Did each dragon use its own unique rune, like a mage sigil, or was it more like Japanese, with a particular (possibly unique) combination of characters forming their name?
— Greysil (@Greysil_Tassyr) October 7, 2019
Each dragon used their own unique sigil.#Realmslore https://t.co/nacYVPRszr
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 7, 2019
Did those unique sigils have similar protections to mage sigils, preventing their misuse or forgery? Or was there some sort of cultural imperative in avoiding misuse of these sigils? Do dragons still use those unique runes, and is there a term for them?
— Greysil (@Greysil_Tassyr) October 8, 2019
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The sigils bear no magic to prevent their misuse or forgery, but any dragon misusing or forging would be shunned by other wyrms, and deemed mad; such behaviour is just ‘not done.’ It is ‘beneath a dragon.’ Madwyrms are to be 2)
…cast out and if possible destroyed, and in any event no other dragon will aid them or make common cause with them.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 8, 2019
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Yes, dragons still use such sigils, and they are known as “othwaer” (oth = self + waer = rune, sigil, symbol of meaning). (In ancient times, “oth” was rendered “auth.”)#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 8, 2019
“not done” seems like such a strong taboo–to be sure, even if there were a great tactical advantage to a forgery, even if it could likely be pulled off without repercussion or culpable evidence, would it still be “too low” for even the most unscrupulous dragon? It would be "too low." Meaning a desperate (e.g. dying, so nothing to lose) or consumed-by-revenge dragon might do it, but otherwise, it's simply "off the table," meaning a dragon wouldn't even think of doing it.#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) October 8, 2019