Draconid (ToF)

**Draconids** (or **Draconiids**) are a group of races in the Tides of Fate. How they came to be is unknown, but it is said that they existed prior to the existence of even the Near-Human races that dominate Carokiiv to this day. Like the rest of the Near-Human races, they are able to use magic in their own form.

The Dragons, despite their namesake, are one of the three Celestial Races of their realm, the other two being the Tenshi and the Tenko.

## Origin and Early History

### Multiverse

#### Carokiiv

It is completely unknown on how the Draconiids were and when they were exactly created, including as to why, even as far as into the Modern Age. However, it is conjectured that the Draconiids did exist before the appearance of the Near-Human races (Humans, Elves, Dryads, Dwarves, Asterians), and that they dominated the known world before their time ended, and most retreated to seclusion in the shadows when the early generation of Near-Humans after the Advent of Magic began hunting them down out of fear and/or speculation.
To this day, Draconids are a rare sight throughout the world. However, there are still reported sightings in places far from modern settlements, such as the deep wilderness and even abandoned civilizations. Betoriv has the most sightings of Draconids, with Flinrock coming second. The Highplain Hills of the human continent currently has the most sightings of Draconids, due to the native Drakes and Wyverns that call it home competing for the native griffins there as their main source of food.

## Known Types

### Dragons

The largest Draconids known, when in their bestial form, they are the most dangerous due to their physical and intellectual abilities. They are capable of speech, much like the Near-Human races. They are actually not closely related to all other Draconids, because they utilized mutagenic engineering to create all lesser Draconiids in their own image.

All dragons can morph to achieve a shape like that of a Near Human, and blend in flawlessly, with their human like shape retaining their core traits like intelligence, magical power, gender and such. They lose their dragon features completely and can thus hide in society. However, their magical power drops somewhat. This can be compensated for using Near-Human magical improvement techniques. Not all dragons have a breath attack.

If a dragon spends too long learning Near-Human Magic, thus converting their circuits to Near-Human like Circuits, they might lose the ability to transform back fully. It is unknown why this happens to certain dragons, but in general, the higher the purity of blood, the lower the possibility, although there is no hard and fast rule. Female dragons are more prone to losing their dragon form. Even with the loss of the dragon form, it is still possible for a dragon to summon their wings and utilize breath attacks.

Dragons are known to live extremely long even without the provision of Vitakinetic Channels, easily living more more than a thousand years with no magic, even if they choose to remain in their human forms. Dragons can reproduce with all Near-Human races, and half-breed children may be born with the powers of a Dragon, but no complete transformation. Female dragons give live birth to their offspring and do not lay eggs.

Dragons are known to be extremely powerful in the Draconiid world, and they can force other Draconiids to fear them and bend to their will. Their language comprehension is inherited. They also possess powerful magical traits they can call upon even in their human forms, making them formidable mages.

### Drakes

Considered as second to Dragons in terms of strength and intelligence. Drakes are rarer than Wyverns, but are more powerful and dangerous. However, they are much less refined than a real Dragon, somewhat smaller and have no ability to utilize a human form. They are also well-known for their hatred of Near-Humans due to both prejudice from both sides and inherent pride. The true origin of drakes were the modification of Wyverns to create a hardy, self replicating animal that could provide food and transport for the dragons.

Drakes have a high quality magical core, which makes them capable of rapid usage of many high powered breath attacks. Due to their natural ability to fly and tough scales, it can make them difficult opponents for more mundane people, although their large sizes tend to make them easy pickings for powerful mages, especially if their movement is restricted. All Drakes have a breath attack

Drakes are also naturally long lived, like their dragon counterparts, but have a fast reproductive rate. Cannibalism to a certain extent is what doesn't cause their population to explode, due to the very high juvenile mortality rate. As they are engineered creatures, all Drakes are female and reproduce purely via asexual reproduction.

### Wyverns

The third of the Draconids, and is smaller than Dragons and Drakes. Although some are hunted for their resources/materials, the Wyverns are known to be extremely aggressive and capable of using magic as well, albeit to a more limited degree compared to it's bigger cousins.

### Lesser Draconids

Other forms of Draconid exists, but the exact number remains a mystery.

## Known Draconiids

### Carokiiv

#### Sarah

A Draconiid encountered by Masayoshi Ayashi and Erienne Aesion in a cave, she takes the form of a beautiful white haired maiden when not transformed into her dragon form. Sarah is not her original given name, but she has adopted it after some deliberation.