Winter Dragon

Winter Dragons are one of the few achromatic dragons in existence on the plane of Xaekla, while they originate from Kweg and still have a larger population there than Xaekla, they still have a primary standing in the largely uninhabitable northern and southern regions of the realm where it is largely snow, ice, and frigid temperatures. Because they often live so far from humanoid civilization, it is uncommon to see one; much less to survive.

## Physical Information

### Resistance

* Cold Damage
* Ice Damage
* Ice Magic

### Vulnurability

* Fire Damage
* Fire Magic

## Sociocultural Information

### Distinction(s)

* Spikes from tip of snout to tip of tail
* Fully spiked tail
* Extreme cold immunity

### Place of Origin

Sokyal

*"You cannot **Imagine** how difficult it was to capture a specimen of this rarity and ferocity, luckily, magic and experience were on our side." - Head Scientist at Oseram Academy, Wilber Chex*

## Description

The Winter dragons of Kweg are infamously social outcasts in draconic society between their inability to abide by the societal laws of dragon-kind and their unwillingness to socialize in general with anyone who is or isn't part of their species, they are often unmentioned when it comes to dragons and easily forgotten due to the fact that few will ever see one in their lifetime; even those who adventure. Despite this, they remain one of the more fascinating draconids amount the scholarly circle of Xaekla as their body can be repurposed into various items and objects such as cold repellant armor, a wand of the snow storm, as well as other such objects; additionally their lack of social skills and superiority is a key element to scholars fascination with them but because there are few ever seen the studies on them ended several years ago when they couldn't find another subject.

### Abilities

Winter dragons have sharp, jagged talons made for gripping the ice and climbing, thick but somewhat soft heat insulating scales, and a special protective layer/secondary eyelid which protects the dragon from snow blindness. They have a particular disdain for confrontation and combat, especially with other species/dragons outside of their own kind, and so it is uncommon you will find yourself fighting one unless you prove yourself an enemy or confront them in their lair; but when they do fight they prefer to use the terrain around them to their advantage, using the snow to hide, kicking it up to create a temporary snow cloud, or breaking up the ice if it's thin enough and allow their combatants to fall in.

#### Breath Weapon

A winter dragons breath weapon is a concentrated snowstorm with a fast and abrupt wind and a deeply frigid temperature that freezes tiny creatures almost instantly, it extends from the dragons maw in a flat cone-like shape roughly 30 ft away from the dragon and 15 feet wide.

When a winter dragon reaches maturity they gain an enhancement to their breath weapon in the sense that they can further manipulate it so that rather than expanding in a concentrated flat cone it rather spreads from the maw like a cloud of howling wind and snow, so fast it cuts the face of all who are inside.

### Lair

When a winter dragon reaches maturity they will often leave their parents lair and territory, striking out on their own to find a suitable location so that they can provide for and sustain themselves. Typically, a winter dragon will find snow covered mountains and frigid temperatures more attractive, the cold keeps them from overheating much of the time from the large amount of energy that a dragon itself consumes, The lair itself will either be carved out by the dragon itself or discovered from a previous burrower, while it might start as just bland stone, over time it will be transformed to be covered with a thick layer of ice, with ice formed stalactites and stalagmites coating the ceiling and floor where the dragon doesn't walk.

## Reproduction

Due to antisocial nature winter dragons did not often go out of their way to mate, the only reason for their mating is the need for there to be more of their kind to balance the scales of dragon kind. As such a winter dragon will likely only mate once or twice in their extensive lifetime with the mother yielding between 4-7 eggs of which only 2 or 3 will survive the trials of having an ultimately uncaring mother as the hatchlings will be forced to care mostly for themselves, acting as more of a roommate than a child to their mother. This is praised though as it "weeds out the weak" and ensures only the strongest will be given a chance to pass on their genes.