Dragonlords/ladies are born with the dormant soul of a dragon. When they reach age five, they take part in a naming ceremony. They are placed in an enclosed space with a dragon egg and surrounded by flames that burn as they form a bond with the dragon inside the egg. The dragon’s name will form in their mind and fall from their lips before they can truly comprehend it. Instantly, the dragon egg will begin to hatch and the dragonsoul within the child is awakened and as the flames lick at their bodies, dragonfire ignites within them. Their dragon features form - scales, claws, fangs, and wings. Their sight and hearing improves and with the dragonfire in their soul, they can breathe fire on command.
The new Dragonlord/lady will emerge from the flames with their dragon on their shoulder and will be hailed as the next in their family line to take the title of Dragonlord/lady. For example, when Balinor of Ambrosius married Nerys of Draigwen and sired their child, they had a daughter - Ganieda. When Ganieda performed her naming ceremony, she was hailed as the next Dragonlady of the Draigwen line. The eldest child of the line will carry the title of Dragonlord/lady in accordance with which if their parents carries the gift.
As Nerys was the Dragonlady of family Draigwen, he daughter carried on the gift. Since Balinor and Nerys could not try for a son to carry on the gift of Dragonlord of the Ambrosius line, Balinor was to be the last. However, after the Purge, Balinor found himself on a farm in a small village called Ealdor with a woman named Hunith. Their time together was short but the attraction they felt was genuine and before long, Hunith came to be with child. Balinor did not learn he was to have a child before he moved on but in nine months, Hunith gave birth to a baby boy - Merlin. He carried the dormant soul of a dragon and since he did not have his naming ceremony at five, he carried on through life cold and incomplete.
When Merlin finally found a dragon egg to hatch, he was in his twenties and found the transition from mortal man to Dragonlord quite staggering for the changes were why Dragonlords/ladies were named so young. With Merlin’s naming ceremony, the Ambrosius line lived on. Balinor, under the impression that Uther and his knights destroyed his home and slaughtered his family, believed himself to be alone. Just as Ganieda, who watched Camelot knights burn her home and kill her aunts, uncles, and cousins, believed her father, who had been visiting Camelot, dead.
However, all three are out in the realm with their dragons - Balinor with Kilgharrah, Ganieda with Lykos, and Merlin with Aithusa. The last two Dragonlord/lady lines - Ambrosius and Draigwen. Maybe one day Ganieda and Merlin will be able to meet and bond as long lost brother and sister. Maybe Balinor will be able to have both of his children together. Maybe Ganieda will be able to form her new family with her father and brother.
