Post by Nai-ru on Dec 24, 2007 17:58:47 GMT -5
These creatures are a strange anomaly; scaled but warmblooded, they come in any variety of colors and tend to be between fifteen and thirty feet in length. They reach their full length after one year, growing at a prodigious pace during adolescence, and can live up to a thousand years. Their intelligence varies in the manner of human intelligence, though it is more common to find dragons with intelligence rivaling or exceeding that of the most intelligent of humans. Dragons are capable of both verbal speech and telepathy, and the method used is largely based on personal preference, though in dragon society a strict code of etiquette guides the times appropriate for verbal or mindspeech. Dragon society is organized into a republic of sorts, with a council of elders deciding on matters that cannot be sorted out by those with a problem. As dragons are largely loners, most of the time the council is unnecessary and ignored, and only dire circumstances require its calling.
Most live separately from humans, but if eggs are obtained the resulting dragonettes may choose to attach themselves to a caretaker. If no acceptable human is present, the dragonette will simply leave, as they are in possession of full faculties upon hatching. If trapped, the dragonette will refuse food or attention and will not speak to anyone. There is a brisk and extremely perilous trade in stolen dragon eggs, as a dragon is not only an apt defense and mode of transportation but also an excellent companion. Though a dragon will almost certainly outlive its chosen human, it is likely to choose a member of its previous partner's family of group of close friends to attach itself to. Thus, some dragons can be said to "run in the family," though often a dragon whose partner has died will simply go back to wild dragon society.
In addition, an adolescent or mature dragon who is suitably impressed by a human being in particular may choose to attach themselves to that person, and though these bonds are never as deep as those begun at hatching, they do run very deep.
Dragon personalities vary, as do those of humans, but they tend to be rather disdainful of the humans who would dare to steal their eggs, and humans in particular. If a dragon discovers a human with dragon eggs, the human will be killed with no questions asked. The case is different if the eggs have hatched and the dragonettes are bonded only because dragons think it loathesome to cause pain to another of their species, especially to young.
Dragons attached to a human are extremely rare.
Most live separately from humans, but if eggs are obtained the resulting dragonettes may choose to attach themselves to a caretaker. If no acceptable human is present, the dragonette will simply leave, as they are in possession of full faculties upon hatching. If trapped, the dragonette will refuse food or attention and will not speak to anyone. There is a brisk and extremely perilous trade in stolen dragon eggs, as a dragon is not only an apt defense and mode of transportation but also an excellent companion. Though a dragon will almost certainly outlive its chosen human, it is likely to choose a member of its previous partner's family of group of close friends to attach itself to. Thus, some dragons can be said to "run in the family," though often a dragon whose partner has died will simply go back to wild dragon society.
In addition, an adolescent or mature dragon who is suitably impressed by a human being in particular may choose to attach themselves to that person, and though these bonds are never as deep as those begun at hatching, they do run very deep.
Dragon personalities vary, as do those of humans, but they tend to be rather disdainful of the humans who would dare to steal their eggs, and humans in particular. If a dragon discovers a human with dragon eggs, the human will be killed with no questions asked. The case is different if the eggs have hatched and the dragonettes are bonded only because dragons think it loathesome to cause pain to another of their species, especially to young.
Dragons attached to a human are extremely rare.