Adelade - A new beginning
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At the age of 24, Rathamin had seen more than most Dragonians twice his age. War and death had made him more experienced than many others, But his time as a soldier had come to an end and now the pressures of life demand he partake in the clans right of Maturity, as set forth in his cultures doctrine. But following the ceremony Rathamin must take part in a life and death struggle with other clan and species he doesn't know or trust. They have to learn to work as a team to survive and become the leaders their clans and families need them to be for the future, all the while unsure if they can even trust one another.
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