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Field Guide To Dragons

Every year millions go out to find dragons, either to slay, study, learn magical secrets from them, or even just to catch one to keep as a pet. And every single year most of them get eaten because they can’t do something as simple as tell a green fire swamp juggernaut primal child wyrm from a green fire swamp juggernaut common child wyrm, and that why I’m writing this field guide. Because it is my hope dear reader that when you start out on your journey to find dragons you can use the knowledge found here to reach your goals instead of becoming dragon dung like most others do. Now as to the above example I give of the green fire swamp juggernaut primal child wyrm and the green fire swamp juggernaut common child wyrm, most of you are probably wondering about what the different, after all there only one word that is different in their name. Well my friends that one word makes all the deafferents, for each of those words is different type of dragon classification category each meaning a something different and each making a different kind of dragon. And we well go over each category and what they mean in due time but first I must make sure you all understand the traits all dragons have in common. Share Dragon Traits Now despite the many different forms and levels of intellect dragons come in they all belong to one specie, as hard as that maybe to believe at times but it is true. This means that dragons of course share many traits in common, and we will list and talk about each one but first let’s clarify what a dragon is. Dragons are a race of endotremce polymorphic omnivore magical lifeforms that come in large variety of forms, and are often mistaken to be reptiles due to the facts that lay eggs and normally have scales, they also have sweat glands and mammary glands which you will notice isn’t something are not things reptiles have. In truth dragons do not fit easily into the classification of lifeforms as we know it as they seem to have some traits in common with all of them, as to why well that is up to debate. Either way that means that there is nothing else like a dragon but another dragon. This is no doubt one of the things others have the hardest time understanding about dragons and I can’t tell you how many times I seen someone loss their life just because they thought a dragon would act the same way a lizard would. If you learn nothing else from this book learn this, DO NOT TREAT DRAGONS LIKE NORMAL ANIMALS, EVER!!! Cause if you do its lunch time for you. Now if you want to know real dragon behavior here are a few things they do all have in common. The first being their hording instinct, all dragons love to collect things and in fact need to. In the case of primal dragons they normally just grab whatever shiny things they can find but sapient dragons normally preface to make sure the things they collect are worth something. So, while polish glass make work as a great lure for primal dragons all it will do with sapient dragons is make them angry at you for thinking you could bride them with worthless junk. Another behavior that all dragons have in common is in fact tire in with their unusual reproduce ability. Now as anyone can probably tell you mystics(magical lifeforms) can breed with almost anything and can created hybrids that can likewise breed with almost anything, dragons as mythical mystics can of course do this which doesn’t make it that odd, what is odd is how dragons take it a step further. You see if a dragoness (female dragon) mates with a non-dragon then any offspring will be full dragons no matter what their father is but if a drakon (male dragon) mates with a non-dragon then there a 75% that the offspring will be a draco (half-dragon) and a 25% that the offspring will be a dragon, also if this is the case the mother will lay egg even if her specie is unable to do because of dragon magic. Now if a draco has an offspring there 15% the offspring will a dragon instead of what is widely known as a dragon-blooded, a non-dragon with dragon ancestors. However, if a draco has offspring with another draco or a dragon then the offspring will always be a dragon, also dragon-blooded have higher chances of having dragon offspring then normal non-dragons. I should also bring up drakaina (dragon hermaphrodites) who offspring’s odds of being a dragon or a draco depends on if they are the mother or the father. Also, while we on the subject you may wish to know that dragons and dracos can have offspring by parthenogenesis but this rare as the dragon or draco has to be apart from any specie that can impregnate them for some time. I should also bring up a few other ways dragons can reproduce while we are on the subject, ones that aren’t as widely use as the other three ways we just talk about but can still happen. First you got infusion when a dragon lays an unfertilized egg that looks to be made of stone and another dragon, or sometimes other creatures, comes along and blasts it with magic. This somehow fertilized the egg causing it to hatch into a new born dragon. Infections in it a dragon turns a non-dragon into a draco, they normally only do this to servants as a reward but they have been known do it by for other reasons. Not all dragons know how to do this as it isn’t something done by instant and all I really know about is that it involves dragon’s fire that we will talk about later. Next are parasitization and spore which are very rare because not all dragons can do them, in parasitization involving a dragon laying micro eggs which than get into a host some out who soon find infant stage dragons bursting from their bodies! While spore involving spores landing and growing into a dragon, partly by feeding on magic, is it impossible to tell what dragons can do this one as even the dragons themselves can’t tell. Now, a side effect of these reproduction abilities is that dragons can find almost anything sexually attracted. Which may explain a bit more about those tales of dragons kidnapping people then you would like to think. In fact, this behavior can be use this to your adanvge if you are or know someone who good looking and you have to deal with dragons, despite their power and intellect dragons are no more immune to good looks than anyone else. The best part about using this strategy is that dragons seem to be pansexual by nature so it doesn’t really matter what the gender, sex, or sexually of the person is trying to do this. Just make sure you’re ready to deal with what