The Chromatic(Element), or evil Dragons,
are those considered loyal to the Queen of Darkness, Takhisis. these
dragons tend to have territories. They are solitairy but males
will tolerate females in their territories. Males have larger
territories that often encompass the territories of 2 to 5
females. Air dragons mate in the air.
White Dragons
These are the smallest and the swiftest of the dragons. The Whites love
the bitter cold of winter and usually make their home in the areas of
Krynn that few other beings are inclined to enter due to its frigidity
and inhospitality. The area they are known to most inhabit is the
Icewall Glacier area. But, unfortunately for them, with their smallness
came another which is akin to it: smallness of mind. These swift, often
message-bringer, dragons are also the most dim-witted. Unlike most
other Chromatics, however, Whites can breathe under water. Their
breathweapon is a cone of frost.
Blue Dragons
These lightening-bolt breathweaponed dragons are considered the most
cooperative—both with each other, and their mortal commanders. Unlike
their little White cousins, Blues prefer dry, arid deserts and heat.
Green Dragons
Ah, the Greens… lovers of forests and hoarders of treasure… They prefer
using their magic and cunning if they must fight until they can no
longer do so; at which time they resort to their breathweapon: a deadly
chlorine gas.
Red Dragons
So, do you like going to the mountains… hiking, camping, and all that?
Well, I guarantee you wouldn't enjoy it quite so much if you stumbled
across one of these dragons' lairs. The Reds are quite like their Green
cousins: they love hoarding treasure, and would rather use magic than
their razor-sharp claws and teeth to win a battle, though they will use
that and their fiery breathweapon if necessary. They are also the one
Chromatic that can shapeshift.
Black Dragons
The unruly group of the bunch. Blacks are independent and prefer
solitude and the study of their magic to putting up with company (thus
the reason why the Black Wing of the Dragonarmies fell apart during the
WotL). Their habitat of choice is any of the swamps and bog lands of
Krynn. The Blacks have a power over darkness itself, and use it to
their advantage in combat. Their breathweapon is acid. Between those
two options as well as their vast array of spells and then their
physical assets; personally, I wouldn't want to have to fight one.
Khisanth (also known as Onyx) is the most commonly known Black. She was
the infamous guard of the Blue Crystal Staff and the Disks of Mishakal
in Xak Tsaroth that the Heroes of the Lance had to face.
The Metallic dragons, also known as
the Dragons of Truth, the Light Dragons, and the Dragons of Good,
are the followers of Paladine. These dragons vary in style and
shape. Their scales are all metallic, providing excellent
protection in battle. Most Metal dragons are highly intelligent
and don't like conflict. They typically only fight when
necessary. Lifestyle habits can vary. Many become
healers and teachers. Highly tolerant of humanoids. Metal
dragons are also resistent to fire attacks. However, they're weak
against ice attacks.
Gold Dragons: Gold dragons are arguably the most powerful of the
metallics. The largest of the Dragons of Truth, golds are also
proficient spellcaster and scholars. The Gold dragons prefer to live in
the mountains, like their red kindred, and breathe fire as well as
chlorine gas, preferring to use spells before wading into battle.
Silver dragons are the race most beloved by humans. Silvers enjoy the
company of humans, and often make their homes near humans. They are
adept at polymorphing to human shape, as well as that of animals.
Silver dragons have often come to Krynn's defense with their ancient
allies, the Knight of Solamnia, wielding magic, a cone of frost, and
paralyzing gas against their enemies. A silver dragon named
Gwynneth(Heart) is the dragon that joined Huma Dragonbane in the battle
against Takhisis in the Third Dragon war, banishing the Dark Queen from
the world at the cost of their lives.
Copper Dragons The smallest of the Metallics, coppers are also the most
self-centered. While far from being evil, coppers will rarely stir to a
cause that has nothing in it for them. The copper's breath weapon is
either a gas of slowness, or a cone of acid. Coppers prefer to avoid
confrontation, and will only use non-destructive spells and the gas at
first. Like their gold brethren, coppers prefer to live in the
mountains.
Bronze dragons prefer to make their homes near water. They use a
repulsive gas and lightning breath against their enemies, though they
dislike battle, but will fight for the side of good willingly, as they
did in the War of the Lance.
Brass dragons are firm believers in physical might-might makes
right-but are in no way evil. Brasses prefer to make their homes in the
desert and dry lands like blues. They use their breath weapons, a wave
of heat or sleeping gas, only relying on magic as a secondary weapon.
Mercury Dragon - These dragons are the fastest dragon variety.
They are not all that large but are incredibly fast in the air
Steel Dragon - These dragons are not the largest metal dragon variety
but they are the strongest. They are decent fighters but slow
fliers. Steel dragons either have a wyvern body style or the
typical 4 legs and wings body style.
