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Dream Sight.
Dream seers, more commonly referred to as "seers," are able to make small predictions about dragons they meet, often by reading their aura. They may make guesses about the dragon's past, present, or future, although often times they will get no more than a general sense. Seers have been known to make inaccurate predictions by misinterpreting symbols they see in dragon's auras and/or messing up the timeline. Wisdom, then, counts just as much as magical strength when it comes to this ability.

Ghost Speech.
This ability allows the living to talk to the dead. Untrained ghost speakers often have a rough time of it, and are unable to block out the voices of the dead. Trained ghost speakers are able to "tune out" ghosts they don't want to talk to, but even the most powerful ghost speakers are unable to ignore determined Guardian Ghosts.

Oftentimes, ghost speakers first coming into their power think they are insane, and are just hearing things; that is, until somebody explains to them what is going on, often a relative, for the power is inherited.

Some viewed this power as a curse, some as a gift, although all ghost-speakers were well respected in the pre-plague days. Once the plague came around, however... well, the ghost speakers were the first to die, and died in the greatest numbers. Due to this, ghost speaking is an uncommonly rare ability, and the voices of the dead often go unheard.

Ground Reading.
No matter where they stand, on ice or snow or plain old dirt, ground readers know perfectly well what lies beneath their feet and whether or not they're treading on firm soil, or if the snow slope they're crossing is ready to slip. They can detect caves and potential landslides, and have saved many lives. Their ability only works as long as they keep their feet on the ground, however, so ground readers tend to avoid climbing trees or jumping in the air.

Ground reading is an awareness that can never be shaken, but unlike ghost speech, ground readers often revel in their ability, and it comes to them so naturally that young ground readers need to be taught that not everyone has the same awareness as them.

Ground reading is an uncommon ability and is highly respected, especially among northern dragons, who are the most likely to face avalanches.

Healing.
Healers have the ability to heal minor wounds, like cuts and scratches, as well as minor illnesses, like colds. They are incapable of healing scars, healing broken horns, raising the dead, etc. Indeed, they are limited to speeding up how quickly a dragon would normally heal and temporarily increasing other dragon's strength by lending them their own. The greater the wound or illness, the more energy it takes to cure. Healing large injuries/strong illnesses often leave healers weak and exhausted, unable to do any magic at all for days, some times weeks. This ability is both rare and highly respected.

Ice Bringing
Ice bringers are naturally cooler than other dragons, and many of them even have ice permanently caked to their coats. They are capable of making the air around them very cold, which is a useful skill when a young dragon is about to go through thin ice.

This is an uncommon ability, with some respect attached, and a healthy dose of wariness from other dragons. Some ice bringers are outright shunned for the frigid aura that surrounds them and their inability to run even the smallest heating spell.

Storm Sight.
This ability is not quite as rare as the others, and is perhaps one of the more useful abilities. Dragons with this ability can sense approaching storms, and predict the weather for the next couple days, but can not guess more than whether it will be good or poor. The largest storms are easier to sense, and storm seers do not always make the most accurate predictions, especially about weather that is more than a few days off. It is also not unheard of for storm seers to mistake emotional storms for physical ones, and have been known to predict ill occurrences that have nothing to do with the weather, although this is very rare.

Storm seers are well respected, and often turned to for advice.

Some dragons have latent magic, that is they have the potential to do advanced magic but have yet to do so. It is buried deep within, and must be unlocked through either extensive study and training or a deeply traumatic event that changes the way they view the world. Even once the advanced magic is unlocked, the dragons will never be as strong as dragons that have the ability naturally, they will tire faster, and they will be 50% less likely to pass it on to their children. In some cases, dragons that have latent magic will still have an advantage over dragons that have the magic naturally because of the increased control that comes with all of the time spent studying.

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