Ishari dragons

A species of antebellum dragons native to the continents of Ishar and Ishtar all of these dragons have four limbs and two massive wings and most can be divided into three further subcategories. However, some do not belong in any subcategories. All Ishari dragons are capable of changing their form into a smaller humanoid form, some can achieve only one specific form, and some are masters of many forms including those of other non-humanoid species.

Chromatic Dragons

Created by the primordial dragon Tiamat, there are five kinds of chromatic dragons:

White dragons: The largest, least intelligent, and most animalistic of the chromatic dragons, white dragons dwell in frigid climes, favoring arctic areas or icy mountains. They are vicious reptiles driven by hunger, greed, and instinct. A white dragon has feral eyes, a sleek profile, and a spined crest. The scales of a wyrmling white dragon glisten pure white. As the dragon ages, its sheen disappears and some of its scales begin to darken, so that by the time it is old, it is mottled by patches of pale blue and light gray. This patterning helps the dragon blend into the realms of ice and stone in which it hunts, and to fade from view when it soars across a cloud-filled sky. They are and always were the least acclimated in dragon societies and rarely use their humanoid form. White dragons can breathe a cold breath capable of freezing almost anything.
Blue dragons: Vain and territorial, these dragons like to live in dry steppes, sandy deserts, searing badlands, and rocky coasts. Blue dragons love strategy and tactics, many have used their humanoid form to infiltrate other races' societies as commanders and generals, they do not much like to command other dragons in war, firstly because dragons tend to fight by their own effort instead of in formations and secondly because most other dragons are too vain to take orders.A blue dragon is recognized by its dramatic frilled ears and the massive ridged horn atop its blunt head. Rows of spikes extend back from its nostrils to line its brow, and cluster on its jutting lower jaw. A blue dragon’s scales vary in color from an iridescent azure to a deep indigo, polished to a glossy finish by the desert sands. As the dragon ages, its scales become thicker and harder, and its hide hums and crackles with static electricity. These effects intensify when the dragon is angry or about to attack, giving off an odor of ozone and dusty air. Blue dragons can breathe powerful lightning.
Red dragons: The mightiest of all the Ishari dragons in physical combat, red dragons tirelessly seek to increase their treasure hoards. They are exceptionally vain, even for dragons, and their conceit is reflected in their proud bearing and their disdain for other creatures. They only use their humanoid form to live amongst other dragons where they seek positions of power or sometimes to become leaders of humanoid societies, pretending to be conquering heroes destined to be kings. The odor of sulfur and pumice surrounds a red dragon, whose swept-back horns and spinal frill define its silhouette. Its beaked snout vents smoke at all times, and its eyes dance with flame when it is angry. Its wings are the longest of any chromatic dragon, and have a blue-black tint along the trailing edge that resembles metal burned blue by fire. The scales of a red dragon wyrmling are a bright glossy scarlet, turning a dull, deeper red and becoming as thick and strong as metal as the dragon ages. Its pupils also fade as it ages, and the oldest red dragons have eyes that resemble molten lava orbs. Red dragons can breathe fire so hot it can melt adamantium.
Green dragons: The most cunning of Ishari dragons, green dragons use misdirection and trickery to get the upper hand against their enemies. They enjoy political intrigue and are fond of using their humanoid form to gain positions of power among the "lesser " races or among dragon societies. Green dragons living outside civilization prefer forests and are deeply territorial.A green dragon is recognized by its curved jawline and the crest that begins near its eyes and continues down its spine, reaching full height just behind the skull. A green dragon has no external ears but bears leathery spiked plates that run down the sides of its neck.A wyrmling green dragon’s thin scales are a shade of green so dark as to appear nearly black. As a green dragon ages, its scales grow larger and lighter, turning shades of forest, emerald, and olive green to help it blend in with its wooded surroundings. Its wings have a dappled pattern, darker near the leading edges and lighter toward the trailing edges.A green dragon’s legs are longer in relation to its body than any other dragon, enabling it to easily pass over underbrush and forest debris when it walks. With its equally long neck, an older green dragon can peer over the tops of trees without rearing up. Green dragons breathe a poisonous breath capable of quickly killing even larger creatures.
Black dragons: The smallest of Ishari dragons, black dragons are deeply interested in forbidden arcane arts, black dragons enjoy gaining power through ancient forgotten demonic or necromantic rituals. Black dragons are fascinated with the ruins and treasures of fallen peoples. These dragons use their humanoid form to start cults, sects, or groups of dark mages, in dragon civilization they are seen as untrustworthy and so few black dragons live in such places, wild black dragons make their homes in fetid swamps and crumbling ruins where kingdoms once stood.With deep-socketed eyes and broad nasal openings, a black dragon’s face resembles a skull. Its curving, segmented horns are bone-colored near the base and darken to dead black at the tips. As a black dragon ages, the flesh around its horns and cheekbones deteriorates as though eaten by acid, leaving thin layers of hide that enhance its skeletal appearance. A black dragon’s head is marked by spikes and horns. Its tongue is flat with a forked tip, drooling slime whose acidic scent adds to the dragon’s reek of rotting vegetation and foul water.When it hatches, a black dragon has glossy black scales. As it ages, its scales become thicker and duller, helping it blend into the marshes and blasted ruins that are its home. Black dragons breathe acid so powerful it can corrode almost any metal save for adamantium.

