Dragonology

## Introduction

### What are dragons?

Dragons are massive winged serpentine creatures. Dragons are ferocious and fast land animals with the ability to glide for short periods of time using their wings. They are considered to mostly rely on their survival instincts rather than the process of logical thinking. There are many different species and types of dragons, but there are only 6 types that are considered ,,pure''. Any species that does not fall under one of the 6 types is called impure and an effect of crossbreeding or another issue.

### Characteristics of a dragon

Dragons are not only large in muscle mass, but also in size. They Are enormous creatures with wings often not proportional to their body size. A dragon's body is covered in thick hard scales that can easily break a sword upon impact. Many species of dragons have barbed tails and posses the ability to produce fire.

Dragons are not animals capable of proper flight, but there are some species that can fly for a certain period of time.

## Purebreed 6

### Ignis

Ignis dragons are a very dangerous type. They can move fairly fast and breathe fire, some can even set their own body on fire. They live about 50-60 years and mature early in their life. Female Ignis dragons tend to be more aggressive than males and are more likely to attack anything that comes near them. They're often muscular and males have big show-off wings. They're very loud and can't sneak up on anything. They rarely can swim or jump. Ignis type dragons have a higher chance of abdominal pain and breathing issues. Ignis dragons need to stay warm at all times otherwise they can easily freeze to death.

They're commonly found in deserts and savannahs as they prefer sunny and dry places. They're most active in the mornings when they hunt and they spend the rest of the day resting in sunlight.

### Terra

With a lifespan of 70 years, rock-hard scales and the ability to spit magma at enemies, Terra dragons seem like a very dangerous type, but in reality, They're the slowest and friendliest type of dragons. They're very social and prefer to avoid conflict. Terra dragons often live in large groups and spend their days caring for their young and elders. They're characterized by small size and often fat appearance. They mostly have small useless wings and are more likely to become deadly ill. They can be found at the bottom of mountains or in plains.

### Venari

Venari are the most dangerous type of dragons. They're hunters and often resolve to cannibalism. Venari are characterized by a slim body, several sets of sharp teeth and long, sharp claws. They're mostly found in swamps or jungles as they use trees to pounce onto their prey before ripping them with their claws. While they're great and skilled hunters, Their main weakness is their body as they can easily bleed out from even a small wound. The weakest part of their body is their tail. it can be easily ripped off anytime or even before being born. They can attack without a reason and will hunt even if they don't need to. They are often referred to as mindless killers.

### Spica

The Spica dragons are the most short-lived type as their average lifespan comes to 15 years. They're characterized by swift and chaotic movement, great climbing and running speed and deadly spikes. Most Spica dragons have a slim body covered in sharp and often poisonous spikes and many species have the ability to force a few of their spikes to shoot at their target.

While Spica dragons seem dangerous, they aren't a hunting species. They cannot properly hunt as most of them have very poor eyesight or are completely blind.

Spica Dragons are scavengers, meaning they feed on carrion.

### Aecor

Aecor dragons are a type of dragon species that spend most or all their life in water. Some aecor species are giants while some are tiny. They're more passive by nature and aren't quick to attack, but they're quite deadly as their main form of defence is boiling water in their body and spitting it at the target at high speed. They're generally slow and the majority of aecor species tend to stay away from each other.

The average life span of Aecor dragons is 90 years, but their lives are often cut short as Aecor dragons are more likely to be born with heart disease or be eaten by a predator soon after being born.

Not all aecor dragons have visible wings or have them at all. While a majority of aecor species have normal or deformed wings, some species haven't got wings at all or only have remainings of wings visible in their skeleton.

### Arcanum

Arcanum species are the least known of all types. They're characterized by swift movement, an ability to easily blend into their surroundings, and silent movement.

Out of all dragon species, The arcanum type seems to include the most species with the ability of temporary flight. These species of dragons are most likely nocturnal and proved to strike fear in other types of dragons, even the powerful ignis dragons, Which brings a theory that Arcanum dragons are the most powerful of all types.

## Taming

### Taming Methods

#### Basics

Just like with most animals, Dragons can be tamed by feeding. Of course, walking over to an adult dragon with a piece of meat to feed it is definitely not a good idea unless you want to be eaten as well, but there are other ways to tame these powerful creatures.

#### Dragon type taming

##### Ignis

Taming an Ignis type dragon will certainly be a challenge as there's very little chance they won't kill you on sight. The only known way to tame an ignis dragon with more than a 1% chance of working is isolating a dragon egg and training the cub since hatching. Unfortunately, You can't tame an Ignis dragon for life, as many species with turn against their caretaker once they reach maturity. Ignis type is just too independent to remain tame.

##### Venari

Venari can only ever think of murder, so trying to tame them will be quite useless. You can't isolate a Venari egg as this type does not lay eggs. And while you can make a Venari perform certain tasks for food, for example, entering a room after the food was thrown into it, They won't really do anything else other than trying to kill everything that moves.

