Dragon, Metallic, Brass
Brass Dragons
* Image: Brass Dragon
Though one of the weakest varieties of the Metallic Dragons, Brass Dragons are by no means weak. They may agree to serve as cohorts, bodyguards, or guardians, for anyone of high enough honor willing to add to the dragon's hoard.
Brass Dragons are also very social and make many acquaintances from sphinxes to djinni to gnolls. Some may rule over clans of lesser creatures, such as lizardmen or humans.
Something must also be said about their appetite for good conversation. Brass Dragons love a good conversation and are more likely to be friendly the more talkative the other party is. In fact, so talkative are Brass Dragons that Metallic Dragons, even other Brasses, can only take them in small doses.
Terrain and Habitat
Because of their love for dry heat, Brass Dragons gravitate toward deserts and savannahs or like areas.
Lairs
A Brass Dragon will usuallly lair in a cave on top of a mesa, or in the side of a desert canyon. Brass Dragons prefer their cave entrance to face east so they can enjo the morning sun. A large barren slope typically leads up to the lair, to give the dragon plenty of time to notice and deal with any visitors.
Favored Treasure
Brass Dragons are especially fond of handcrafted items from materials such as wood, stone, or bone, but they value all precious items. They particularly like woven items such as fabrics.
Diet
Brass Dragons hunt while flying, and eat large mammals such as sheep, antelope, and mountain goats, but will never eat sentient creatures. However, it may try to barter for the mount of any passersby because horses are good eating.
As they are well adapted to the desert environment, they can survive on very little water.
Tactics
Brass Dragons are by no means cruel or vengeful, and if the other party retreats, they will often allow it to escape (unless it is food). They are not likely to initiate combat either, even when they take offense; where other dragons would attack at the slightest provocation, Brass Dragons simply stop talking and leave. If a particularly stupid individual continues to press the dragon, they deserve whatever fate the dragon brings to them.
While fighting, a Brass Dragon stays in the air, shooting blasts of fire from its maw. Once the enemy is scattered, it singles out the most dangerous foe and lands to attack it. Before its enemies can regroup, it will take to the air again to repeat the process.
Genetic Ancestor(s)
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