Post by Zeda on Apr 2, 2018 13:51:53 GMT -6
Gold Dragon
Gold dragons are wise, judicious, and benevolent. They often embark on self-appointed quests to promote goodness, and are not easily distracted from them. They hate injustice and foul play. A gold dragon frequently assumes human or animal guise and usually will be encountered disguised.
At birth, a gold dragon’s scales are dark yellow with golden metallic flecks. The flecks get larger as the dragon matures until, at the adult stage, the scales grow completely golden.
Gold dragons speak their own tongue, a tongue common to all good dragons, and 18% of hatchling gold dragons have an ability to communicate with any intelligent creature. The chance to possess this ability increases 5% per age year of the dragon.
Combat:
Gold dragons usually parley before combat. When conversing with intelligent creatures they use detect lie and detect gems spells to gain the upper hand. In combat, they quickly use bless charms. They make heavy use of spells in combat. Among their favorites are sleep charms and confundus. They can breathe a cone of fire 90' long and 5' wide at the dragons mouth and 30' wide at the end, or a cloud of potent gas 50' long and 40' and 30' high.
Gold dragons usually parley before combat. When conversing with intelligent creatures they use detect lie and detect gems spells to gain the upper hand. In combat, they quickly use bless charms. They make heavy use of spells in combat. Among their favorites are sleep charms and confundus. They can breathe a cone of fire 90' long and 5' wide at the dragons mouth and 30' wide at the end, or a cloud of potent gas 50' long and 40' and 30' high.
At birth, gold dragons have water breathing ability, can speak with animals freely, and are immune to fire and gas. A gold dragon’s natural form has wings. However, they sometimes choose a wingless form to facilitate swimming. A gold dragon in any wingless form can fly at a speed of 6 miles and hour.
The luck bonus power of mature adults is used to aid good adventurers. By touch the dragon can enchant one gem to bring good luck. The gem is usually one which has been embedded in the dragon’s hide.
Habitat/Society:
Gold dragons can live anywhere. Their lairs are secluded and always made of solid stone, either caves or castles. These usually have loyal guards: either animals appropriate to the terrain, or storm or good cloud giants. The giants usually serve as guards through a mutual defensive agreement.
Gold dragons can live anywhere. Their lairs are secluded and always made of solid stone, either caves or castles. These usually have loyal guards: either animals appropriate to the terrain, or storm or good cloud giants. The giants usually serve as guards through a mutual defensive agreement.
Ecology:
Gold dragons can eat almost anything, however, they usually sustain themselves on pearls or small gems. Gold dragons who receive pearls and gems from good or neutral creatures will usually be favorably inclined toward the gift bringers, as long as the gift is not presented as a crass bribe. In the latter case, the dragon will accept the gift, but react cynically to any requests the giver makes.
Gold dragons can eat almost anything, however, they usually sustain themselves on pearls or small gems. Gold dragons who receive pearls and gems from good or neutral creatures will usually be favorably inclined toward the gift bringers, as long as the gift is not presented as a crass bribe. In the latter case, the dragon will accept the gift, but react cynically to any requests the giver makes.
HOMEWORK
Why do you think Gold Dragons are so sought after? Gold Dragons often help dragon trainers in their control of other more wild dragons, why do you think that is? If you saw someone attempting to sell a gold dragon egg, what would you do? The Scales of a Gold Dragon sell for over 1000 Galleons a scale, is it appropriate to sell the scales if they were given freely from the dragon and not taken?