Draconians

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**Draconians** are a race of beings able to shape-shift from Draconian form to human form. These beings possess two kinds of chi (life energy), a human chi and a Draconian chi which is the source of their powers. They are born as humans with their Draconian chi remaining dormant until the age of 13, which is when their powers begin to emerge. Even in human form, their Draconian side can effect them such as extremely bad breath as a result of their fire-breathing glands maturing as shown in "Draconian Breath" another instance was when Jake had entered his first ten-year Draconian molting cycle, causing him to adopt a temporarily grotesque appearance which ended in him molting out of his old skin. Occasionally some of them are locked in human-form as access to Draconian powers skipped them. Arguably, this also means, vice versa, it is possible for some of the power-skipped Draconians to be locked in Draconian-form, unable to turn into their human form. While this was never addressed, it should be noted that the Dark Draconian was never seen in a human guise, suggesting that he was unable to or unwilling to shape-shift into a human.

It was revealed that if the Draconian chi is removed from a Draconian, they would become ordinary humans unable to shift into Draconian forms until their Draconian chi is returned. So far only members of the World Draconian Council possess the ability to remove a Draconian's chi. It's also shown that a Draconian's human form is their default form as they revert back to human if severely weakened or knocked unconscious.

As a whole, Draconians act as the protectors of magic, and all beings which use it, and collectively serve The Order of The Draconian.

## History

Draconians have existed since pre-history. They were designated at an unspecific time as the protectors of the Magical World, a duty that sometimes forces them to intercede in conflicts with humankind.

Eventually, Draconians and all magical creatures were forced into hiding.

## Physical Appearance

The color of a Draconian's form varies from individual to individual, usually matching their favorite colors and clothes. Also, a Draconian's wings are unique to different Draconians. Some may even lack wings like Grandpa.

## Draconian Traits/Powers

Certain abilities for Draconians may vary such as breathing ice instead of fire their main abilities are:

### Shape-shifting/Transformation

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Draconians have the ability to transform between their human-form, and their Draconian-form at will. The nature of the transformations vary with the type of Draconian. Sometimes, their transformation may be accompanied by flames which quickly ran across parts of their bodies although it is unknown if it is for every Draconian. For Jake and Lao Shi, it has been observed as a thick, engulfing, blue smoke-like aura which usually would stem from hands to cover their body. For other Draconians, the colors may vary. Draconians can also transform specific individual body parts such as arms, legs, ears, eyes, etc., into its counterpart Draconian form. With the aid of a special potion, all Draconians possess a latent "all-purpose" ability to transform into any person they chose, however doing so also temporarily blocks their use of their other Draconian powers for approximately 24 hours. Although Draconians have superhuman endurance, too much damage can reverse a transformation and possibly leave them unconscious.

### Flight

Draconians can fly quite fast and are quite maneuverable which is useful in combat for dodging and attacking, as well as traveling across the city quickly. Some Draconians, like Lao Shi, don't have wings. So they receive a little help from magic, and not only can they fly, but also dodge and attack targets.

### Draconian Claws

This ability is complemented by their Draconian claws, which have been shown to be able to rip through solid concrete and other durable forms of matter. For example, Jake's feats of strength have been exhibited numerous times throughout his brief career, such as being able to hold or overpower large magical creatures, or uphold large inanimate objects. Their claws can also pick locks and scratch enemies or objects.

### Eye/Ear of the Draconian

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All Draconians' vision and hearing are increased exponentially. They are able to enhanced vision to utilize a natural form of infrared vision or other kinds of vision like x-ray vision and night vision simultaneously, allowing them to see in the dark and see at longer distances than humans. With their Draconian vision, Draconians are not only capable of seeing in darkness, but capable of seeing through some objects. Their hearing can pick out individual sources of sound which is either far from them, or obscured by noise-making or sound-blocking obstacles this was demonstrated by Jake many times. For Draconians like Jake, when he uses his Draconian-sight his eyes glow bright red, and when using Draconian-hearing his ears grow longer although there maybe various other colors for the eyes and ears of a Draconian.

### Draconian Teeth

Draconians have extremely sharp teeth. This means one can bite through steel or even if they can not their teeth will be undamaged.

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### Breath Weapon

A staple associated with most Draconian mythologies, most Draconians can breath fire at will, and some such as Councilor Kulde can manipulate and breathe ice or Councilor Andam can manipulate and breathe lightning meaning they are capable of controlling it. The colors for fire breathing may vary. Draconians are capable of producing steady streams of flame or as fireballs. In some cases Draconians can also breathe other elements like Councilor Andam can breathe lightning. and Councilor Kulde can breathe ice from his mouth and the icy breath of his species can encase an enemy in ice. For example, Jake eventually learned to handle fire without harm to himself. Draconians are also shown to breathe fire, even in their human forms.

### Doppelgänger Technique

A Draconian power inherent to all Draconians is the ability to project their personal chi to create one or more temporary copies of themselves known as Doppelgängers, described as a defensive technique used to distract or fool enemies during battles. Creating a doppelgänger comes from the Draconian's personal and limited amount of life energy. So making multiple copies can cause them to become weaker overall. The nature of a copy depends on the type chi amplifier used to make it. One formed from a positive amplifier will be good and follow the goals of the original, while any made with a negative amplifier can gain a life of its own, often be evil, and turn against its maker.

### Draconian Scales

The skin of a Draconian is extremely tough and highly resistant to damage although extremely sharp objects can scrape their scales. Their scales also allow them to be immune to most forms of magic, unless the magic is very powerful or combined with another magic user. According to Rose, Draconians have a soft underbelly. It has also been shown that they have a weakness behind their left ears which is considered a lethal strike in there can result with instant death.

