Dragons

Dragons are one of the sentient beings that are native to Terapersü, like the elves. Similar to the elves as well, dragons are born with magical abilities and are also immortal. They cannot die except through injury or illness, and are therefore extremely wise. Although dragons are born with an immense store of energy that allow them to use magic, dragons do not use the elven language to guide this energy so their magic manifests differently. Dragons are able to direct their magic through sheer force of will, and therefore are only able to use it when highly motivated by strong emotions.

Unlike the elves, dragons, especially females can be violent and ruthless at times. They are extremely protective of their young and their homes. Dragons have extremely sharp claws and teeth, scales stronger than steel, powerful wings and legs, and the ability to breath scalding hot fire. Dragon eggs tend to be the same color as the dragon's scales that hatch from it. They are also just as strong as a dragon's scales, making them extremely difficult to destroy. Although dragons can be harsh and violent, they can build strong relationships with different races, especially if they've known someone since hatching. Unlike the other beings of Terapersü, dragons cannot speak with their voices. Instead, all dragons are able to project to the voices into the minds of those they wish to speak to.

Dragon eggs are ready to hatch as soon as they are lain, and are hatched through contact with extreme heat for a long period of time. A mother dragon will wait and choose to hatch her egg only when she is sure the vulnerable baby will be well protected and unlikely to encounter much danger. When she is ready to hatch her baby she will breathe fire upon the egg almost constantly, only stopping to sleep in small doses and to hunt. The egg will then hatch after four to five days of this treatment.

After hatching, dragons grow extremely quickly. Three days after birth, a dragon will have doubled in size. In one week, a dragon will be large enough to start learning how to fly and most will have learned by the time they turn two weeks old. At this point, the mother dragon will have been projecting her thoughts into her child's mind regularly, teaching him/her the meanings of various words. They learn quickly, and by two weeks of age, baby dragons will understand most of what their mother is saying to them, but will not be able to respond by projecting their own voice until four weeks old. Also at one month of age, dragons have increased their flying abilities and have grown large enough to learn how to hunt small prey such as mice, rabbits, raccoons, and birds. At this point, a dragon is about the size of a small deer.

At six weeks of age a baby dragons scales have hardened to the same strength as their parents' and they are far less vulnerable to attack, allowing them a greater deal of independence from their mother. They start to learn about the history of dragons and of the land from their mothers, and they are also taught more complicated flight maneuvers and battle strategies for fighting both on the ground and in the air. By time they are 2 months old a dragon stands as tall or taller than an adult elf and are now able to carry heavy loads on their backs while flying. By this age they will also have gained the ability to breathe fire. As they age, dragons continue to grow extremely quickly and become fully grown between the ages of 8 to 12 months. At this point, a fully grown dragon is at least the height of a two-story home, and some larger dragons can grow even larger than this. The largest dragon ever seen stood 53 feet tall.

Most dragons live in the northwest mountain range alongside the dwarves. The mountains stretch past the edge of the map for hundreds of miles, and dragons live throughout the highest mountains in large caves. When the dwarves arrived and began building their stone buildings under ground and mining deep within the mountains, the dragons felt threatened and became extremely hostile. Dwarves did not understand the intelligence dragons possessed, and a war waged between them for over thirty years. During this time, it became clear to the dwarves that dragons were not mere animals. Finally, seeing the devastation that this caused, the elves intervened on behalf of the dragons. After some time they were able to establish a shaky truce between the dragons and the dwarves. Fighting still occurs every now and then to this day, if a dwarf strays too far from their underground cities or a young, curious dragon ventures close to dwarf farming grounds where they might kill livestock.