Dragon guides/Dragonslayer

A Wingwatcher's Guide to Dragons is the guide present in Dragonslayer. It is a book written by humans, presumably the Wingwatchers of Valor.

Night Dragons

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  by Joy Ang
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  by Max Meinzold

Description

Purplish-black scales and scattered silver scales on the underside of their wings, like a night sky full of stars; forked black tongues

Abilities

Can breathe fire, disappear into dark shadows

Habitat

Unknown

Watch out for

These rarely seen dragons could be mutations of other types, or a nearly extinct species; probably not very important

Swamp Dragons

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  by Joy Ang
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  by Max Meinzold

Description

Thick, armored brown scales, sometimes with amber and gold underscales; large, flat heads with nostrils on top of the snout

Abilities

Can breathe fire, hold their breath for up to an hour, blend into large mud puddles

Habitat

The swamps, marshes, and boiling mud pools between the mountains and the sea

Watch out for

Often found hiding under the mud; also their teeth, claws, fire, the usual

Desert Dragons

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  by Joy Ang
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  by Max Meinzold

Description

Pale gold or white scales the color of desert sand; forked black tongues

Abilities

Can survive a long time without water, poison prey with the tips of their tails like scorpions, bury themselves for camouflage in the desert sand, breathe fire

Habitat

The vast desert west of the forest

Watch out for

Their venomous barbed tails, their teeth, claws, fire

Mountain Dragons

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  by Joy Ang
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  by Max Meinzold

Description

Red-gold or orange scales, enormous wings

Abilities

Powerful fighters and fliers; can breathe fire

Habitat

The central mountain range

Watch out for

The way they swoop out of nowhere at top speed; also their teeth, claws, fire

Sea Dragons

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  by Joy Ang
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  by Max Meinzold

Description

Blue or green or aquamarine scales; webs between their claws; gills on their necks; glow-in-the-dark stripes on their tails/snouts/underbellies

Abilities

Can breathe underwater, create huge waves with one splash of their powerful tails

Habitat

The ocean, but possibly also large lakes and rivers

Watch out for

Swimming in any large body of water; also, of course, their teeth and claws (but on the plus side, no fire!)

Ice Dragons

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  by Joy Ang
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  by Max Meinzold

Description

Silvery scales like the moon or pale blue like ice; ridged claws to grip the ice; forked blue tongues; tails narrow to a whip-thin end

Abilities

Can withstand subzero temperatures and bright light, exhale a deadly freezing frostbreath

Habitat

The icy arctic region of the upper northwest peninsula, we think

Watch out for

Their breath, which can freeze a human solid; also their teeth and claws

Rainforest Dragons

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  by Joy Ang
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  by Max Meinzold

Description

Scales that can shift colors, usually bright like birds of paradise; prehensile tails

Abilities

Can camouflage their scales to blend into their surroundings; rumor has it they can also shoot venom from their fangs

Habitat

The mysterious impenetrable rainforest, east of the mountains

Watch out for

We have no idea! No recorded survivor encounters, so they're probably the deadliest and stealthiest of all dragons