come after and be very careful about doing with a primal dragon as they aren’t normally smart enough to know what the word no means. Another thing all dragons have in common is their respect to authorly, as all dragons follow a command structed of sorts. This command structed is partly bases on power and partly bases on rank. To put it very simply the most powerful and highest-ranking dragon in their apocalypse rules, apocalypse is what you call a group of dragons for reasons that should be obvious to anyone that ever had to deal with one dragon much less a group of them. Now this brings us from behavior to share biology and magical abilities, also known as the reason why dragons are so deadly. And since we are on this we should probably start off with the reasons why dragons are so hard to kill yet are so good at killing everything else before we get into the other things they have in common. Which brings us to the adamantine and rubber anatomy dragons have, you see dragons have this non-magnetic crystal-like metal that makes up most of the harder parts of their body call adamantine. Which happens to be one of the strongest metals in the known universe if you can work it, and their softer flesh are like rubber in the way they can stretch and bounce. Making that a lot of weapons don’t do much good at hurting dragons, most projected like arrows and bullets can’t get past the adamantine parts while bludgeoning weapons like hammers are basely useless thanks to their rubber like flesh. That why most people who fight dragons use magical swords or axes sense slashing weapons with a good deal of force behind them are one of the few weapons that be counted on to harm them. Of course, even if you do hurt a dragon that doesn’t mean the fight over no matter how badly off they seem. Thanks to their super charge regeneration abilities dragons will always heal completely from all wounds that doesn’t kill them, heck if you can keep a dragon’s head alive long enough it will regrow its whole body. I have even heard rumors of people harvesting a living damage dragon and keeping it alive long enough for it heal from the damages and regrow its whole body. I can’t say if this is true or not but I don’t recommend you test this and none of stories had a happy ending, unless you’re on the enrage dragon side that is. How fast they can heal varies greatly by what kind of dragon we are talking about but in my experience if you leave a crippled dragon to die but don’t see it die then get ready for an angry house guest in about month. But if dragons are so hard to kill weapons why not use spells? You’re probably asking and for that all I can say is good freaking luck with that. All dragons have spell resistance to some degree and it is normally a very high degree at that. Plus, they are all immune to some of the handiest types of spells for fighting things more powerful then you. Curses aren’t going to a damn thing to them and transmutation spells may as well be card tricks for all the good it does to dragons, and mind-altering spells don’t do much good even if dragons aren’t completely immune to them.  But what about elemental damage dealing spells? Well those aren’t much better, dragons are immune to all damages from their own elemental type and are resistance to most others. However, with that say dragons are weak to damage of the element opposite of their own, so if you how to cast a high damage dealing spell of that kind SPAM IT! Spam it as fast as you can and watch out cause the dragon will target you first. So, spells and normal weapons only somewhat works, well if that the case why not just use chemical, biological, or nuclear methods to fight dragons? You are no doubt asking right about now. Well just ignoring the facts that those things are a lot harder to work with then normal weapons and spells, and are illegal almost everywhere, and could can cause just about as much harm as the dragon itself if not more so, there the fact they also don’t work that well on them. Now don’t get wrong the big powerful stuff will kill most dragons, key word being most not all, as well as everything else near them for miles arounds but if we are talking about not killing everything then that a different story altogether. First of all, dragons are so diverse that there is no way to created biological or chemical weapon that will work on all them, many people have try and they as well as everyone who happen to be near their testing sites are all dead. Second, even if you did make one that did work on one kind of dragon you would only get a few uses out of before the dragons would become immune to it. Dragons you see are very adaptation creatures thank to their abilities of RNA editing allowing them some control over their DNA, genetic transfer that allows them to trade genetic with other lifeforms, and symbiogenesis with allows them to get useful traits from the things they eat even not living things thanks to their magical nature. Plus, all dragons have a magical ability called Alchemical Anatomy which allows them the ability to alter their bodily fluids into other chemicals, they normally use it make their blood deadly poison or to create slime of all kinds from their sweat glands.  And yes, they of course resistance to nuclear poisoning as well but the degree of this change based on what kind we are talking about. Moving on we now have dragon hive mind, or should I say semi-hive mind. You see dragons have this from of collective consciousness that allows them to communicate with each other from almost anywhere in the cosmos. Think of like a very simple form of the internet if you will, dragons can choice to log on to it, contact friends and families, maybe even allow them to see thought their sense, or just see if the can find some other dragon thought it. However, communicate is the only thing they can do though this hive mind, they can’t heck into another dragon mind, up lord or down lord anything, and there is no search engine. Plus, while doing this dragons enter a state of meditation where it is possible to sneak up on them, and it does take some trial and error to be able to contact to it making that most primal dragons can’t do so without help from sapient dragons. Now this brings us to the four big dragon abilities, the things that make all dragons fear no matter how powerful they really are, draconic shifting, dragon fire, dragon venom and the most fear of them all god slayer. Draconic shifting is the name of the ability that allows dragon to alter to shape, size, weight and