Dragons

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True dragons are winged reptiles of ancient lineage and fearsome power. They are known and feared for their predatory cunning and greed, with the oldest dragons accounted as some of the most powerful creatures in the world.

Dragons are also magical creatures whose innate power fuels their dreaded breath weapons and other preternatural abilities. Many creatures, including wyverns and dragon turtles, have draconic blood. However, true dragons fall into the three broad categories of chromatic, metallic, and gemstone dragons. While most dragons fall into their generalisations some do go against their typical nature.

Lairs. Depending on the particular dragon their lair can differ greatly from one another, for example chromatic dragons settle in nature and can over time mould their grove into a hidden sanctuary or their cavern into a feared locale. Metallic often hiding in plain sight in large mansions, vast homesteads or sprawling castles. Gemstone dragons being few and far between can be found on either sides of the spectrum of lairs.

Shapeshifting. All dragons have the ability to shapeshift into a humanoid form, some do this more than others but in among all known reports of shapeshifting, dragons only have one form that they take, and often still use their own name in their humanoid form.

Memory. Dragons have an extraordinary memory, often if they met someone memorable either helpful or violent generations ago they'll be able to smell and recognise an ancestor, which can cloud the dragon's judgement either benefitting or hindering the ancestor's endeavours. This long lasting memory also gives way to long standing loyalty or vengeance with other beings and their descendants

For the Usermaatre, a nation ruled by dragons before their fall from Kingdom of Covania please see their dedicated page, details of their fall are detailed in the Dragon Crisis .