Dragon-born
Basic Information
Anatomy
Bipedal draconic humanoids. They share similar silhouettes to humans excepts for some distinct characteristics. There body’s is covered in tough scales along Edith there sharp claws and fangs as well as draconic shaped heads witch along with the there scales they have horns witch match a type of dragon based on there ancestry of either a chromatic , metallic or gem dragon . They also have tails and typically are more muscular and well built than humans . However they do not often possess wings with only rare mutations slowing it to happen.
Genetics and Reproduction
Dragon-borns produce like most humanoids and have live birth . They followed a very similar fertility cycle to humans however they gestate for shorter only having pregnancies lasting around 3-4 months with the babies being born much smaller and weaker with many pregnancies ending in 1 to 4 offspring .
Growth Rate & Stages
When born Dragon-borns are frail and week born with no claws horns or fangs nor the ability to use there breath weapon . They grow at a similar rate to humans sharing a lifespan . Around the age of 1-3 the start growing their claws and teeth. Their teeth grow and fall out often. At around 12-14 they hit a puberty of sorts and grow their horns if they are male and develop their breath weapon .they develop through this period till around the age of 18-20 where they achieve adulthood. This eventually leads to a slow decline of old age around the age of 50-60
Ecology and Habitats
Wile dragon-borns can live in many conditions there preferred habitat is the hot deserts of there Homeland . They tend to stat towards the North-east where the climate is much hotter.
Dietary Needs and Habits
Dragon-borns are mostly omnivorous but have a tendency towards meats and insects . Where in the homeland insects make up a majority of their diet . They also have a fondness for spice as their pallet is rather bland meaning lots of spice is needed to get an effect.
Additional Information
Social Structure
Unlike most races dragon-borns due to tend to live in groups with just their race . Across the world you will find the largest collection of dragon-borns in tribes . In these tribes all the clans/family get a say in how the tribe is run . Typically leading these clans is the dedicated head of the family also known as the crown scale . These are typically the elder of the clan or sometimes the wisest or strongest based on the clan .
Facial characteristics
They have elongated snout like mouths like that of dragon with horn plumage if they are male
Geographic Origin and Distribution
While living all across vesrigar they are not common in the hotter climates of the northeast especially the great deserts of Hai , Takoa and clayhost.
Average Intelligence
Wile dragon-borns are sentient they tend to stick to tribal clans and isolate their communities. This has lead them to be slightly behind in accumulated knowledge. However due to the culture and home land they are masters of astrology and have fully mapped the stars of the sky. They also have a very good understanding of how the moons and sun works . This lets them navigate the continents simply by using the stars . They can even tell the time and date by their position.
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
Dragon-borns do not have any especially keens senses however they are known for their bland sense of taste. Witch comply leads them to produce more spicy food and potent alcohol.
Civilization and Culture
Naming Traditions
Dragon-borns use a slew of names but traditionally they name their children based on a descriptor in draconic or northern common . Such as the Alduin the Black. However their clan name is often said first and is far more important to them over their first name.
Major Organizations
The only major organisation that is made up of primarily of Dragonborn’s and no other races is the (insert name) a large group of dragon-born clans and tribes who act as a collective for the purpose of trade protection and much else and act as a union of such will all keeping full autonomy.
Beauty Ideals
Wile in the past have pure scales with no pattern was considered desirable. In recent years more complex designs are seen as attractive . As such many now die of tattoo there scales to achieve such an effect. As well as that the rare the scale colour the more attractive you’re considered with gold and ruby dragon-borns being highly regarded.
Gender Ideals
I’m dragon-born society male and females are completely equal and considered the same . With children being raised communally by the elders and older generations.
Courtship Ideals
Dragon-borns typically due to not marry or date for love instead seeing it as a contract for better life quality. However in the cases they due have to court they typically due so by telling tails of there life and flashing wealth around.
Relationship Ideals
Dragon-borns typically form romantic relationships for political and societal power and as such do not tend to test their spouse any different than a friend or acquaintance. Friendship wise they tend to bound close with family spending much time with their sibling and when they do befriend out side the family it’s tends to be very close and they become sibling like . I’m some cases Dragonborn’s may even change their clan for a friend in a tradition known as Shedding.
Common Etiquette Rules
Dragon-borns are very cold to other races and best typically allow for minimal hospitality when interacting . However with their own race they will look after them . A common custom for people who are excepted is to give them a gift of dragon teeth or scale jewellery to signify them as excepted.
History
Dragon-borns were originally created by the Dismelbia the angel of Hierarchy who wished for his masters creations the dragons to have a servant beneath them . However after years of servitude to the dragons they begged him to let them free to witch he did not listen so to the goddess of love they prayed who in tern feeling pity for them freed them . Wile this did anger Dismelbia him greatly he knew he could not disobey her due the hierarchy of the heavens . Now free the dragon-born spread across the world and settled . However due to there years of servitude they became untrusting and only conversed with their own . This has been the case for many years at least until the past 300-400 years where they started to spread into society. However there are still plenty of isolated tribes.
Genetic Ancestor(s)
Scientific Name
Draconis minor
Origin/Ancestry
Dragons
Lifespan
70-80
Average Height
6”-6’5”
Average Physique
They tend to be more muscular and lean than humans with there ancestry lending them to more muscular powerful build and there low-fat and high protein diet lending to there lean muscular physique
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
All dragon-borns have coloured scales associated with the draconic lineage however they also commonly have different scale colour patterns based on clans with pure/full colour patterns being associated with nobility and purity. However over the years more intricate and complex patterns have been seen as more attractive and desirable.
Geographic Distribution
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