mass, sure dragons are not the only beings can to do it but dragons can alter their own parts individually is far rarer. So, if you ever find that dragon claw is longer then you thought it was now you know why. Now it is important to note that draconic shifting is more of a skill that takes practice, training, and study to get good at as much as a inborn ability so the level of shifting dragons can do varies greatly per induvial. Primals are normally the worst at it as good rule of thumb, and normally can only make themselves a little bigger or smaller. Next up is dragon fire and this one may need a little explaining to understand this do to the fact that many mistake dragon’s fire for the fire some dragons have as a breath weapon when in fact it is about something all dragons have, manna. You see if ask someone who can sense auras what they sense auras as they will normally use terms like stream, mist, fog, or cloud that makes soft purring noises or quit whispers while feeling like silk and smelling sweet, but dragon auras aren’t like this at all. Dragons are more like burning infernos or balls of pure plasmas that roar like a wild beast and feels like an open flame while smelling of strong spice! Yes, dragon manna is thick and rich and acts if it was a living thing on to itself, and it allows dragons to ignore the spell resistance of non-dragons. It is also said that if you can inject enough dragon fire into a being without causing them to explode then they will turn into a dragon, I have seen people try but I only seen them explode. Next on our little list dragon venom, the deadest venom there is! Now what make it so deadly isn’t that it is the fastest or that it doesn’t have cure because it does in away. What makes it the deadest is the fact the only things immune to it are dragons and half-dragons. All other living things can be killed by, heck even non-living things like the undead and spirits can be kill by it. Why is it so deadly? Well not only is it a cocktail of deadly venoms but it is also filled with micros and viruses found nowhere else, and it is rich with a blend of deadly curses. Now that leaves us with the most fear of all their abilities, the god slayer. Name because dragons have no only the ability to ignore all forms of magical damage resistance but can even harm incorpeeral beings, meaning all beings can be harm by dragons. Even force fields and wards don’t work well against dragons because this. This is also the reason why everyone wants a weapon made from dragon parts, for not only are they made out of adamantine but they also keep the god slayer ability. Now with the big stuff out of the way we may as well get on with a few smaller things all dragons have in common before we move on to how to tell different kind of dragons apart. First off there the fact that all dragons are ultravores meaning that can and will eat almost anything including rocks and metals. Then there their hibernation ability that allows dragons to go into a state of suspended animation in the rare cases they need to wait something out. Sapient dragons call this the deep sleep and even they don’t know how to tell how long a dragon can survive like this. All dragons also have fully prehensile tongues which also can have their own weapons on them, which just adds another reason to avoid their mouths. And then we dragon senses which are normally very powerful, now how many and what kind of senses they have can very per what kind of dragon we are talking about but one thing they have in common is that dragons can alter their senses at will to sense all the higher, middle, and lower dimensions, planes, and layers of reality that other beings go alone never knowing they exist right beside them.  What this means is that dragons are a lot deadlier then you can probably know. Also, and this is a bit odd, dragons show signs of being siphonophore like. It is possible for dragon bodies parts and some organs to have different genetic material than the rest of the body, and unlike most other large multi-cell organisms that have a complex ecosystem of microbial lifeforms that are not body cells to aid in their body systems all the microbials that make up dragons systems are genetically dragon, even the viruses. Knowing this wouldn’t help much but it is still an odd thing to think about.   All dragons fall under seven forms of classification with an added eight one that some, but not all, also have. Those classifications in other of the way they are listed are breed, element, variant, caste, rank, stage, tribe, and sometimes clan. So yeah this there are a lot of combines of dragons and that not even counting the different physically features they can also have that has nothing to with this like what kind of tail weapons they have, but more on that later. Right now we are going to go over what each of those classification means and how many categories are in each one. But before we start I should also tell that some combines are so common in some areas they may have their own local name, for example I when to an area where blue life forest ravager common teenager wurm beasts with mace tail weapons and gore horns were called head crushers. However, local names are very helpful when it comes to classifications so we won’t talk about them. They also ignore the fact dragons can change all of their classifications by a form of metamorphose that dragons called the molt. Now this isn’t something dragons have any real control over nor can tell when it is about to happen but when it does happen the dragons turn into solid crystal before breaking the crystal covering in a blight flash of light revealing their new form. Dragon Breeds Dragon breeds also known as dragon colors are often the first thing people notice about dragons because it can be seen by what their primary color is, as in what color is most of their body. And before you ask what shade or hue their primary color is doesn’t matter, a red dragon is a red dragon no matter what kind of red they are. Each breed has their own power and is known to be different from one another in behavior ways. First, we have the red breed also known as the warrior breed as they are highly aggressive which as you can probably tell is a great trait to have in what is one of most deadly creatures to exist. They also have they inborn knowledge of martial art better known as the combat chameleon ability that allows them to learn fighting techniques at unbelievable fast levels sometimes just by seeing them, and yes even primal dragons can do this. Next, we