Quren

"The Quiet People," the silver dragonborn, have been the most peaceful of their cousins in the long history of Longguo. This may be due to the extreme inconvenience inherent in their waging any war. Their remoteness has been their best defense, and while they have never declared themselves indepedent of the Dragon Throne, it is tacitly understood that they have always been beyond the reach of imperial law and aspiration.

Qu ("Solitude") is paradoxically the most welcoming and the most unaccessible nation among the dragonborn. Far removed to the north, in the heart of the mountains. Qu is a city-state, built upwards on the slopes of a mountain with villages dotting its feet.

Qu is ruled by a monastic ruling class which, itself, serves a head priest who alone is priveleged to seek an audience with Zhenji "the Truth," the ancient silver dragon who acts as a tutor and sage for the nation.

The silver dragonborn are encouraged to travel south and witness the kingdoms of their neighbours first hand, provided they are healthy and strong enough to make the journey. Likewise, guests are welcomed openly and treated with great reverence on the mountain of Qu--conversely, silver dragonborn occupy the lowest run on their own social ladder, and are expected to be gracious and humble hosts.

Quren martial arts have a strongly spiritual focus and, while Qu produces many excellent warriors, the martial styles of Qu are as much performance as utility, devised to foster meditation and health, but not necessarily lethality.

Silver dragonborn are capable of breathing jets of freezing gas. This breath weapon has a range of 5' times the attacker's Insight Rank, deals (Water)k1 damage, and reduces the target's Reflex and Agility by an amount equal to the attacker's Water Ring (this cannot reduce them below 1) for an amount of turns equal to the attacker's Water Ring.

Tongdaozhe Gungfu (6 XP)
It would be inaccurate to describe Tongdaozhe as a proper style, in that it makes a purpose of specializing in nothing. Tongaozheke pursue a curriculum of intense fundamentals, learning to adopt and hold the various stances found in other schools, and are equipped with the arsenal of simple strikes and kicks they will need to remain flexible under future tutelage. Then they are exiled from the school of their upbringing and charged to travel, experience, and understand the dragonborn as a complete people. Tongdaozhe means "Fellow Traveler."

A student of Tongdaozhe may select any other style. As long as they meet its requirements, they may purchase it immediately for 3 XP less than it would otherwise cost them. In addition, the student may double their Void Ring when calculating how long they must study a new style in order to learn it. However, the student may not learn any styles requiring another style as a prerequisite. Silver dragonborn may take this style for free upon creation.