### Draconian Tail

Like many Draconians, Jake has a tail. Like his arms, it has impressive strength as well as excellent length, maneuverability, and balance. Jake occasionally uses it for a sneak attack upon an enemy or to access objects beyond his normal reach. It can extend to any length, wrap around and immobilize anyone in its coils.

### Draconian Feet

It gives Jake and all Draconians a little extra height but so far Jake has been the only one to use it. He used it sparingly, such as while trying to kiss Rose and being taller in a photo.

### Draconian Arm

Seen only once, Jake used it to manipulate enough heat to stop Trixie from preventing him from going to see Rose.

### Draconian Wings

Draconians grows wings as an extension to their back in their Draconian form. Placed near their arms, it can be assumed that they grow out of their shoulders like the wings of a bird or bat and follow the arm-finger format, where the arm is the first curve protruding from their backs and the fingers are the branching bones from the end of the arm's curve. As such, Jake for example can feel and control each joint within his wings. Therefore, adapting to use his wings and Draconian form in general may have required a great deal of training and patience to be accustomed to the new anatomy upon transformation.

The natural position of the wings of a Draconian is half closed and placed behind their backs, but in flight or combat, they are spread wide in order to provide momentum in movement. In one scenario, Jake spreads one wing open and the other in its usual half closed position; as this was seen only once, it can be assumed that some Draconian such as Jake has difficulty moving one wing to a certain position without moving the other. In some birds, the joints are aligned such that moving one wing without the other can create discomfort or even pain; the same factor can be applied to Jake and other Draconians if applicable.

Jake prefers to spread his wings high and wide. Jake's wings lack any form of muscle along the "arm", showing he is young and have yet to grown to his full potential as a flier. The membranes of his wings are immune to fire and cannot be burnt as easily as those of bats. Their wings are immune to wing clippers as they do not rely on feathers.

### Draconian Tongue

This gives all Draconians the ability to lengthen their tongues to catch, grab, or tickle objects and enemies. Their tongues are similar to snakes being forked shaped.

### Fire Resistance

Draconians are nearly fireproof. They can take direct fire from other Draconians directly with little to no injury. Some Draconians like the Dark Draconian are even immune to extreme heat like lava. The lateral in this case came out of lava when he found Jake Long.

### Cold Resistance

Draconians are able to withstand cold temperatures that would be problematic for humans. The biggest demonstration of this was by Jake during The Ski Trip where he was outside during snow storms and even standing on ice and snow for prolonged periods without him showing any apparent discomfort, though it prevented him from using his fire breath.

### Resistance to injury

Draconians have superhuman durability, endurance, and stamina. They can be smashed into solid objects, such as a a brick wall with little injury, and can fall from heights which would kill a normal human.

### Enhanced Speed

Jake and all Draconians have enhanced speed in both ground and in flight.

### Enhanced Reflexes

Jake and all Draconians have enhanced reflexes. They can dodge most attacks which would be impossible for a human to dodge in both Draconian and human form.

### Enhanced Strength

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All Draconians can lift anywhere from 5-25 tons and much more if angered or under extreme stress. This was demonstrated by Jake a few times as he has been able to carry heavy magical creatures and even full-sized giants and was able to break through steel.

### Enhanced Agility

All Draconians possess enhanced agility in their human form and Draconian form. This allows them to perform incredible acrobatics with no effort whatsoever and in their Draconian form they are very flexible.

### Underwater Breathing

In Feeding Frenzy, Jake was seen swimming and even talking underwater. Suggesting all Draconians have the ability to breathe underwater. This manifested as a glowing light blue aura while being underwater. Gregory (Jake’s obnoxious cousin) couldn’t breathe underwater because he hasn’t discovered it yet.

## Weaknesses

Along with Draconian abilities comes specific weaknesses able to leave them unconscious, or even dead:

* **Sphinx Hair:** Draconians have a weakness to Sphinx Hair. Woven into a net it can render them completely powerless. Too much exposure may even leave a Draconian unconscious.
* **Strong Winds/Intense wind:** Strong winds can prevent a Draconian from using their fire breath, depending on its intensity.
* **Left Ear:** Draconians possess a weakness behind their left ear where a clean strike can result with a kill. As learned in the Huntsclan Academy, a surefire way to kill a Draconian is by striking it behind the left ear. During Rose and Jake's climactic battle in the Academy, Rose struck Jake in this location, seemingly killing him, thus allowing her to go back in the field in New York. However, during the battle, the duo utilized a faulty potion Jake and Spud made while undercover at the academy, giving Jake the temporary appearance of death, and thus sparing his life.
* **Magic:** Draconians can be vulnerable to select spells, potions, and even the magical powers of other magical creatures like Gorgons which are very powerful to affect Draconians. Gorgons can turn all living beings, Draconians included, into stone. Even weakened Gorgons can blast waves of energy that can be lethal. Also in the same way potions can give Draconians greater magical prowess, certain potions can be used to put them under mind control, temporarily strip them of their powers, or immobilize them.
* **Brockium:** is a chemical substance that forces Draconians to shape-shift into their Draconian form unwillingly. It was developed by Sigmund Brock in his attempt to expose magical creatures to the world.

**All-in-all**, Draconians are considered the most powerful of the magical world's creatures. This may be why they serve to protect the magical world and all the creatures living in it.

## Life in the Magical World

Draconians are the protectors of the Magical World. They keep law and order and protect weak magical creatures from being harmed by other magical creatures and the Huntsclan. This somewhat makes them the main target for the latter. However, not all magical creatures tend to respect a Draconian's role as a guardian and tend to challenge them for dominance many times. Draconians are able to alter their forms to pass themselves off as humans, so they use this ability to live in the human world and even start families with Human beings.

## Trivia

* It is revealed in Draconian Summit that Draconians have been the protectors of the magical community for nearly a century and a half.

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