have the blues known as the diplomat breed both because they are claimer than other dragons and because of their ability to read body langue and social ques. This ability is called que reading and with it blue dragons known just what to do to make themselves like or fear by others, therefore getting just what they want. Now then we have the yellows who are called the merchant breed both because they are more likely to trade for something than take it or demand it and because of their ability of nose for treasure which allows them to smell out rocks, gems, and metals and even tell how pure it is or if it is worked or unworked. Naturally they use this to get preciouses metals and gems which means they often have very large hoards. The greens or hunter breed are known to be stealthy and can thank to the ability of vital find knowns where to hit for the most harm. Browns are known as the worker breed thanks to their natural building and repair abilities, in fact it is said that they can build almost anything. They are also known to be very head strong, and that saying something for dragons. Next up is the pinks best known as the breeders both because they have higher fertility than other dragons and they can tell who can pair off the best, making sapient pinks shippers by nature. Greys are called the wise breed because of their ability store memories and the knowledge with it. Greys not only can recall everything they every experience but with a tough they can copy and transfer memories of any being they tough, this doesn’t mean they are any smarter than other dragons or can recall anything at will. This ability works more like finding information on a computer by searching though the files save on it and grey dragons are often surprise by what information they find they have, as well as anyone who use this ability on as I can tell first hand. Just the other day I remember laying a dozen dragon eggs two thousand years ago and I’m not even female much less a dragon, it can be very odd. Next, we have the oranges or the demolition dragons as they are known, these dragons are masters of tearing structures down thanks to their ability to sense the weakness points in any building, known wreaking master. Oranges are also some of the laziest dragons, which is a good thing for us not wanting a dragon to wreak our homes. The black dragon breed, or curse dragons, are the most fear of all dragons breeds that to their inborn power to put curses on others. Black dragons seem to be able learn any curse and to place on anyone, thing, or if they are strong enough place. Next, we have the whites or healer dragons, as they are known thanks to their inborn healing abilities. All white dragons seem to be able diagnose any injury or sickness and come up with ways of treating them. Which when combine with their magic and alchemical anatomy means that even the dumbest and weakest (by dragon standers) primal can heal almost anything. Maybe because of this white dragon seem the friendliest dragons, well by dragon standers anyway. Next, we have purple dragons also known as the leader breed thanks to their suggestion power. This ability is a mind-altering effect that allows them to influence other actions and thoughts. Now they can’t make someone do something wouldn’t normally do at least at first but they can use it to change the personality and feelings of someone over time though long-term use. Because of this purple dragons often try to put themselves in charge and have high option of themselves. That leaves with only two breeds left, the dual dragons and rainbow dragons. Now dual dragons aren’t a true breed but is what you call a dragon with two main colors instead one, this normally means the dragon has zebra like strips or is divine in the half or down the middle with two different colors. Either way a duel dragon has the powers of both colors and often the behaviors as well. Than there the rainbow dragons which are the rarest of all breeds, in case you can’t tell rainbow dragons are in fact rainbow color and have the abilities of all breeds, making them extremely powerful, and they know it. But sense most beings don’t see rainbows as threating most people think of rainbow dragons as harmless, until they get a tour of a rainbow stomach. Now one thing you should remember is that while most dragons will stay the breed they are though out their whole lives it is possible that when they go through the molt they can change breed. With that said it is very rare a dual dragon to do so and I have never heard of a rainbow dragon changing breeds at all. Dragon Elements Now we get to what is probably the best-known way to classified dragons, by their element. Dragons can one or more of twelve different types of elements. Each element gives the dragon a different kind of magic to use as well as being immune to their own type, weak to one other and are resistance to the rest. This gives them control over any of the element in question near them. Also, keep in that dragons learn to use their breath differently for example a fire dragon can learn to shot fireballs or even fireworks if they wish. • Fire: These dragons have breath of fire and can use pyromancy (fire magic), which are things that you should have known by reading what element this is. These dragons are immune to heat and have infrared vision. • Terra: A sonic scream is the breath weapon of these geomancy (earth magic) dragons. All terra dragons can burrow thought rock and dirt about as fast as they move on top of the ground. They also have seismic sense that allows them to sense beings and things base on the vibrations in the ground. • Wind: With a breath of powerful gale winds these aeromancy (magic of air) dragons can break bones as easily as they break wind, and yes that was joke yet also very true. Never stand behind a gassy dragon of any element if you want to live. Wind dragons can walk clouds, fog, and steam as if they were clay ground or soft pillows. They can also have aerosense which allows them to sense things base on how air moves around them. • Water: With a breath weapon of water jet these aquamancy dragons can cut you in have. It should go with out saying that these dragons can underwater, any kind of water too. • Metal: Able to release deadly toxic gas from their mouths, and sometimes the other end, that cause effects similar to advent heavy metal poisoning as well as having magnetic powers metal dragons, and metalmancy (do I really need to explain this one), they can be a real join to fight. They also have great