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I'll jump into this Dragons/realm spells discussion now, I think :)

On page 12 of the Birthright rulebook (in the original boxed set), in =
the passage describing the wizard class, it mentions:

"The most powerful enchantments are known as realm magic; they are =
woven from the power of the land itself. Only wizards with who are =
regents may use these spells; a wizard without the energy provided by a =
sorcerous domain would be destroyed utterly if such a spell were =
attempted."

Now elves are capable of casting true magic without needing a bloodline =
due to their incredibly close ties to the land. In my campaign, dragons =
enjoy this same privilege (I think a dragon's ability to cast true =
magic, regardless of the presence of a bloodline or not, is =
unquestioned?). Now, elves and blooded humans need to be regents in =
order to cast realm magic, otherwise they would be "utterly destroyed". =
However, what if dragons were powerful enough (or connected to the land =
enough or whatever) to be able to cast a realm spell WITHOUT needing the =
energy provided by owning sources to survive the casting? I know this =
sort of idea puts dragons outside the normal rules, something which a =
lot of folks on this list don't want to see (and 99% of the time, I =
heartily agree with this), but IMHO, Cerilian dragons are such a truly =
unique race of creatures that they deserve to be able to "break/bend the =
rules" a little. But that's just me, others may see it differently, of =
course.

However, having said all that, IMC, although they are not "blooded" (I =
agree with that line quoted from the Tarazin the Grey article about all =
dragons being immune to the divine energies released at Deismaar), =
dragons do hold sources. How? Why? Well, as to the "how?", I don't need =
to explain it, if you know what I mean. Dragons simply can have source =
holdings (and source holdings only, mind you) because that's the way =
they are (sorry, I can't put it any better than that). As to the why a =
dragon would want a source holding (as, IMC, they can already cast realm =
spells without the need for sources), I have come up with the idea that =
casting a realm spell without using a source is such a draining process =
that even a dragon is sorely hurt by the effort and on top of that, is =
only capable of casting one realm spell per year. However, when a dragon =
controls sources, that dragon can cast realm spells as per normal (ie. =
one/domain round). Although they don't have bloodlines, dragons do gain =
RP from sources. HOWEVER, these RPs can only be used for the ruling up =
and creating of source holdings, as well as for the casting of realm =
spells. I know all this ignores or breaks all sorts of rules, but it's =
how dragons use realm magic IMC, and it makes them even more of an =
enigma to the players than they already are. IMC, dragons are definitely =
the most powerful beings in Cerilia, bar none (although creatures like =
the Gorgon, the Raven and other similarly powerful creatures are capable =
of beating them, but it ain't easy :)) and the "dragon realm spell =
rules" I have outlined above just help set them apart from all other =
Cerilian creatures.

Well, thanks for reading through all that! (cringing in anticipation of =
all the flames:))

Dragon
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