The Code of the Council (CWS)

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The avatar of Great Io, the Ninefold Dragon, set forth a collection of laws that have been adopted by the Custodians of Concordance. Through them, the entire Council knows these laws as the Code of the Council. All dragons in the isles claim to uphold this code, though some seek to bend it to suit their own ends. The code, as carved on the interior wall of the aerie's great hall, reads as follows. 
: Great Io, the Ninefold Dragon, the Eternal Wheel, gives these islands, formed from his fiery blood, to his children. Here, the dragons—metallic, chromatic, and gem—must strive to live in harmony and agreement, for this is the will of the Concordant Dragon.
: To fulfil Great Io's will, one wyrm from each clan shall have a place in this aerie, on this Council of Wyrms. These wyrms shall serve as the voice of their clans, as the conscience of dragonkind, and as the true leaders of the islands of Io's Blood.
: Dragons shall not war against dragons. When a dispute arises, seek out the wisdom of the Council of Wyrms. For in its wisdom, the blood of dragons shall be spared.
: The decisions of the Council shall be final and binding to all dragons. No single dragon shall be above the Council, and no group of dragons shall exist apart from the Council.
: When disagreements arise, they shall be settled by the Challenge of Claw and Wing, in full view of the Council of Wyrms. The winner of such a challenge shall be considered n'ght and true, and this shall settle the dispute.
: These are the words of Bloodtide and Starratiel and Exaurdon.
: This is the will of Io.
: This is the decree of the Council of Wyrms.