White Dragon

(DRACONIS ALBUS)

Physical Description

A White Dragon has feral eyes, a sleek profile, and a spined crest. The scales of a wyrmling White Dragon glisten pure white. As the dragon ages, its sheen disappears and some of its scales begin to darken, so by the time it is old, it is mottled by patches of pale blue and light gray. This patterning helps the dragon blend into the realms of ice and stone in which it hunts, and to fade from view when it soars across a cloud-filled sky.

Habitat

White Dragons dwell in frigid climes, favoring arctic areas or icy mountains. They favor high mountain vales accessible only by flying, caverns in cliff faces, and labyrinthine ice caves in glaciers.

Behaviour

A White Dragon consumes only food that has been frozen, devouring creatures killed by its breath weapon while they are still stiff and frigid. It encases other kills in ice or buries them in snow near its lair, and finding such a larder is a good indication that a White Dragon dwells nearby. White Dragons have been reported as being particularly solitary, even compared to other dragons. They avoid all other dragons except possible mates, and even then, seek them out only long enough to reproduce, then flee into isolation once more. Possible rivals and interlopers are attacked without provocation.