magnetic sense that not only allows them to always find magnetic north as well as other magnetic fields but they can also find magnetic metals. • Electric: With breath that is nothing less than a lightning bolt these dragons are electrifying, and in case you can’t guess they have electomancy (electric magic). They have the ability to of electric sense allowing them to find the electric fields in both living things and machines but they can manipulate them as well, and they are immune to electric damage. • Ice: Releasing freezing cold from their mouths at will and their cyromancy (ice magic) these dragons are cold costumers. These dragons are immune to cold and can move on icy surfaces as easy as others can walk on normal ground. • Life: Spiting powerful acids and with the magic of biomancy (life magic) fighting a life dragon can get messy. All life dragons have what is commonly called bio sight, a sense that allows them sense living things around them. They are also immune to most known acids. • Light: Shooting lasers from their mouths and arm with luxomancy (light magic if you couldn’t guess) fighting one of these dragons can be an enlighten expernse. Light dragons have x-ray vision and rays bounce right off their scales. • Darkness: A blast of draining shadows makes up the breath weapon of these Umbramancy (darkness magic) power dragons.  All darkness dragons can coat themselves in shadows making very hard to hit them and to see them as well. • Aether: With a breath weapon of pure weaponized manna these aethermancy (magic of aether) these dragons are known to be a bit more magical than most other dragons. With the ability to go incorporeal at will aether dragons can be some of the hardest dragons to harm. • Void: These voidmancy (void magic) dragons’ breath weapon is a powerful vacuum force that sucks things into their deadly maul, some would say like a black hole. Void dragons can at will dispel magical effects with a touch. So, twelve dragon elements types sound simple to remember, right? Well I got bad news for you for it gets more complex than that, for you see dragons can have more than one element in fact they can have anywhere to just element in fact they can have all twelve! But it gets even more complex than for you dragons with more than one element have greater power over one than the others. This is categorized by placing the name of the stronger element a head of the other for example if a dragon had three elements with fire as it strongest with wind as it weakest and darkness in the middle it would read fire wind darkness. And yes, this does mean a dragon with the element category fire wind darkness would be a different type that a fire darkness wind despite having the same elements. Oh, and this is a fun little fact, each combination of elements not only have each element breath weapon that make up their combination but their own unique ones as well! Lucky for non-dragons everywhere most dragons only have one element and the more elements a dragon has the rarer their type is. Also, dragons can change their elements when they molt but they normally don’t and when they do it is normally by adding another element. I should also say that it is a bit rare but possible for a dragon to have no element. These blank dragons as they are called are about as rare as a two three element dragon, they are general magic users have no special element abilities as well as no breath weapons. Because of this they are treated as disable by sapient dragons. Dragon Variant Out of all dragon categories this is probably the easiest to understand and needs the less explaining. A dragon variant is just another way of saying what kind of ecosystem a dragon is best adapted to live it. There is a variant for category of ecosystem there is including space ones, and while this could be a bit confusing for someone who can’t tell a difference between a wet land and a swamp it is pretty straight forwards.  This category also gives dragons the least abilities for it only gives them very simple things that they would need to survive in that ecosystem, for example of course a lake dragon can breathe underwater while a desert dragon can go longer without water than other dragons. Keep in mind that dragons can change their variant when they molt. Dragon Caste All dragons have one of four castes, each caste has different powers and abilities. Also, like almost everything else about dragons they can change when they go thought the molt. • Juggernaut: Even by dragons standers juggernauts are strong and durable. Easily tanking wounds that would harm other dragons like they are nothing and regenerating at a much faster rate than other dragons. They also have what is known as manna armor which is basely a force field around their body that absorb most damage before it can hurt the dragon. • Eldritch: These dragons not only have the magic of their elements at their command but are also general magic users as well. They have very high spell resistance and can regain manna at a faster rate than other dragons. They also have the ability known as draconic knowledge which is inborn knowledge of science, magic, engineering, and nature. This knowledge only grows as the dragon matures, and yes even primal eldritch dragons have this ability even they are just animals in sapient. • Ravager: Masters of dragon shifting as well as having the ability to turn invisible at will ravagers are sneaky dragons. They also have what is known as dragon intuition which not only tells when something is dangerous or not what it seems right away but also gives them great cunning. • Magnus: The most power of all dragon castles magnus dragons have the power of all the other classes combine. This is also the only castle that dragons can’t change from when they molted. Probably because there isn’t much point in taking a weaker form. Dragon Rank This form of dragon category is a bit different from the others in that there a very clear hierarchy of least power to most powerful going on here. Which is why it is called rank by the way, in case that wasn’t clear enough. Also, unique to this category is that dragons will have all the powers and abilities of the ranks below them as well as the powers of their rank. Dragons can change rank when they molt all be it rarely, but they will only go up in rank never down. Primal dragons are the lowest rank dragons as they are little more than clever animals. Primal dragons are non-sapient with no rank base abilities and powers and are look down on by other dragons. These are