General Species Information
Valkyrie Dragons gained their namesake from the times of the Valkyries, when they would fight alongside the warriors in battle to decimate their enemies. The majority of these warriors were female, however, males were and still are brought into the ranks often.
When a person who was destined to become a part of the legion of the Valkyries came of age, they were bonded with a dragon at a young age. At 15, they were brought to the home of the Valkyrie Dragons, where they would seek out their life companion and partner to death. Once the dragon that was to be their partner was determined, which was usually by the approach of a bow, they would challenge the young Valkyrie to one of several things. Most common was a wrestling match of sorts to sit on their backs, something as a test of strength and determination. Others were tests of follow and trusts.
On rare occasions, the dragons bonded with someone who wasn't a meant to become a Valkyrie, such as an abandoned dragon being found and bonding with its finder, or if the dragon deems someone worthy.
When a Valkyrie-in-training and her dragon came to the time of their Rite of Passage into the battle-ready ranks of the Valkyries, one of their tasks is to work with their dragon to smith themselves their own armor. The dragon and their partners armor were based around the others, and no two pairs sets were the same. Some pairs had a more difficult time forging their armor than others, due to their dragons elements.
A Valkyrie Dragon only usually bonds with one person, and bonds with them for life. There have been cases where multiple bonds have been formed, but the first bond is usually the strongest. The same also applies to their mates, they mate for life, and often if their mate dies, they do as well out of grief.
Valkyrie Dragons are usually aligned to one element, however, non elemental dragons and multi / special elemental dragon cases have been known.
Due to the nature of their history, Valkyrie's pride themselves in war and battle, and readily accept the challenge of becoming a warrior, living for the ultimate blaze of glory found on the battlefield.
There are Valkyries that are disconnected from the war, and live as feral. They can still choose to bond with a human if they wish.
When a person who was destined to become a part of the legion of the Valkyries came of age, they were bonded with a dragon at a young age. At 15, they were brought to the home of the Valkyrie Dragons, where they would seek out their life companion and partner to death. Once the dragon that was to be their partner was determined, which was usually by the approach of a bow, they would challenge the young Valkyrie to one of several things. Most common was a wrestling match of sorts to sit on their backs, something as a test of strength and determination. Others were tests of follow and trusts.
On rare occasions, the dragons bonded with someone who wasn't a meant to become a Valkyrie, such as an abandoned dragon being found and bonding with its finder, or if the dragon deems someone worthy.
When a Valkyrie-in-training and her dragon came to the time of their Rite of Passage into the battle-ready ranks of the Valkyries, one of their tasks is to work with their dragon to smith themselves their own armor. The dragon and their partners armor were based around the others, and no two pairs sets were the same. Some pairs had a more difficult time forging their armor than others, due to their dragons elements.
A Valkyrie Dragon only usually bonds with one person, and bonds with them for life. There have been cases where multiple bonds have been formed, but the first bond is usually the strongest. The same also applies to their mates, they mate for life, and often if their mate dies, they do as well out of grief.
Valkyrie Dragons are usually aligned to one element, however, non elemental dragons and multi / special elemental dragon cases have been known.
Due to the nature of their history, Valkyrie's pride themselves in war and battle, and readily accept the challenge of becoming a warrior, living for the ultimate blaze of glory found on the battlefield.
There are Valkyries that are disconnected from the war, and live as feral. They can still choose to bond with a human if they wish.
Culture, Deities, and Lore
While the species of Valkyrie Dragons are viewed by the people as creatures sent from the gods themselves, the Valkyrie Dragons do have their own culture, with language both written and spoken along with their own deities. Valkyries are extremely intelligent, and understand the language spoke by the humans in their area. It is important to note that Psychic-aligned Valkyries can learn to speak the language the easiest along with using telepathy, however, all Valkyries are capable of speaking, at least in their own tongue.
Dianyrious (dee-ah-na-air-ious), who is lovingly referred to as 'Mother', is said to be the first Valkyrie Dragon in which had control over all the original elements that eventually diverged into the 14 aligned subspecies that now roam the world. She created what is referred to as the first of each alignment following: Lightning, Fire, Water, Earth, Ice, Metal, Air, Psychic, Poison, Sound, Crystal, Light / Sun, Shadow / Moon, and Celestial.