Metallic Dragons

Created by the primordial dragon Kithoragh, there are six kinds of metallic dragons:

Silver dragons: The friendliest and most social of the metallic dragons, silver dragons like to serve a higher purpose, usually an oath instead of a good, so many silver dragons are paladins. Silver dragons are well adapted at living in both dragon and humanoid societies, they prefer to live amongst the "lesser" races because they find them more amusing, to a silver dragon the "rapid" changes of shorter-lived cultures are fascinating, almost no silver dragon lives in the wild those who do are there for what they believe is a very important reason, such as guarding a powerful artifact or a portal to the abyss. A silver dragon shimmers as if sculpted from pure metal, its face given a noble cast by its high eyes and sweeping beard-like chin spikes. A spiny frill rises high over its head, tracing down its neck to the tip of its tail. A silver wyrmling’s scales are blue-gray with silver highlights. As the dragon approaches adulthood, its color gradually brightens until its individual scales are barely visible. As a silver dragon grows older, its pupils fade until its eyes resemble orbs of mercury. Silver dragons can breathe a paralyzing gas.
Steel dragons: The artisans and tradesmen of dragon society, love to create objects with their own hands, which could be paintings, weapons, furniture, buildings, or anything really, in dragon civilization they tend to stick to a single craft until they feel they have become masters, usually after a century, then they take up a new trade. In humanoid societies, they tend to forget their true nature and live and act as a member of the local race, still pursuing the mastery of a craft, when their crafted persona dies, they suddenly remember their true nature and craft another humanoid form to practice another trade. A steel dragon has scales that shine like burnished steel as adults and usually smell like wet metal. Younger dragons' scales are of a darker blue-gray and less lustrous. Their wings consist of overlapping blades that look like feathers, and the scales on their chests resemble shields. Steel dragons can spew a line of condensed molten metal, the stream is so fast that it can pierce up to 10cm of hardened steel and its kinetic energy is as deadly as its heat. Their faces were particularly expressive, sometimes giving the illusion of a human-like face. They had many long spines surrounding their faces, which gave the appearance of hair.
Copper dragons: Copper dragons are incorrigible pranksters, joke-tellers, and riddlers who prefer to live in hills and rocky uplands. Gregareus and even-tempered copper dragons living with other dragons are usually seen as childish by older dragons, but find good company among younger members of their kind, copper dragons living in human civilization may cause serious problems with their elaborate pranks, dragons in general are much tougher than humanoids, so what a copper dragon sees as a harmless practical joke may cause injuries or even death of members of less robust species. A copper dragon has brow plates jutting over its eyes, extending back to long horns that grow as a series of overlapping segments. Its backswept cheek ridges and jaw frills give it a pensive look. At birth, a copper dragon’s scales are a ruddy brown with a metallic tint. As the dragon ages, its scales become more coppery in color, later taking on a green tint as it ages. A copper dragon’s pupils fade with age, and the eyes of the oldest copper dragons resemble glowing turquoise orbs. Copper dragons breathe a gas that slows other creatures' movements.
Brass dragons: The most gregarious of the Ishari dragons, brass dragons crave conversation, sunlight, and hot, dry climates. They like living in dragon civilizations but sometimes feel the lack of variety in thought dull, so most pretend to be traveling adventurers or merchants in humanoid societies, to meet new and diverse people. A brass dragon’s head is defined by the broad protective plate that expands from its forehead and the spikes protruding from its chin. A frill runs the length of its neck, and its tapering wings extend down the length of its tail. A brass dragon wyrmling’s scales are a dull, mottled brown. As it ages, the dragon’s scales begin to shine, eventually taking on a warm, burnished luster. Its wings and frills are mottled green toward the edges, darkening with age. As a brass dragon grows older, its pupils fade until its eyes resemble molten metal orbs. Brass dragons breathe a gas that can put even larger creatures to sleep.
Gold dragons: Gold dragons act as the archivist of dragon society, deeply interested in preserving history, especially that which is related to dragons golden dragons mostly live with their kin, those few who live amongst humanoid races still have the same passion and so usually take similar roles. Almost no gold dragon lives outside civilized societies, those who do are exceptionally reclusive and introverted, so they live in the furthest places of the world gathering knowledge of history through magical means. A gold dragon has a sagacious face anointed with flexible spines that resemble whiskers. Its horns sweep back from its nose and brow, echoing twin frills that adorn its long neck. A gold dragon’s sail-like wings start at its shoulders and trace down to the tip of its tail, letting it fly with a distinctive rippling motion as if swimming through the air. A gold dragon wyrmling has scales of dark yellow with metallic flecks. Those flecks grow larger as the dragon matures. As a gold dragon ages, its pupils fade until its eyes resemble pools of molten gold. Gold dragons can breathe a gas that weakens other creatures.
Bronze dragons: Wild bronze dragons are coastal dwellers that feed primarily on aquatic plants and fish. They take the form of friendly animals to observe other creatures of interest. They are also fascinated by warfare and eagerly serve in the armies of both humanoids and dragon civilizations. A ribbed and fluted crest defines the shape of a bronze dragon’s head. Curving horns extend out from the crest, echoed by spines on its lower jaw and chin. To help them swim, bronze dragons have webbed feet and smooth scales. A bronze wyrmling’s scales are yellow, tinged with green; only as the dragon approaches adulthood does its color deepen to a darker, rich bronze tone. The pupils of a bronze dragon’s eyes fade as the dragon ages until they resemble glowing green orbs. Bronze dragon breath is so powerful it can physically move even large creatures, moving them like a strong wind would.

