Dragon

Dragons are 4 legged scaly creatures capable of flight, coming in 6 colors these creatures are recognizable on sight. a highly intelligent creature with a breath weapon, natural  armor that can shrug off all but the most grievous blows, bones that are a struggle to break even when removed from their owners body, with teeth and claws that can rip through steel like its made of butter there are few that would see a dragon and fail to realize what it is

Culture

most dragons call some section of the realm of famine their home in eternal awkward war against each other seeking to sterilize or imprison their enemies without killing them, reasoning explained in the history section

there are 6 kinds of dragons which are called based off their colors:

Red dragons are fire-breathers that love a good fight taking on any would be challengers with glee and feeling nothing but respect for those that overcome the challenge that is themselves. it is said that upon defeat their final words are commonly "wield my bones and wear my skin so that, in death, i still may grin..."

Blue dragons are frost breathers that prefer when the world leaves them alone, opting to avoid conflict if they can and sleep whenever possible. they play very little role in the dragon wars and do not mate with as much urgency. due to this nature blue dragons tend to be especially old making them very dangerous foes if you force their hand.

Yellow dragons breath unholy lightning  and are known for their selfish greed. while easily convinced to do things with money they will always return for more and if you cant pay them then they might think your keeping money from them. when they hunting for money or being bribed yellow dragons are arrogant to a level only beaten to black dragons

Black dragons breath unholy fire and are the only dragon that can only be tolerated by one other dragon race so put the most work into trying to make sure they win this awkward war. few are as adept at kidnapping as a black dragon and fewer still are as arrogant, they see any non dragon race as insects and will kill them simple to prevent an 'infestation'

White dragons breath holy ice while much like balck dragons they take the dragon war very seriously they have alot more support behind them then black and dont need to act with as much desperation so spend most of their time undermining the plans of the black dragons, it is said they are very patient and welcoming to those seeking their council

Gold dragons breath holy lightning and much like blue dragon do very little in the dragon wars preferring instead to aggressively hunt all evil they can find in the world they are somtimes followed by loxodon to either aid the dragon in its hunt or to stop it from jumping to undue conclusions. ironically they, as well as their hated rivals the yellow dragons, are seen as the most harmful to the lives of your average passerby

gold dragons are the most visually unique of the dragons. possessing long serpentine bodies, long horns, and no visible wings. how these creatures manage to fly is unknown

History

originally there was only one dragon with six heads named Zmei but the 6 heads would fight incessantly over who was in charge and what they would do. this issue became more pronounced when each head took on their own name krasnyy, belyy, chernyy, zheltyy, siniy, and zoloto until one day their fighting turned violent and they ultimately killed each other and the origin dragon Zmei died, but the conflict wasnt over. even in death the souls bickered until maggots began to feast on the dead dragons flesh seeing what has become of their body the dragon souls infused the flesh with new life birthing the 6 dragons colors in hopes these dragons can eventually determine which dragon soul will ultimately become the main head of the reborn origin dragon. this process had an effect on the maggots too turning them into what will eventually be called wyverns.

to this day the dragons souls bicker as their creations fight for dominance. every dead dragon returns to their dragon soul empowering it but preventing it from having children to make more dragons to empower the dragon soul. hence the awkwardness of the dragon wars, should they kill too many enemies they may empower their enemies dragon soul enough to overpower the others and restore the origin dragon with them in charge but if they dont kill them they will breed and make more eventual power boosts for their dragon soul. ultimately the dragons fight wars to sterilize their opponents not kill them

faerie dragons are distant relatives of wyverns who had settled in fey forests. they hold no relation to actual dragons

while the dragons are in constant conflict that doesnt mean some of them find a few of the others tolerable alternative to themselves winning the conflict ultimately their relationships are:

white can tolerate gold and blue

black can tolerate yellow, blue, and red

red can tolerate white and gold

blue can tolerate white and yellow

yellow can tolerate black, blue, and red

gold can tolerate white and blue