Dragon

Dragon
Type:	Joinable
Headquarters:	Seoul, Korea

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The Dragon are a player and NPC faction which utilize Chaos theory to "guide" the world into harmony; small ripples leading to tsunamis of change. The society is the most mysterious of the three and even members of the faction are not told its true goals.

[edit] Background

"Change requires chaos, and chaos is ours to orchestrate."

Shrouded in secrecy the Dragon is considered the most mysterious of secret societies, even to its members. Dragon believe in the idea that seemingly insignificant events can lead to cataclysmic change; ripples spreading across the world.

Through the ages, the Dragon dissolve and reform. The location of the headquarters shifting with each generation as it resets and begins again. The only continuity are the silent monks, who have the ages' old task of finding the new leader and acquiring the agents needed to assist in keeping the world on the proper destiny.

Without the head of the Dragon, the body does not survive and the cycle is reset. The head, always a child at selection, is fiercely guarded by the Mute Monks and communication with and translation of the boy's orders to the body of the Dragon are done by his right hand, name, as of yet, unknown.

The body of the Dragon is formed by two sets of people. The first, used by the Dragon to cause small actions weaving into a greater whole. And the second, members who are not voluntarily recruited but are instead chosen for service. Abducted by the Mute Monks, new recruits are deposited in a neighborhood in Seoul, trapped until they discover the clues that lead them into the headquarters. Few direct orders are ever issued; instead members to are expected to follow the tenets of the Dragon and to instinctively understand how to meet their goals.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The current Dragon reformed in Seoul sometimes after the end of the second world war; the end of the previous generation.^[3]

"True harmony is described in the moment the rake passes through the Zen garden" Dragon proverb

[edit] Lore

Little is known about the origin of the Dragon, its lore is scarce and difficult to obtain; many assume it began in East Asia. Few chronicles exist from previous cycles; evidence suggests that they played a roll in the fall of the Tower of Babel, the Mongol hordes, the death of Caesar, and the French Revolution.^[3]

[edit] Relationship with other factions

[edit] Council of Venice

The status of the Dragon seat on the Council of Venice is unknown. The relationship between the Dragon and other Council seat holders is unclear; reforming with each generation reduces the opportunity to develop long-running issues with others.

[edit] The secret war

The Dragon do not have the long standing rivalry of the other two participants but do continue to battle against the Illuminati and the Templars at sanctioned areas and in the manipulation of the financial and political worlds.^[2]