic Religion. Unlike many other polytheistic religions, however, Draconism has a clear hierarchy and even a form of competitive rivalry between the so-called Dragon Thrones. Every Dragon Throne (a group of Dragons) contains a leader who is the representative God, and the lesser named Dragons. These lesser named Dragons are not strictly Gods, but they are treated with great reverence. Not all Draconism Gods are currently alive, during the process of the Denial of Immortality, most Dragons died in a non-traditional sense (which also made the Religion "dead" for nearly 300 years save for areas like the Sihai Lands), with not all of them having been revived recently. It is possible to worship multiple Dragons, but because the Dragon Gods often conflict with one another even when they have a Dragon King, most Draconism followers worship a single God that best fits their principles and beliefs.  
===Regulus, the Blue King Dragon===
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<span style="font-size:150%;><center>'''Regulus, the Dragon King'''</center></span>
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| rowspan="4" | [[File:Cedragoin.png|300px|caption|left]]
| style="font-weight:bold; width:75px; vertical-align:top;" | Description
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| style="font-weight:bold; width:75px; vertical-align:top;" | Virtues
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| style="font-weight:bold; width:75px; vertical-align:top;" | Vices
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| style="font-weight:bold; width:75px; vertical-align:top;" | Radical
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|}
===Caius, the Red Dying Dragon===
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| rowspan="4" | [[File:Caiuodragon.png|300px|caption|left]]
| style="font-weight:bold; width:75px; vertical-align:top;" | Description
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| style="font-weight:bold; width:75px; vertical-align:top;" | Virtues
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| style="font-weight:bold; width:75px; vertical-align:top;" | Vices
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| style="font-weight:bold; width:75px; vertical-align:top;" | Radical
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|}
===Daiana, the Gray Dreaming Dragon===
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| style="font-weight:bold; width:75px; vertical-align:top;" | Description
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| style="font-weight:bold; width:75px; vertical-align:top;" | Virtues
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| style="font-weight:bold; width:75px; vertical-align:top;" | Vices
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| style="font-weight:bold; width:75px; vertical-align:top;" | Radical
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===Triton, the Black Chain Dragon===
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[[File:Cedragoin.png|220px|caption|left]]
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| rowspan="4" | [[File:Voiddragon.png|300px|caption|left]]
* '''Name:''' Regulus (Cedromar, for those more familiar with his persona).
| style="font-weight:bold; width:75px; vertical-align:top;" | Description
* '''Domain:''' The Regalian Archipelago, Southwynd, and Westwynd Regions.
| style="vertical-align:top;" |
* '''Symbols:''' Thunder Storms, Rulership, Command, Diplomacy, Centrism.
|-
* '''Role:''' Regulus acts as the King of Dragons, to mediate and command them.
| style="font-weight:bold; width:75px; vertical-align:top;" | Virtues
* '''Traits:''' Capricious, Cryptic, Regal, Sagely, Mediating, Attentive, Loyalty.
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* '''Temple:''' House of Dragons on Draackenrust Mountain in Anglia.
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* '''Allies:''' Arkenborn, Urlan, Adal & Hagen faithful, Leyon faithful.
| style="font-weight:bold; width:75px; vertical-align:top;" | Vices
* '''Enemies:''' Murderers, The Afflicted, Malefica & Machinist Cultists, Anarchists.
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* '''Rituals:''' Regulus is celebrated through the act of mediation between aggrieved parties, or the Dragon-King trial in which blue Dragon-King flames are summoned, a trial is held between two parties holding their hand in the flame, with the flame burning them if they utter a lie. Finally, a common form of invocation by priests and the faithful is the tribute ceremony of producing art of the Dragon King and dedicating it to him or his name.
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| style="font-weight:bold; width:75px; vertical-align:top;" | Radical
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|}
|}
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===Nox, the Teal Unseen Dragon===
<span style="font-size:150%;><center>'''Caius, the Dying Dragon'''</center></span>
{|
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[[File:Caiuodragon.png|220px|caption|left]]
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| rowspan="4" | [[File:Dueuaj.png|300px|caption|left]]
