Drake (spec)

Drake (also "dragons") are a spec or "solfolk species group" of the solfolk of Symbia. While similar to both the Eastern and Western dragons of Terran lore, drake are a complex and ancient people, dedicated to ritual and the art of calm and balanced living.

=Etymology=

The termage for drake reach back to the oldest languages of ancient Symbia. The oldest known term for drake-folk is dehderk, "the deadly eyes" due to their reptilian stare, made all the more dangerous by the seemingly cold and emotionless presence drake tend to have.

=Drake names=

Drake-folk are well known for their incredibly long and detailed names. These arrive from the drake tradition to name children with a "meawere", a word derived from a Word of Power. It is said that carrying a Word of Power as a name is foolishly dangerous, but hinting at one instils great fortune and strength.

As such, drake names are stories or facts, written in the ancient Words.

While family names are always a small tale or a reference to one, given-names are either another story or a biographical fact.

Example names

 * Skorneimyrja Saiwalodeupaz, "Brash as a thrown ember" / "The Deepest Soul that Resisted the Dark"
 * Ithillimus Redanacetaegneaitus, "Wide eyed" / "Reader of the General Intent"
 * Pantalaimondus Illudereapraestigium, "The Wide Expanse of Forgiveness", "The One Who Lies to Save Us All"