I think it depends on the dragonewt's stage. Crested dragonewts are obsessed with Right Action and mastering their primal natures. Each is different, depending on what it is about its nature that its trying to master, but actions considered mundane to humans and other, more rational species, simply wouldn't occur to Crested dragonewts. Its not that they're incapable, just that their minds are intensely focused on quite specific matters to the exclusion of such trivialities. Quite simply, mundane things just don't occur to them. If they did, the typical dragonewt response would be to analyse the thought intensely for several hours/days/weeks/months to see if following that thought to its conclusion would be Right Action or Wrong Action. By the time its reached a decision, the moment has probably passed, but the dragonewt is, at the very least, satisfied itself that it was Right/Wrong action (delete as appropriate).
Beaked dragonewts have lost all interest in elemental magic, having developed their fledgling draconic abilities. To them, elemental concerns are a dim and distant memory of their Crested stage, and thus beneath them. They have more important things to attend to.
The Priest stage might develop a passing interest in elemental magic in order to nurture the Crested dragonewts within its remit, but more out of curiosity than any developed desire to engage with such powers. By the time a dragonewt has reached Full Priest, it is beginning to understand precisely what it should be doing to prepare for dragonhood, and is well on its way to transcending the strictures of Time; so again, matters concerning the mundane world hold little or no interest.
On 10/07/07, valkoharja <rintasaa_at_qzQ_JXfvVldq1eLy_5HG5pZWCIb7Oi87gFyDk1ULfTrna54v-HdsjwV0VtJjvo89IZZ47pRgChhi1LJkmYUD.yahoo.invalid> wrote:
>
> --- In WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com<WorldofGlorantha%40yahoogroups.com>,
> Peter Metcalfe <metcalph_at_...>
> wrote:
> >
> > At 10:45 p.m. 10/07/2007, you wrote:
> >
> > >I thought dragonewts didn't do elemental worship though.
> >
> > I assume the elemental taboo is only done by orthodox
> > dragonewts as there are still plenty of heterodox dragonewt
> > paths such as the Wyrms.
>
> True that. I'm just remembering the wording in KoS... which I can't
> find at the moment. I think it says something like "the dragonewts
> seem unable to perform many ordinary tasks, like drawing a picture,
> lighting a fire or tending to a companions wounds". Taboo or something
> the little-dragon-fletchlings are unable to even comprehend?
>
> > >One questions more. Would any remnants* of these guys be sorcerous,
> > >theistic, animistic, mystic or some mixture of the above with a
> > >darkness theme?
> >
> > This gets into the question of draconic worship which is
> > as yet undefined. The only draconic cult yet described
> > is Thrunhin Dal's in Men of the Sea which describes her
> > as a straight theistic deity.
>
> Right. I guess the Black Arkati of Heortland are (at least in part)
> sorcerous? Arkat, of course, was propably also a theist hero, being
> considered Son of Humakt and all.
>
> > Personally I would make dragon magic misapplied
> > and restricted to the method of worshipping it (sacrificing
> > to a dragon yields feats, venerating it yields spells
> > etc)*.
>
> That sounds pretty neat. For sorcerer's the dragon could be a source
> of a grimoire. I like the idea that the members could be theists,
> animists or sorcerors seeking the same secrets by different routes.
>
> > It wouldn't teach secrets but the magics if
> > properly used can be used to obtain mystical
> > consciousness.
>
> Indeed. I think I'll go with this. Thank you Peter.
>
> -Adept
>
>
>
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