Dragon

**Dragons**, also known as **Great Serpents**, are powerful creatures originally born from chaos and are one of the eldest of all supernatural species. While the powers and appearance of dragons vary widely, they always carry with them souls composed of primordial chaos, no matter their origin. Due to their age and connection to chaos, dragons are seen as the original primordial monster, having been in conflict with gods before modern humans came about and being present in nearly all known mythologies to some degree.

## History

Before gods came into existences and humanity was still in its early evolutionary stages, Chaotic energies gave birth to a new form of life, the dragons. For much of their early history, dragons simply sleep and only awakened to feed upon the residents of primordial Earth. Primeval dragons lived rather peacefully with the prehistory animals of Earth, however ever since their first interaction with gods however, they have been in constant skirmishes against them, often rendering entire regions barren only for the gods to replenish it to life. The repeated death and rebirth of ancient dragons led to the creation of a large number of subspecies and variants within their numbers.

Only with the emerging factions in the world and the gods gaining new powers in the resulting evolution of humanity did the conflict between the divine and beasts begin to wane, now with their own problems to deal with first. Although there was never any official beginning or end, dragons frequently ended up battled gods in one way or another.

## Characteristics

Like humans and gods, dragons are a very intelligent species that are capable of speech, reasoning, and the use of complex magic which they either learned or developed themselves. Although, because of their chaotic nature, dragons are most often encountered during dark situations where they are killing and terrorizing those around them. Despite this, those dragons who do not commit themselves to the path of violence are rarely heard of since they are frequently lonesome creatures.

The bodies of dragons have many mystical properties, with blood being a particularly powerful catalyst. Their blood contains sources of chaos, which many nature gods despise as it can corrupt landscape. Depending on how it is handled, dragon blood can be used in medicine in order to cure nearly every disease or illness, even such things as blindness, and can be used to poison others if the blood came from a venomous dragon. For pure dragon blood directly from the veins of non-venomous dragons, a warrior is capable of being given superhuman abilities and intelligence as long as they have the willpower to conquer the dragon's residual mind.

### Appearance

The appearance of dragons often vary depending on what particular concept gave them form, with some having multiple heads, arms, legs, or tails. They may also have more than one set of wings, or none at all. One of the most common attribute for the dragon is their highly resistant scales, capable of protecting them against nearly all threats.

Despite any similarity they may have, dragons are one of the most diverse group of beings whose appearances often vary between cultures and regions.

## Powers & Abilities

As one of the most powerful species in existence, the power possessed by dragons are nearly unmatched, allowing them to rival or even surpass that of gods or other divinities. Although their abilities may vary depending on the classification of a dragons, they each demonstrate the immense physical and magical strength, along with elemental powers.

* **Dragon Aspects**: each dragon is born with an innate connection with an elemental force of the universe, granting them unique abilities that are comparable to what they were born with. these aspects grow alongside the dragon and become more powerful or diverse, depending on how they develop.

* **Shapeshifting**: Elder dragons have the ability to change their appearance, whether it be their height, changing of their limbs, or an entire alteration of their bodies. In order for a dragon to actually gain this ability, they need to come to understand the unique properties of other species' souls with the most common being that of humans.

* **Immortality**: Dragons are an immortal species, meaning they themselves are not subject to ageing and immune to most forms of diseases and illness. Although immortal, they can be killed by sufficient damage inflicted through magical means, whereas traditional means are largely useless against them.

* **Magic**: Dragons can use magic through rituals and spells much like humans, or through brutal force method that is often utilized by gods. As they have been formed from magical chaos, the dragons are able to access all forms of magic.