Gem Dragons - Gem dragons are
typically very beautiful. Most of them have neutral
alignments. Gem dragons are rare and are usually solitary.
Generally 4 legs and 2 wings body style.
Amethyst dragons are wise, and prefer to talk than fight. Their breath
weapon is a violet, faceted object, which explodes on impact. They live
by isolated mountain lakes, and eat fish and gem stones.
Crystal dragons are friendly and curious. They enjoy stargazing, so
prefer to live where there are clear skies, and it is cold. They
usually eat gems and metal ores, and their breath weapon is a cone of
glowing shards. Crystal dragons have been known to adopt baby white
dragons.
Emerald dragons are paranoid about people stealing their treasure, and
will set up alarms around their lair. They make lairs in dormant
volcanoes. Their breath weapon is a loud wail. The sonic vibrations of
the wail are what causes the damage. They prefer to eat lizards and
giants.
Sapphire dragons are very territorial, and distrust anyone who enters
their territory. They live underground, and like eating giant spiders.
Their breath weapon is a cone of high-pitched sound.
Topaz dragons are unfriendly, and do not like company. They live by the
sea, but do not like water. They do however enjoy eating sea food.
Their breath weapon is a cone of dehydration.
Platinum Dragons are the only Clan of Dragons that do not congregate in
family groups. Platinum Dragons are not born to any one Clan.
Occasionally, a special Dragon is born in a family group. The Dragon,
instead of being the color of the Dragon Clan, is a steel gray with
flecks of blue throughout and is wingless. This is a Platinum Dragon.
These special Dragons are brought to the Great Monastery where the
young Dragons are raised as priests. The Platinum Dragons are the only
Dragons who can be priests. They are taught all the traditional rituals
and mysteries and some are instucted in clerical miracles. Platinum
Dragons often deal with humanoid races and even sponsored a group of
human clerics who worship the Dragon gods. No human, however has ever
ridden a Platinum Dragon. Platinum Dragons do not breathe fire; instead
they create a cloud of gas that encircles their victim turning him to
stone. Platinum Dragons ingest these stone statues in order to breathe
this cloud again.
And Finally.. Spectral Dragons
There are only two families of Spectral Dragons, and only from these
families may the King or Queen of Dragons be chosen. The Spectral
Dragons are the Royal Dragons of all true Dragons, and they claim to be
the leaders of all Clans. Spectral Dragons always have two or more
heads and are the largest of all Dragons. The two headed Spectral
Dragon breathes a different gas from each head. The two gases they
breathe are poisonous to all life, but when the two heads breathe
together in one concentrated cone, there is a chemical reaction between
the two deadly gases that creates a horrible flame capable of burning
other Dragons. While the flame is burning only by magical means may it
be extinguished.
Dragon Types
Dragons are classified into five major
Dragon Types and then categorized by color. Each in their own sense
having Pros and Cons that work with and against the Dragon. The five
types are as follows. Air. Earth. Fire and Chaos
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Air - Air Dragons are the third
rarest of the four types of Elemental Dragons. Members of this breed
belong to a race of Draconic beings. At times join forces with the
dragons of fire and volcanoes, seas and other waters, mountains and
forests, and chaos. Sometimes there is conflict of elemental powers,
producing great atmospheric and environmental disturbances, but mostly
the elementals work in harmony.
Pros: Air dragons are never selfish, always putting other first. They
are loyal to friends and very caring. Air dragons are never judgemental
before getting to know someone and are very open minded and sincere.
They are often quite beautiful in appearance.
Cons: Air Dragons are very shy but and often keep their thoughts to
themselves. They are gullible and sometimes quite slow.
Earth Dragons - Earth Dragons
are very placid and wise, snakelike creatures. While these dragons are
very judgemental, this can be helpful if you want to learn something
about yourself. While in an earth dragons circle of judgement, the
dragon will judge you or anyone who wishes to be judged. In this way
they assist dragons of justice. As infants, earth dragons are often
sent to act as guardians of the humans. Like humans, their parents
never abandon them completely and encourage them to lead their own
lives. They are also the most common of all the elemental dragons.
Pros: Mentally, they are very powerful and down to earth.
Cons: They think they are supreme to others, and can be quite cynical
and rude.
Fire Dragons - Although Fire
Dragons are not evil, they have short fuses and can be quite fierce
when angered. They are impatient of beginners in the field of dragon
magick and won't participate at all unless they feal the person is of
equal power. However, if you can prove yourself worthy then fire
dragons are very loyal friends dispite their arrogance. Fire dragons
keep to themselves and don't usually circle with others and only lives
with mates for they are quite cruel even to their own species. They are
very competitive and territorial and hates any being that has a chance
of overpowering it. They are the bullies of the dragon world but when
they have a cause, they stick to it with an iron code.
