Requirements:
Breed: All (Currently available: Pearlcatcher (most common), Nocturne, Imperial, Coatl (rare), Gaoler, Banescale, Veilspun

Colors:
Primary: Oilslick
Secondary: Oilslick
Tertiary: Sable thru Hickory (Modern); Tarnish (Gaoler); Umber (Banescale); Hickory (Veilspun)

Genes:
Primary: Pinstripe (Modern, Gaoler, Banescale); Sphinxmoth (Veilspun)
Secondary: Trail (Modern, Gaoler, Banescale); Hawkmoth (Veilspun)
Tertiary: Glimmer (Modern); Shardflank (Gaoler); Wraith (Banescale); Branches, Flecks (Veilspun)

Lore:

Sometimes, a wisp of the soul is left behind with the remains. Nothing much-- more of the impression of a soul. The shape of it.

The Daedal Supulchrum was an anomoly even in the ancient history of the Cairnstone Rest-- a decadent necropolis stationed on a leyline and headed by a tomb-palace above endlessly sprawling catacombs. The true history of the place is lost; some speculate it was built by a sect of the Earthshaker's Exalted as a future burial place for the god himself. Others say it was an enormous death cult with plans to inter all the residents of Dragonhome. Whatever the truth, The Earthshaker refuses to speak of it.
The tomb-palace has crumbled; the names of the dead are long forgotten. None but the most eccentric and foolhardy bury their dead here today.

A Cryptkeeper is born from one of the thousands of wall carvings that adorn the Daedal Supulchrum. When the shape of a soul becomes filled with the leyline energy in the grooves and cracks of a carving, the dragonsoul restores its form and the carving peels away from the wall-- creating a living stone dragon, neither the dead risen nor truly alive. A small community dwells within the catacombs, relying on precious supplies of cave brush to keep their fires going. It is considered a community duty to guide any living dragons found wandering the tombs, either to their destination or simply to the exit. As such, Cryptkeepers learn the labyrinth’s paths very early on in their lives.

Eventually, they crumble and pass themselves. A few choose to leave the catacombs and pursue a more adventurous life. While often regarded with wariness (and sometimes great alarm from those not native to Dragonhome), Cryptkeepers prove themselves to be as varied as their living counterparts-- albeit commonly with better senses of direction.
(Created by amuseoffirebane)