Aridism

Public Agenda

To help all dragons live a happier, more natural lifestyle, free from the artificial restraints of Elvish civilization, and following the moral code of their free dragon ancestors.

Divine Origins

The religion was founded by several individuals that were part of a group of dragons that left Samlad to begin their own society on a large, mostly arid island to the northwest of the main continent.
This small group had been meeting regularly long before the great departure, taking advantage of Samlad's numerous libraries to research the history of dragons so that they could attempt to reconstruct what their beliefs, morals, traditions might have been like before they were subsumed by the elves.

Ethics

The most important ethical tenet is that dragons are more valued than any other creature. It is considered utterly traitorous for a dragon to put themselves at risk or sacrifice themselves, or put the well being or comfort of men, elves, dwarves, or any other creature before that of a dragon.
Their are rules for interacting with other dragons in a tribe, for interacting with dragons outside the tribe, courtship, settling disputes, the conditions under which it is acceptable to declare war between tribes, gaining territory for a tribe, and the process by which dragons may establish a new tribe,
Generally, there is no limitations or restriction on dragons causing harm to non-dragons.

Priesthood

The eldest female in the tribe is generally the tribe's moral authority. These elders will come together twice a year on the equinoxes to discuss spiritual and political matters. Every twelve years on the vernal equinox, they select a grand elder. This originally was done by vote, until one meeting in which everyone kept voting for themselves. Much argument ensued, but none of the dragons were willing to change their vote. A fight broke out, and several of the elders were seriously injured. Most of the tribes declared war on one another, all claiming their elder was the rightful leader. After several years of very nasty fighting, the victorious grand elder decided that all subsequent elders would be chosen by lot.

Sects

An extremist sect exsists.

Type

Religious, Organised Religion