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This article is about the creature. For the Dragon named Dragon, see Darastrix.

A Dragon is a creature whose shape mimics various draconic factions, gods, and powers—a form that seems to originate from Quelmar's Prehistory, or even earlier.

Dragons were considered extinct several times in Quelmar, only for them to come back again. Dragons worshiped various gods and were categorized not just by their external colors and shapes, but also their own moral compasses. Generally speaking, Chromatic Dragons were nastier and followed Tiamat whereas Metallic Dragons were more benevolent and followed Bahamut.

Rarer than the Chromatics and Metallics, Planar and Gem Dragons came from other planes and worlds. They were rarely seen in Quelmar history until their presence exploded during the great Dragon watershed known as The War of Many Names, where Bahamut's return included the ushering of Dragons from all over the Great Wheel to come join the final fight against Tiamat.

About

Because of their ancient heritage and connection to Kiston's crystals, Dragons could not see or otherwise perceive any constructs that incorporated Kiston Crystals, such as the Warforged.

History

Prehistory

Prehistoric Article

This article contains information said to be from Prehistoric Times. The validity of prehistoric content is dubious at best due to poor recordkeeping in the era, and should be considered unreliable, or at best: Legend.

BR Era

By the time Humans came to the realm proper, it was established that all of the realm's residents were familiar with the Metallic Dragons and Dragonkin of Bahamut. However, lurking in secret, even at the beginning of written history, were the Chromatic Dragons of Tiamat which lurked on the central island of Kiston.

PR Era

Types of Dragons

Chromatic Dragons

The oldest of the Chromatic Dragons were known to speak Infernal, a language passed down from their creator Tiamat who had a long, storied history with The Ten Hells.

Black Dragon (Acid)
Blue Dragon (Lightning)
Green Dragon (Poison)
Red Dragon (Fire)
White Dragon (Cold)

Less common variants of Chromatic Dragons include:

Brown Dragon (Sand)
Orange Dragon (???)

Metallic Dragons

Metallic Dragons often needed to snack on precious metals, which would replenish their body's own minerals and ensure clean scale growth. For some Dragons such as the bronze general Tenorixion, this would even include eating copper or silver pieces.

Their creator is Bahamut, a Platinum Dragon believed to be the only of his kind.

Brass Dragon (Fire)
Bronze Dragon (Lightning)
Copper Dragon (Acid)
Gold Dragon (Fire)
Silver Dragon (Cold)

Gem Dragons

The creator of the Gem Dragons is Sardior, a Ruby Dragon believed to be the only of his kind.

Amethyst Dragon (Force)
Crystal Dragon (Radiant)
Emerald Dragon (Psychic)
Obsidian Dragon (Bludgeoning)
Sapphire Dragon (Thunder)
Topaz Dragon (Necrotic)

Less common variants of Gem Dragons include:

Pearl Dragon (???)

Planar Dragons

Arborea is suspiciously absent from this list.

Abyssal Dragon (The Abyss)
Battle Dragon (Acheron)
Bright Dragon (Elysium)
Chaos Dragon (Limbo)
Clockwork Dragon (Mechanus)
Gnomish Dragon (Bytopia)
Hellfire Dragon (Baator)
Howling Dragon (Pandemonium)
Liondragon (Beastlands)
Oceanus Dragon (Arcadia)
Nawing Dragon (Ysgard)
Pyroclastic Dragon (Gehenna)
Radiant Dragon (Mt. Celestia)
Styx Dragon (Hades)
Tarterian Dragon (Carceri)

Troverth Dragons

Yellow Dragon
Lung Dragon
Pearl Dragon
Umbral Dragon

Epic Dragons

Force Dragon
Prismatic Dragon

Fairy Dragons

Fairy Dragons are the smallest type of Dragons, never growing more than twelve inches in length, although many of them only reach half that size. Despite being bird-sized, Fairy Dragons are still extremely intelligent and capable of deceiving other creatures.

Tiamat was known to employ swarms of Fairy Dragons to infiltrate caverns, tunnels, vaults, and other hard-to-reach places.

List of Notable Dragons

The above link leads to an incomplete list of many of Quelmar's Dragons.

