Metallic Dragonkin
Descendants of Metallic Dragons
Scattered amongst shimmering scales and colored cloths, these people find their purpose, studying, crafting, and making magic, all things that make them productive members of the societies in which they live. Their dark and shimmery scales grant them a life free of the stigma that their more colorful kin face, allowing them a life unhindered, much like their ancestors that shapeshift and walk amongst the mortals.
Metallic Dragonkin are the descendants of one of the Elder Races and a Metallic Dragon. Their unique heritage allows them to walk amongst all manner of people and creatures, bringing with it their drive to find a purpose and aid those around them. Their scales bring notoriety, and safety as one of the few Dragonkin who are not the spawn of the evil Chromatic Dragons. For those of their colors, opportunity awaits them at every juncture.
Currently, Metallic Dragonkin can be found living throughout the world and are integrated into many societies, but a large population can be found on one of the Zóni called Ullindar. You will most often find these people in large cities, hidden in academies, and as travelers throughout the world but outside of their home country, it is rare to find gatherings larger than maybe fifteen. The largest city on the island of Ullindar is called Fearsome Maw and it is a curious city that shows a highly segregated aspect of their culture where each variety of Dragonkin, not just the Metallic varieties, has their own sector of the city and their own gate that is used without exception.
Basic Information
Anatomy
Dragonkin are best known for their unique physical traits that confirm their lineage to be that of Dragons, with the only thing left of the other half of their ancestry being their height.
The Draconic heritage of a Dragonkin helps determine their unique physical traits including the color of their scales, the type of damage their scales have developed a resistance to, and what type of weapon they will be able to breathe. Dragonkin also inherit claws, the protectiveness of their scales, and tails from their Draconic ancestors.
Metallic Dragonkin have many defining features, but these features are often not as sharp as the Chromatic Dragonkin. Their prowess lies in magic and their impressive spellcasting abilities, as well as their political affinity, which often allows them to join with other races and integrate into societies easily without any type of stigma.
Additional Information
Social Structure
Dragonkin can be found scattered throughout Isekai, but outside of their homeland on Ullindar, these people are often scattered and tend to choose to live amongst other races. Small groups of Dragonkin may appear, but these small groups, considered tribes, rarely number more than fifteen or twenty. They prefer areas where they can mingle with people of the Elder Races, partaking in parts of their heritage that are often masked by the more Draconic traits.
Metallic Dragonkin tend to care little about color, but instead, choose to mingle with groups that have purpose and that they can become a productive member of. It is said that this is one trait inherited from their Metallic Dragon parents, as Metallic Dragons often meddle and aid in the affairs of other races. Metallic Dragonkin would live with Dragonkin of any color, but Chromatic Dragonkin will not allow this.
Culturally, the various colors of Metallic Dragonkin vary greatly, much like Dragons do, in the ways they live and socialize. That being said, all colors of Dragonkin, Metallic and Chromatic, can be found on Ullindar, even though they often have dedicated areas per color. It is the safety of this area that brings them together at the Fearsome Maw.
Genetic Ancestor(s)
Origin/Ancestry
Draconic Ancestry
Lifespan
120 years
Average Height
4 - 7 feet tall
Related Ethnicities
Again, I really love the short sharp descriptions of each dragonkin to give a little insight into what they are like. :) I think Mercury are my favourite.