Year of the Dragon

Among all twelve creatures of the twelve-year cycle, the Dragon is by far the most powerful. The year of the Dragon symbolizes chaos, pride, knowledge, and destruction. Many believe that this year of the cycle brings change and chaos to the established status quo.

Dragons are powerful and prideful creatures and are held as symbols of power and wealth in most civilizations. They are usually associated with the Edictal Method. Each year of the dragon is associated with one of the eight kinds of dragons (Ruby, Sapphire, Amethyst, Emerald, Quartz, Obsidian, Gold, and Platinum ). This means that the year of the Ruby dragon, for example, comes once every 96 years.

## The year of the Ruby Dragon

Those born in this year tend to be hot-headed and quick to anger. They are emotional to an extreme and seek challenges as well as power and success in life. People born in this year have a strange affinity for fire magic.

## The year of the Sapphire Dragon

Those born in the year of the sapphire dragon bear a keen intellect and an affinity for all manners of magic and scientific studies. They are usually calm and collected but bear a sense of superiority over others due to their superior intellect. They possess a special affinity for Arkomancy.

## The year of the Amethyst Dragon

People born in the year of the Amethyst dragon tend to be keen manipulators, having a great disregard for others' emotions besides themselves these people manipulate their way to success. These people can also be keen users of Nóosmancy.

## The year of the Emerald Dragon

Those who are born in the year of the Emerald dragon tend to be very emotional and chaotic, following their desires wherever they take them and living on their whims. They tend to be sentimental and compassionate towards others, however, some can be cruel and revel in the chaos and misery caused by their actions. As with people born in the year of the amethyst dragon they can also be skilled users of Nóosmancy.

## The year of the Quartz Dragon

The people born in the year of the Quartz dragon are usually fiercely independent, many times recluding themselves and preferring no company besides their own. They can be unpleasant and have very poor social skills making it difficult for them to form relationships even if they desired to do so.

## The year of the Obsidian Dragon

Being born in the year of the Obsidian dragon is considered to be an ill omen. Most people will avoid having children during this year as it is believed that children born during this year are usually heralds of death. Due to this most people born during this year are shunned by society and grow to be spiteful not because of the year itself they were born in but because of the way society treated them. The fact that these people are usually innate necromancers does not help their reputation.

## The year of the Gold Dragon

People born during this year are usually mysterious and of very few words. They show great intellect from a very young age and mature very early. They show great skill with Æeonmancy seemingly possessing an innate knowledge of the school. They are usually lonely due to their fast rate of maturity and inability to form connections with people their own age. People born in this year die early deaths.

## The year of the Platinum Dragon

The far opposite of the people born in the year of the Obsidian dragon those born in the year of the Platinum Dragon are said to be blessed with vitality, strength, and wisdom. Many live far beyond the natural lifespan of their races. They are usually just and kind and like to help those in need. They are slow to anger but act quickly to punish evil deeds. People born in the year of the Platinum Dragon are natural born leaders.