Editing Drakes (section)

=== Mourning and Wills ===
Drake cities throw military parades for their fallen soldiers. The cheering of the crowds is sometimes used to express grief, not just to celebrate the fallen as heroes. Drakes are often cremated, though richer and more important Drakes may be buried in a graveyard.

Soon after the funeral, wills of the deceased are read and their possessions are divided up. Almost everyone aged sixteen or older in Drake society has a will,<ref name=":1">[https://wanderinginn.com/2022/06/07/9-01/ Chapter 9.01]</ref> and everyone over the age of thirty has one.<ref name=":0" /> They are necessary due to the possessiveness of Drakes, to prevent blood feuds over inheritance. It is also a way to show that they cared about the people they knew and leave them something to remember them by, or to tell someone they hated them one last time by leaving them nothing. Even distant relatives are expected to receive a trinket at least. Of all the laws in Drake society, wills are treated as the most ironclad. The only known exceptions are possessions lost in war, which are forfeit.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

This practice was inspired by the Dragons' custom of gifting a cherished piece from their hoard to mortals who had known them before their passing.<ref name=":1" />