Dragon

Dragons are scaled creatures who love to hoard either treasure or knowledge (Sometimes both). Most Dragons fit into three types: Chromatic, Metalic, and Gen dragons. Though there are those who are an exception to that rule.

Basic Information

Genetics and Reproduction

Most dragons reproduce though mating and laying of eggs but there are some powerful dragons that have other ways to reproduce.

Reincarnation. When an adult or older dragon dies, one or more eggs form in the dragon’s decomposing body. These eggs might grow like fungus as the body rots away, they could appear among the ashes after the body is consumed by fire, or they might need to be mined out from a corpse that has turned to solid stone or metal.

Consuming Treasure. By eating a significant portion of their own hoards, dragons cause themselves to lay clutches of eggs.

Draconic Transformation. Enlightened non-dragons (most often Humanoids) are transformed into dragon eggs when they die, when they experience profound enlightenment, or when they undergo a ritual that might involve bathing in dragon blood or being devoured by a dragon. Humanoids and dragons alike understand the transformation to be a transition into a higher state of existence.

Rejuvenation. An ancient dragon voluntarily enters a deep trance and eventually dies, leaving behind a single egg.

When a dragon dies, the power enfleshed in the dragon doesn’t just disappear from the world. Over time, it disperses, but in the moments immediately surrounding the dragon’s death, it can be passed on to others—or claimed. Sometimes (as discussed in “Reproduction” above) a dragon’s death gives rise to an egg, transferring the dragon’s power directly to a new generation. In other cases, a dragon at the brink of death invests power into another creature—usually a dragon, but sometimes a sovereign, a sage, or an adventurer. Moreover, those who slay a dragon could seize the dragon’s power.

Growth Rate & Stages

Some dragons can live for over a thousand years, outlasting the rise and fall of nations—or even whole civilizations. A dragon’s perspective on the passage of time is naturally quite different from that of more short-lived folk. But just as characters expand their priorities and perspectives as they advance in level, so do dragons as they age.

Wyrmlings Dragons in their first five years of life are still figuring out their capabilities and their place in the world. Thus, wyrmlings often rely on adult dragons or other companion creatures for safety. Wyrmlings most often think on a local scale—an area no larger than might be covered by a few farmsteads or villages. If adult dragons are rearing a clutch of wyrmlings, the younger dragons often divide the adults’ territory among them. A single wyrmling might thus hunt an area covering only a few square miles, but the presence of one wyrmling indicates that more might be nearby. On the other hand, wyrmlings without adult dragons in their lives might become allies or as captives of other kinds of creatures. Such wyrmlings are more likely to be scattered from their nest mates.

Young Dragons in their first century of life are beginning to come into their own among the most powerful creatures of the Material Plane. This stage is when most dragons first establish their own territory and lair. A young dragon’s territory covers an area about 50 miles across. This is also when dragons start to form the magical ties that bind them to both their hoards and the regions around their lairs. Hunting dragons typically fly on a more-or-less circular path out to one edge of their territory and back in a day, traveling about 75 miles in total. Young dragons also use their hunting flights to keep tabs on happenings within their territory and are keenly aware of other creatures whose territory neighbors or overlaps their own. A young dragon can become a significant threat to a city or kingdom, either through overt violence or subtle manipulation.

Adult Dragons After their first century of life, adult dragons are mighty beings. An adult dragon’s influence can extend across a whole region or continent. Most adult dragons establish additional lairs to expand their territory. These lairs are usually set 50 to 75 miles apart, so the dragon can fly from one to the next in a single day’s travel. An adult dragon typically hunts the area around one lair for a month or more, then moves on to another lair. The dragon’s magical connection to a lair can transform the surrounding region, as represented by regional effects.

Ancient Dragons Dragons are considered ancient once they reach eight hundred years of life, and many live for centuries more. They are powerful enough to alter the fate of the world and upset the balance of power across the planes of existence. An ancient dragon typically has several lairs, each one suffused with powerful magic. The regional effects surrounding each of an ancient dragon’s lairs can combine to make that dragon’s influence felt in the natural world for hundreds of miles. In addition to these magical effects, the dragon’s ongoing presence can have a profound impact on the region’s ecosystems, populations, and politics.

Greatwyrms The oldest ancient dragons sometimes transform into mythic creatures of godlike power. These greatwyrms, are nearly perfect avatars of draconic nature and are so suffused with the magic of the Material Plane that they are all but immortal. Most greatwyrms are at least twelve centuries old and have hoards worth millions of gold pieces, but they are otherwise similar to other ancient dragons in their goals and perspectives.

Ecology and Habitats

The habitat's of dragons vary on the type of dragon. Some prefer underground, others caves, and some swamps and volcanos.

Dietary Needs and Habits

Mainly meat but there are a few dragons who will chew on mint leaves or something with a strong smell to get rid of bad breath.

Behaviour

The behavor and interests of dragons varies per group. Some only care about hords, others care about knowellege, others books and art. But the one thing dragons all have in common is that they see humanoids as fragile and insigificant compared to them.

Additional Information

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Occasionally, dragons develop a sense known as dragonsight—an awareness of multiple incarnations of themselves across different worlds of the Material Plane. Dragonsight is most common in ancient dragons, especially when their enormous hoards include items from other worlds or powerful artifacts whose histories span multiple worlds. Gem dragons, perhaps because of their connection to Sardior, are most likely to develop dragonsight.

Dragons who develop dragonsight amass knowledge that spans the Material Plane, making them among the foremost experts on worlds beyond their own. With time, dragonsight can expand beyond passive awareness to allow active communication between a dragon’s incarnations. Some ancient dragons with well-developed dragonsight begin to weave grand plans that involve coordinating activities across multiple worlds, culminating in cosmos-shaking events.

Darkvision: Dragons have the ablity to see in the dark

Blindsight: Dragons have the limited ablity to sense their suroundings without relying on sight

Flight: Most dragons have the ablity to fly

Swim: There are some dragons that have the ablity to swim underwater

Climb: Some dragons have the ablity to climb on walls

Scientific Name

Draconus Rex