About Dragons
Aug 7, 2019 19:49:17 GMT -7
Post by Ethereal on Aug 7, 2019 19:49:17 GMT -7
About Dragons
Dragons are the current dominant species of Pyrrhia and Pantala. Dragons are fairly intelligent, as they are capable of speech (particularly Dragon), tool-making, and many other abilities that are common in advanced societies. Very few members of the dragon population are known as animus dragons, who possess a powerful magic that is capable of causing practically anything - with the exception of raising the dead back to life - to happen. These powers can be performed by speech or thought, and it has been confirmed that animus magic is not specific to any one tribe. Although some dragons have died of old age, sickness, and/or injury throughout the series, dragons can live for more than one hundred years before they die peacefully in their sleep. The average dragon lifespan is roughly 150 years.
Pyrrhian dragons fall into one of seven known tribes: Rainwings, Sandwings, Seawings, Nightwings, Skywings, Mudwings, and Icewings. Hybrids between tribes are possible, but hybrid dragons are uncommon due to tribe rivalry. Pantala currently supports three known species: Silkwings, Leafwings, Hivewings; there was also previously Beetlewings, which are now extinct. All tribe members are roughly the same size with the exception of Mudwings, who are generally larger (and typically stronger) than dragons from the other tribes. Dragons have been confirmed to grow as they age, with the oldest dragons typically being the largest in size. Dragons grow rapidly for the first eight to ten years of their life, then grow at a much slower rate for the rest of their lives.
All dragons are primarily quadrupedal. Pyrrhian and some Pantalan dragon bodies possess six limbs, two wings, and four arms/legs. Wings are attached to a dragon's shoulders, and have slightly transparent wing membrane stretched between five small bone digits, each of which have one small claw on the tip. A larger claw is attached to the front of the third digit. Hivewings and Silkwings, however, have eight limbs, four of which are wings and four of which are arms and legs. SilkWing wings are softly curved and resemble that of a butterfly, while Hivewing wings are thinner and resemble those of a dragonfly. Dragon bones are nearly as hard as diamonds and quite difficult to break. The average dragon height is around 18 ft.
All dragons have large claws at the base of each foot (five on the forelegs and four on the hindlegs) and all can fly, regardless of tribe. Each tribe has different abilities according to their environment, so although not all tribes can breathe fire, each has at least one ability. Icewings have deadly frostbreath, serrated claws, whip-thin tails, and a resistance to cold temperatures; Seawings have gills, powerful tails, are strong swimmers, and are capable of bioluminescence; Rainwings have color-changing scales and deadly venom; Silkwings can shoot silk from wrist glands; Hivewings have abilities that differ from dragon to dragon; Leafwings are sometimes able to have control over plants and can absorb sunlight for nutritional purposes.
Most species seem to be omnivorous, although the majority of their diet consists of meat. Skywings are carnivorous, however. Most dragons have large, sharp teeth suited to their diet. Rainwings and Silkwings, however, are prominently herbivores, subsisting mainly on fruit. Most dragons can survive for up to a month without food.
Dragons reproduce by making eggs, which usually hatch into young dragons called dragonets after a year of carrying and a year of incubation.
Dragons have a complex, matriarchal society where each tribe is ruled by a hereditary queen. Each tribe differs in its traditions and values of life due to habitat and physiology. They are advanced enough to have speech and writing - all dragons appear to speak the same language. The Seawings use their bio-luminescent stripes to communicate with a separate language called Aquatic (only used because speaking underwater would be difficult, if not impossible). Additionally, they have kingdoms, and some, like Icewings and Seawings, care deeply about one's loyalty to his or her tribe.
Seawings and Icewings usually pair off in lifelong partnerships, and the royal family is extremely important. It has been shown that Mudwings and Rainwings do not appear to care about their offspring (aristocratic Icewings appear only to care if their dragonets are at the top of their rankings). Skywings either have or had a breeding system, and it is unknown if it is because of the war and having ideal soldiers. Nightwings might have lifelong partners, but it seems very unlikely. Skywings, Seawings, and Nightwings care for their offspring deeply.
On Pantala, the Silkwings and the Hivewings are united under a single queen, the Hivewing queen. They all live in different Hives, governed over by sisters of the queen. The Hives are connected by webs of silk made by Silkwings.
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