##### Terra

While you can simply walk over to a group of Terra dragons, pick up an egg or a cub and leave, It won't be useful to you. Most species of Terra dragons are way too lazy to actually do anything you'd want them to do. But if you're that desperate to have a dragon, just steal a cub from its group and you'll have one.

##### Spica

Well that's just a death wish. Most Spica dragons are poisonous and contact with them can be lethal.

But as scavengers, Spica dragons can obey people in return for food.

Both Adults and cubs would obey for food, making Spica dragons the easiest to tame.

##### Aecor

Aecor dragons are quite passive. They mostly feed on small fish so, That can be used for taming.

The majority of Aecor do not lay eggs, but a cub can be lured away and captured.

Keeping it in water will keep it alive during taming.

##### Arcanum

Arcanum is the unknown dragons type. Therefore, There's very little information about them and none have been tamed or even properly seen.

### Types of Utility

There are many ways different dragon types can be used. For example:

Fishing, Hunting, Fire-usage, Boiling, Carrying, Transport, Herding, Combat.

### Breeding

Dragon breeding is definitely a risky procedure, it also takes quite a long time. Each purebreed dragon type breeds differently and passes on different genes.

Not all species follow the type's breeding method but, The most common (from easiest to hardest) are:

-Venari dragons are the easiest to breed, as they reach sexual maturity very early in their life and reproduce asexually, passing a full set of genes onto their cubs. Venari Dragons give birth only once in their life and it is very brutal and gruesome. The gestation period lasts 9 months after which 1-3 (rarely 4) cubs rip through their parent's body, killing the parent almost instantly. After birth, cubs are influenced by the survival of the fittest, turning against one another quickly.

* Lifespan: 5-20 years
* Age of sexual Maturity: 4
* Gestation period: 9 months
* Litter size: 1-4

-Spica Dragons are capable of asexual reproduction as well but unlike Venari, Spica can go through the process of giving birth several times. Spica Dragons prepare a nest and lay 2-8 eggs some of which are already dead. They care for their young for 1 year, allowing the cubs to leave whenever they want. They rarely get attached to their cubs.

* Lifespan: 15 years
* Age of Sexual Maturity: 8 years
* Gestation period: 6 months
* Litter size: 2-8 eggs, 3-5 cubs

-Terra Dragons reach sexual maturity early in their long life but they do not breed for 10-20 more years after maturity. After a female mates with a male, she digs out a small hole and lays the egg there. She then covers the hole with leaves or magma. Once the cub hatches and digs its way out, The parents will not care for it and instead let other dragons take care of the newly hatched cub.

* Lifespan: 70 years
* Age of sexual Maturity: 20
* Gestation period: 10 months
* Litter size: 1

-Ignis Dragons are quite difficult to breed due to their aggressive nature and individual lifestyle. Males are usually born with unique wings to impress females during the breeding season but many are rejected nevertheless. After mating, the female lays 1-2 eggs with about 30% chance of them being fertile and leaves them hidden in tall grass or under rock piles.

* Lifespan: 50-60 years
* Age of sexual Maturity: 10-15
* Gestation period: 8 months - 1 year
* Litter size: 1-2 (rarely more)

-Aecor Dragons are the most difficult to breed as these water beasts rarely live near one another. They reproduce and go through pregnancy similarly to humans. The chances of a female Aecor having more than 1 cub are very low. Aecor Dragons reach sexual maturity very late in their life, leaving about 33% of their lifespan left to live.

* Lifespan: 90 years
* Age of sexual Maturity: 60
* Gestation period: 10 months
* Litter size: 1

## Dragons in Wars

### War WP and Usage

War WP for creatures is between 0,0-6,5.

For dragons, the WP can change depending on the number of dragons. Each dragon type has a certain WP but for each 100, the WP increases by +WP of the type.

#### Purebreed:

**Ignis** (WP=5,5)

1>100 = 5,5

1<100 = 2x5,5

w/each +100 = X+5,5

**Venari** (WP=5,5)

1>100 = 5,5

1<100 = 2x5,5

w/each +100 = X+5,5

**Terra** (WP=0,5)

1>100 = 0,5

1<100 = 2x0,5

w/each +100 = X+0,5

**Spica** (WP= 4,5)

1>100 = 4,5

1<100 = 2x4,5

w/each +100 = X+4,5

**Aecor** (WP=3,0)

1>100 = 3,0

1<100 = 2x3,0

w/each +100 = X+3,0

**Arcanum** (WP= 5,5)

1>100 = 5,5

1<100 = 2x5,5

w/each +100 = X+5,5

#### Impure breed:

(WP=2,5)

1>100 = 2,5

1<100 = 2x2,5

w/each +100 = X+2,5