Draconian

**Draconians** are sentient reptilians, having descended from the Medieval dragons of Earth lore. Draconians have been spotted within Lylat for several years now, after a wormhole opened up between the Sol Terra system and Lylat during the Nexian age, but has since collapsed due to all Nexite and Nexus travel having completely disappeared.

1. Biology
	1. Draconians are generally reptilians in design, however they seem to be capable of possessing fur over their armorlike scales. They have long, prehensile tails and wings capable of hoisting them into the air for flight. This however makes it difficult for them to fly, and they require special seating arrangements to sit in a fighter or small vessel.
	2. Gender-wise, Draconians can be anything under the sun, if you can imagine it, You can be it in terms of gender, and body structure. All Draconian metabolism varies from being to being, and body structure varies
	3. Draconians are, despite their reptilian nature and appearance, quite capable of possessing mammary glands, despite their egg-based birthing. It is because of the fact that their offspring do in fact need external nutrients, being omnivorous, they do not exclusively eat meat, and the shell of a draconian egg is not at all palatable for hatchlings.
	4. These beings posess a special gland on the sides of their mouths called a Hypergolic chemical gland. This chemical gland can force out an atomized mist with great pressure from the draconian's mouth, which is ignited at the end of the muzzle with a bioelectric spark. This flame then can shoot out at least five to ten feet from the draconian, giving them the illusion that they are "breathing fire". They have limited use of this weapon before needing to "refuel" over the course of the day, being able to sustain a flame for ten minutes before running out of fuel for the next eight hours.
	5. On bioluminescance
		1. Some draconians have developed a bioluminescant blood structure. Although rare, this blood tends to color the flesh beneath their scales, and any flesh that is exposed (i.e. mouth, and other exposed parts) the color of the blood, and give a gentle to bright glow, depending on the mood of the draconain.
2. Aging
	1. Draconians have a non-standard life cycle, and as such, many view them as immortal beings. Unfortunately that is not the case, as they do have a longer than average lifespan, with several ancient draconians having been recorded as being over two millennia old. Most apparent middle-aged draconians tend to be between 600 and 1200 years of age, although information on the aging of draconians is unknown. Research into the aging of draconians is underway.
	2. To current knowledge of research, hatchlings can be generalized into the ages of one through twenty years of age in Sol Terra years. Juvenile draconians tend to be twenty one through forty, adults can be anywhere from forty one to six hundred, and so on. Draconian researchers have yet to encounter anyone over six hundred, however thoughs that researchers have encountered may have lied about their true age.
3. Society
	1. Draconians come in various types of social status and social desires. While draconians have not been seen to posess the pack mentality, they do tend to have congregations every now and then to discuss matters and opinions. They are a social specie, tending to prefer the company of draconians and other reptilian races over the company of non-draconians... However if there is no choice in the matter, the draconain will engage in socialization with whomever.
	2. Many draconians still hold onto the nomenclature and tradition of the olden ways, where a matriarch is the head of the village or council and monthly meetings are brought together, with emergency meetings being held when the needs arise.
		1. Within lylat, this sort of way is far and few, with only a few draconian encounters within Cornaria. There is not much more information in in-system interaction between draconains and externally with other Lylatians.
4. On armor and otherwise
	1. Most draconians do not feel the need for armor, opting to choose comfortable clothing due to their high health and built-in armorlike scale structure. Many prefer to have a personal shield module to protect their hide or scales, as draconians tend to be vain in their meticulous care for their scale sheen and hides.
	2. Some draconians do however wear light to medium armor, with the rare draconian selecting heavy armor not for the protection, but purely because it "looks cool and intimidates others" They do not really need the protective part of the armor, it's a shiny thing they like to flaunt!

## OOC

Any dragon av will work, Feral or bipedal. ((WATCH THE SIZE OF THE FERAL AVATARS, PLEASE. Space is at a premium in the sim, and if you are too big, you won't fit into any building. Please, if you are going to use a feral avatar, do not select a giant one.))