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Message: <blockquote data-quote="airwalkrr" data-source="post: 5210997" data-attributes="member: 12460">The Dragonborn of DragoniaThe Dragonborn of DragoniaUnlike the dragonborn of Races of the Dragon, not all dragonborn serve Bahamut, though some do. All dragonborn are personally selected by one of the Elder Dragons, also known as the Children of Io. Each of the Elder Dragons has alignment requirements for their dragonborn, as indicated below.Aasterinian: Any nonchaotic.Astilabor: NG, LN, N, CN, NE.Bahamut: Any nonevil.Chronepsis: Neutral only.Falazure: Any nongood.Garyx: Any nongood.Hlal: Any nonevil.Io: There are no dragonborn of Io.Lendys: Any nonchaotic.Tamara: Any nonevil.Tiamat: Any nongood.Player Characters in a Dragonia campaign may not begin play as a dragonborn, but they may earn this status by impressing one of the Elder Dragons. If this occurs, use the Mechanics of Rebirth found on page 10 of Races of the Dragon. It is up to the Dungeon Master to decide how this honor is earned, but it is generally only accomplished by acting according to the dictates of one of the Elder Dragons and performing some meritorious service or heroic deed.A dragonborn is dedicated to the causes of its Elder Dragon. However should a dragonborn act contrary to its Elder Dragon’s wishes or perform a deed not within the proscribed alignment of its Elder Dragon, the status of dragonborn may be lost. Should this occur, follow the guidelines for Tarnished Dragonborn on page 15 of Races of the Dragon. As with the dragonborn of Bahamut, a single instance may be overlooked if the dragonborn immediately makes good through an atonement spell. A character who becomes tarnished may never gain the status of dragonborn again, even if the character survives the transformation process. The one exception to this rule is dragonborn of Bahamut and dragonborn of Tiamat. These two Elder Dragons are willing to restore the status of dragonborn to one who has fallen in the service to its rival and its rival only. Hence a former dragonborn of Tiamat who has repented of its evil ways and gone to great lengths to atone for its wrongdoings may be reinstated as a dragonborn, this time in service to Bahamut. However such things are quite rare, and this re-transformation into a dragonborn may only occur once in any character’s lifetime.The dragonborn are considered special citizens of Dragonia and serve their communities as a sort of noble caste. Each dragonborn is assigned a rank, based on its age and experience. These ranks closely follow the age categories of true dragons. All dragonborn begin their lives as Wyrmlings. These are the most common dragonborn and they perform the most menial tasks in dragonborn society, serving as pages, squires, couriers, lieutenants in the armies of Elder Dragons and the like. These are also the most common dragonborn adventurers, as the tasks they perform are of the most numerous kind and easily tended to by other dragonborn. The Young Wyrms are the next highest rank, which is reached after a dragonborn reaches the age of 50 or performs some minor meritorious service for its Elder Dragon. The Young Wyrms have some small measure of respect, often serving as community elders, councilors, and judges. A number also serve the armies of the Elder Dragons as knights and captains. The Mature Wyrm is a rank achieved by those dragonborn who reach the age of 100 or perform some moderate meritorious service for its Elder Dragon. They serve as community leaders, lord mayors, barons, and magistrates. Some also perform the duties of a major or knight baronet in the armies of the Elder Dragons. The Old Wyrm is a prestigious rank achieved by very few dragonborn. A dragonborn of 200 years of age or who performs some significant meritorious service for its Elder Dragon may acquire this rank, serving as earls, viscounts or colonels in Elder Dragon armies. Ancient Wyrm is a coveted title indeed, and it is only granted to those of age 300 or greater, or those who perform some heroic action. Ancient Wyrms serve as dukes, marquises or generals in the armies of Elder Wyrms. The rarest, but most honored title is the Great Wyrm. This title is only bestowed upon those of venerable age (400 years) or those personally honored by an Elder Dragon itself. They serve as princes and supreme commanders of the Elder Dragon armies. Due to the nature of the Great Wyrm title, there are usually only a handful of them in existence for each Elder Dragon at one time. It is possible to skip a rank (but only a single rank) due to some service of great merit. Hence a Wyrmling may become Mature Wyrm by distinguishing itself through some moderate meritorious service.Dragonborn of all classes exist, each performing its duties based on its skills and rank. However, adventuring dragonborn exist as well. The Elder Dragons recognize the need for dragonborn heroes in the world, and thus grant temporary writs excusing a dragonborn from its duties of rank to pursue other affairs. Although these are commonly referred to as an Adventurer’s Writ, they can be granted for other purposes as well.Aside from the dragon they serve and their alignment, dragonborn behave in all other ways as described in Races of the Dragon.</blockquote>

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