Pros: They are experts in the field of combat and are the most
physically powerful of the elemental dragons. They are honest and
courageous.
Cons: They are very proud and think very low of others.
Water Dragons - These
serpent-like creatures are helpful when it comes to emotions, whether
its calming them or tearing down a barrier a stubborn human has put up.
They represent calmness under all circumstance and keep events moving
in a fluid manner. They can help us break free of our psychic vampires
that control our emotions as well. These dragons have actually been
sited in the physical world by many. One such famous dragon is the
lock-ness monster. Although there are a select few that see others such
as black dragons, air dragons and even a few fire dragons, water
dragons are the most well documented of having taken residents in this
plane of reality.
Pros: They are often the most beautiful and most magickally advanced.
Cons: They are VERY stubborn and at times snobby.
Chaos Dragons - While their
title may create an image of evil and hate, these dragons represent
something very different. While it is true they represent chaos, they
represent chaos that is neccessary to resolve problems in which order
and reasoning cannot. An example of this is when a nation overthrows a
tyrant. They cannot reason with him, so chaos and force is neccessary.
When working with them, they will go past your command and straight to
the source of your problem. These dragons are often omens of
catastrophe so if you see one in the sky or in your mind, GET AWAY!
Although they are beings of chaos and catastrophe, the are not evil.
Their life force can assist the magician, as long as you are very
cautious.
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These groups of Dragons are the most common forms, yet there are still
a few miscellaenous dragons that need to be brought to attention. Such
dragons are the Guardian Dragons (faerie), Wyvern, Hydrid, Vampiric and
the Dead (Dracoliche).
The Guardian Dragons are adept
at their tasks and quite skilled in fulfilling their charges. Remember
that their place is to guard and keep secret, not to do anything else,
and while they may try... success is not guaranteed. That comes from
not following the hierarchy. Other tasks may be asked of other dragons
for whom the task falls closest to their sphere of influence. Guardian
Dragons may be called to serve for a brief period of time (length of a
trip ) or for an indefinite time frame (length of a marriage). Guardian
dragons are the most friendly of the species and the most fun-loving.
Then enjoy simple impromptu rituals that include dancing, singing, and
general fun. Simple, very relaxed rituals are an excellent was to
introduce children into the field of ritual and getting acquainted with
dragons. It is also a very good way for adults to unwind and release
stress. These dragons are attracted to ginger and sweet-smelling and
spicy incenses. They are greatly interested in divination and have a
tendency to hang over your shoulder while you are reading cards or
practicing crystal gazing, for instance. They are interested in
stories, especially if the dragon in portrayed as powerful wily, and
not defeated by mortals.
In heraldry the wyvern is a
type of dragon, but this is not so in AD&D. The wyvern is a distant
relative of the dragon. They are brown or grey, with orange or red
eyes. They have a sting at the end of their tail. Wyverns are not very
intelligent, and have no magical abilities or breath weapons. They are
carnivores.
Chimera (Hybrid)
The dragon parts of this creature are one of its heads, and its wings.
The wings are brown-black, and the head is orange, with black eyes. It
also has a lion and goat head. The front half of the body in of a lion,
and the back half is of a goat. The dragon head has a flame breath
weapon. Other dragon characteristics in behaviour include lairing in
caves, and gathering a hoard. The chimera is not very intelligent, but
can speak a simple form of the red dragon language.
Vampire Dragon - They appeared
out of the first shadows cast on the haven. Despite the
stereotype, vampire dragons can be friendly...if they have fed
recently. Just as it's name speaks, Vampire dragons must
consume the life force (pranic energy) from the blood of other dragons
only to survive. They can "feed" a minimum of once a month, and
after that they begin to die. Dragons do not die when they care
fed off of by a vamp dragon, they are only VERY tired and dizzy for the
next 12 hours. Others bitten by vampire dragons will not turn
into vampire dragons themselves. The sunlight will not harm them, but
they are blind when underneath bright light. All vampire dragons
are either black, maroon, dark brown, or very dark grey with wing
colors of either red, light brown, light gray, or deep purple.
There wings are very large, and they all have slit eyes like a
cats. True vampire dragons will have permanent blood-stained
fangs from birth. Give birth to live young.
Dead Dragons (Dracoliche) are
just that. Dead dragons. They have no outstanding feature other then
decoying flesh and bones. These dragons do not roam form but are
infacted, summoned by powerful magicians to do their dirty work, as the
Undead Dragons see not friend or foe, only the summoner. They destroy
all living creatures within their path then return to which they came
to rest once again in the after life. Dracolich are immuned to most all
magic unless the caster is of the HIGHEST order.