Zero Dragon

*"The **zero dragons** were awakened from their seemingly endless slumber, when they were interrupted by the cold essence of the winter's magic. Having spent so much time asleep, these dragons have kept their primal features over time, making them stand out like an exhibit come to life. With resistance to cold, size isn't everything and even these giants shiver and freeze over at the slightest breeze, only being able to break free thanks to their immense strength. And no, they don't think it's rude to use the leftover ice for a slushy."*
    —Nogard's description of the **Zero Dragon** in The Book of Dragons

The **Zero** **Dragon** is an epic hybrid of the Ornamental and Apocalypse elements.

## Abilities

### Weapons

Like most Apocalypse element dragons, zero dragons are a force to be reckoned with. Zero dragons possess immense physical strength, strong enough to shatter rocks or ice with a punch. Their many horns, claws, and spikes are extremely sharp, and the horns on their tail and head in particular could easily impale someone. If all else fails, the mix of their sharp teeth and horrifically strong bite force is sure to bring their enemies down.

### Defenses

Zero dragons are so large compared to most other dragons that most attackers just can't get a hit on them. Even if an attacker does manage to land a hit, their hides are thick and leathery beneath all the fur, so most physical attacks wouldn't do much damage. The spikes and horns adorning their body aren't just for offense, too, as if an attacker isn't careful enough, they can easily injure or even kill themselves with those spikes.

### Other Abilities

Zero dragons possess a keen sense of smell that allows them to easily track down prey.

### Weaknesses

While zero dragons may seem mighty and unbeatable, they possess a glaring Achilles' heel; their weakness to the cold. For whatever reason, when zero dragons become even slightly cold, they instantly freeze solid. As a result, they are heavily susceptible to the attacks of Cold element dragons and Cryomancy-using wizards, as they literally cannot fight back when cold, since they're too busy being frozen solid. Zero dragons also possess very poor eyesight, although this isn't as easily exploitable as their cold weakness.

## Habitat

### Regions

In the ancient times, zero dragons roamed the island of Seebear, back when it was sunny and tropical. Now that they've been unearthed from the icebergs they were frozen in for centuries, the wizards are still trying to figure out what to do with them since their homeland is no longer suitable for them, although plans are being made to relocate them somewhere warmer.

### Preferred Home

Since they freeze solid when made even slightly cold, zero dragons not only prefer, but can only live in extremely warm climates. In particular, zero dragons have a preference for sunny, tropical locals, even though the inevitable heavy rains usually freezes them solid.

## Diet

Zero dragons were apex predators of the ancient world they once lived in. While very little is known of the zero dragon's diet, since they were only awakened recently and their old habitat has completely changed over the years, it is known that mostly hunt large animals and will only eat smaller creatures when starving.

## Lifestyle

### Behavior and Personality

Nogard once said that the zero dragons were "pretty chill" (much to the chagrin of the Preternatural Parliament for the Prevention of Painful Puns), and, pun aside, this description is fairly accurate. Zero dragons are, for the most part, very calm and collected. They are gentle with humans, as they consider them too small to be prey, and won't even mind if you use the ice they break off for a slushy. That being said, they are brutal and unrelenting predators towards their prey. Zero dragons are rather sorrowful and downtrodden, as they feel a constant longing for the ancient home that has long since changed to the point of unrecognizability, as well as the dragons and animals that once lived there. Zero dragons possess a strong affection for their fellow Ornamental and Apocalypse element dragons, that many wizards have compared to "a person discovering they have kids they never knew about."