~Dragons~

A little History:

Stories surrounding dragons have been around for millenia, they come in various shapes and sizes and often considered long-lived if not immortal. Overall, they were huge beasts, strong, with highly resistant scales, horns and deadly claws. Most are capable of a form of flight be it through magic or wings. They had a carnivourous diet which as humanity expanded the stories mentioned that it included humans as well.

Dragons were known in certain stories as masters of magic and there were wizards who learnt from them and gain power.

Some dragons were made into gods whilst others into villianous pests symbolising sin and depravity. This depended on the culture telling the story and how it has been passed down through word of mouth.

Below are a few examples of the types of dragons that exist in mythology:

• Western Dragon
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• The Western Dragons had six limbs altogether; two wings and four legs. The legs were powerful to launch themselves into the sky and had deadly claws on the end of them.
  
  They were said to live in warm-temperate/desert climates and make thier dens in natural caves. This is also where they'd store thier legendary hoard stolen from the surrounding lands. Typically piles of gold, jewelary, weaponary and other precious objects.
  
  Legends say they breathed fire and had nigh-impenetrable scales.
  
  A popular story featuring knights defeating the dragon to save the damsel in distress (often a princess) oft failing but everyones hero succeeding and you had a fairytale ending.

• Wyverns
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• The Wyverns have four limbs total; two big wings and two hind legs with a long tail. They were said to live in the mountains and cliffs. They would use claws on the knuckle of the wing to grip onto ledges similar to bats and would eat cattle from the local farms.
  
  Depending on the story they may have a hoard and/or magical powers and some don't. They often tend to be the less intelligent cousin of the dragon.

• Sea Serpents
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• The Sea Dragons, or the sea serpents resemble sea snakes if enlarged a thousand-fold. They had mastery over the ocean; jaws that could snap ships in half and bodies a kilometre long.
  
  These would live in the depths of the ocean and prey on whales, sharks and the occasional human ship.
  
  There is a famous serpent in Norse Mythology named Jörmungandr who would eat the world at ragnorok.

• Lungs
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• The Lungs were magical dragons in chinese mythology. They had four limbs and no wings, they were long, some with feathery/furry tails, long whiskers, on some horns reminsent of antlers, others of a straighter horn, a wispy beard and a wisdom that spanned the ages.
  
  The lungs were revered and incredibly important to the local culture. They were considered lucky and herald fortune.