* '''Name:''' Caius (Shalmanisar for Eronidas, using their own language).
| style="font-weight:bold; width:75px; vertical-align:top;" | Description
* '''Domain:''' The Continent of Guldar, and the Drifting Isles and Seas.
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* '''Symbols:''' Volcanoes, Battle, War, Destruction, Flames and Fire, and Magma.
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* '''Role:''' Caius acts as the Dragon General, leading Dragon forces in War.
| style="font-weight:bold; width:75px; vertical-align:top;" | Virtues
* '''Traits:''' Ill-tempered, Violent, Uncompromising, Brave, Passionate, Loving.
| style="vertical-align:top;" |
* '''Temple:''' Rock of Eternity Volcano (largest Volcano in the world) in Guldar.
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* '''Allies:''' Ifrit faithful, Leif & Bard faithful, Gladiators, Lothar Knights, Purists.
| style="font-weight:bold; width:75px; vertical-align:top;" | Vices
* '''Enemies:''' Any Occult, Occult Sympathizers, Aelrrigan Knights, Centrists.
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* '''Rituals:''' Caius is celebrated through the rituals of Mage-Burnings and Pyro-Branding. The former involves gathering magical scrolls, books, and artifacts, and burning them in a ritual fire, while the latter involves branding the Occult with painful scars that hurt when they use Magic. Less violent forms of worship involve the Flame-Dance, a ritual dance by torches in the moonlight, and the Burning Love Chalice, writing love letters and burning them.
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| style="font-weight:bold; width:75px; vertical-align:top;" | Radical
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|}
|}
</center>
===Marik, the Brown Etherforge Dragon===
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<span style="font-size:150%;><center>'''Daiana, the Dreaming Dragon'''</center></span>
{|
{|
[[File:Dreamdragon.png|220px|caption|left]]
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| rowspan="4" | [[File:Yayh.png|300px|caption|left]]
* '''Name:''' Daiana (Damu or Da'amu for Eronidas, using their own language).
| style="font-weight:bold; width:75px; vertical-align:top;" | Description
* '''Domain:''' The world's Core, the Underground and cave systems of Aloria.
| style="vertical-align:top;" |
* '''Symbols:''' Earth, Ancestor Spirits, Nature, Dreaming, Child-bearing.
|-
* '''Role:''' Daiana guards the doorway to death and unlife, and dreams of Divinity.
| style="font-weight:bold; width:75px; vertical-align:top;" | Virtues
* '''Traits:''' Shamanism, Maternal, Nurturing, Meditation, Grounding, Wisdom.
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* '''Temple:''' Great Hall of Mother in Kezzeret Kashubasha (Eronidas State).
|-
* '''Allies:''' Mana faithful, Environmentalists, Mothers, Yanar, Narim, Dwarves, Elkonur faithful
| style="font-weight:bold; width:75px; vertical-align:top;" | Vices
* '''Enemies:''' The Ordial Aligned, The Afflicted, Renegade (Evil) Mages, The Undead.
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* '''Rituals:''' Daiana is celebrated through the Harvest Ritual and Caring Ceremony, the former which involves celebrating harvest and sharing meals with others, the latter which involves bestowing both the blessing and responsibility of caring onto someone else by granting them a plant, a pet, or a child to take care of. Daiana is also invoked by priests to summon the Spirits or appearances of dead relatives to give consolation to the mourning living.
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| style="font-weight:bold; width:75px; vertical-align:top;" | Radical
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|}
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===Umbra, the White Twilight Dragon===
<span style="font-size:150%;><center>'''Triton, the Dark Dragon'''</center></span>
{|
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[[File:Voiddragon.png|220px|caption|left]]
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| rowspan="4" | [[File:Monkeydragongod.png|300px|caption|left]]
* '''Name:''' Triton, though he can also be called Ifrit as he is a [[Evolism|Void God]].
| style="font-weight:bold; width:75px; vertical-align:top;" | Description
* '''Domain:''' Triton has no official domain, his followers always wander.
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* '''Symbols:''' Revenge, Domination, Darkness in one's Soul, Darkscale Metal.
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* '''Role:''' Triton is the Dark second half of Caius's split soul, Void infected.
| style="font-weight:bold; width:75px; vertical-align:top;" | Virtues
* '''Traits:''' Vengeful, Cruel, Pragmatic, Powerful, Unforgiving, Unrelenting.
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* '''Temple:''' Darkscale House of the High Father in the Osciird Princedoms (Daen).
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* '''Allies:''' Evolism Faithful, Evintarian Unionists, Military & Martial people.
| style="font-weight:bold; width:75px; vertical-align:top;" | Vices
