Dragons

Origin
The draconic race were created by Zila in the Age of Nature, after the creation of humanity. Zila wished to give her patron race to be a strong physical form to withstand the rigors of the world and for her creation to bring her shattered family together. She asked each of the gods to contribute part of their essence, just as she did, to create the dragons.

Together, with godly essence and the raw magic energy of the planet’s earthblood, they formed the soul of the dragons, and that soul then helped form their physical vessels as much as Zila herself did. Unfortunately, the godly essences did not mix, but rather created a separate strain (or bloodline) of dragons loosely aligned with the god whose essence dominates.

Like blood out of the World Wounds, they emerged out of the Furnace of Creation.

Physiology
For the most part, the draconic race follows the iconic guidelines of large reptilian creatures with a crested head, clawed feet and heads, a spiked tail, batlike wings, and scales. Nevertheless, the truth of them belies their appearance: they are engines of destruction, containing the might of the earthblood within a fleshy vessel. The standard body plan for a dragon is the norm for the Purebloods, as they are known, the Dragons of Zila's bloodline. However, there are many differences between the different bloodlines as listed below:

•    Aldriv Mass Bloodline Dragons exhibit large scales and bodies – living, breathing massive suits of armour that crest the [Ben’s Isle Mountains] island. They are highly protective and are known as Scalebloods.

•    Azril Bloodline Dragons lack wings, but make up for it with their sheer size. They bathe in the wounds of the world, and belch forth magma when threatened. Therefore, they are known as Wyrmbloods.

•    Apo'tek Bloodline Dragon dazzle others with their beauty, each scale of theirs reflecting light in a prismatic fashion – a veritable wonder of colours. They are known as Prismbloods.

•    Declana Bloodline Dragons are smaller than their cousins, and are found roaming the plains of the world, hence them being known as Plainsbloods.

•    Misdyras Bloodline Dragons differ highly from the norm with tusks and patches of warm, fuzzy fur. They roam the frozen wastes and are known simply as Icebloods, though they are also known colloquially as ‘drammoths’.

•   Tribien Bloodline Dragons echo the three-headed god by having three heads themselves, each vying for dominance over their shared body. They are known for their craftiness, as three heads are indeed better than one. They are known as the Trinebloods.

Additionally, the dragons have the ability to confer draconic characteristics onto other races with a gift of their blood, which then has to be ingested. Some dragons choose to bequeath such when their long lives come to an end on a person who they deem worthy as a ‘life-gift’, choosing to dramatically end their lives with a fountain of blood. Others simply don’t partake in that custom, or use that ability to create numerous servants among the other races. In particular, humans are a common choice due to their shared origin of the world's lifeblood, which makes the transformation an easier process.