What are dragons like in your world?
What are dragons like in your world?
Rexxit refugee here, so I guess I'll try to do my part in case things don't improve on Reddit. So what are dragons or similar beings like in your world?
In my world, dragons are called The Watchers, in charge of safeguarding the worlds from premature destruction. They were created by the gods to live alongside "lesser" mortals, but they blur the line between the mundane and divinity. For this reason, they consider themselves to be the apex species - and they aren't wrong. They're stronger, they're smarter, they're extremely long-lived. They have to be able to contend with any and all threats. But they also look down upon regular mortals and demand tributes. Even the most benevolent ones display some amount of haughtiness. Their borderline tyrannical nature caused humans in particular to rise up against them and drive them to near extinction, which was incited by the ascension of the Man-God. With many of their brethren slain, stereotypical stories of cruel wurms being celebrated, and the worship of the Man-God, many dragons have taken an antagonistic stance against humanity. They no longer express any interest in communicating with humans, which they did in the past via telekinesis since they can't speak. It has also led to many killing and eating as they please with no regard to how it effects man.
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A little late to the party but excited to have found this magazine! Wanted to answer this prompt even if I'm 6 days late haha.
There are 2 types of dragons in my world Ventreth, which I usually just refer to as northern and southern dragons based on where they live. (There are also dragon people called dorac, but I don’t quite think they fit the prompt!)
Northern Dragons:
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Your classic European style massive 4 legged lizards with wings. Their scales come in every color imaginable, although certain colors are more common than others.
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They are sapient and can live for over 1000 years, but the vast majority aren’t especially smart. Occasionally though one is born with intelligence on par with humans.
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They have massive mana reserves, but struggle with advanced magic due to their lack of intelligence. They are all taught flight magic from a young age, but it relies heavily on brute forcing them into the sky and then controlling their descent with their wings.
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All northern dragons are born with celestial magic allowing them to see mana. This can both be used to detect living creatures and for seeing someone channeling mana into a spell, making them very strong in magic battles.
Southern Dragons:
- They normally live on a separate continent near the South Pole, but can sometimes be found vacationing in the southern parts of the main continent.
- They are inspired by East Asian dragons, so they are long and slender creatures without visible wings. They also come in any color just like northern dragons.
- While they have less mana than them, southern dragons are significantly smarter than the northern dragons. This lets them make much better use of their mana overall, so they are some of the most skilled magic users on the planet.
Sounds interesting. Do southern dragons have fur or feathers, since they live in what I assume to be a cold environment?
That's something I never really considered honestly. I've always imagined them as just having scales but it could definitely be interesting to give some of them fur or feathers. They do live in a cold environment, but I just hand-waved that part away with saying they use magic to keep warm if needed haha.
Thanks for the response :)
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