Drakonid

DrakonidNight of the DragonThrall: Twilight of the Aspects (sometimes pluralized as drakonidsWorld of Warcraft: The Magazine Volume I Issue IIMaloriak#Stage Two: Unpredictable ResultsCorla, Herald of Twilight#Abilities and also spelled draconid)Brazier of Invocation: User's Manual or drakonaarBlackwing DrakonaarTwilight DrakonaarEvolved Drakonaar are a bipedal humanoid dragon-like race fashioned by their masters to be helpful and loyal.Visage Day They are typically used as guards and frontline soldiersWoW Blog/Classic Blackwing Lair#Face the Black Dragonflight within each of the five great dragonflights, as well as within the dragonflights at the service of the Old Gods.
Drakonid are soldiers, educated and trained to serve. They begin as cadets and eventually graduate out of that rank. One of their topmost missions is to protect the eggs of their flight, and they are to give their life for that mission if necessary.Future of the Flights Old drakonid are allowed to retire.Gryrmpech
==Background==
The original drakonid were transformed from tarasek, a reptilian species native to the Dragon Isles, uplifted by the Dragon Aspects in the same manner that the titans uplifted proto-dragons into dragons. In the millennia that followed, new methods with varying degrees of success were devised to create drakonid.The Art of Dragonflight Drakonid can lay eggs and have children.Drakks, Vexagoz, Eravaka
Drakonid are abundant on the Dragon Isles. When dragons left the Dragon Isles after the Sundering, they were left behind to care over the isles.https://www.well-played.com.au/dragon-racing-dragon-snoots-and-dragon-sheep-talking-draconic-with-the-wow-expansion-devs/ The Spellsworn, a group consisting of blue drakonid left in stasis watched over by blue dragons, was sent by Malygos to the Forbidden Reach to guard the dracthyr imprisoned there.Mercy First
Drakonid were integral to the processes that were done to create dracthyr; with the earliest experimentations that would lead to dracthyr actually being various forms of augmented drakonid, such as Neldris. By the end of the process, drakonid were still used in what would create the first successful dracthyr.The Forgotten Experiments boss fight, Aberrus, the Shadowed Crucible
===Modern day===
In modern days, some drakonid seem to be created from mortals, empowered by the dragons they serve, via intentional alteration or via "unintended side effect of hanging out with dragons".Archive lore tweets from loreology They have thus been described as half-man, half-dragon.Maxnar Must Die! The process does not have to be willing.World of Warcraft: The Magazine Volume II Issue I, pg. 89 
In Blackwing Lair, each drakonid seems to have a fatal weakness to one magic type, making it suffer enormous damage from that particular school. This weakness can be used to the advantage of any mortal army daring to step into the halls of Blackwing Lair in order to challenge the sinister Nefarian. A group of black drakonid served Sintharia in Grim Batol prior to the Cataclysm.
Drakonid of all five dragonflights guard the Wyrmrest Temple and the sanctums in the Chamber of Aspects.Warden of the Chamber, Wyrmrest Protector The drakonid of the bronze dragonflight patrol and protect the Caverns of Time.Warden of Time The infinite dragonflight tempted many drakonid with promises of power, but most found only servitude and despair. One of the few exceptions is Chrono Lord Deja, who gained influence within the flight through his raw power and cunning.Chrono Lord Deja#Adventure Guide 
Nether drakonid can be found in Shadowmoon Valley, in the service of Illidan Stormrage. The Dragonmaw Ascendant and Zuluhed himself in Outland can turn into drakonid.Enter the Taskmaster 
During the War Against the Nightmare, armies of shadow-possessed drakonid fought against the dreamform army.Stormrage, chapter 27 
Drakonid can also be counted among the ranks of the Twilight's Hammer. After Deathwing's Shattering of Azeroth, one massive drakonid was sent by the cultists to assassinate King Varian Wrynn and his son Anduin during Remembrance Day in Stormwind City.Blood of Our Fathers
In the Blackrock Caverns, Corla of the Twilight's Hammer is seen blessing fellow human zealots by harnessing nether dragon essence to transform them into menacing twilight drakonid.Corla, Herald of Twilight#Adventure Guide
During the war against the Primalists, dragons returned to the Dragon Isles and many drakonid rejoiced in their return, joining them in the Valdrakken Accord. However, a number of dragonspawn was discontent with them and the Dragon Aspects and instead joined the Flightless in an open rebellion against Valdrakken, or the Sundered Flame, seeking artifacts and power, as well as the Primalists. Alexstrasza worked with the Scalesworn and the adventurers to stop the rebellion in Thaldraszus. On other fronts, numbers of the Sundered Flame and the Primalists were defeated.
==Flights==
Drakonid can be found as members of all five major dragonflights, and among the various derivatives of these flights as well. A number of them have also joined with the Primalists; seeking to remove the rule of the Aspects from their people.
