Rien's Clan

"We are Scourge. The Mother birthed us. The Mother gave us hunger."
The Scourge are a ravenous pack of Plaguebearer mirrors. By many others of their flight they are considered little better than rabid dogs, barely stilled from eating their own kind by the ingrained edict that they never kill one of the Plaguebearer's own. They are driven to always travel, like a virus spreading across the surface of the world. Ever transient, they are a surprisingly close knit group for their species- though they will accept any who can keep up and don't prevent others from leaving, there is a core of highly loyal dragons who keep close together. Though few can perceive it, their culture is subtle with a highly nuanced caste system. Though they speak simply, their minds are far from simple. One thing is never far from their thoughts though- hunger.

Every permanent member of the Scourge has a title. Some are individual, others are passed down (such as the title of First Scourge and Little Mother). They refer to each other more often by title than name unless the title is cumbersome, and until one has a title they are simply 'Nothings'. Hatchlings are ignored, unnamed and untitled until they either mature, leave, or die. Dragons of any other faction can expect immediate hostility, while those who serve the Plaguebearer are ignored or curiously inspected with hungry wistfulness. The Scourge believe that only they are the Plaguebearer's true children, others are simply converts (ignoring the fact that some in their ranks are converts themselves).

First Scourge: Ateula
Little Mother: Agrona
Mother's Favored Son: Tearlach
Graceful Dark: Mallaidh
Heart Holder: Eoghania
Odd Doctor: Odhran

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