Gem Dragons

Created by the primordial dragon Kaliya, there are five kinds of gem dragons:

Amethyst dragons: Amethyst dragons, the mightiest of the gem dragons, study and psionically manipulate the fundamental principles of the multiverse, from the force of gravity to the emanations of the Outer Planes. Their innate psionics give them a measure of control over how physical laws affect them. They defy gravity with flight that doesn’t rely solely upon their great wings, and gravitational force empowers both their devastating breath weapon and the exploding amethyst crystals they spit at their foes. Amethyst dragons are solitary creatures preferring to live alone instead of as part of a humanoid or dragon civilization, they do however make ample use of their humanoid shape, which attracts less attention and permits them to live in smaller places and consume less food. When first hatched, an amethyst dragon has scales of dull, opaque purple. As the dragon grows, their scales, horns, and wing membranes become more vibrant and translucent. When the dragon is fully mature, their scales resemble rich purple amethyst crystals, refracting light to take on an inner glow. Their pupils fade with age, making the eyes of an ancient dragon resemble glowing white or pale lavender orbs. Crystalline horns reminiscent of amethyst chunks hover behind their heads, held there by telekinetic force and shifting with their moods. Amethyst dragons can spit either a sphere of gravitational energy that damages and immobilizes the foes or a shard of amethyst that can explode with great force.
Crystal dragons: Shimmering with radiant energy and brimming with life, crystal dragons enjoy an innate psionic connection to the Positive Plane that suffuses their bodies as well as their personalities with light. Though they prefer to live in desolate, frigid regions, many of them are among the friendliest of dragonkind, nurturing, and optimistic, they use their humanoid form sparingly to visit isolated human settlements. They like to be social but also enjoy their time alone for this reason they do not usually live within dragon society. When they hatch, crystal dragons have dull gray scales, with a few white or clear crystalline points, allowing the wyrmlings to blend into rocky terrain in the face of danger. As they age, their scales turn snow white, then slowly fade to transparency. The oldest crystal dragons have scales of perfect clarity that bend and refract light, sometimes making them difficult to see clearly. Crystal dragons can breathe a large cone of radiant energy that damages their foes and heals their friends or the dragon itself, it can also focus its breath into a beam of pure radiant energy with tremendous destructive power.
Emerald dragons: Emerald dragons are the most curious, cunning, and manipulative of the gem dragons, wielding psionic power to weave illusions to deceive and disorient. They cloak their own presence so they can observe other creatures without being discovered as they collect information on everything from local cultural practices to supernatural occurrences. Once in a position to observe, the dragon studies the day-to-day life of local folk, with a keen interest in any magical phenomena. They can transform into a humanoid form but they rarely do so, their illusions are usually strong enough to hide them. A wyrmling emerald dragon’s scales are a dull, pale green, but they develop into richer and more varied shades of green as the dragon ages. Eventually, the scales become translucent and shimmer in the light, rippling as the dragon moves. The dragon’s horns and spines hover above the body, moving and shifting along the back and tail to mirror the dragon’s mood. Emerald dragons can breathe a cone of psionic energy that disorients and damages the minds of their foes, it can also create illusory emerald flames that burn creatures surrounded by them.
Sapphire dragons: The thunderous clash of conflict is part of the very nature of sapphire dragons. Militant and territorial, they defend their lairs fiercely, ambushing intruders and plotting assaults against their rivals. The sonic pulse of their breath weapon sows weakness, leaving the victims unable to fight back. They have few uses for their humanoid form usually reserved for times were they need stealth such as during espionage or ambushes. Sapphire dragons’ scales and wing membranes show varied shades of blue, ranging from the light tones of a spring sky to the rich, crystalline azure of sapphire gems and compressed glacial ice. In the light, the scales glitter and shine like luminous starbursts. The dragons’ psionic nature is evident in the horn and bone structures of their bodies. Their tail barbs and horn tips are all separate pieces, but they float in place, held aloft by psychic energy while the dragons live. These levitating horns and spines shift slightly with the dragons’ moods, bobbing in amusement or flaring with anger. The warlike sapphire dragons devise strategies and ambushes based on their ability to maneuver underground. A sapphire dragon often refrains from striking immediately, preferring to assess intruders first in order to devise the most advantageous approach to dealing with them. Sapphire dragons can produce inaudible high-pitch sounds that can damage and even incapacitate their enemies, should that not work they can telekinetically hurl large objects at them or directly launch their enemies into walls or off of cliffs.
Topaz dragons: Decay and despair are bound up in the nature of topaz dragons, thanks to the necrotic energy of the Negative Plane that suffuses them. Their psionic power manifests the fundamental entropic principle that mortal beings and their creations are ultimately doomed to death and decomposition, and the dragons’ demeanor is typically morbid and curmudgeonly as a result. They prefer to live alone and do not see the value in friendships that would eventually end, as anything must, and so while they possess a humanoid form they almost never use it. Upon hatching, topaz dragon wyrmlings’ scales are dull yellow-orange and have a cloudy or filmy look. As they age, their scales harden and clarify, becoming translucent and faceted, and ranging from bright yellow to rich amber in color. Their bodies are wider at the haunches, tapering in a wedge shape toward the head, and their wings are shaped to propel them through both air and water. A topaz dragon’s psionic power manifests visibly in the gem-like spines that run in a ridge from the crown of the head to the tip of the tail. These spines hover above a living topaz dragon’s back, dancing and shifting with the dragon’s mood. While generally not malicious, topaz dragons embody decay. They view destruction as a natural means of clearing the way for new creation and growth, much as a forest fire clears dead wood, replenishes the soil, and allows the forest to regrow even healthier than before. To this end, topaz dragons use their power to reduce crumbling structures and diseased plants to dust, clearing the way for new growth and construction. Topaz dragons can breathe their entropic energy in a cone rapidly decaying both organic and inorganic materials they may also focus it onto a specific creature or object rapidly aging it and usually turning it to dust almost instantly.

