Dragonkin

Dragons are an ancient and respected race... or they were, until 300 years ago. Now they, and their kin, are regarded with suspicion. What has saved them from outright hatred is that a Golden Dragon gave their life trying to defend refugees against Oilleg - and their death did buy time for many to escape. The survivors remembered this - and taught their children. But suspicion and doubt still plague the dragons that remain...

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Soldiers

Racials:

+2 to Str ; +1 to Con or Dex

Skill Bonuses: +1 Athletics, +1 Survival

Dragonkin are an odd people in that they seem to have a purpose at birth - and most do not deviate from that purpose.
The first Caste is that of the Soldier - the Warrior who both defends and attacks enemies of the people they declare as their own. As children, these Dragonkin are tempestuous and vengeful.. but as they age, they develop the wisdom of their ancestors and know when to raise their weapons.
Those of this caste carry the coloring of their ancestry - but they also are bulkier, more muscular, and stronger than others of their race. They prone to pride and ego, something the other castes lament and often have to guard outsiders against.

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Priests

Racials:

+2 to Wis ; +1 to Int or Dex

Skill Bonuses: +1 Religion, +1 Insight

The Priest caste tends to be slimmer and more lithe - more serpentine in their movements than their bulkier brethren. They tend to both to the spiritual needs of their people - and to the Nests from which they are all born.
Priests declare the caste of a hatchling, and Priests ensure the proper raising of all Hatchlings. Some priests have dedicated themselves to learning the ways of the Soldier and the Sorcerer in an effort to ensure that a Hatchling gets the proper instruction should a Warrior or Sorcerer not be ready to take on a child - and some have even created entire schools to do so.
Of course, those schools do not have hundreds of students. Dragonkin may lay many eggs, but few actually hatch.

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Sorcerers

Racials:

+2 to Cha or Int; +1 to Dex or Con

Skill Bonuses: +1 Arcana, +1 Stealth

Those of the Dragonkin blessed with a greater touch of magic carry the greatest of responsibilities... and the greatest of shames. Few outsiders know that there are castes amongst the Dragonkin - but those who do are also all too aware of the fact that Oilleg the Corrupter is a dragon gifted in Magic.
The Sorcerers are responsible for the learning and control of their magic. They are also responsible for the testing of all young Sorcerers... and if necessary... the killing of those who start the Fall to Corruption.
In the past that was a rare thing. But as time passes on after the Wasting, more and more young Dragonkin find themselves toeing the line between Nature and the Waste. The Sorcerers are desperate to keep that secret hidden from the other races - and they will slaughter anything that is a threat to the secrecy they have kept for the last 300 years.
They believe - rightly - that the survival of their people depends on the ignorance of the Kin and the Elves.