;Main
* Black dragonflight
* Blue dragonflight
* Bronze dragonflight
* Green dragonflight
* Red dragonflight
;Derived
* Chromatic dragonflight
* Infinite dragonflight
* Twilight dragonflight
==Notable==
Name 	Role 	Flight 	Status
Alowen 	Captain in charge of protecting the Shady Sanctuary from the Primalists attacks in the Ohn'ahran Plains. 	Green 	
Atrenosh Hailstone	Agent assigned 20,000 years ago by Malygos to watch over the dracthyr. Now a member of the Healing Wings. 	Blue 	
Boss 	Leader of the Obsidian Outcasts at Dragonbane Keep, seeking to reclaim their home from the djaradin. 	Black 	
Hiram Creed 	Warlord of the Blackhowl as a Gilnean noble in Gilneas City. Killed by a rogue adventurer on Wrathion's orders. 	Black 	
Epoch 	Assassin sent by the Infinite dragonflight to kill Arthas Menethil before he could start the Culling of Stratholme. 	Infinite	
Eranog 	Drakonid who betrayed the red dragonflight to become the commander of the Primalists forces. 	Red 	
Valthalak 	Former General of Blackrock Spire before Drakkisath's rise to power. Killed by the Veiled Blade company. 	Black 	
Karsh Steelbender 	Armorer of the Twilight's Hammer who shaped weapons of war out of rare quicksilver in the Twilight Forge. 	Twilight	
Lethanak 	Commander of the Shrineguard, the protectors of the Ruby Lifeshrine against the enemies of the red dragonflight. 	Red 	
Lorin 	Liaison of the Waywatchers in Valdrakken, in charge of coordinating his comrades to protect the roads of Thaldraszus.	Bronze 	
Or'kaos 	Nether drakonid patrolling a floating island of the Netherwing Ledge, in the Shadowmoon Valley. 	Nether 	
Sendrax 	Ambassador of the Dragon Queen on the Dragon Isles. Sacrificed herself to save dragon eggs from the Primalists. 	Red 	
Varos Cloudstrider	Azure-Lord who coordinated the attacks of the blue dragonflight against the Wyrmrest Accord during the Nexus War. 	Blue 	
==As a companion pet==
*Blackwing Banner has a chance to drop from Broodlord Lashlayer in Blackwing Lair.
*Drakks came from pre-purchasing any edition of .
==Notes and trivia==
*Drakonid were introduced with patch 1.6.0 in the Blackwing Lair raid.
*In 2009, Tom Chilton stated in an interview that Blizzard had considered making drakonid a playable race, saying: "We always looked at those and said, oh that would be a pretty cool player race - it would be cool to play as one of those guys. There's not a lot there as far as, where did they come from and what are they? But they are in the world and it wouldn't be completely inconceivable that a player would end up being able to play that, and we could continue to expand on the depth of that race and that sort of race." A draconic playable race was ultimately added in the form of the dracthyr with the release of , 13 years later.
*When chasing an enemy, drakonid twirl their polearms in a manner similar to that of the guardian of the Tkon Empire attacking Commander Riker in the episode "The Last Outpost".
==Speculation==
"Dragonkin" as a more specific term than the creature type may be a "race" that includes both drakonid and dragonspawn. See dragonspawn speculation.
==Gallery==
File:Red Drakonid.jpg|A red drakonid in World of Warcraft.
File:Ferithos.jpg|A green drakonid
File:Azure Enforcer.jpg|A blue drakonid
File:Warden of Time.jpg|A bronze drakonid
File:Death Talon Overseer.jpg|A black drakonid
File:Shadowsworn Drakonid.jpg|Armored drakonid
File:Or'kaos the Insane.jpg|Armored drakonid
File:Chrono Lord Deja.jpg|An infinite drakonid
File:Chromatic Drakonid.jpg|A chromatic drakonid
File:Evolved Twilight Zealot.jpg|A twilight drakonid
File:Karsh Steelbender.jpg|Armored twilight drakonid
File:Aaron morse-drakonid concept.jpg|Drakonid models in Dragonflight.
File:Axor.png|A red drakonid
File:Kognir.png|A black drakonid
File:Emerald Guardian.png|A green drakonid
File:Meiz.png|A blue drakonid
File:Roasted Ram Patron - Drakonid.png|A bronze drakonid
File:Chronikar.png|An infinite drakonid
File:Allik.png|A red drakonid hatchling.
File:Drakks.jpg|A black drakonid hatchling.
File:Eravaka.png|A green drakonid hatchling.
File:Vexagoz.png|A blue drakonid hatchling.
File:Orizmu.png|A bronze drakonid hatchling.
File:Rymek Primalist.jpg|Elemental infused Rymek.
File:Drakonid df concept.jpg|Dragonflight concept art.
;Card games
File:Ruby Protector TCG.jpg|Ruby Protector in the Trading Card Game.
File:Ruby Enforcer TCG.jpg|Ruby Enforcer in the Trading Card Game.
File:Obsidian Drudge TCG.jpg|Obsidian Drudge in the Trading Card Game.
File:Bronze Warden full.jpg|Bronze Warden in the TCG.
File:Azure Captain full.jpg|Azure Captain in the TCG.
File:Caverns of Time TCG.jpg|On the TCG art of the Caverns of Time.
File:Reclaiming Holy Grounds TCG.jpg|On the TCG card Reclaiming Holy Grounds (The Hunt for Illidan).
File:Aeon Reaver HS.jpg| in Hearthstone.
File:Drakonid Operative HS.jpg| in Hearthstone.
File:Evasive Drakonid.jpg|A female in Hearthstone.
File:Incriminating Psychic HS.jpg| in Hearthstone.
File:Onyx Magescribe HS.jpg| in Hearthstone.
File:Drum Soloist HS.jpg| in Hearthstone.
==References==
 
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