The Dragon

== Background ==
The Dragon lives in a cave that holds many treasures, including an enchanted shield from 3000 years ago that the undead Mag Uidhir, the orc Traft, and their party were searching for. Upon discovering the dragon, Mag Uidhir speaks to the dragon about granting safe passage for his party, and also to search for the shield. The dragon is oath-bound to never again take the life of a sentient creature, and is upset when Mag Uidhir tries to convince it otherwise. The dragon and Mag Uidhir engage in a battle of riddles.
== Appearance ==
The Dragon is about as big as a large commercial jet. When they speak, their voice is tremendous, booming and huge. And also androgynous (gender is not important to dragons). They have plumage around their neck. A dragon's plumage is very powerful, as a weapon or otherwise. It is said that but one quill of a dragon's mane can unmake any injury. 
== Personality ==
The Dragon is a very old being, and as such, demands respect from others. However, they have not seen another dragon for many years, and they enjoy speaking with Mag Uidhir, so much so that they stalled for time with their riddle to speak longer with him. While the Dragon could leave their cave, they do not want to, as they find it unlikely they will find anything interesting above. 
== Relationships ==
Mag Uidihir - First sentient creature the dragon has met in years 
== Trivia ==
* The Dragon is the first and only dragon so far to have appeared in the series. While there have been mentions of dragons as far back as B1C1, this is the first time an actual dragon has been introduced.
*Dragons in Iorden are feathered. As revealed in the Book 2 Chapter 8 Q&A with the creators of TOAFN, dragons are basically what would happen if dinosaurs didn't go extinct/go through a mass extinction event. Therefore, they have evolved and lived for thousands of years. The sentient dragons evolved from the non-sentient dragons.
*As also revealed in the B2C8 Q&A, dragons hoard treasure because they eat metal, and it goes to the armor plating of their teeth. Christian got this idea from reading about how spiders' fangs are metal, because they absorb trace amounts of metal in the world. Therefore, spiders are able to eat other insects/bugs despite their fangs being made of chitin, which insects/bugs are also composed of. 
*Dragons are able to live in Iorden because of the way their bodies/internal structures are, with large air glands and such to breathe fire. 
*Elves are afraid of dragons, as they were considered a delicacy in many quarters. 
*In "A Handful of Bodyguards, Pt. 3", when Mag Uidihir asks for their name, the dragon would like to be called Yrrsylax (err-sy-lax).
== Gallery ==
File:B2c8-toafn-john-flanagan.jpg.png|Full body view of The Dragon.
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