Analysis Of Drak Development

​Upon examining these Drak inscriptions, my analysis is as follows:​

​Tribal Structure:​

​The Drak hardly consider themselves as a unified species or culture, instead preferring increasingly insular and tribal groupings despite sharing a common language root and build. ​Over the course of generations, these divisions have led to distinct scale patterns, color morphologies, dialectical shifts, and unique cultural practices - notably, a preference for different holy idols/ sages/ war heroes that shape their understanding of self, and are titular to their tribal variation. ​Tribes lay claim to different domains geographically, locked in an interracial territorial conflict whenever the brood's expansion demands it.

​The Drak'Dal, for example, are named for their idol, Dalszul, and currently contest the archipelago offshore alongside the Drak'Mer; followers of Merphisz. This conflict has seemingly begun after the Drak'Dal were driven out of the Veilwater Basin.

​Other notable tribes include:​ ​Drak'Ari, followers of Arisztar ​Drak'Fyr, followers of Fyraszh

​The differences between these creatures are to be contextualized not as natural variance, but as the markings of a common gene pool, split apart into new and isolated strands carried by the tribes. ​Said isolation, alongside constant interracial conflict and assumed increased rates of inbreeding, may explain the perceived cognitive and linguistic degeneration of the Drak.

​Cultural and linguistic degeneration:​ ​The Drak texts recovered from more recent layers of sediment - often dredged from coastal waters or shipwrecks - tend to exhibit simpler structures, reduced vocabulary, and degraded syntax when compared to earlier samples unearthed in local temples. This suggests a loss of linguistic complexity over time.

​It appears that the trajectory of their societal evolution may have stagnated - or even regressed. Additionally, if I interpret correctly, it is to be assumed that they hold a grudge or a somewhat natural aversion to technological advancements and engineering. They perceive most modern human inventions as admissions of weakness rather than solutions. Further research is required.

​(The engravings are delicate, and each stroke seems carefully placed. A plaque at the bottom reads: Example of advanced Drak writing, reclaimed from a flooded temple. Presumed age: over 1000 years old)

​Hail Vesztah, the great Broodmother.

​She, who grew from a single droplet of blood. ​She, who rose from the sea of chaos in the eye of the storm.

​She, who wove the waves for Merphisz.

​She, who ignited the heart of Fyraszh.

​She, who bestowed wings onto Arisztar.

​She, who gifted Dalszul gold and gallows.

​She, who is both mother and maw ​The womb and the grave ​Giver and Destroyer ​The great ruler of Ark Morgo

​In her womb, we grow ​In her lap, we begin ​Under her watch, we suffer or succeed ​And in her grasp, we shall end

​(The writing is crude, and the signs are written with short, apathetic scratches. A plaque reads: Example for rudimentary Drak writing, found by fishers dredging near the archipelago. Presumed age: Recent.)

​Drak'Mer weak. Why breed underwater? Lay eggs in ponds? Waste of time.

​Dalszul would never. Would build temples. Adorned in gold. Would force humans, brick by brick.

​Young Drak should hatch and stomp their feet! Should stick spears in land that belongs to them! Not splish and splash! ​That's why Drak'Dal strong! Big muscles! Lift stone! Spill blood!

​Hail Dalszul! Rah Rah!