Prominent uncategorized dragons

Created by various other primordial dragons the most prominent or important are:

Song dragons: This kind of Ishari dragon prefers to live among humanoid races, they possess a beautifully enchanting voice and are also natural dancers, they often take the role of entertainers such as bards or dancers, and they tend to live traveling from settlement to settlement so to not arouse suspicions due to their almost eternal lives, they almost always chose an attractive humanoid form. Song dragons are bright and impressive in appearance, slender, and possessing iridescent silver-blue scales, wyrmlings have scales that are cobalt-like in color and shiny, the color fades with age but the sheen does not. Though possessing a majestic true form, song dragons are masters of their humanoid form and even newly born wyrmlings are capable of maintaining it, so the true form of a song dragon is an impossibly rare sight. Most song dragons are female, actually, male song dragons are exceptionally rare, this has given rise to the theory that there are no male song dragons, while, in fact, there are. Song dragons have no breath weapon but their songs can alter creatures' emotions, bolstering their allies with courage, charming their enemies, or putting them to sleep are some of the effects of a song dragon song.
Bone dragons: It is unknown if bone dragons possess the capacity to transform into a humanoid shape, due to their ancestry it's possible but none has ever recorded such a case. Bone dragons are extremely solitary creatures, they seek company only to find a companion to mate with, bone dragons prefer dry climates. Their scales are particularly tough even for a dragon and are usually tan or maroon, they possess many boney spikes along most of their backs and massive bone spikes on their tail and head, they cannot fly, their wings are replaced with long and strong arms with powerful claws that are not dextrous enough to use tools but are excellent ad digging and fighting, their front limbs are smaller and more dexterous, not used for locomotion but primarily to cast spells, their hind legs are stocky and powerful granting them the capacity for great jumps or fast sprints, however, they do not excel over long distances. They prefer to live in burrows and move through tunnels, surfacing only to find prey, their eyes are minuscule, making them practically blind, they "see" through a mix of echolocation, tremor sense, and magical energy detection. They do not posses breath weapons.

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