Dragons

Dragons are immense, fire spitting reptiles created and later wielded by the Dark God during the First Wars and First Calamity. Very few are thought to have survived.

Appearance
Dragons all possess sharp claws and teeth, hard, leathery skin, excellent eyesight and hearing, and the ability to jet flame, or in some cases molten metal, from the nostrils or mouth. Dragon bones, although rarely found, are exceedingly precious. Being made from an iron-calcium compound, they are incredibly durable and black in colour.

Characteristics
When not influenced by the Dark God’s will, Dragons are lazy, sluggish and selfish. They try to hide as far away from humans as possible, so as to avoid wasting precious energy. They can go up to a century without eating, and the select few that still live are ancient beyond reckoning. Their lifespans tend to range from 3,500 to 4,000 years of age, hundreds of times that of men.

Living dragons
Around 1,000 Dragons were spawned during the First Wars, of which 700 were killed. Another 400 were spawned between that and the First Calamity, and 690 were killed, leaving just 10 alive immediately after the First Calamity. Over the following millennia, this number was reduced, until in 4145 only 6 lived. Since no sightings were reliably seen, it can be guessed that they perished from old age.

This number dropped, by 4172, to 4. One of these was killed in battle, and the other in unknown circumstances. It is likely, therefore, that most, if not all Dragons (save the First) will have perished within the next millennia.

Known individuals

 * Bannugash


 * Chalayugu
 * Phalphosu
 * Unnamed Dragon
 * Ulaxur
 * Valkothis
 * Salkuthu
 * Xalasen
 * Zulaxa