Tiandiguoren

For 1800 years, the island nation of the "Celestial Empire" has been separate from the Dragon Throne. In that great span of time, Tiandiguo has established increasingly xenophobic and isolationist measures to maintain its independence. While travel out of the country and mercantile export are not strictly forbidden, only gold and copper dragonborn are permitted to pass freely into the Empire, and import is tightly policed and monitored.

The golden dragonborn hold honor above other virtues and, while not as militaristic as the red, their warrior caste enjoys unparalleled privelege over the lower orders of society. The Tiandiguoren acclaim swordsmanship above other martial arts, and relish competition with the mainland of Longguo. Every three years, a delegation of warriors is sent across the sea to attend a tournament of arms.

The golden dragonborn worship an emperor who is claimed to be the scion of the golden Ur-Dragon Man Tian Fan Xing, who is known to visit the capital on rare occassion, to coil about the Imperial Palace and demand an audience. The emperor is permitted to invite whom he will to join him for this occasion. To be invited is among the greatest honors of the empire.

Golden dragonborn are capable of breathing a lance of white hot flame. This breath weapon has a DR equal to the attacker's Fire Ring and an additional amount of damage equal to the attacker's Insight Rank + their Fire Ring, and the target is blinded for one round.

Sokkou-Ryu (7 XP)
Literally "The School of Swift Attack," Sokkou-Ryu students are taught a brilliant economy of motion and hone their deadly reflexes. When missed by an enemy's attack, the student may spend a Void Point to use one of their simple actions in response. This action may be an attack even if they are in Defense Stance, if they are able to make attacks as simple actions. A student of this style studies with one type of weapon to achieve this perfection of balance and instinctive response, but to the detriment of their versatility. When using a weapon of any other type, the student suffers a penalty of -1k0 to all Attack and Damage rolls. Gold dragonborn may take this style for free upon creation.
 * Requirements: Reflexes 4

Issuinoyume-Ryu (10 XP)
The "Empty Dream" sword school is a cold and enigmatic style in which the student is taught to channel the great void, hearing the echoes of their adversary and anticipating their every motion. While duelling, if a student of the Issuinoyume-Ryu fails their Assessment roll by 10 or less, or exceeds their opponent's roll by any amount, they may lower a trait of their opponent by 1 for every Void Point they choose to spend in this manner. No Trait may be reduced below 2. If this ability is used, the student may not spent Void Points for any other purpose in this duel. Gold dragonborn may take this style for free upon creation.