The Path of the Dragon
"Where legends rise like mountains and myths soar like eagles, there exists a creature of unparalleled magnificence - a being that commands the very essence of nature's fury. Behold the Lightning Dragon, a serpentine force of raw power and untamed majesty, whose scales crackle with the energy of the storm and whose roar echoes like thunder across the heavens.
Dragon is revered as a symbol of awe and reverence, a guardian of the skies whose presence inspires both fear and wonder in equal measure. Born from the primordial chaos that birthed the world itself, this celestial being soars through the firmament with wings of pure lightning, casting its gaze upon the mortal realm with eyes that gleam like bolts of silver fire.
Dragon is more than just a harbinger of tempests; it is a force of transformation - a catalyst for change in a world fraught with uncertainty and upheaval. Where its electrifying presence touches the earth, life blooms anew, rejuvenated by the power of the storm and the promise of renewal that follows in its wake."
Description
Known far and wide as the “First of the First,” Dragon was the very first of the First Children created by the Divines of Arcanorum. While his name is now synonymous with magical scaled lizards of varying shapes, colors, and myths, this creature was the first to bear the name “Dragon.”
Many of their descendants spun off into various shapes and forms as the world was populated, but more than most, the serpentine First Children can claim to have descended directly from Dragon, a point often intoned with pride.
The Path of the Dragon seeks to enrich and reinforce this connection with the First of the First, drawing from the bloodlines of the First and seeking out the connection with the divine aspects of their creation. Through this reverence and inward contemplation, the Acolytes of the Dragon seek to purify and express the power inborn into each of them by their divine heritage.
Those unfortunate enough to not bear this lineage are not without hope, however, as all are of divine creation of one sort or another, and adherence to the Path can infuse the Acolyte with the bloodline lineage they seek through trial and ritual.
Tenets of Faith
- Unity is Strength: Be a force of cohesiveness, lead the charge to unity.
- Transformation is Coming: Prepare for the future, nothing is forever or static. Opportunity abounds.
- Face Your Challenges: Be forthright and attend to the situation at hand. Procrastination is folly.
- Differences Are Options: Diverse perspectives and abilities produce more solutions to life’s problems.
- Constructive Debate: There is a fine line between consideration and hesitation. The former is wisdom, the latter is fear.
Official Name: The Path of the Dragon
Primary Eye: Arcanorum
Accent: Lightning
Qualifier: “Follower of Dragon”
Leader Title: Dragon
Population: ~127,000
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light."
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
~ Dylan Thomas