| Caretaking |
| Wyrms are eusocial creatures, like ants or honeybees, and only the Queen lays eggs. During the Laying cycle, two of her children are selected to attend her, care for her needs, and receive her wisdom in exchange. While all Wyrm eggs are brothers and sisters to each other, the Wyrms that attend to the queen during the laying period can influence the traits of the eggs a little bit. Later, each egg is adopted by a clan, and the Wyrm that cares for it until hatching also imparts traits upon it. A Wyrm that is not adopted by a clan may strike out on its own with a unique clan name. Such fledgeling clans may, if they wish, arrange with another clan for the egg to be cared for, though each Wyrm may only Care for one egg during a laying season, and only if they are not busy attending the Queen. Caretaking is not required, but it does give an extra opportunity for mutations to be passed on.
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| Pearls |
| A clan may influence the queen to allow them to raise an egg by offering a pearl. Before laying season begins, clans that wish to offer a pearl (and have one available) must declare their wishes. The Queen will lay as many eggs as are required. At laying time, a list will be posted of the order in which eggs may be selected by hopeful clans. Each clan may then make a list of available eggs in the order in which they would like them. Once an egg has been decided upon, an additional offering of gold must be made to the Queen in order to secure the egg. If the eggs that a clan wishes to raise are taken by the time their pearl is accepted, they may opt not to offer the pearl and wait until next season to receive an egg at no penalty. The pearl offering merely ensures a choice, and the random ordering guarantees everyone gets an equal chance. Pearls may be owned and offered even by users who do not yet have a clan. After the clans select their eggs, any remaining become available for the public on a first-come basis.
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| Honor |
| Wyrms have a rich and complex language, rich in metaphor and ancient lore. Their social hierarchy reflects this. The more time a Wyrm spends in the presence of their Queen, the greater the Honor to their name. The more Honor a Wyrm has, the more likely they are to pass their traits onto eggs that they care for. Thus the older the Wyrm and the more time they have attended to the Queen, the more respected they are as a Caretaker.
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