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-''This article is about the creature, for the Dragon NAMED Dragon, see [[Darastrix]]''
+''This article is about the creature. For the Dragon '''named''' Dragon, see [[Darastrix]].''
-A '''Dragon''' is a creature whose shape mimics the various draconic factions, gods, and powers---a form that seems to originate to Quelmar's [[Prehistory]], or even earlier.
+A '''Dragon''' is a creature whose shape mimics various draconic factions, gods, and powers—a form that seems to originate from Quelmar's [[Prehistory]], or even earlier.
-Dragons were considered extinct several times in [[The Quelmar Realm|Quelmar]], only to come back again. Dragons worshiped various gods, and were split up not just by their external colors and shapes, but also their own moral compass. Generally speaking, chromatic dragons were nastier and followed [[Tiamat]] while metallic dragons were more benevolent and followed [[Bahamut]].
+Dragons were considered extinct several times in [[The Quelmar Realm|Quelmar]], only for them to come back again. Dragons worshiped various gods and were categorized not just by their external colors and shapes, but also their own moral compasses. Generally speaking, Chromatic Dragons were nastier and followed [[Tiamat]] whereas Metallic Dragons were more benevolent and followed [[Bahamut]].
-Rarer than the chromatic and metallics, Planar and Gemstone dragons came from other planes and worlds, rarely seen in Quelmar history, though their presence exploded in the great Dragon watershed known as [[The War of Many Names]], where [[Bahamut|Bahamut's]] return inlcuded the ushering of dragons from all over the great wheel to come join the final fight against [[Tiamat]].
+Rarer than the Chromatics and Metallics, Planar and Gem Dragons came from other planes and worlds. They were rarely seen in Quelmar history until their presence exploded during the great Dragon watershed known as [[The War of Many Names]], where [[Bahamut|Bahamut's]] return included the ushering of Dragons from all over the [[The Quelmar Great Wheel|Great Wheel]] to come join the final fight against [[Tiamat]].
 == About ==
-Because of their ancient heritage and their connection to Kiston's crystals, Dragons could not see or otherwise perceive an construct that incorporate Kiston Crystals, such as a [[Warforged]].
+Because of their ancient heritage and connection to [[Kiston|Kiston's]] crystals, Dragons could not see or otherwise perceive any constructs that incorporated [[Existence Crystals|Kiston Crystals]], such as the [[Warforged]].
 == History ==
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 === BR Era ===
-By the time that Humans came to the realm proper, it was established that all of the realm's residents were familiar with the Metallic dragons and [[Dragonkin (Player Race)|Dragonkin]] of [[Bahamut]]. However, lurking in secret, even at the beginning of written history, were the chromatic Dragons of Tiamat, lurking on that central island of [[Kiston (Island)|Kiston]].
+By the time [[Human|Humans]] came to the realm proper, it was established that all of the realm's residents were familiar with the Metallic Dragons and [[Dragonkin (Player Race)|Dragonkin]] of [[Bahamut]]. However, lurking in secret, even at the beginning of written history, were the Chromatic Dragons of [[Tiamat]] which lurked on the central island of [[Kiston (Island)|Kiston]].
 === PR Era ===
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 === Chromatic Dragons ===
-The oldest of the Chromatic Dragons were known to speak [[Infernal]], a language passed down from their creator [[Tiamat]] who had a long storied history with [[The Ten Hells]].
+The oldest of the Chromatic Dragons were known to speak [[Infernal]], a language passed down from their creator [[Tiamat]] who had a long, storied history with [[The Ten Hells]].
 * Black Dragon (Acid)
 * Blue Dragon (Lightning)
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 * Red Dragon (Fire)
 * White Dragon (Cold)
-A few less common variants of chromatic dragons include:
+Less common variants of Chromatic Dragons include:
 * Brown Dragon (Sand)
+* Orange Dragon (???)
 === Metallic Dragons ===
-Metallic Dragons often needed to snack on precious metals, which would replenish their body's own minerals and ensure clean scale growth. For some dragons such as the bronze general [[Tenorixion]], this would even include eating copper or silver pieces.
+Metallic Dragons often needed to snack on precious metals, which would replenish their body's own minerals and ensure clean scale growth. For some Dragons such as the bronze general [[Tenorixion]], this would even include eating copper or silver pieces.
+Their creator is [[Bahamut]], a '''Platinum Dragon''' believed to be the only of his kind.
-* Brass Dragon (Fire)
-* Bronze Dragon (Lightning)
-* Copper Dragon (Acid)
-* Gold Dragon (Fire)
-* Platinum Dragon (???)
-* Silver Dragon (Cold)
+* Brass Dragon (Fire)
-=== Gem Dragons ===
+* Bronze Dragon (Lightning)
+* Copper Dragon (Acid)
+* Gold Dragon (Fire)
+* Silver Dragon (Cold)
+=== Gem Dragons ===
+The creator of the Gem Dragons is [[Sardior]], a '''Ruby Dragon''' believed to be the only of his kind.
 * Amethyst Dragon (Force)
 *Crystal Dragon (Radiant)
 *Emerald Dragon (Psychic)
 *Obsidian Dragon (Bludgeoning)
-*Ruby Dragon (???)
 *Sapphire Dragon (Thunder)
 *Topaz Dragon (Necrotic)
+Less common variants of Gem Dragons include:
+* Pearl Dragon (???)
 === Planar Dragons ===
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 === Fairy Dragons ===
-'''Fairy Dragons '''are the smallest subrace of dragons, never growing more than 12 inches in length, though many members of the Fairy Dragon race only reach half that size. Though they are bird-sized, Fairy Dragons are still extremely intelligent, and are capable of deceiving other creatures.
+'''Fairy Dragons '''are the smallest type of Dragons, never growing more than twelve inches in length, although many of them only reach half that size. Despite being bird-sized, Fairy Dragons are still extremely intelligent and capable of deceiving other creatures.
-[[Tiamat]] was known to employ ''swarms ''of Fairy Dragons to infiltrate caverns, tunnels, vaults, and other hard to reach places.
+[[Tiamat]] was known to employ swarms of Fairy Dragons to infiltrate caverns, tunnels, vaults, and other hard-to-reach places.
 == [[List of Dragons|List of Notable Dragons]] ==
-The above link leads to an incomplete list of many of Quelmar's dragons.
+The above link leads to an incomplete list of many of Quelmar's Dragons.
 == See Also ==
 === Related Creatures ===
 * [[Dragonborn]]
+* [[Dragonkin (Player Race)|Dragonkin]]
 * [[Draconian]]
 * [[Kobold]]