* '''Enemies:''' The Apathetic & Inactive, Behesael faithful, Pacifists, Ithanians.
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* '''Rituals:''' Triton is celebrated through the Metamorphic Baptism, involved in ritually immersing in a pool of Void-blessed Dragon Water, and assuming Void Mutations of Triton. Another ritual is the Retribution Rally, where they summon a banner of Revenge and call forth allies to sally forth and attack their enemy for vengeance. Finally, Triton accepts blood offerings either from the faithful or those vanquished in battle.
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| style="font-weight:bold; width:75px; vertical-align:top;" | Radical
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</center>
===Felicula, the Yellow Harmony Dragon===
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<span style="font-size:150%;><center>'''Aurora'''</center></span>
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===Severena, the Green Stalwart Dragon===
<span style="font-size:150%;><center>'''Marik'''</center></span>
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===Aurora, the Purple Creation Dragon===
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<span style="font-size:150%;><center>'''S'''</center>'''Severena'''</span>
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===Gaia, the Indigo Nature Dragon===
<span style="font-size:150%;><center>'''Nox'''</center></span>
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Gaia is not a Dragon exactly, but a mortal Aelrrigan Knight named Iorwerth (depicted right) who was an Archon serving the Dragons, carrying the soul of the dead Dragon Gaia. For centuries, Iorwerth was forced to serve the Malefica, one of the greatest unseen enemies of the Dragons, forced to conjure up vast magical structures, mazes, and fortresses for the Malefica and its Shades to use to deal death on mortals in the living world. He was forced to do this because his lover Cadell's (depicted left) soul had been captured by the Malefica, who used him as a bargain to string Iorwerth along. Through the intervention of mortals in Regalia, Iorwerth and Cadell were able to break free from the Malefica's control, and return to Aloria. There he rekindled with the Dragons he once served, but also still held the power of Ordial god-hood. For this, the Dragons tasked him to ascend to their pantheon by being the (somewhat reluctant) host of Gaia's Dragon Soulspark, a Dragon who had perished many centuries ago during the Denial of Immortality. While many of Iorwerth's structures still serve the Malefica, all have become overgrown with lush vines and the Lillies of the Valley, Iorwerth and Cadell's favorite flower. In this, Gaia's powers manifest as the Dragon of Nature, the other half of Aurora's Craters of Creation. While she created the living beings that inhabited nature, it was Gaia who created the plants and trees and flowers that decorate all the realms. Thus, carrying life and death in his body and his love by his side, Iorwerth is the Draconic God of Nature, tranquility, absolution, and redemption in rebirth.
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Virtue to Gaia (This God is both called Gaia and Iorwerth) is preserving balance of nature, in the give and take between the forces within an ecosystem, and preventing cascade collapse due to dying flora. From the smallest of maggots, to the largest of mammals, nature exists as the bedrock of life on Aloria. Iorwerth specifically adds to this, by making the act of redemption both in receiving and offering others the chance, a true virtue and to never give up in the face of even the most malicious of death-bound forces to return to a righted world and make amends.
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Vices to Gaia, are the stupidity and naivety to outsmart forces greater in power than the self. In this, Iorwerth and Cadell's centuries-long imprisonment in the Beyond acts as a deterrent and a warning that evil forces are not interested in playing fair or honest, and that respecting duels or challenges of powerful entities is foolish. Iorwerth and Cadell express above all that it is a Vice to not seek help, to not ask for saving, and to foolhardy insist that the individual can overcome all trials and struggles alone. Gaia looks down on lone wolves who risk others with their own recklessness.
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Gaia's Radical is the Radical of Integration. This Radical proposes that the Occult can have the right to exist in the mortal world, but only insofar they are able to exist in a social ego system that is in harmony with their environment and the people around them. This vague concept proclaims that the Occult have a right to exist, but that to claim this right they must adapt and conform, concede, and compromise, and cannot hold onto selfish notions of complete autonomy. Failing this, Gaia's Radical proposes purging invasive Occult who disrupt social eco systems to preserve stability.
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==Priesthood==
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==Morality of the Faith==
 