the dragons you find beings keeping as pets, mounts, and, familiars, and in case you are wondering sapient dragons are find with this as they do basely the same with them. Also, a word of advice never say that a sapient dragon was at any point a primal even if you know it’s true as this is seen as insult and the last thing you want do, cause it could be the last thing you do, is insult a dragon. Sapient dragons also don’t like it when you say a primal is related to them in some way but this is not see as an insult itself. Primal dragons are the shortest lived of all dragons as their lifespan is measure in centuries which is a short time by dragon standers. Common dragons come next and these dragons are the weakest of the sapient dragons and have the ability to mimic any sound they hear. Thanks to this ability dragons can master spoken languages much faster than most being. They also have a death curse which makes it that anyone who kills one of them will find that primal dragons and dragon spawn will try to kill them once they sense them, this curse also draws other hostile non-sapient mystics to effected by it. Sapient dragons can also sense this curse on those effected and have the power to remove at will, which they or may not do depending on what dragon you killed to get it in the first place.  Common dragons can live thousands of years, also known as a lot longer than most anything else. Next on the list are noble dragons who are called this thanks to their aura powers, which allows them to affect the emotions of other beings. This could be as simple as causing fear on all who look upon them or giving hope, to even destroying the sanity of others if they are skill enough in their control. They also have the power to open portals that both they and others can use, portals that could very will lead to other worlds, planes, dimensions, and even other universes. They are also telepathic but giving their other powers that not as impresses.  It is said that these dragons live for millions of years, and it is very hard to argue against this for reasons that you can probably guess as to why. Royal dragons have to abilities of desolation and Spawncraft there a reason why these dragons are called royals. Desolation is the ability to create a mycorrhizal network which allows all dragons, half-dragons, and dragonspawn that in physical contact with it to both grain nutritious from it as well as regenerate faster. The desolation also joins with other mycorrhizal networks and increases the overall manna levels in the area, as well as allowing dragons control over the environment. With this not only can dragons control the environment of the area but they can also control its geological features, which means not only could a dragon control what plants grows in the area and how well, they can also grow metals and minerals. While Spawncraft is one of the most disturbing abilities of dragons as it allows them to create what are little then organic robots from their own flesh. Call dragonspawn these creatures have no free will of their own and exist solely to obey their creator, which controls them by a smaller version of the their have mind ability. If a dragonspawn falls out of the control of its creator it will either keep doing the last thing it was order to do, stop moving completely, or fall into a berserk state till another dragon or half-dragon takes control of them. Other than this it is very hard to say anything about dragonspawn do to the fact that are made with a purpose chosen by the dragon that made them, meaning they come in many different forms with different abilities, there are even dragonspawn that are nothing more than fruit trees. Royal dragons live for billions of years or at least that what dragons say as they may as well be immortal to other beings who question this. Finally, we have the highest ranking of all the dragons, divine dragons. Who are even truly immortal or so long lived that not one of them has die of old age ever! And giving that there are tales of royal dragons dying of old age that is saying something. Divine are called divine for a reason, they have quintessence which means they’re deities! This gets them the powers, abilities, skills, and spells that any deity can learn as well as making them immune to death effects, sleep effects, mind-altering effects, pathogens, radiation, toxics, poisons, paralysis, aging, and curses unless they will themselves to be affected. They also have no need for food, drink, air, or even sleep but they can still do so if they wish. This also makes them different from demi-gods who still do need to sleep, eat, breath, and drink yet also different from gods as they aren’t spirits. Dragon Stage And here we are now, on the most confusing dragon category of them all. What makes this the most confusing category you are no doubt wondering, well that easy it is the names! You see the dragon names of these stages translates into the names for what would age categories for most other beings and most assume that what they mean for dragons as well, they do not by the way. In fact, they have far more to do with size than physical development which is why many prefer to just use a number for a stage instead of a name but the names are still more widely use. It’s probably also doesn’t help the confusion that much like ranks dragons only go up in stages when they molt, of course thanks to dragon shifting they can always make it look like they are of a lesser stage if they wish. Now before we go into the stages and what they really do mean I think you all should know what dragons real age-related terms are. First you have hatchling which are what newborns to young children dragons are called. Than you have whelps when older children to the late teenage years. Which leaves us with full growth dragons which are known as serpents, yes like snakes. And for those of you wondering about dragon aging rate, despite being so long-lived dragons seem to physically development at the same rate of humans if not a little faster. No one really know why this is, and the dragons don’t seem to care. Now let’s begin the stages with the only stage that does has something to do with physical development, stage 0 the dragon egg. Dragon eggs look like scaly brightly color faberge eggs that can vary greatly in size, they can be as small as a robin’s egg to as big as must houses! Their size depends on both the stage of the dragon that laid them as well as how many eggs in a clutch was laid at once, the bigger the egg the higher stage the