A General Overview
Dragons are an ancient, winged
reptilian race. They are known and feared for their size, physical prowess, and magical abilities. The oldest dragons are among the most powerful creatures in the world. Most dragons are identified by the color of their scales.
There are many known subspecies
of dragons, several of which fall into three broad categories: chromatic,
gem, and metallic dragons. Chromatic dragons include black, blue, red,
white, and green dragons; all are extremely evil and are feared by most.
The Metallic dragons are the brass, bronze, copper, gold, and silver dragons; these are noble and good, highly respected by wise people.
The gem dragons are the amethyst,
emerald, crystal, sapphire, and topaz dragons; they are neutral with respect to good and evil, and are very charismatic and suave, masters of persuasion who delight in riddles. Though generally smaller and slower than other
dragons, gem dragons are often wiser and more intelligent, and have other powers to compensate, like psionics.
Common Mistakes
In addition to the dragons in these three classifications, there are other dragons that may at first seem to be members of those categories. For instance, the steel dragon seems to be a metallic dragon, but only has one breath weapon; while each "true" metallic dragon has two. Likewise, the brown dragon seems to be the typical, evil chromatic dragon; but has no wings, so it is not a "true" chromatic dragon.
Good Vs. Evil
Although all subspecies of dragons are believed to have come
from the same roots tens of thousands of years ago, the present subspecies tend to
keep to themselves, working together only under extreme circumstances, such as a
powerful mutual threat. Good dragons never work with evil dragons, however, though a
few neutral dragon specimens have been known to associate with evil or good dragons.
Gold dragons occasionally associate freely with silver dragons, and emerald dragons are
sometimes found with sapphire dragons.
When evil dragons of different
species encounter each other, they usually fight to protect their territories, while good
dragons of different subspecies are more tolerant of each other, they are also very territorial.
They usually try to work out differences in a peaceful manner. Gem dragons often settle
inter-species disputes with riddling contests.
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