Dragon

Dragons are large, lizardlike creatures with strong connection to magic. They have sharp talons, fangs, powerful wings and an ability to breath out a torrent of energy dependent on their color. They can live for over thousand years and it is said that they do not die of old age and instead get stronger, physically and spiritually, as they age and finally their power is too much for them to bear and it burns them from within.

All dragons are said to be the descendants of two mountain sized primordial dragons created by Aradus and Vordormir in a divine challenge. The first one, created by Vordormir at the dawn of time, was a dark and vile creature, full of strength and fury. It lived underground, burning pathways with it’s breath that could turn even stone to ash. The other one was a noble creature, created by Aradus to keep the first one in check, clad in shimmering scales and a breath that gave life to the barren wasteland. It was inevitable that the two would fight, and when they did the battle raged for weeks and changed the shape of the very land they trod upon. Neither proved stronger however and as they both fell from the skies they rained the ground with their lifeblood. From this blood rose the first kobolds who would forevermore seek to find their masters in those greater than themselves. From the scales of the fallen dragons that touched the ground rose the dragonborn as their magic gave life to the clay underneath. As the dragons fell, their bodies shattered and broken, their flesh took a life of its own in the form of all lesser dragonkin such as wyverns and drakes. Finally when all other life had parted from their bodies they breathed their last and their very bones tore themselves free, spurred by the magic and their final breaths. These final offspring would be known as true dragons, the chromatic and metallic beasts who inherited the breath and unending vitality of their ancestors.

It is said that their eyes are the only things that remain of their physical bodies, legends stating that the eyes still hold power second only to that of the gods.