The Blood Dragon vampires also hunt dragons, desperately seeking an end to their curse by drinking dragon blood. Many of them have been hunted down and killed by adventurous humans or dwarfs. In this, they are akin to dragon ogres and other primeval creatures that have existed since the dawn of time.Īlas, the days of dragons are slowly fading. The dragons are ancient creatures who roamed the skies of the frigid world long before the Old Ones arrived. Even so, dragons remain amongst the largest of all creatures, and powerful servants to those that can tame one. Few dragons today can rival the size Kalgalanos the Black, whose vast scaly body was bigger than an Empire greatship, and whose head was bigger than a house. They continue to grow throughout their lives, and dragons of any colour can reach huge proportions if they live for long enough. Ī dragon's size is proportional to its age.

Red, or fire dragons, are impatient and wrathful creatures that breathe roaring flame, forest dragons are elusive, deepwood creatures that belch noxious fumes, whilst storm dragons spit lightning bolts and are whimsical, almost flighty, in temperament. The hue of a dragon's scale goes beyond mere pigments - it is an indicator of the dragon's nature. These differences depend little on the creature's breeding, for the father of all dragons was the fabled Kalgalanos the Black, and his spawn were all the colours of the sun. ĭragons are a diverse species, apt to display enormous variations in colour and abilities. Although fewer in numbers, dragons are still creatures of vast power and when they are roused from their deep slumber, their deeds and actions are the stuff of legends. Those dragons who remain today are of a lesser, reclusive breed that spend much of their time asleep in hidden mountainside lairs or sunken caverns. Today, they are few in number compared to the times of old, when they dominated the World and the air was full of soaring dragons, tussling for supremacy in the primeval skies. Ī monstrous Fire Dragon laying waste to mortal armies.ĭragons are an incredibly ancient race whose forefathers lived many thousands of years before even the Elves set foot in the Old World. I see little else worthwhile about you.' - Brinrairdih, also known as the 'The Storm that Roars', Ancient Wyrm. You and yours are suited for nothing more than to provide me with amusement and the occasional graceful bauble for my lair. I could tell you much of the world that you have forgotten and more that you never knew, but I think not. I’ve laid waste to knights and cities, burned fields and routed armies in my years. Down the long ages I have come, watching the rise and fall of you lesser races and your civilisations. ' When the Old Ones first crafted their Gates from the substance of stars, I was there to assist their labour.

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