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Wyk - Female dragonling
Fyn - Male dragonling
Draggie - Young or juvenile dragonling that has not passed their Trial
Lira - A scholar or royal dragonling. Defined by their ability to change their scales at will
Ryn - A warrior dragonling. Defined by their scales matching their eyes
Mora - A craftsman or healer dragonling. Defined by their scales matching their hair (even when dyed)
Ina - A servant or low-working dragonling. Defined by their scales matching their skintone.
Niche - A Wyk's harem of mates
Mate-brothers - Fyns that share a mate
Clutch - One to twenty four draggies conceived during the same mating season
Iyres - A large, gold crescent used as currency. Roughly equal to $3
Lodes - A small, silver crescent used as currency. 1/100 of a iyre
Heartbeats - Equivalent of a second
Candle marks - Equivalent of a minute
Sunleaps - Equivalent of an hour
Moon Cycle - 28 days (known as a month - there are 16 moon cycles a year)
Sun Cycle - 448 days (known as a year)
1,000 Paces - One mile
1 Pace - One yard
Finger length - One inch
Step - One foot
Council - The Lords and Ladies that make up a colony
Consortium - Twelve advisors to the current King or Queen of a colony
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Ryn
FantasyRyns. The soldier caste of dragonlings, a particularly vicious species of shapeshifters. Dragonlings are dangerous. Ryns are deadly. Born and raised to be a bloodthirsty soldier, Anita's life has never been her own. She always knew her fa...