==Expanded Lore==
==Expanded Lore==
Expanded Lore exists to provide additional context and content on the individual Gods that is not necessary to understand what a God is about, but can help those who want to invest in this Religion Roleplay with more depth.
The Expanded Lore section contains additional contextual information about the Draconist faith.
===Regulus===
*[[Draconism Expanded]]
Regulus is the Dragon-God of Command, Rule, Order, Souls, Time, and Lightning. Regulus is considered the warden of Time, by controlling the various strands of possible futures and lived pasts, while also preventing other forces from interfering with Time itself. Additionally, he is the Architect of Souls, through which the Draconism followers believe new souls are born in the world as he weaves their designs into existence. Regulus is a Blue Dragon, whose command over the weather and particularly express his Lightning symbolism. Regulus's primary agents are thought to be the birds, his eyes and ears, but also his messengers in the wider world. Regulus himself is always accompanied by his Falcon, on his shoulder, or high in the sky. Regulus is prayed to for direction and meaning, for aid in order and peace. As the Dragon-King, his role in the Conclave of Dragons is to mediate and preserve peace between the Dragons, even when they flaunt his control. His realm is the Central Junction, which rougly covers the lands of the Regalian Archipelago, Eriu Innis, Etosil, Southwynd, and all seas in between. Regulus's largest Temple is the Draackenrust Mountain in Anglia, which is covered in shrines protected and operated by the Stormsong Archon, and the Life Isldar who migrated there. Regulus is strongly connected with the Anglian Witches and is generally seen as the most sociable of the Dragon Gods who speaks frequently to mortals, even if this is often perceived as cryptic. Regulus's current reincarnation is a 45 year old Ailor, also known as the Prince Cedromar of the Regalian Empire, though among his worshipers, he is primarily known and referred to as Regulus or the Imperial Dragon-Prince. Regulus is frequently challenged by the other Dragons, particularly Caius and Nox, both who believe Regulus is too much of a slow-acting centrist, and who tries to mediate too much between sides who will never see eye to eye. Regulus is best known within the Immortal War, as the Dragon whose policy is that of "Radical Life Preservation". What this means is that Regulus is ostensibly anti-Occult, but believes strongly that the Occult have the right to live and thrive, and extends a radical view to the protection of life to the non-Occult also. Regulus followers take great care to never kill unless forced to do so to protect other lives, never to step on an insect, never to kill an animal, leading to many of them being vegetarians.
===Caius===
Caius is the Dragon-God of War, Warriors, Strength, Power, Love, and Fire. Caius was once called the Fire Lord, on account of his control over the element of Fire and Passion. As the Void first erupted into Aloria, the Dragons did not know what they were dealing with, and Caius was the only one to enter the Void. Doing so trapped him in a realm that was bereft of the laws of reality from which the Dragons function, so it took all might of the Dragons to pull him back. While they brought him back, his soul was split in half, with one half remaining in Aloria, and the other half in the Void that would eventually become the Void God Ifrit of [[Void Worship]] (called Triton in Draconism). Since then, Caius has slowly been dying, kept alive by Dragon Magic and the heat-core of the world while the Void corruption of part of his soul eats up his body from the inside like an ever-expanding cancer. While Caius was once a Dragon whose heat gave way to love, this imminent death has caused Caius and his followers to become violent and borderline genocidal against the Occult, hoping that by purging all the Void-infected rot of Aloria, they can sever the connection between the two worlds and halt the slow death of their lord. Caius is by nature a Red Dragon whose symbolism expresses itself in the fire he breathes, but his body has slowly become blackened with rot. As the Dragon-General of the Dragon Conclave, Caius's role was to lead the military arm of the Dragons that would protect the faithful and the world as a whole, but has since become the majority of the fighting forces of the Archon against the Occult during the Immortal War. Within the context of the Immortal War, it should as such not be surprising that his policy is "Radical Extermination", where all Occult-tainted entities must die to sever the connection between the Void and Aloria. While this would normally mean a disregard for the Ordial and Exist-based forces, because the purges of Caius are indiscriminate, they are usually included as well. All of Caius's Archon are violent and desperate to save their God, wishing death and destruction on many others to save him, and anyone else affected by Void rot. Caius is the most unforgiving god, whether by his rage and grief at his condition, or just because the raging fire has no temperance. Caius's largest Temple is that of the Rock of Eternity, the largest volcano in the world which houses Junction West, which covers roughly the territory of Guldar and the Drifting Isles. Caius's servants however, in their desperation or disgust at the Occult, reach far and beyond, into the territory of other Dragons, where they compete with the local forces over the cleansing of the Occult. Triton's role as both a Void God and a representative of the split in Caius's Soul is explained further below in a separate section that covers why many Draconism followers see Ifrit as a God too. 
===Daiana===
===Severena===


