Divine Nectar

There are countless variations of the story of divine nectar, and no 'true' core variant is known to exist. At its root, there is no story or character which unites the stories, but the divine nectar itself. In all stories, regardless of its name, it is the blood of a deity, drank by a mortal dragon. Its magical nature grants the drinker incredible powers... or death, when the powers are too much for them.

Appearance

Divine nectar is described a thick, viscous liquid, akin to honey. As the blood of a god, it is made of pure magic made physical, like the rest of their body. The described color varies, and may depend on the god it was sourced from, but it always contains an abnormal shimmer, like microscoping glitter is contained within it.

Although there are many religious beliefs among dragons, few of them believe that gods may wander their planet among them, and certainly not in true, divine forms. Although the gods disappeared from the planet's surface many thousands of years ago, long enough for their existence to mostly fall from knowledge, they did share the planet with dragons in the distant past. It is certainly possible, and even likely, that dragons have drunk divine blood in the past, thus leading to stories of divine nectar.

Its widespread nature suggests that the story of divine nectar dates back many thousands of years, back to the early days of draconic existence. To be present among so many cultures, and among all continents, it must have come into existence before dragons had spread across the world, making it one of the oldest—if not outright the oldest—myths among the dragons.

As there are countless variations of the myth of divine nectar, so are there countless variations of what drinking it is supposed to accomplish. In almost all, it is something sought-after, something which grants powers to its consumer. Immortality, shapeshifting, deification, there is no limit to its supposed powers. In some, divine nectar might come with drawbacks, too. In most of those, it is a matter of purity, where the effect depends on its consumer: the pure of heart, the pious, the most loyal, they will be granted the nectar's boon. Those who fall short, however, will feel its dangerous side.

Having a presence in so many different cultures, its impact varies greatly. Among some people it has largely fallen out of knowledge, a long-lost fairytale not worth pondering, whereas others still excitedly spread the stories. Overall, stories of divine nectar are considered just that, stories, which depend on gods walking the earth in physical form.   Some fringe religious groups, however, have drafted the stories of divine nectar into their identies, and considering drinking it a goal to be achieved—or one which their top leaders already have achieved.