Green Dragon

Green dragons are massive, much larger than any of the other dragons and often act as the protectors of their little slice of woodland/swamp; They are cunning but easy to anger and hateful of the non-draconic races that "pollute" the realms of Ceromoxus, and as such they refuse to work beside anything less than a quarter dragon in origin. Their hate for non-draconic races bleeds into how they defend their territory in the sense that they kill and consume basically anything that enters their territory, or feed the remains of the victim to their pet drake as a treat.

## Sociocultural Information

### Distinction(s)

* Antler-like horns
* Moss-like growth

## Description

Thick green scales covered in moss and sprouting mushrooms with their horns a twisted malformation of sharpened antler-like horns, the green dragons are one of the most powerful, on par with the legend of the red dragons ferocity. They enjoy the taste of sapient flesh more than what they can simply catch in their territory, this is a rare treat when a non-draconic mortal stumbles upon the dragons home as it is extremely unlikely that they will survive.

### Abilities

Due to their size the green dragon outmatches nearly everything around them besides the Colossus beasts which exist on the realm of Swuwal to which the green dragon are native to. Because of this, the green dragon is often flamboyantly arrogant and confidant in their abilities to the point of their downfall, fighting aggressively in hard but quick strikes which often level sections of the dragons territory.

Once a dragon reaches its ancient stage of life, they gain enhanced control over the element of earth able to bend the earth to their will and craft mountains in just a few days, able to form a patch of quicksand by a mere flick of their clawed hand, or sink a city at a mere gaze. This makes the art of hunting these dragons especially difficult.

#### Lair

Green dragons will form a lair in a humid and damp environment which can vary from forests to marshlands though their immense size causes them to have an expanded range of territory; where the average dragon has a 621 mile wide territory, the green dragon requires double the territory as their immense greed and hate for other races causes them to want to slowly take over the whole of the forest they live within.

The area 2 miles around a dragons core lair will become enriched with life, a number creatures trust in the green dragon almost like a citizen to their emperor with a careful knowledge that the dragon "protects" them in a sense.

#### Breath Weapon

A green dragons breath weapon is sharp and quick line of acid which dissolves almost anything that gets in its path, contact with the skin or fur of a creature often cause deep burns which can be healed with magical salves and potions but will more than not leave a massive scar and deformity.

## Reproduction

Because of their need to protect their territory, the green dragon will mate with another in a place foreign to both of them with the female dragon laying eggs only a few weeks later. Though the female dragon will lay the eggs in an area far from their territory where they bury the eggs beneath a thick coating of moss, dirt, leaves, and sticks in order to ensure the eggs survive throughout the hatching process as the female will leave the eggs; staying until it hatches will cause the female to get an overwhelming primal need to kill and consume the newly hatched dragons. For the first stages of the hatchlings life it will live as an animal, living within the territory that they hatched in and only leaving when they reach their young adult stage of life.

## Harvesting

Green dragons are fill to the brim with valuable articles for alchemy, spellcasting, and food making. A green dragons scales are the most popular and import item to collect first so that the scales do not gain further damage as the scales can be used to make armor which has the same properties of the scales such as their resistances. Dragon Talons or teeth are also popular in the creation of knifes, daggers, or swords. The horns of a green dragon can be crafted into a staff which holds the innate ability to mold the earth, depending on the skill of the carver and enchanter can depend on how powerful the staff is.