Dragon

Dragons are very powerful and magical creatures. There are several types of dragons, the most common of which are chromatic and metallic, which are evil and good respectively. They are an ancient race. Few species that still exist can claim longer lineage. The draconic family was vast. It consisted of numerous types of dragons, as well as lesser creatures related to dragons or descended from them.
Chromatic dragons are inherently evil with some exceptions. Yellow, White, Red, Purple, Green, Grey, Brown, Blue, Black.
Metallic dragons are inherently good and can often be found helping others. Gold, Silver, Bronze, Platinum, Mercury, Copper, Brass, Iron, Steel
Gem dragons were aloof and self-centered, keeping to themselves and remaining neutral. They spent most of their time on the Inner Planes. Amethyst, Berjuril, Crystal, Obsidian, Emerald, Sapphire, Topaz, Ruby
Dragons are inherently magical beings, and in no case should they be considered reptiles, despite obvious similarities such as a scaled epidermis and reproduction by laying eggs. In fact, they are more akin to feline creatures than reptiles, particularly in regards to their posture and movements, as well as being inherently warm-blooded and an eye composition similar to felines, although far more complex. A good example of this is the placement of the legs: dragons also tended to place their rear foot where their front foot was previously, much like most stalking feline predators.

Basic Information

Genetics and Reproduction

The number of eggs a dragon lay each brood depended on its race, but is usually low, between one and ten. Evil dragons of adult age often lay and abandon clutches of eggs, leaving the wyrmlings to work together to raise themselves until they are old enough to go their seperate ways. Good dragons of adult age, and some more intelligent evil dragons, will form families consisting of the mated pair and their offspring. The children generally leave the family by the time they reached young adulthood. As dragon couples get older, they become increasingly likely to split apart as the desire for treasure begins to outweigh interests in families. Older dragons will continue to mate, but will assign a single parent to the duty of raising the offspring. Thanks to their shape-shifting, dragons can also cross-breed with virtually any other creature, creating a half-dragon. The most commonly heard of are in the humanoid races, particularly with human and elves. Any combination is possible, however, even with devils or angels. Most of the time when dragons of different types crossbred it results in no offspring. Whenever offsprings do occur between different types, the offspring's biology will almost always favor one of the parent's "type" over the other and might display characteristic that varies from its norm. In very rare instances of crossbreeding yielding offspring, the resulting child's biology might favor neither parent. This might result in them being born as a new type or with albinism.

Growth Rate & Stages

Dragons become stronger as they grow older; they also become larger, more resistant to damages and magic, have a more dangerous breath, and a great deal of other enhanced aspects. Older dragons can cast draconic magic, such as spells with just a few words, and oftentimes they don't need long and complex ritual involving words, gestures and components like other wizards, and they radiated a mystical fear aura around themselves. After a millennium or two, a dragon will reach its maximum development.

Dietary Needs and Habits

All dragons are omnivorous and can eat almost anything, thanks to their innate elemental nature that allows them to consume and digest all sorts of food, including substances that wouldn't qualify as food to other living creatures. Most dragons prefer a carnivorous diet, but a few of them have developed unique dietary habits. Metallic dragons, for instance, prefer to eat primarily inorganic fare. Although they are true apex predators, dragons are not above scavenging for food if necessary.
Most dragons usually consume half their own weight in meat every day. They seldom get fat, as their bodies converte all the eaten food into elemental energy, storing it for later use. Much of this stored energy is expended using their breath weapons and when their bodies change because of them advancing in age. When eating inorganic materials, dragons need to eat as much as its own body weight per day to maintain healthy bodies.
In some instances, dragons also eat magic items. These instances are rare however. While dragons can "inherit" the magical properties of some magic items for a day or so, and as such this would had some tactical value, few dragons would resort to do such a thing unless they were starving to the point of death.

Additional Information

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

As for their senses, which varies slightly depending on the species, dragons are superior in most ways to other creatures - like any predator, they have exceptionally acute senses, which only increases with age. Dragons have excellent depth perception and comparably good peripheral vision, able to see twice as well as a human in daylight; they have great night vision, and are able to see even when conditions have no light to offer, though not in color. Dragons can also pick up scents very well, utilizing both their sensitive nose and forked tongue, much like a snake. Their hearing is on par with human hearing, although their minds can filter what noise it hears. Dragon taste is also refined, although they don't respond well to sweet flavors, and most dragons doesn't discuss why. They are able to eat almost everything, but each race have a preferred diet; some prefer flesh, other to eat precious metals or gems, and so forth. Of all its senses, a dragon's sense of touch is the only one to decrease with age, due mostly to the development of thick, hard scales. Dragons are capable of blindsense, the sense in which eyes, ears, and other senses are used to detect invisible persons or objects.

Lifespan

Over 2000 Years

Average Length

Small: 6 m on length, 8 m wingspan Medium: 10 m on length, 13 m wingspan Large: 15 m on length, 18 m wingspan Huge: 20 m on length, 20 m wingspan Gargantuan: 40 m in length, 50 m wingspan Colossal: 60 m on length, 80 m wingspan