Song dragon Song dragons were a type of dragon . They lived among human ity in the guise of human women . Physical description . Song dragons resembled copper dragon s in general shape , but they were more slender and possessed iridescent silver - blue scales . This made them bright and impressive in appearance . A song dragon possessed a unique alternative form , that of an attractive human woman aged between 20 and 30 years old . Despite this restriction , song dragons could be male or female . Personality . Song dragons eschewed the company of other dragons , choosing instead to live amongst humankind , aided by their alternate forms as young human women . Many were also talented actor s . This made it extremely difficult to tell them apart from actual humans . They would reveal their real identities only when in great danger . They sought to protect and preserve the environment . To this end , they usually worked with or served the Harpers , good mage s , and other people and organizations of similar inclinations . However , to human civilization , they were rare and surrounded in mystery . Habitat . Song dragons lived throughout the lands of the Realms . They were most common in the Moonshae Isles . History . The prevalence of song dragons in the Moonshae Isles caused some researchers to theorize that they originated there . Essembramaerytha , as " Essembra " , was a famous adventuress of the Dalelands in the 10th century DR . The town of Essembra in Battledale was named for her , standing on the spot where she was supposedly born . Once , a pair of accidental sightings of women transforming into song dragons triggered a panic , as rumors spread that evil mages were turning their enemies into dragons . One notable song dragon , Ammaratha Cyndusk , adopted the pseudonym Maerjanthra Shalace . She was so skilled at portraying a human that she fooled Elminster . He eventually had a child with her , and only found out that Ammaratha was a dragon well after the daughter was fully grown . Combat . A song dragon could breathe a cone of electric gas at its foes . In battle , they fought with their sharp claws as dragons or slashing blades as humans . They attacked quickly and without mercy . They often sang joyfully as they fought , unless silence was wiser . Powers . Song dragons could use a magical ability , similar to " polymorph self " , at will to adopt the form of a human woman . Each dragon had only a single unique human form . The change took a dozen seconds to adopt human form , and half that to change back , but rendered the song dragon immobile . It destroyed clothing , bonds and anything else confining the song dragon or human . In human form , they lacked the dragon ' s physical traits and breath weapon . Regardless of form , they maintained full knowledge and awareness , and could use all their magical spells and abilities . A song dragon had the innate ability to speak any language as with the " tongues " spell . It also had continuous " true seeing " . Depending on age , a song dragon could also cast the spells " light " , " darkness " , " blink " , " feather fall " , " ploymorph any object " , " heal " , " plane shift " , and " teleport " . It also cast the spells of a cleric and the Healing , Travel , and Trickery domain s as arcane spells . Known song dragons . The following were song dragons :