Divine Delusions || Character Reference

+ Dragonling Culture +

Blood Spilling: A practice required by the Grimoire when changing colonies. It involves removing the scale in the direct center of the chest and using the sharp end to cut into the flesh underneath. Then blood is collected into the scale and mixed into a bowl of blood from dragonlings in the colony.

Piercings: A piercing is meant to represent victory in one on one combat: one piercing equals one killed opponent. Popularized by Queen Anita Rhyan.
- Cartilage/Lobe: Victory over an enemy.
- Lip: Victory over a parent.
- Tragus: Victory in the Trial of Blood.

Scarring: When a dragonling breaks a taboo, they are given the choice of exile or to be scarred as a reminder of their crime. However, if they are scarred and repeat their actions, they are immediately killed. Popularized by King Aris Laio.
- Chest [going down to the navel in a single line of 15 small cuts]: Killing your own child
- Chest [large "X" across entire chest]: Killing your own mate
- Chest [single line down the chest of chest]: Unprovoked murder of another dragonling
- Palm [from base of the thumb to the base of the pinky]: Unprovoked attack on a squad-member (Ryn exclusive)