Ancient Dragon

"Dangerous and unpredictable." Ancient Dragoian summing up the Androgians.
The Androgians were a large, around 40ft tall for females, 35ft for males, bi-pedal DragonKin species native to Androgia that roamed the Dragoian Home Galaxy in ancient times until around year -37500 in Dragoian terms). Their average lifespan is around 900 years for males, and 2200 for females. While known in modern times as Ancient Dragons, the species call themselves Androgians and are known by that name to any species from their era.
==Overview==
The Androgians were, in appearance, similar to the non-sentient dragons of Dragoia (Planet) of around the same sort of time period, except the Androgians walked up-right and had more developed arms and hands.
The Androgians were almost completely wiped out by the Soul Dragons in -37,508 following centuries of aggressive expansion into territory previously owned by the Ancient Dragoians, using the Ancient Dragoian's sudden demise at the hands of the Soul Dragons in -37,827 to annex and violently defend what used to be Ancient Dragoian space. Only a few Androgians survived the Soul Dragon attack on their species by preserving themselves in stasis pods for nearly 40,000 years.
Androgians come in a few distinct colours which are more than just cosmetic, being either Bluescale (shades of blue with pale blue underbellies), Greenscale (shades of green with sandy underbellies) and the incredibly rare Blackscale (black scales with dark grey underbellies). Ancient Dragon females are noticeably larger, more powerful, and more intelligent than their male counterparts, with male Greenscales considered to be barely smarter than animals.
During -38208 to -37908 the Androgians and Ancient Dragoians fought a long drawn out war, resulting in a cease fire 300 years to the day from the wars start. The cease fire contained many terms to which both sides agreed to reluctantly just to prevent the war dragging on even longer. The war was called, by both sides, The 300 Year Conflict.
==Appearance==
Skin Type: Scales and Tiny Scales (On Underbelly).
Colour Range: Androgians are two-tone, with their main body ranging from pale green to dark green (Greenscale); black (Blackscale); or pale blue to dark blue (Bluescale) and their underbellies range in colour from sand tones to darker sand tones (Greenscale); dark grey (Blackscale); or a lighter blue than their main colour (Bluescale).
Eyes: Androgians have two large eyes with a slit pupil in colours that are commonly a shade of brown, red, purple or grey. Androgians have a large scaled protrusion below their eyes.
Heads: Androgians have bulky heads with large jaws with the lower jaw being spiked and the upper jaw having a small pointed "beak", which mount 2 pointed horns which are usually much shorter on males. Androgian jaws have minimal lips which bare their teeth. Androgians lack ears, instead having a hole in the side of their head behind their eye which is used for hearing and is often obscured by hair.
Bodies: Androgian bodies are long and bulky with long arms and short widely spaced legs either side of their large belly, and have large, clawed, 3 toe feet and clawed 4 finger/1 thumb hands. A short tail ending with a flat scaled plate protrudes from the portion of body between the legs and a pair of large flightless wings protrude from their upper back.
Tongue: Androgian males have a short, split pointed tongue while females have a long, split pointed tongue.
==Technology==
Androgian military technology was considered some of the most advanced and powerful technology within the Dragoian Home Galaxy during the Androgian's reign and is highly non-digitised, much like the technology of the Soul Dragons and the critical systems technology of the Ancient Dragoians. In terms of performance, it is worse than the technology of the Soul Dragons and is about the same as that of the Ancient Dragoians in some aspects. Non-military technology was considered inferior to the Ancient Dragoians.
Large amounts of Androgian Military starship technology relies on wireless power sharing to work at it's best, allowing for rapid volleys of full power fire from multiple ships or for ships to share the burden on their shields between their allies.
==Culture==
Androgian culture was one of dominance over anyone they perceived as weaker, seeing anyone weaker than them as worthy of nothing more than being a labour force or food. This led them to be involved in numerous wars throughout history, both with themselves and with other species, and being considered terrible neighbours.
As a result of this culture, Androgians are typically ruled by the strong, but not strictly just pure physical strength as the Androgians can consider someone who outsmarts them to be strong.
==Variation==
Androgians come in 3 main variations, Bluescale, Greenscale and Blackscale. Each have different traits beyond their colouration.
Bluescale: Noticeably smarter than Greenscales and generally smarter than Blackscales. Bluescales however are typically physically smaller and proportionally lighter than other variants. Bluescales are less common than Greenscales at roughly 40% of the population and generally fill roles in life that require greater intellect and tend to be rare in the military outside of logistical or starship engineering roles.
Greenscale: Noticeably stronger than Bluescales but typically weaker than Blackscales. Greenscales however are not the brightest and are not known for their intellects, with male Greenscales often being considered to be as dumb as animals and joked to be less intelligent than a rock even by Greenscale females. Greenscales are the most common variant of Androgian at roughly 60% of the population and generally fill roles in life that require either physical strength or minimal intellects and tend to make up the bulk of the military's frontline forces.
Blackscale: Stronger than a Greenscale but generally less intelligent than a Bluescale. Blackscales are noticeably larger and proportionally heavier than Greenscales. Blackscales are so rare that they are considered a myth until one is born and it's estimated that the odds of one being born are so low that one will only exist every 100,000 years on average. Blackscales usually make their mark on history as a great leader with their unrivalled strength and size among the Androgians, as well as their middling intelligence, all but ensure they will become leader of the species. Blackscales are rumoured to live over twice as long as other Androgians, but they are so rare such records are unreliable at best. No records of male Blackscales exist, and the genetic abnormality that creates a Blackscale seems to be exclusive to females.
==Notable Androgians==
*Atheai Kilas
*Jaksnai Devagra
*Jelknai Heral
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