dragon that hatch from it will be. Also, you should know that the reason that dragon eggs stand out so much is because is that dragons are trying to ley things know where their eggs are so they can stay away from them. Not only anything messing with them has to deal with the parents but dragon eggs are not defenseless. They have the same adamantine and rubber anatomy as dragons have, and they are full of dragon venom. Plus, they can release a deadly miasma and often have other powers as well to keep them safe, some can even move. Fun fact dragons don’t hatch so much as the explode from their eggs, this isn’t strong enough to harm other dragon eggs or dragons nearby but will chase almost everything else. Next up we have our first true stage known as stage 1 the infant stage, these are the smallest and by dragon standers least dangerous as they only grow to the size of a large rat. Next up comes stage 2 or baby stage who size comes in about that of a large house cat, follow by stage 3 the toddlers who grow to the size of a large dog. After that is the large human man size child stage or stage 4 if you will follow by large rhinoceros size stage 5 tween. The teenage stage 6 clocks in at the size of a large elephant while stage 7 adult is the size of a large dreadnoughtus. Next comes the large blue whale size mature 8 stage and then the senior stage 9s who clock in at the size of 118.6 meters (129.70254 yards. And finally you have the most fear of all dragons the stage 10 elders who are 300m(328.084 yards) huge! And these are all the dragon stages known to existed by other non-dragons or divine races, the key word there being known. For dragons tell tales of four more stages, stages that rarely come about for so few dragons can reach their power. Stages that comes in the sizes of planets, stars, solar systems and even freaking galaxies! Are these tales true you’re no doubt wondering? Well speaking for all non-dragons everywhere I can say I hope not. Dragon Tribe Dragon tribes are the biggest category of dragon categories and the easiest to ideality, for dragon tribes are little more than their body types.  Naturally this means that it is both the category most know about and the one that has the biggest effect on the dragon abilities and nature. Which is why I will not even try to explain every single dragon tribe here, they will get their own chapter with an entry for every tribe I know about and thanks to a life time of working with and against dragons, as well as having dragon knowledge going around in my head, that a lot of dragons. Dragon Clan Our last category is different from the other because not all dragons fall into, in fact most dragons don’t have clans at all. Dragon clans you see are a special category that gives both share physical features that mark them as different from other dragons and special powers. Much like tribes there isn’t enough room here to go into ever clan so I will save that for its own chapter. Other Dragon Traits Now that you know all the categories that dragons are classified into we should speak on a few other traits that are common in dragons and are used to define local dragon names. These traits can be both physical or powers and they can be use give abilities or just be cosmetic. And there are a lot of them, you have things like scale shapes, to horns and antlers, to number and type of teeth, even claw shape, but the two biggest things that affects those looking for dragons are there tail weapons and tongue weapons. All dragons with tails have a tail weapon and there are a lot of different kinds of subtypes of tail weapons. Just take the common mace tail for an example, not only does it come in many different shapes but it can come with spikes that also come in many different shapes, and sometimes those spikes can be use as drills, or shot off of the tail as a range weapon, or be use as missiles, or all of the above! Which can really make for a nasty day, and your last one at that. And same can be said for tongue mace, and yes, some dragons do have a mace for tongue weapon. Now for tongue weapons most dragon’s tongues are deadly enough without something extra, after all they fully prehensile tentacles that can constrict, rip off limbs, or be use like a whip when they aren’t holding a weapon. But apply that not always deadly enough because dragons can also version of all any tail weapon on their tongues because nature was filled with hate and rage for everything when it came up with dragons. Or at least that the way I explain it, and no one else come up with a better reason for this.

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Paths Of The Mage

Unlike mystics (magical lifeforms), or spirits (magical entities) mundanes (non-magical lifeforms) can’t channel or generate mana(the energy of magic) naturally, but they can become a mage(magic user) in one of six ways known as the paths of mages. Of course, mystics can learn all but one of these paths as well to increase their own magical abilities. 1) Wizard path: In this path, the mage uses a type of magical object called a spell catalyst to channel mana and shape spells. The down sides to this are that what type of spells and how powerful there are completely dependent the spell catalyst. Plus, if don't have a spell catalyst on you then you can't do magic. Upside anyone can learn how to use a spell catalyst. 2) Witch path: In this path, the mage uses a mystic or a spirit (normally non-sapient) as a type of spell catalyst call a familiar. Upside you can use the mystic nature magic powers as your own. Down side you are limited to only the type and power of magic your familiar can use. 3) alchemist path: In this path, you use magic ingredient (mostly mystic body parts and fluids) to created magical portions, pills, gels, and other things. Upside if you know what you're doing and have the right ingredients you can make almost anything. Downside portions can go bad, this takes longer to do than any other path. 4) Warlock/cleric path: In this path, a mage makes a deal with a sapient mystic or spirit (who must know how to do this) called a patron who allows the mage to some of their magic. Upside it easy to do and you don't need anything to cast spells. Downside what type and power of magic depends on both who your patron is and what they allow you to have, plus your patron can take the magic away at any time or die in which case you lose your spills. 