Dragon

**Dragons**, also referred to as **dragonkind**, are one of the species able to bond with humans and sharing their powers with them.

## General Information

There is little known about the ways of dragons, or how they govern themselves. There is a clear hierarchy among the most powerful, and deference is paid to elders. Dragons can mate and it is said that there is no stronger bond than that between two mated dragons. It goes beyond the depth of human love or adoration to a primal, undeniable requirement for proximity. One cannot survive without the other.

## Physical Description

There are several different colors and breeds in dragonkind and between all of them, various combinations are possible.

### Colors

The known colors are black, blue, green, orange, red and brown. There are exceptions, like Andarna, who is gold.

* **Black**: Black dragons are considered to be the rarest type of dragonkind. They are also the smartest and also the most cunning, which makes it impossible to outsmart them.
* **Blue**: It is advised to simply never approach a blue.
* **Brown**: It is advised to never show trepidation to a brown.
* **Green**: Green dragons are known for their keen intellect, descend from te honorable Uaineloidsig line, and continue to be the most rational of dragonkind, making them the perfect siege weapons, especially in the case of clubtails. It is advised to never back down from a green.
* **Orange**: Orange dragons, coming in various shades of apricot to carrot, are the mist unpredictable of dragonkind and therefore always a risk. Descending from the Fhaicorain line.
* **Red**: It is advised to never look a red in the eye.

### Breeds

* **Clubtail**
* **Daggertail**
* **Feathertail**: Feathertails are the breed of which there is littlest information. It is assumed that this is because feathertails reportedly abhor violence and are not suitable for bonding with riders. It is revealed that Feathertails are in fact young dragons, who will then turn into one of the known breeds.
* **Morningstartail**: Morningstartails are considered one of the deadliest breeds
* **Scorpiontail**
* **Swordtail**

### Known Combinations

* **Blue Daggertails**: Blue Daggertails are the rarest of the blues.
* **Red Scorpiontails**: Red Scorpiontails are the quickest to temper. They prefer to be approached from the left and the front, if possible.

## Known Dragons

* Andarna
* Baide
* Chradh
* Claidh
* Codagh
* Deigh †
* Fuil
* **Ghrian**, a Red Scorpiontail
* Sgaeyl
* Tairn
* Teine

## Powers & Abilities

### Powers

* **Gifts**: Dragons possess a certain gift when they are still a feathertail and can give their gift to a rider, in case they are bonded. When they grow older, they will lose their gifts.
* **Powers**: Every dragon has a certain level of inner power, which they can share with their riders in form of an individual signet.

### Abilities

* **Flight**: Due to their wings, dragons are able to fly. Thanks to their size, they can easily carry their bonded rider and other people as well, if they choose to do so.
* **Fire**: Dragonkind is able to produce and spit fire.

## Trivia

* It is typically forbidden for dragons to bond a relative of one of their previous riders.
* Cross-bolts are lethal against dragonkind.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 8, *Fourth Wing*
2. ↑ Chapter 21, *Fourth Wing*