Homebrew dragon Species Details

Dragons are winged reptilians of ancient lineage and terrifying powers. They are known and feared for their predatory behavior, cunning wit and greed. The oldest dragons are regarded as some of the most powerful creatures in the world. Dragons are magical creatures whose innate power gives them many preternatural abilities. Many creatures, including wyverns and dragon turtles, have draconic blood. However, true dragons are made up of two categories: chromatic and metallic dragons. Blue, white, black, green and red dragons are selfish, evil and feared by all. Bronze, copper, brass, gold, and silver are noble, benign and highly respected by the wise. Although their goals and ideals vary tremendously, all dragons covet riches and strive to accumulate piles of coins, gems, jewelry and magical items. Dragons with great mountains of treasure hate to leave them for a long time, venturing out of their dens to patrol and feed themselves. They can live for thousands of years. From that age on, their strength becomes incomprehensible and their treasure heaps can grow unimaginably large.

Chromatic Dragons

Black Dragons

Black dragons are the most vile-tempered and cruel of all chromatic dragons, apart from their love of bargaining. Black dragons are easily distinguished by their horns, which protrude from the sides of their heads and wrap around, projecting forward. A large frill adorns the upper part of their neck and they smell of rotting vegetation, foul water, or the powerful acid they can breathe.

Blue Dragons

Blue dragons have single, large horns protruding from their heads and large, frilled ears. Their tails are thick and bumpy and their wings are more pronounced than most other species. They smell like ozone or sand. They are more mocking and manipulative than outwardly cruel, and murderous to 'lesser' creatures, aided by their natural talents for hallucination. They trick desert travelers into drinking sand or going miles out of their way.

Green Dragons

Green dragons have a large, waving crest or fin that starts at their nose and runs the length of their body. They also have long, slender, forked tongues and smell like chlorine gas. They are highly adept at magic.

Red Dragons

Red dragons have two swept-back horns on their heads and smell of smoke and sulphur.

White Dragons

White dragons are the most feral of the classic chromatic dragons. Though dimmer than other dragons, they are still powerful enough to overwhelm most humans and have excellent memories. Their heads and necks blend seamlessly into one another, and their wings are frayed along the edges. They have a flap of skin (dewlap) lined with spines beneath their chin, and have a high crest atop a streamlined head and a crisp, vaguely chemical odor.

Metallic Dragons

Brass Dragons

Brass dragons have a strong mercenary streak and often agree to serve as guardians or battle champions for anyone willing to pay suitably well.

Bronze Dragons

Duty-bound and honorable to a fault, bronze dragons commit themselves to order and are among the greatest and most devout champions of that ideal. As order's sworn servants, bronze dragons can seem arrogant and haughty, with an inflated sense of self, a tendency that can put them at odds with those they meet. In rare cases, this self-righteousness grows into something far more sinister, and the bronze dragon takes over what it sees as lesser races, ruling as a cruel tyrant to its subjects. Bronze dragons claim coastlines, inlets, and islands as their own, constructing lairs in coastal caves that have access to the sea. More aggressive bronze dragons purposely choose lairs near shipping lanes so they can claim tribute from merchant vessels as those craft pass by. All bronze dragons share a deep and abiding hatred for blue dragons, and they are vigilant in protecting their homes from these interlopers.

Copper Dragons

Copper dragons are born tricksters and jokesters. They are quite devious and clever, but their intent is purely benign. They do not seek to harm 'lesser' creatures, but merely wish to impress them with superior intelligence and wit, and to fool them with clever pranks.

Gold Dragons

Gold dragons are the most dedicated to defeating evil. They spend the bulk of their lives in human form, seeking out evil and punishing wrongdoers to the best of its considerable abilities. Its typical mode of operation runs roughly along the lines of a sting operation: the dragon will listen for stories of dangerous or evil creatures or persons, then reveal its true form and mete out punishment. They prefer to turn villains over to law enforcement if available, but will ultimately take whatever actions they deem necessary in order to see justice served. They are best summarized as the paladins of the draconic world.

Silver Dragons

Silver dragons are true friends to all. The silver dragon enjoys the company of humans and elves so much that it will often take the form of a human or elf and live among them for the majority of its life. It should be noted that silvers, like all dragons, believe themselves the most superior creatures in the world. However, apart from the ability to fly, which they enjoy greatly, they tend to prefer the physical forms of humanoids for everyday life.

dragon Traits

as a dragon you have a breath attack