5) Druid Path: You learn how to shape the mana in a magical area called a nexus. Upside as long as the nexus exist and you are in it you can cast spells with no need to harvest mana. Downside you can’t cast spells outside the nexus, you can't stop other from using the nexus power as well, and it is possible to destroy a nexus. 6) Sorcerer Path (the one mystics can't do): In this path, the mage is a mundane with a mystic or spirit in your bloodline, this allows them to generate mana and cast spells. Upside you are not limited by biology about type of magic you can use because you still have the biology of a normal mundane of your specie and therefore can learn any type of magic. Downside you still have the biology of a mundane and therefore none of the immune systems in place to deal with harmful magic the way a mystic can, you are still afferent by anything that could affect a normal being of your species, being a sorcerer is genetic you have no choice if you are one or not. Note any mundane specie can be a sorcerer, even animals and plants. Of course, mundanes will need to harvest mana to do magic and here is how it done. Keep in mind is how mana you get from mystics depends on the specie as well as the type of harvest. You will get more mana from dragon dung then draining magical grass for example. 1) Aura harvest: all mystics and spirits have an aura cause by mana entering and leaving their body. If you know the how you can shape the mana from the aura into spell, or use special tools to store the manna for later use and none of this harm the mystics at all. However, there are three problems with this; first you must get really close to the mystics do any of this, second the mana harvested can only be used to do the same type of magic that the mystics can do, and finally this way will get you the least amount of mana out of all the ways. 2) Waste: mystic and spirit waste (dung, urine, waste gasses, and other forms) can also be harvest and will on average will get you more mana then the aura harvest but has its own problems. Storage and sanitation being the biggest, next follow by what to do with it. Far unlike pure energy, matter can and has to be shape and use as building material before it can be as spells, or you could drain the mana from them beforehand. Of course, this also the second lowest harvest. 3) Shed parts: Parts that a mystic or spirit naturally sheds are great source of mana and are normally easy to get. Plus are normally clearer then waste. The fresher the part the more mana you get, but you still must use them the same way as all materials. 4) Body parts and fluids: Now when it comes to harvesting body parts and fluids the golden rule is the more the mystic and spirit needs it to stay a life the more mana you get. This is one of the highest harvest possible and what type of part you get can affect you spells in many ways. I don't think I need to say what the down sides to this one is. 5) Drain: This is highest mana harvest possible, by using the right tools or spells you can take pure mana right out of a living mystic or spirit and can use the mana for any spell you know. The downside is this is very painful and can kill the mystic or spirit, it also takes time. Note this way is illegal in most countries and is view as a form of torture. 6) Milking: This doesn't just mean getting milk but about harvesting any non-waste or shed materials that comes from a mystic or spirit body without harming them (milk, sperm, fruit, eggs, venom, and many others). Now sense most of this type of stuff is made to be use on other life forms it can have some unusual effect. Flesh to stone venom and milk that heals wounds are some of the best know but only by knowing the specie it came from and what the materials is can you tell what it does. This will get you more mana then shed parts but most materials from this way has a short shelf life.

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Barbarians

In a cosmos full of magic and mystics it sure be of little surprise that sapient mundanes like humans would try to argument their specie by magic, and there where folklore spiritmancy race known as barbarians came from. Looking like 2.4384m (8ft) tall heavily muscled humans with mouths full strong teeth, and skin as tough as leather armor. Engineered as part of a colonization in order to survive on the hashes planets it was hope that the barbarians and their abilities would lead to the next evolution of humanity. They are four times as strong as normal of their size and build would be, and also have are four times faster with the stamina and reflexes. With their powerful digestive system and strong immune system combine with jaws that can easily break apart a normal human’s bones they have little trouble finding food in areas normal humans would starve in, and if they can’t find food that is also of little trouble as they can go three times as long with food and water as humans. Their senses for greater than normal humans as well especially their sense of smell which equal to that of a blood hound makes finding food almost no effort, and with their ability to tame wild beasts they normally have dangerous animal to back them up. They also heal four times faster than humans, van survive with less oxygen and hold their breath longer, can take greater doses of radiation, gravity, and atmospheric pressure. Plus, they have a high spell resistance for a folklore mystic, so great things were expected from them. So much it was made that any child born from the union of a normal human and a barbarian would be a pure barbarian. However, there is a good reason why they are now known as barbarians, as there were some unforeseen side effects from the augments that made them. Increase aggregate which makes it hard for them to work together past little more than mobs, their hand eye coordination are worst then normal humans so range weapons and spells do them little good, and their intelligence seems to have been greatly diminish in certain areas making that very rarity get to iron age level technology on their and even than only in a few areas. Needless to say, they are seen as a great disappointment and are only created now a-days as gladiator or by fools who think they can make good soldiers only to find out that lack of range weapons and poor team work skills make for a poor soldier for anyone with the ability to make them in the first place. But thanks to the efforts that originally had them made and the fact that the best thing barbarians can do is survive they can be found in many places in the cosmos. Even more advanced societies can find places for their often limited skill sets.