Dragon

A Dragon is one of the 12 species. It is a reptile, carnivore, and apex predator. Dragons comprise four subspecies: Fire, Frost, Wind, and Earth (Therian).

## Appearance

Fire Dragons are smooth, Frost Dragons have fur, and Wind Dragons have feathers and wings.

## Abilities

A fire dragon has the ability to blow burning fuel, and a frost dragon has the ability to blow a freezing refrigerant. A wind dragon blows miasma, a sedative poison which causes non-dragons to fall unconscious, but not die. Fire dragons are invulnerable to heat, while frost dragons are invulnerable to cold. Wind dragons cannot be poisoned.

Non-therian Dragons have the special purple aura. Wild dragons are as intelligent as an anthro animal, and some know how to speak.

## Habitat

Most dragons live on or inside mountains, in extremely cold temperatures and high altitudes, where other animals cannot survive. Wild dragons will occasionally travel outside of mountain areas in order to hunt.

## Nutrition

A dragon is a half-carnivore: it requires meat, but can replace up to half of its required calories with plants. The wild dragon is an apex predator, mainly eating other predators. An undisturbed population of wild dragons keeps the ratio of predator and prey normal. A lack of wild dragons will cause an overpopulation of predators.

A healthy dragon can live until around 192-256, and can live indefinitely with the Harvest. For this reason, dragons are often called immortal.

Dragons have the ability of the Harvest, also known as vampirism, which involves drinking all of the lifeforce out of an anthro animal's bloodstream, killing it. This will refill lifeforce and mana, reverse all the effects of aging, cure all disease, temporarily increase intelligence and happiness, and extend lifespan. The lifeforce in the blood is transferred to the inner aura of the dragon, who can then transfer it to others using liminal magic. This allows for resurrection.

## Reproduction

Unlike other species, dragons are hermaphroditic, with both male and female reproductive organs. They are reptiles - instead of giving birth, they lay an egg.

The terms mother and father do not refer to sex, but role; the father of a child provided the sperm, while the mother provided the egg. Thus, a dragon can be both a mother and a father.

A dragon egg has the color and patterns of the dragon that will hatch. The egg's type is unknown without magical analysis, it could contain one of 4 types, including Therian. The chance of each type is 1/4. The egg, if it is kept warm, will hatch after 1 year.

## Therians

The 4th type of dragon is extremely different from the others, both physically and magically. It is known as a Therian, or an Earth Dragon, and is usually treated as a different species: Dragon only refers to Fire/Frost/Wind dragons, while Earth Dragons are referred to simply as Therians.

## Culture

Dragons are divided into three types: fire, frost, and wind. All of these types can act as the male or female. In dragon culture, frost and fire have their own roles they are expected to follow, and qualities they are expected to have, but these roles are entirely different from gender roles.

### Names

A dragon has a unique mononym, which is sometimes followed by the names of the mother and father.

### Misconceptions

Most other animals think the Harvest doesn't exist.

Most animals (and dragons themselves) also think that dragons and therians are separate from "animals". While there may be different terminology, dragons and therian are simply another species of animal.