Life's Beginning
Valkyrie Dragons begin their life in an egg, unswayed by any alignment. As they grow inside, their alignment begins to swing as they are exposed to their parents essence, along with their environments essence. They can be artificially swayed to a certain alignment, however, it requires delicate care and a strong knowledge of Valkyries eggs. The eggshell of the Valkyrie dragon is extremely durable and resistant to the outside elements. However, when being swayed specifically to a certain alignment, they must be introduced slowly so the egg can adapt to the sway. Naturally, this is done by the parents own essence as they normally take on one of the parents alignments. In an artificial setting though, a person can not shove an egg into a fire and expect it to immediately become aligned to fire. Some alignments are also more tricky to make more dominant, such as the 'mutated' alignments (Psychic, Poison, Sound, Crystal), and are usually only formed through parents or certain methods.
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Very, very rarely, the parents will fight over the hatchlings alignment sway. This can cause deformities, 'corruption', or ultimately, death to the hatchling. Usually, if the parents want it to sway a particular way, they will discuss it beforehand, or they let the sway naturally happen.
Some sway can also occur within the first five years of a hatchlings life. Instances of a hatchlings swaying to a completely different alignment are known, and these are known exclusively to be the hatchlings choice.
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Very, very rarely, the parents will fight over the hatchlings alignment sway. This can cause deformities, 'corruption', or ultimately, death to the hatchling. Usually, if the parents want it to sway a particular way, they will discuss it beforehand, or they let the sway naturally happen.
Some sway can also occur within the first five years of a hatchlings life. Instances of a hatchlings swaying to a completely different alignment are known, and these are known exclusively to be the hatchlings choice.
Middle Ages
The teen years of the Valkyrie Dragon is spent mainly learning how to fly, align with honing in on their alignments form of magic. This is also about the time where communities will begin bringing the teen to the Bonding Ceremonies, where the young dragon has a chance to find it's destined human bond.
Adulthood + Life Mates
By this point in the Valkyries life, they might have fought in many battles, or maybe none at all, but this is when they natural urge to find a life mate starts to tickle in their bellies.
Many times, Valkyries will fall in love and become mates with childhood friends from their community, but it's not uncommon they would leave to visit other communities, or even meet their soul mate on the battlefield. Their human bond must be ready to accommodate if their Valkyrie needs to leave for finding their mate, and can choose to come with them or not.
Their human bond also has commonly found their own partners through their Valkyries Dragons life mates.
Many times, Valkyries will fall in love and become mates with childhood friends from their community, but it's not uncommon they would leave to visit other communities, or even meet their soul mate on the battlefield. Their human bond must be ready to accommodate if their Valkyrie needs to leave for finding their mate, and can choose to come with them or not.
Their human bond also has commonly found their own partners through their Valkyries Dragons life mates.
Behaviors
They are very interconnected with each other, especially in their communities. Valkyries are very intelligent, and as such love to share their wisdom and stories with others. They do have their own tongue, but those not versed in it can communicate to each other with series or clicks, chirps, growls, and other various noises.
They have their own holidays and festivals, in honor of the Mother, hunts, egg season, and victories. They are ones for enjoying a rousing festival around a fire with music and dance and song, often inviting the humans in their area along with any bonded to join on the festivities. The only exceptions to this can be the Egg Season Holiday, where some Valkyries can be very intolerable of human presence during the time.
They have their own holidays and festivals, in honor of the Mother, hunts, egg season, and victories. They are ones for enjoying a rousing festival around a fire with music and dance and song, often inviting the humans in their area along with any bonded to join on the festivities. The only exceptions to this can be the Egg Season Holiday, where some Valkyries can be very intolerable of human presence during the time.