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My egg eating dragons were born out of necessity- Dragons who had just been at war now facing famine that could destroy the clan once and for all.
Pyrus (Guardian) decided that she wasn't going to let her clan die, and convinced her mate Darkrage (Mirror) to eat some of the dragon eggs when there was an abundance of eggs being left to rot, and not enough prey to go around.
They did disguise the eggs as different forms of Beastclan eggs to start with- because at this time no other dragon in the clan would've gone with this plan, even if it was for survival. But eventually the clan was too hungry and too grateful for any food at all to focus on what they were being fed.
Eventually the eggs begin to run low as well but there are still a few dragons that nobody would miss out there...
I haven't decided if this will allow my dragons any sort of power, or if this has horrible changes in their elemental breath attacks and such, but I did only start writing lore 2 weeks ago
Pyrus being a guardian, the species known for protecting their charges, and Darkrage being a Mirror, a species originating from plague and who value survival through suffering, are very notable points of interest here... They're protecting the thing they value in a crisis of survival, and the Egg Eating might seem like a good fix to a pair like that.
The famine circumstances *almost* justify them considering dragon eggs as a food source. It's do or die, and morality gets very fuzzy when your clan is so desperate for food that they're starving to death around you...but then Pyrus and Darkrage go and lie to their clanmates about it, which is very telling. They believe they know best, and don't trust/respect their clanmates enough to tell them the truth.
It's that special brand of unhealthy leadership that so many people fall into: Heads of families lying to their children, team leaders trying to improve their teammates through underhanded tricks, friends or SO's hiding grievances through lies instead of communicating and working things out. Good leaders respect, trust, and serve their followers, and realize that they're equal as peers even if not in their role. It's a damn shame to see irl, but man does it make for some delicious character flaws in fiction.
Oof, and that last implication about a few dragons being around that nobody would miss?? Absolutely CHILLING...
Eggs are one thing...but other dragons? Massive Cooking Companions-esque vibe you've got there.
This is very impressive for 2 weeks(though, there's most likely more at the time of writing this). If you're alright with it, I'd love to read what you've come up with since submitting this!
Thank you for sharing!