They are between five to seven hundred years old, and were born in the Age of Magic. Although they are not nearly as old and powerful as the Ancient Dragons, great dragons are still extremely dangerous. Like the Ancient Dragons, great dragons are immortal. Given a few thousand more years, they may become as large and as powerful as the Ancient Dragons. Many great dragons do horde vast treasures, and occasional terrorize villages.
Great dragons can fly, and typically have four legs, two powerful wings, a long neck and tail.
Like all dragons, they breath fire and can have a nasty temper. Other great dragons are scattered through Lodoss and have neutral to evil dispositions. Dragons are heavily armored with scales and are extremely tough. However, most dragons are unarmored on their underside and have a week spot where the neck meets the head. Below is an average Great Dragon template.