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Glowing Eyes

No dragon is born with glowing eyes. They are the result of some mortal crisis – some personal catastrophe – that brought the dragon to the edge of death, and then saw them refuse to fall. Instead, the dragon survives by breaking through physical and magical limitations to forge a link with their element, one so strong that it manifests as a visible light that emanates from the dragon’s core. While some dragons obtain glowing eyes as a result of traumatic events early in life, many more receive them due to the stresses and deprivations of the Necromantic Trials themselves; often succeeding when they should have failed. Others become ‘twice-touched by Mother’ as Necromancers or Necroservi in the service of their clans, performing some great cure or curse that should have been beyond their limits. Regardless of when they were earned, glowing eyes are a symbol of considerable strength, purpose, and power, rivaled only by primal eyes in the respect they bring. They are a sign that, even beyond the Trials, these dragons have risked death to achieve greatness.

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