Lageto Dragon

*"Attending the circus and enjoying the show, the Wizards Benson and Jerram thought they had enough of the salty popcorn and wanted something sweet for a change. So they went out in search of ice cream, excitedly sharing what flavors they would get, how many scoops they would eat and how many sprinkles they would...sprinkle on them. "-Sprinkles?!" One of them exclaimed, disgusted at the mere thought of putting that stuff on his favorite dessert. The two Wizards instantly started arguing, which way is "right". Seeing the argument is going nowhere, they came up with an idea - they would let their companion **lageto dragon** decide for them. The dragon would be blindfolded and two giant buckets of ice cream would be presented, one with sprinkles on top, and one without. Thinking it would just pick one and devour it, proving once and for all which way was better. Instantly upon the removal of the blindfold, their companion went ballistic in excitement, jumping into the buckets and making a mess gobbling everything up. With the dragon covered in all sorts of flavors and toppings, looking happier than ever, the Wizards realized there is no right way, as long as you enjoy it. Both Wizards are still on the same page about Nubbleberries on pizzas though - they hate it."*
    —Nogard's description of the **Lageto Dragon** in The Book of Dragons
The **Lageto Dragon** is an epic hybrid of the Sun, Cold, and Air elements. It's main element is Sun.

## Abilities

### Weapons

While a lageto dragon's main strategy in a fight is "the best offense is a good defense", lageto dragons do possess some genuine weapons. The sharp nose horn on their head can be jabbed into opponents, and, while not nearly as easy to attack with, the spikes on their back can also be used to attack. Thanks to their oddly shaped shell, lageto dragons can swing their shells at people as an attack that's far more dangerous then one way initially assume.

### Defenses

Don't let their suspicious resemblance to waffle cones fool you; the armor on a lageto dragon's back legs, as well as it's tail-like shell, are surprisingly tough and difficult to break through. For unknown, magic-related reasons, lageto dragons possess the ability to shrink themselves. Alongside allowing them to dodge attacks more easily, it also allows them to actually fit inside their own shells.

### Other Abilities

Alongside their weapons and defenses, lageto dragons possess a frankly bizarre variety of miscellaneous abilities. For one thing, they're one of the few non-Water element dragons to be amphibious. Lageto dragons may be slow on land, but they're quite frankly nimble in the water. Like all amphibians, legato dragons need to keep themselves moist; however, instead of secreting mucus to keep themselves moist like nearly all other amphibians, the mix of cibumancy and cryomancy in their pores causes them to instead secrete ice cream and sprinkles. While their pores may be imbued with cryomancy, their skin possesses natural heliomancy that keeps themselves warm, which is why the ice cream that covers a lageto dragon's body always appears melty. On top of all this, lageto dragons seem to possess an altered version of the natural enchantment that allows lava dragons to fly, which causes them to be light enough to stay buoyant in the water even though their shells should be far too heavy to allow them to swim.

### Weaknesses

While lageto dragons may be swift in the water, they are sluggish on land, and can easily be easily caught by predators the second they leave the water. Like all amphibians, lageto dragons need to stay moist to survive; if they are both deprived of sources of water to swim in and have their natural ability to secrete ice cream disabled by magic, they will most likely not survive long. On a less morbid note, while they are far from being anything like spark dragons, lageto dragons aren't exactly the sharpest tools in the ice box and are very easy to trick and manipulate.

## Magic

Lageto dragons possess control over heliomancy, cryomancy, and aeromancy. They also possess cibumancy, to the surprise of no one. There have been some speculations as to if they may possess glucinimancy, since they are made of ice cream, but nothing has been confirmed.

## Notable Dragons

* Alla Crema (Benson Ampersand and Jerram)