House Dracos

"Consider taking a different tone with me. You are, after all, as useful to the Dragon alive as dead."

  The members of this house are dedicated and extremely well-organized. Others, however, think of them as arcane and untrustworthy. Dracos are aggressive, highly intellectual and manipulative, and respect only those who struggle and persevere despite all odds. The Dracos believe they must use the other houses in order to prosper. "Be friendly with them, let them think that we are one with them, but never forget that we serve the our blood first and foremost," the Dracos elders whisper to their progeny. They do so because this House, unlike so many of the others, still regard the unity and stability among the houses as new. The Dracos are extremely long-lived, far more than even the other mortis, and adapt slowly to social change.

  The Dracos are an odd lot indeed. They claim to have once been dragons who voluntarily gave up their "true forms" for the learning and knowledge of the humanoid form. They have never named a founder, aside from a mythical, iconic 'Dragon' who led this movement into their current form. Most other houses discount this claim, however. Although, none can quite disprove it either.

  Their link to their draconic blood apparently runs deep, and they are known to use it in special ways to gain extraordinary powers. Knowledge of these practices has been passed down from generation to generation, and it is now viewed by the Dracos as natural and commonplace, not magic.

  The leaders of this clan are based in the Lands of Death, though they have Archives on every world they control. The Great Archive in EvilHeart is rivaled in scale and scope only by the Arcanum Draconis in their native dimension. From this locus, they maintain a tightly ordered, highly hierarchical group, one that allows no outsider to view their inner workings.

  Dracos typically have immense love for and loyalty to their house, and the younger members of House Dracos are expected to obey their elders without question, This is not as true in practice as it once was, however. Though not necessarily blindly obedient, the Dracos as a whole are old fashioned and slow to change, thus rebellion and infighting are next to unheard of.

NICKNAME:  Dragons

SECT:  The Dracos were uncharacteristically quick to join the fledgling Dread Kingdom when it was forming, and they quickly made themselves invaluable there. In fact, the Dracos are one of the linchpins of the sect. They had many enemies, and they required allies, and with the valuable arcane and physical power they offer, the Dracos find the Dread Kingdom glad to provide the support they require. With the Kingdom's protection the Dragons are free to pursue the mastery of lore the so avidly covet.

APPEARANCE:   No two Dracos look precisely alike, but all are in some way draconic. Majestic wings, fangs, claws, metallic colored skin, fine scales, are just a few possible deformities possessed by Dragons. Although the dragon blooded regard these features as sources of beauty and a normal part of existence.

HOUSE POWERS:    Dragon blood, elemental magic, knowledge.

Stereotypes
House Apocalypse	Strong and disciplined, once we thought their support vital, that they proved to be so untrustworthy shows just how much history repeats itself.
House Dagger	Even the most sagacious scholar-warrior may fall with a knife in his back; remember that when dealing with this House. And remember that you, like the Dagger, are both sage and soldier.
House Doom	There is strength in a  tower; no matter how decrepit some of the bricks may be.
House Luna	Idle hedonists. They do not understand that their rebellion will end their way of life forever.
House Lycanthro	Noble and wise. In their own way.
House Oni	These creatures make useful servants, but they are too noxious to tolerate for long.
House Yaijinden	Give the Devil his due for their tenacity in spite of such hatred. Perhaps they are a sign of things to come for us all.
Crystal Senshi	Do not ask, do not think- kill them without delay or mercy.
Mirth House	Savages worthy of nothing, not the name of House Mirthis, not even a swift death.
Tenshi Force	These creatures are undoubtedly mad. The Golden Spirit's gibbering is of no consequence to us.
The Blackmoon	True, we need allies, but I hold misgivings about their kind of help.