Dragon

The Dragons of Olam are huge reptilian creatures. Most people have no reason to believe the existence of dragons. They unlimited lifespans, but do not reproduce. They can fly, but must leap off something to initiate flight.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Dragons have long serpentine bodies, with proportionately long necks and tails. Their bodies have four limbs: two short back legs and two large wings as forelimbs, a body-plan similar to a bat. In later generations, after the dragons went extinct, physical descriptions of dragons became so confused in memory that artwork sometimes depicted them as having six limbs - two wings growing out of their backs in addition to four legs - but this is inaccurate. The teeth and claws of adult dragons are as long and sharp as swords.
Dragons are covered in scales, as well as spines that run down their backs from head to tail. Particularly large ridges of horns frame the edges of their faces, running along the back of the skull and along the jawline, which grow bigger as they mature. Adult dragons possess two sets of frills that run along the backs of their necks and spine, two along the sides of their necks and another two centered closer to the backbone, for a total of four frills. These are formed from webbing that grows between longer spines. When dragons are agitated (or simply excited), they raise and flare these frills - similar to how a furry animal like a cat will raise the hackles on its back when agitated (or a feathered animal such as a goose will puff up its feathers), in an attempt to appear bigger so as to intimidate its enemies.

Dietary Needs and Habits

Dragons do not require any food or water, but will eat for pleasure if possible. They are obligate carnivores, with diets consisting entirely of meat. Dragons often roast their prey with their fire-breath before consuming it. Dragons can eat almost any kind of meat, anything from sheep to fish, and fully grown dragons could swallow a live horse whole.

Additional Information

Geographic Origin and Distribution

Dragons have only been allegedly sighted around the Dragonback Mountains.

Average Intelligence

The intelligence of dragons is debated. Some say that dragons have equal intelligence to horses or dogs, but most say that they are much more intelligent than people.

Lifespan

Unknown, estimated to be unlimited.

Average Height

7.6 meters

Average Length

76 meters