Under her, in the current time era, are the sub deities, the Celestials' and the Sun and Moon Valkyries. These Valkyries are the essence of the heavens and skies above, and are worshiped as to bring forth the the day and night with them as they travel the earth.
When it's time for a Celestial, Sun, or Moon Valkyries death, their essence is passed to an egg which is received as blessed, and raised by the community of the blessed until it's hatched and ready to fulfill it's role.
Back in the times of the Great War being waged by humans, a small village (who was in neutral land between the two warring nations) who regarded Dianyrious as their own god, pleaded with her for her help in their war ravaged land. She obliged, thus creating the originals, who each bonded with who they deemed worthy from the village, and they single-handedly took down both warring sides, effectively ending the war. However, this didn't go quietly by the two nations. Filled with rage, both sent out numerous forces to wipe out the village and the dragons with them. Dianyrious was murdered at the hands of the nations, leaving only her children and their bonded, who after this event, became a group known as Fourteen Nights. Within fourteen nights, the dragons and their bonded devised a plan, took action, and destroyed the throne and it's heir along with destroying large portions of mainland on each side, sweeping through with their bloody revenge. Afterwards, the group disappeared, and silence followed.
For years, the lands remained quiet. The small village had grown to it's own empire in the time from migrating citizens from the two nations which had fled from the chaos the lands were in due to the monarchy being destroyed, albeit temporarily. Many came to atone for the sins from the nations murder of Dianyrious and wished forgiveness, others were genuinely interested in the Fourteen Nights, the dragon species, and their god and mother.
As things began to calm, eggs began to appear, in which they would hatch into what are now the common Valkyries along with their alignments. It's believed that the Fourteen had sent them in premonition of a new great war that was about to begin.
This began the new tradition of bonding, and conditioning for war.
The two nations, once again filled with hate towards the other, along with the empire of the Valkyries, are ready for war, and this time, to obliterate all their enemies, once and for all.
Dianyrious (dee-ah-na-air-ious), who is lovingly referred to as 'Mother', is said to be the first Valkyrie Dragon in which had control over all the original elements that eventually diverged into the 14 aligned subspecies that now roam the world. She created what is referred to as the first of each alignment following: Lightning, Fire, Water, Earth, Ice, Metal, Air, Psychic, Poison, Sound, Crystal, Light / Sun, Shadow / Moon, and Celestial.
Under her, in the current time era, are the sub deities, the Celestials' and the Sun and Moon Valkyries. These Valkyries are the essence of the heavens and skies above, and are worshiped as to bring forth the the day and night with them as they travel the earth.
When it's time for a Celestial, Sun, or Moon Valkyries death, their essence is passed to an egg which is received as blessed, and raised by the community of the blessed until it's hatched and ready to fulfill it's role.
Back in the times of the Great War being waged by humans, a small village (who was in neutral land between the two warring nations) who regarded Dianyrious as their own god, pleaded with her for her help in their war ravaged land. She obliged, thus creating the originals, who each bonded with who they deemed worthy from the village, and they single-handedly took down both warring sides, effectively ending the war. However, this didn't go quietly by the two nations. Filled with rage, both sent out numerous forces to wipe out the village and the dragons with them. Dianyrious was murdered at the hands of the nations, leaving only her children and their bonded, who after this event, became a group known as Fourteen Nights. Within fourteen nights, the dragons and their bonded devised a plan, took action, and destroyed the throne and it's heir along with destroying large portions of mainland on each side, sweeping through with their bloody revenge. Afterwards, the group disappeared, and silence followed.
For years, the lands remained quiet. The small village had grown to it's own empire in the time from migrating citizens from the two nations which had fled from the chaos the lands were in due to the monarchy being destroyed, albeit temporarily. Many came to atone for the sins from the nations murder of Dianyrious and wished forgiveness, others were genuinely interested in the Fourteen Nights, the dragon species, and their god and mother.
As things began to calm, eggs began to appear, in which they would hatch into what are now the common Valkyries along with their alignments. It's believed that the Fourteen had sent them in premonition of a new great war that was about to begin.
This began the new tradition of bonding, and conditioning for war.
The two nations, once again filled with hate towards the other, along with the empire of the Valkyries, are ready for war, and this time, to obliterate all their enemies, once and for all.