Dragons

**Dragons** (or **wyrms**) are very powerful and magical creatures. There are several types of dragons, the most common of which are chromatic and metallic which tend to be evil and good respectively. They are an ancient race, one of the originals and the only ones created by a Creator, Tilmaar. Dragons are nearly all recluses or at the very least deceptive to their true nature, living amongst other species in polymorphed form.

## ​Origins

The only race of beings born from the will of a Creator, Tiamat birthed the Dragons across the universe from his own image and for this image Tiamat was regularly mistaken for simply a dragon when he was spoken upon. It is said that the first Dragon was carved from the clay of planets.

## Biology and Apperance

Dragons are inherently magical beings, and in no case should dragons be considered reptiles, despite obvious similarities such as a scaled epidermis and reproduction by laying eggs. In fact, they are more akin to feline creatures than reptiles, particularly in regards to their posture and movements, as well as being inherently warm-blooded and an eye composition similar to felines, although far more complex. A good example of this was the placement of the legs: dragons also tended to place their rear foot where their front foot was previously, much like most stalking feline predators.

The number of eggs a dragon laid each brood depends on its race, but is usually low, between one and ten. Thanks to their shape-shifting, dragons can also cross-breed with virtually any other creature, creating a many descending races. The most commonly heard of are in the humanoid races, particularly with human and elves . Any combination was possible, however, even with devils or angels.

As for their senses, which vary slightly depending on the species, dragons are superior in most ways to other creatures - like any predator, they have exceptionally acute senses, which only increase with age. Dragons have excellent depth perception and comparably good peripheral vision, able to see twice as well as a human in daylight; they have great night vision, and are able to see even when conditions have no light to offer, though not in colour. Dragons can also pick up scents very well, utilizing both their sensitive nose and forked tongue, much like a snake. Their hearing is on par with human hearing, although their minds can filter what noise it hears. Dragon taste is also refined, although they do not respond well to sweet flavors, and most dragons don't discuss why. They are able to eat almost everything, but each race has a preferred diet; some prefer flesh, others eat precious metals or gems, and so forth. Of all its senses, a dragon's sense of touch is the only one to decreases with age, due mostly to the development of thick, hard scales.

Dragons are capable of blindsense, the sense in which eyes, ears, and other senses are used to detect invisible persons or objects.

## ​Subraces

### Chromatic Dragons

**Chromatic dragons** are a subspecies of dragon distinguished typically by a solid, non-reflective coloring of their scales, hence the name. They were generally evil, greedy, and predatory yet occasionally some strayed from this sterotype.

#### ​Blue Dragons

Black dragons, tend to be the most vile-tempered and cruel of all chromatic dragons and possess an acid breath weapon. They make their lairs in large caves or underground chambers next to swamps or murky ponds. A black dragon's diet consists of fish, mollusks, aquatic critters, and some red meat from terrestrial animals.
#### Brown Dragons

Blue dragons are orderly creatures and are unusual for chromatics in that they kept fairly well-ordered, hierarchical societies. They are more likely to be mocking and manipulative than out rightly cruel or murderous to "lesser" creatures, aided greatly by their natural talents for hallucination. They are infamous for tricking desert travellers into drinking sand or going miles out of their way to avoid non-existent dust basins. Its breath weapon is lightning. Brown dragons, are wingless dragons with acid breath weapons. A brown dragon typically lair in a large cave or underground chamber, deep under the desert sand.
#### Grey Dragons

Grey dragons, are known for their greedy and rapacious nature, as well as for the strange, spiky forms of their bodies. Fang dragons were poor fliers and vicious hunters.
#### Green Dragons

Green dragons revelled in combat, and would often attack for no apparent reason. They were highly territorial, and would often view any intrusion into their domain, voluntary or not, as a personal affront. They were extremely cunning and duplicitous foes, and loved double-crossing others. A traveller who stumbled into a green dragon's territory might be able to bribe the dragon for safe passage, but more often than not the dragon would pretend to agree and then attack the unsuspecting offender once his or her guard was down. Their breath weapon was a cloud of green poisonous gas.
#### Red Dragons

Red dragons were covetous, evil creatures, interested only in their own well-being, vanity, and the extension of their treasure hoards. They were supremely confident of their own abilities and are prone to making snap decisions without any forethought. Red dragons were the most powerful of the chromatic dragons, and breathed a cone of fire.
#### Yellow Dragons

A very rare species of chromatic dragons, only a few individuals of this species had been spotted throughout history. Yellow dragons were solitary predators and secretive creatures, even among dragons.
#### White Dragons

White dragons were the weakest and the most feral of the classic chromatic dragons, but they were by no means stupid or harmless. They were still powerful enough to overwhelm most humans and had exceptional long-term memories. Adult white dragons had several abilities well-suited to their arctic habitat: they could climb ice cliffs with ease, fly very high and fast, and were exceptional swimmers. They loved to swim in cold water; the more frigid, the better. They breathed a cone of ice or frost.### Metallic Dragons

Metallic dragons were inherently good. They often were found helping others.