Post by Askar on May 22, 2015 6:12:31 GMT -8
Dragon Sub-Species Guide - Vintra
(Not entirely done, edits will be made)
The sub-species of Vintra were originally named by ancient tribes long extinct, the name directly translating to Cold or Frost. Vintra dragons are genetically different than their many dragon kin south of Drumbar, causing their lifestyles to be so, so different. The Vintra dragons are more primitive and feral than their southern cousins, most of them driven on instinct and wild impulses. Being less intelligent in general, the average Vintra dragons do not speak in any shape or form, they are beasts without empathy or existential thought.
Vintra dragons are ancient, and it is the belief of many scholars that the species is entirely extinct, due to the fact that no pack has been documented for millenia. The average Vintra dragons live in bands, or packs of up to five, sharing their spoils and protecting one another till death do them part. It might sound terrifying to imagine five dragons all set on murdering and destroying everything they cross paths with, but the average Vintra dragons are a lot smaller than many of their peers. An average male could hope to reach a length of 25 feet, your average female about 18 ft. Other than being smaller and weaker than most dragons, the Vintra dragons do not posses the ability to breathe fire or anything of the like, their teeth and claws their only means of defense.
An average Vintra dragon will live for a few centuries, producing off-spring perhaps every other decade. Vintra dragons are covered in scales of crystal clear blue, making them blend in very well in their natural habitat. These scales are said to be able to withstand most weapons a human could carry. Humans in the ancient world used the siege tool, ballista to shoot the Vintra out of the sky, and it seemed to work fine for them.
What makes the Vintra dragon special is the fact that with every egg fertilized, there is a minuscule chance of mutation causing the unborn dragon to develop into an elder dragon. Elder dragons are considered magical by many cultures, but scholars have determined that it is simply the race attempting to develop. An elder dragon can not breed with any average Vintra dragon, and so it has never happened that two elder dragons produced off-spring, seeing as the chance of a male and a female finding each other are close to zero. These elder dragons are undocumented to modern man, many different sources claiming that over the years, elder dragons had been found breathing frost instead of fire, a wild speculation.
Elder dragons never stop growing, they can surpass their lesser kin into infinity if left alive for long enough, however the rate of their growth is ridiculously low. Elder dragons can speak, are intelligent and usually seclude themselves from other dragons, living lives in solitude far away from civilization. The largest elder dragon ever documented was by an explorer, claiming he found a two-hundred feet specimen, this is largely considered a lie.
Size:
?-? feet in length (Male/Female)
Life expectancy: Live until death by disease or force
Color: White/Blue/Black
Intelligence: High, capable of empathy and existential thought
Weaponry: Teeth and claws, gust produced by wings can knock over wooden watchtowers. Breath from various magic schools (Fire, Frost, Arcane)
Habitat: Mountains
Vintra dragons are ancient, and it is the belief of many scholars that the species is entirely extinct, due to the fact that no pack has been documented for millenia. The average Vintra dragons live in bands, or packs of up to five, sharing their spoils and protecting one another till death do them part. It might sound terrifying to imagine five dragons all set on murdering and destroying everything they cross paths with, but the average Vintra dragons are a lot smaller than many of their peers. An average male could hope to reach a length of 25 feet, your average female about 18 ft. Other than being smaller and weaker than most dragons, the Vintra dragons do not posses the ability to breathe fire or anything of the like, their teeth and claws their only means of defense.
An average Vintra dragon will live for a few centuries, producing off-spring perhaps every other decade. Vintra dragons are covered in scales of crystal clear blue, making them blend in very well in their natural habitat. These scales are said to be able to withstand most weapons a human could carry. Humans in the ancient world used the siege tool, ballista to shoot the Vintra out of the sky, and it seemed to work fine for them.
What makes the Vintra dragon special is the fact that with every egg fertilized, there is a minuscule chance of mutation causing the unborn dragon to develop into an elder dragon. Elder dragons are considered magical by many cultures, but scholars have determined that it is simply the race attempting to develop. An elder dragon can not breed with any average Vintra dragon, and so it has never happened that two elder dragons produced off-spring, seeing as the chance of a male and a female finding each other are close to zero. These elder dragons are undocumented to modern man, many different sources claiming that over the years, elder dragons had been found breathing frost instead of fire, a wild speculation.
Elder dragons never stop growing, they can surpass their lesser kin into infinity if left alive for long enough, however the rate of their growth is ridiculously low. Elder dragons can speak, are intelligent and usually seclude themselves from other dragons, living lives in solitude far away from civilization. The largest elder dragon ever documented was by an explorer, claiming he found a two-hundred feet specimen, this is largely considered a lie.
Draco Vintra
Size: 12-35 feet in length (Male/Female)
Life expectancy: 120-310 years
Color: White/Blue, older specimens may be grey
Intelligence: Low, that of lizards
Weaponry: Teeth and claws, wings can break bone
Habitat: Snow/Mountains/Tundra
-Live in packs
-Hyper aggressive
-Scavengers
-Can produce 4-7 eggs in a decade
Life expectancy: 120-310 years
Color: White/Blue, older specimens may be grey
Intelligence: Low, that of lizards
Weaponry: Teeth and claws, wings can break bone
Habitat: Snow/Mountains/Tundra
-Live in packs
-Hyper aggressive
-Scavengers
-Can produce 4-7 eggs in a decade
Draco Vintra Majusculus
Size:
?-? feet in length (Male/Female)Life expectancy: Live until death by disease or force
Color: White/Blue/Black
Intelligence: High, capable of empathy and existential thought
Weaponry: Teeth and claws, gust produced by wings can knock over wooden watchtowers. Breath from various magic schools (Fire, Frost, Arcane)
Habitat: Mountains