==Priestly Activities==
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
To be Expanded.
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Draconism
Gdwsgdse.png
Religion
Pronunciation Dra-konism
Origins Unknown, presumed over 70.000 years ago
Deities
Regulus, Caius, Daiana, Triton, Nox, Marik, Severena, Aurora.
Subsects
N/A

Origins

Divine Mechanics

All Religions provide 1 single Mechanic to their Believers that fits within the flair of their Religion. This Mechanic is lost if the individual stops believing in the Religion, or becomes a heretic, but can be regained. Afflicted can use this mechanic, but having the mechanic does not imply that they have blanket forgiveness from their Gods, just that there is more nuance to it than that.

  • Draconism worshipers are able to use Persuasion Dice rolls on Gods both outside and inside of Divinium summonings which is normally not possible. Additionally they gain +2 to every Dice roll of Persuasion against a God, and their Persuasion Cap is raised by +2 when rolling against Gods.

Gods and Goddesses

Regulus, the Blue King Dragon

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 Description
Virtues
Vices
Radical

Caius, the Red Dying Dragon

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 Description
Virtues
Vices
Radical

Daiana, the Gray Dreaming Dragon

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Virtues
Vices
Radical

Triton, the Black Chain Dragon

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Virtues
Vices
Radical

Nox, the Teal Unseen Dragon

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 Description
Virtues
Vices
Radical

Marik, the Brown Etherforge Dragon

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Virtues
Vices
Radical

Umbra, the White Twilight Dragon

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Virtues
Vices
Radical

Felicula, the Yellow Harmony Dragon

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Virtues
Vices
Radical

Severena, the Green Stalwart Dragon

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Virtues
Vices
Radical

Aurora, the Purple Creation Dragon

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Virtues
Vices
Radical

Gaia, the Indigo Nature Dragon

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 Description

Gaia is not a Dragon exactly, but a mortal Aelrrigan Knight named Iorwerth (depicted right) who was an Archon serving the Dragons, carrying the soul of the dead Dragon Gaia. For centuries, Iorwerth was forced to serve the Malefica, one of the greatest unseen enemies of the Dragons, forced to conjure up vast magical structures, mazes, and fortresses for the Malefica and its Shades to use to deal death on mortals in the living world. He was forced to do this because his lover Cadell's (depicted left) soul had been captured by the Malefica, who used him as a bargain to string Iorwerth along. Through the intervention of mortals in Regalia, Iorwerth and Cadell were able to break free from the Malefica's control, and return to Aloria. There he rekindled with the Dragons he once served, but also still held the power of Ordial god-hood. For this, the Dragons tasked him to ascend to their pantheon by being the (somewhat reluctant) host of Gaia's Dragon Soulspark, a Dragon who had perished many centuries ago during the Denial of Immortality. While many of Iorwerth's structures still serve the Malefica, all have become overgrown with lush vines and the Lillies of the Valley, Iorwerth and Cadell's favorite flower. In this, Gaia's powers manifest as the Dragon of Nature, the other half of Aurora's Craters of Creation. While she created the living beings that inhabited nature, it was Gaia who created the plants and trees and flowers that decorate all the realms. Thus, carrying life and death in his body and his love by his side, Iorwerth is the Draconic God of Nature, tranquility, absolution, and redemption in rebirth.

Virtues

Virtue to Gaia (This God is both called Gaia and Iorwerth) is preserving balance of nature, in the give and take between the forces within an ecosystem, and preventing cascade collapse due to dying flora. From the smallest of maggots, to the largest of mammals, nature exists as the bedrock of life on Aloria. Iorwerth specifically adds to this, by making the act of redemption both in receiving and offering others the chance, a true virtue and to never give up in the face of even the most malicious of death-bound forces to return to a righted world and make amends.

Vices

Vices to Gaia, are the stupidity and naivety to outsmart forces greater in power than the self. In this, Iorwerth and Cadell's centuries-long imprisonment in the Beyond acts as a deterrent and a warning that evil forces are not interested in playing fair or honest, and that respecting duels or challenges of powerful entities is foolish. Iorwerth and Cadell express above all that it is a Vice to not seek help, to not ask for saving, and to foolhardy insist that the individual can overcome all trials and struggles alone. Gaia looks down on lone wolves who risk others with their own recklessness.

Radical

Gaia's Radical is the Radical of Integration. This Radical proposes that the Occult can have the right to exist in the mortal world, but only insofar they are able to exist in a social ego system that is in harmony with their environment and the people around them. This vague concept proclaims that the Occult have a right to exist, but that to claim this right they must adapt and conform, concede, and compromise, and cannot hold onto selfish notions of complete autonomy. Failing this, Gaia's Radical proposes purging invasive Occult who disrupt social eco systems to preserve stability.

Priesthood

Morality of the Faith

Expanded Lore

The Expanded Lore section contains additional contextual information about the Draconist faith.

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