Draikormr have a 'dragonpearl'; The source of a draikormr's magical power and Found somewhere within their body. Most commonly the chest, throat or spine.
The colour of one's dragonpearl is said to resemble the colour of one's soul aura and will greatly influence the colouration of their scales throughout their life. Though- it's entirely possible for a Draikormr's scales to develop differently from their dragonpearl. Their long life affords many paths for their soul.
BASED ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT A DRAIK'S SCALES ARE INFLUENCED BY THEIR SOULS, SIMILAR COLOURED DRAIKS HAVE FORMED CLANS OVER THE EONS WITH THE BELIEF THAT THEY LIKELY SHARE SIMILAR GOALS AND IDEALS. THIS HAS CAUSED MANY AN INDIVIDUAL TO BE TREATED WITH DISTRUST IF THEIR SCALECOAT EVER BEGAN TO CHANGE COLOUR.
THE CLANS ARE ORGANIZED INTO "HIGH HOUSES", ALSO KNOWN AS DRAGONFLIGHTS. THEIR FLIGHTS ARE MADE UP OF FAMILIES AND BLOODLINES KNOWN AS LOWER HOUSES. THE NAMING CONVENTIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
FLIGHTS ARE NAMED AFTER GEMSTONES THAT RESEMBLE THE DOMINANT COLOUR OF THAT FLIGHT'S SCALES. [E.G. RUBY FLIGHT, JADE FLIGHT, ONYX FLIGHT, EMERALD FLIGHT, DIAMOND FLIGHT, ETC.]
HOUSES ARE NAMED MORE PERSONALLY, BUT RETAIN THE COLOUR THEME OF THEIR ASSOCIATED MOTHER FLIGHT. [E.G BLUE RIVER CLAN, HOUSE OF WHITE ROSE, HOUSE BLACKTALON]
FURTHER YET, PERSONAL SURNAMES, IF CHOSEN BY MEMBERS OF A HOUSE, WILL RETAIN A SIMILAR THEME TO THE HOUSE NAME UNLESS THE INDIVIDUAL HAS CHOSEN TO SEPARATE FROM THEIR ASSOCIATION.