Gifts from the Wind

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The Wind flight are known for their kind, calm, and peaceful nature. As such, gifting is a large part of their culture. Primarily, gifts consist of clothing, food, maps, and kites. Welcoming parties are often held for those just arriving to the Windswept Plateau. Wind dragons will often take offense to trying to refuse gifts or "returning the favor", as the act of gifting is meant to welcome the new dragon, and as such, refusing a gift is seen as a dragon not truly seeking to be an ally of the Wind flight.
== New Arrivals ==
When a dragon from an outside flight decides to join or have an extended visit to the Windswept Plateau, Wind Clans will often hold a welcoming party for the newcomer(s). They are often held outdoors with colorful kites being flown overhead. Food is prepared live during the event, often times consisting of vegetable and insect dishes due to these being the most plentiful in the continent. The new dragon is served first, and it is considered an egregious sin for a Wind dragon to eat before the arrival, and are ostracized for selfish and inconsiderate behavior. Once the party concludes, the gifting ceremony begins. The new dragon is typically gifted the kite they flew as a token of the event as their first gift. Every Wind dragon is to give the newcomer a gift, no matter how humble or grandiose it may be. If one does not give a gift, they are shunned and often even outcast from their Clan.
== General Life ==
Wind dragons are born and raised on the idea of being charitable to other dragons, and as such, important meeting between Wind Clans are often begun with the trading of gifts. The most prized gifts are Wind Runestones and large bundles of bamboo. Clans gifting bamboo will often send massive dragons like Guardians and Ridgebacks to send the most bamboo possible. During the Mistral Jamboree, Wind Clans will gather in their respective regions to trade valuable items, and sometimes even treasure, something not often seen exchanged between Wind Clans save for marketplace purchases.
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