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Dragon

Dragons are sentient beings that are considered to be distantly related to reptiles. Unlike reptiles, dragons are warm-blooded. Dragons are characterized by their inherent ability to use shapeshifting magic, their extreme longevity, and their ability to speak.

Biology

Dragons have six limbs. Two forelimbs which terminate in hands, two rearlimbs which terminate in feet, and two wings. Dragons have no known maximum lifespan, they simply get larger with age.

Dragons have no maximum size, but their growth rate does slow down at around 250 years. The growth rate slows down again at around 5000 years, but it does not reach zero. The oldest dragons, those that exceed 20,000 years, are more than twice the size of those that are 5000 years old.

Lifecycle

A dragon's lifecycle is long and complex.

A dragon's basic education is generally completed by age 40, at which point most dragons are 10 feet long and weigh around 600 kg.

Dragons reach sexual maturity at around 200 years, at which point most dragons are 16 feet long and weigh around 1400 kg.

Dragons do not form paternal bonds with their young. Rather during breeding seasons (which occur once every 12 years), the eggs are taken care of communally, and the young may go to any adult dragon for aid as they grow up.

Class of Dragon

Dragons are divided into four classes. Elemental dragons, Force Dragon, Composite Dragon, and Mind Dragon.

Elemental Dragon

Elemental dragons are the most common dragon class as well as the weakest. Roughly 85% of all dragons are elemental dragons. Elemental dragons have control over some fundamental property of their surroundings, such as heat, cold, electrical current, air water, and earth.

Force Dragon

Force dragons are among the stronger dragons, and are the second most common. Roughly 14% of all dragons are force dragons. Dragons of this type have control of some derived property of their surroundings, such as light, darkness, gravity, radiation, and speed.

Composite Dragon

Composite Dragons are the strongest type of dragon in terms of raw combat potential. Roughly 1% of all dragons are composite dragons. Dragons of this type may freely rearrange the chemical structure of their surroundings, although typically the range of this ability is very, very short (less than one inch). Domains that fall within the composite subclass include poison, explosive, corrosive, alloy, and meta.

Shapeshifting

Dragons have an innate ability to shapeshift, which is generally first manifested at the age of 10, and which is generally mastered by the age of 40.

This is not to be confused with Illusion, as the dragon is not merely masking their appearance, but physically altering their body.

Mass is given off from a dragon that is shapeshifting to a smaller size, mostly in the form of carbon dioxide and steam. For this reason, dragons will not shapeshift indoors.

For a dragon to return to its full size, the fastest way for it to do so is for the dragon to rapidly regain their mass from inhaling smoke, which is largely comprised of steam and carbon dioxide. If a dragon intends to return to full size, usually the dragon will find or create a bonfire and fly above it, taking in the smoke to recreate its body. Even in ideal conditions, this process may take hours for a younger dragon, or months for an extremely large dragon.

Though quite capable of doing so, most dragons are not willing to shapeshift to a size smaller than a Sape, for fear of being captured.

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