Dyakcon Akxinis

An Introduction

Dyakcon Akxinis (deyah-con | Ack-she-niece) is a class of fauna noted by the Ozolithian Pathfinders in their Codices. The class is usually referred to by its more common name: Dragons. The term Dyakcon means variable beast, Akxinis means beyond the possible. When you combine the words, the best translation is "Impossible beasts with variable traits."
This particular article is an introduction to the complex class of dragons. To begin, it's important to understand the distinctive characteristics that are used to determine what kind of dragon that is being discussed.

Life cycles:

Another common element among dragons is their life cycle. Most but not all dragons come from eggs, past this point dragon can take anywhere from 7 to 35 years to reach maturity depending on the species. Best 7 to 35 years comes in the form of a juvenile stage. Once the juvenile state has completed and the dragon reaches maturity, it is an adult dragon. Unlike other species who grow old and die, dragons are biologically immortal. After about a thousand years the dragon reaches another stage of its life cycle. Wizened or ancient Dragons tend to be incredibly docile unless provoked. Highly intelligent dragons usually gain their sentence during this stage although it depends on the species.

It can take eons for a dragon to reach final stage of its life cycle. Archdragons are assumed to be extinct, as it is very unlikely a dragon would be able to survive this long. Dragons on the stage are said to be incredibly powerful, though none have been able to study them. According to Legend, the Jotunn wiped them out. There have been excavations that revealed massive skeletal structures, and the apparent causes of death support the legends.

Offspring

Dragons vary when it comes to their young but apart from a select few species, they almost always care for their young after hatching as opposed to abandoning their offspring. Once the hatchlings become juveniles, they leave the nest. Different species vary on which parent cares for their young.

Some species of dragon to not actually procreate at all. The celestial dragons of Lartasia are known for not laying eggs, and it is unclear how new members of the species appear.

Dragons can interbreed with any other Dragon species leading to further complications when it comes to properly categorizing them. It is not uncommon for a dragon to be found that can easily be placed in both the Primal and Celestial family, for example. In such cases both families are used in its name. The combination poses issues forever seeking to properly categorize dragons, as the combination necessitates the creation of a new species. The combination is based on a comparison of dominant and recessive genes however. feathers will always dominate while celestial is considered a recessive gene and will only occur if both parents are celestial.

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Fun fact: Dragons and Universal Vertigo

Dragons are migratory, and some have noticed that when they migrate they are seldom affected or inhibited by the effects of universal vertigo. In fact it almost seems that they can control it. There are some dragons that migrate and aren't affected by the stretching of time and space, where others seem to intentionally allow it to affect them allowing them to reach higher stages of their life cycle, quicker. Scholars have a few theories the most prominent among them being that dragons have evolved and adapted to Universal Vertigo through their arcane connections. It was once believed that they caused Universal vertigo, leading to a high demand of armor and weaponry made from dragon scales and hopes that it would make crossing areas affected by vertigo easier.

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History

There is no true origin of the dragons. Even the divine claim in hushed and confused tones that the dragon seem to have popped into existence from nothing. Eons past and eventually the Archdragons were wiped from existence by the Jotunn. Despite this, archdragons have appeared in more recent history occasion. The dragon that exist today or a far cry from what they once were. Many of them are simply creatures just like any other. Celestial Dragons are fewer than ever before. Dragon slayers from all walks of life across the world has shown that they are capable of doing their job quite well.

In recent years, Scholars have furthered the study of dragons to the point where they can actually discern which ones are a threat and which ones are not. Drakes tend to be far less hostile when compared to Wyverns, forcing the hand of several government groups to outlaw hunting of drakes, and pursue their far more violent cousins. Dragons currently tend to be found in the most remote areas of their preferred environment. They are a dying race and it is unclear how much longer they have.

Order- Caro'vorax:
(Car-oh-vor-ash = Meaning Eaters of flesh)
Dragons are carnivores by nature. Some are omnivores, but will always choose meat over fruit and vegetation.

Each of these creatures can have their own biological distinctiveness and may not even be anywhere near the same branch on the Tree of Life. Dragons are grouped together in their own special category due to a select few common traits found in every one of the potentially thousands of species.

• Each species is connected to the arcane, though this does not necessarily mean they have Arcane power, biological traits that are magical in nature, or sentience. Is this Arcane connection that makes them anomalies when compared to other organisms.

• Every species of dragon is an impossible organism. When looked at through the lens of nature and nature's laws, most every species has at least one biological trait that contradicts those laws, and makes the species nearly impossible to categorize. This makes the term "dragon" a miscellaneous category. This category is starting to gain more scientific merit as individuals are discovering the similarities between species in it.

General Dragon Behavior

Almost all dragons are migratory, venturing to more favorable climates as the seasons change. When they travel, it is almost always in groups that grow larger over time. Dragons often wait for a flock to fly above them before taking flight themselves as a defensive behavior due to any dangers that could be lurking below. The side of a single dragon flying alone during their migration is considered a bad omen. The dragon is usually sick, insane or badly injured. These lone dragons can be easily provoked.

Dragons and the world

Different cultures view dragons in different ways. Myths and legends have heralded them as vicious monsters, intelligent villains, or Mighty Heroes. Dragons are still misunderstood by most cultures of the world, however, and are often victim to a Kill first ask questions later policy. Some cultures worship dragons and others have learned how to domesticate them.