Dragons (Species)

# Dragons [Umbrella term]

Dragons is the umbrella term that talks about all types of dragons including drakes, wyverns, eastern dragons, dragons (species), and more.

### Overview

Dragons can be social or solitary. Dragons who are social tend to live in small groups, families, colonies, or kin-ships. Some lead a monarch-like government. Solitary dragons tend to only come together for mating or courtship. Courtships can end in families or the mate and children leaving when the children are old enough. Dragons tend to have their own type of values, social norms, and rituals. Dragons have also formed their own religions.

The habitat and genetics of which a dragon lives can affect and change characteristics, visible characteristics, physiology, disease susceptibility, mental abilities, body size and life span. The sex of dragons shows little difference. The differences that are shown are females having a bigger body mass and more body strength and larger scales. Males having smoother scales and more show off horns. Dragons with feathers and fur are different, females still being bigger and have more body strength but a plainer coloring and males having more flashy and colorful coloring. Female dragons are oviparous. Eggs growing in the mother for 2-3 months then being laid. After being laid, the eggs will continue to grow for another 4-5 months. Dragons can live up to 50,000 years. 70,000 depending on the dragon's fitness and health. Female dragons are able to lay eggs all their lives.

Dragons are carnivores, which restrict their diet to meat. They have a natural resistance to food poisoning from eating raw and uncooked meat. Dragons can last 2 months without food, but only 3 weeks without water. Dragons, on average, will sleep five hours a day. Dragons can either be diurnal or nocturnal.

Dragons are also an intelligent species. They are capable of episodic memory, flexible facial expressions, and self-awareness. A dragon’s mind is capable of introspection, private thought, volition, and is able to form views on existence.

Dragons tend to have trouble, however, with imagination. Dragons tend to have a harder time understanding technology. Dragons have less of an ability to reason, being more dependent on instincts.

Dragons are born with an element. Their element depends on genetics and the habitat of the dragon. The most common elements are fire, lava, electricity, water, and freezing. Dragons are also born with the ability to have a more human-like form. However, dragons have the flaw of having one feature that gives away the fact they are a dragon. Only 1 species has mastered completely hiding it, with the undesired consequence of a weaker dragon form.

# The dragon soul

Dragon souls are spiky. They are able to harness much more rage energy, allowing them to emit core attacks more efficiently. This, however, means they run out of mana much quicker. They have the “Tank” energy type. Due to this, dragons tend to think less before doing, leading to more destruction and death. Dragon souls also border animal souls.

# Existing Characters

* 13
* Doryu
* Ayara
* Biscuit
* Mango
* Cider
* Regal

# Trivia

* “Dragons” can refer to the umbrella term referring to drakes, wyverns, and others alike. Or, it can refer to the dragon species that is the 4 legged, winged type.
* Dragons have scales, which make them a higher value target due to their scales being popular for fire-resistant armor.
* Doryu is the largest dragon in the Voyage trilogy.
* Due to Meiji Corp. hunting, there are no full blooded dragons (species) left alive.