Elements

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Scions Aether has an equal amount of all the natural elements, by design. Any individual offspring has an equal chance to be Fire, Electricity, Ice, Earth, Wind, or Water, regardless of their parents or even grandparents. It is entirely up to chance.

Variant is also a chance game. Curiously, no Scions dragons have been known to have green fire or black ice, a fact which is used as propaganda against dark elements and variants, often by Scions themselves—stating this to be proof of the sinister nature of these elements, in that they cannot occur without the presence of the unnatural.

 Clan Trait and Appearance

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Any Scions Aether can be spotted from afar, courtesy of their unique and perfectly white scales. They bear clear indication of their element through markings and attributes bearing the colors of their element.

They are mainly duochrome in coloration; white as their scale color and a single color group as secondary colors to display element color. Rarely, Scions dragons are monochrome (requires white/grey element) or trichrome.

Scions dragons have an array of possible traits, frills, spurs, elemental mimicry. They may have intricate plates with spurs. They have single rows of growths down the spine and often some growing from the back-side of limbs and wing hands, but do not get them on shoulders, thighs, or jaw/muzzle.

Another trait they're known for is their crown of horns. Scions dragons almost always have two to four pairs of curving/arching horns, and one to three middle horns.

Pure, Fragmented, Veiled Scions

Full Scions members all have completely white scales with hard-edged markings, almost exclusively elemental markings. In the family, these dragons are called 'Pure Scions'.

There's a high amount of unofficial members that are not Pure Scions. Dragons called 'Fragmented Scions' or more informally, half-Scions, do not adhere to the traits of a Pure Scion. Fragmented Scions are often half-white, bearing a much higher amount of white scales than any non-Scion can have, but their scales are not completely white. They have soft color markings and/or gradients that leave them half- or partially white. While Fragmented Scions have a higher chance of other elements, they are mainly influenced by the elements of their parents.

Then there are 'Veiled Scions', dragons with Scions Aether heritage that do not have the white or element traits of Pure or Fragmented Scions. On all accounts they're just like any other dragon.

Culture and Customs

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Scions Aether is obsessed with upholding their unique traits. They believe their white scales and element randomness is the future of dragonkind, yet refuse to spread these traits outside of their Clan. They are looked at by subordinate Clans and mixed dragons as blessed by the Ancestors to eliminate elemental purity and elitism. This is the claim to their power, and Scions Aether will not part with it.

The steps they take to prevent their genes from leaving the Clan is extensive, and most unknown to the public. Dragons with Scions blood (regardless of purity) are known to be religiously celibate or engage exclusively in same-sex relationships to avoid having children outside of the Clan's strict breeding pattern. It's forbidden for a Scion to have children outside of dragons with the specific elemental mix they are supposed to cross with. This leaves virtually no possibility for children between romantic partners, unless romance develops after the fact.

Fragmented Scions are not deemed members of the Clan but are still subjected to contracts so that they can have Pure Scion children. Fragmented Scions are given in-family education rather than costly Temple education, and often serve the Pure family as servants.

Veiled Scions dragons however are rarely contracted outside of the clan. Due to Scions Aether having several 'separate' bloodlines that all trace back to Izar and otherwise do not mix, Veiled Scions dragons are used to breed with Pure or Fragmented Scions that they are not significantly related to (less than 0.01% relation). This practice has allowed a higher yield of Pure Scions in recent years. Veiled Scions always serve the Clan as servants.

Many Veiled are deemed undesireable by the Clan however, and these are known to voluntarily (or 'voluntarily') be sterilized. Once they cannot have children, they are allowed to leave the clan. This is a requirement for any Scion wishing to leave the Clan, however Fragmented Scions are not allowed to leave without first having several clutches, and Pure Scions are in practice never allowed to leave.

Due to the Clan's indoctrination leading members to highly value and commit to their 'genetic destiny', and the ways that deviant thoughts are punished, there's rarely anyone asking to leave, whether or not they want to.

Trade 

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Much like their elements, Scions Aether dabbles in many trades, mainly Army and Guard. It's not uncommon for them to become Scholars, Justices, or even Templars.

Reproduction and Eggs

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Scions Aether has a set pattern to their reproduction. To keep their magical genetics equally mixed, every generation has one element they are permitted to reproduce with, in the order of Fire, Electricity, Ice, Earth, Water, Wind. Scions Aether arranges reproduction based on this order, and chooses only from other heavily mixed families. They will not choose exclusively from clans, prioritizing keeping their blood potently mixed above all.

If a Scions is the same element as their would-be partner, a judgment is made for which element their partner will be.

There are a lot of other factors and calculations behind the breeding pattern, but Scions Aether is extremely secretive of these.

From clutches, Scions Aether keeps every egg. While only about half are white eggs, 'reject' eggs are kept within the clans as non-members, serving the clan as servants and may in the future be used to have Pure children.

Notable Members

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General Skogur (former Patriarch, deceased)

Flareali (former Heir, eldest daughter of Skogur, deceased)

Chief Ildirai (daughter of Skogur)

Guard Zseurael (eldest child of Flareali, presumed dead)

General Undacus (Patriarch, second eldest child of Flareali)

Commander Icarius (third eldest child of Flareali)

Blizari (youngest child of Flareali, deceased)

Heliorel (eldest child of Undacus)

Riniel (son of Undacus)

Hestalia (daughter of Undacus)

Thundorus (son of Undacus)

Helios (son of Icarius)

Selene (daughter of Icarius)

Trivia

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• Scions Aether has a very unusual banner. It's the only clan banner using only black and white, and also the only banner to have virtually indiscernible borders.