Corundum In Coatl Culture

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"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust." That's what Corundum croaks through her thick Coatl accent while laying a body to rest. Most dragons steer clear of Clan Kaleidoscope's undertaker, and it's easy to see why. Corundum smells like death. At least she has a good reason to. After all, it is her job. Yet there's something off. Maybe it's the way the hood (and that bird mask underneath) always covers her eyes. Or the fact that her coloration in Coatl culture signifies sickness. Or that her mate is a known necromancer. Maybe it's the way she appeared out of nowhere one day, offering her macabre services. Despite all this suspicion, though, nobody has ever seen Corundum do anything even remotely evil. That's really what's off: that the undertaker is

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