Compendium Draconis

A field guide of dragon species throughout the world, currently being compiled by a team of adventurers. Feel free to submit your own observations! About the Compendium

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Draconis Compendium

Conduit Dragon

Primordialus aetherium

The Conduit Dragon (P. aetherium) is a species best known for its ability to channel primal elemental and mana forces into both energy and breath weaponry. These dragons are often hunted by magic users for their valuable parts, which are also common in folk remedies. P. aetherium has a thin layer of scales and skin in order to best siphon mana, leaving its organs partially visible from the outside. There is currently no recorded imagery of P. aetherium.

Entry by M. Darkbringer, 12/29/2019; Authorized 12/30/19 by the Wizard’s Organization of Taxonomic Classification

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Not a true dragon, the Drag-o-Lantern is simply the work of sorcerers with too many pumpkins and too much time on their hands.

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DRACONIS COMPENDIUM

Geode Dragon Geodine geodine

The geode dragon (G. geodine) is a member of the non-metallic gem-based dragon genus Geodine. Geode dragons are born from geodes. They are born with only a hard, rocky outer layer of scales that breaks away to reveal gem scales underneath. This gives older dragons larger gem coverage. They also come in many gem variations, some being rarer than others. Their scales are not truly composed of that gem; they are far stronger and immune to the geode dragon’s signature acid spray attack.

Entry by M. Darkbringer, 10/15/2019; Authorized 10/27/19 by the Wizard’s Organization of Taxonomic Classification

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All dragons are free to use for stories/comics/campaigns/novels/fics/etc. Credit is appreciated but not necessary, and I would love to see your finished work. Feel free to submit a dragon of your own!

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Guess who’s back?? :D

Hey everyone! So, this blog was deleted in the purge around a year ago, as a sideblog for my old main. I finally, FINALLY got it back, and now I’ve moved it to my new main. As you can see by my newest post, there’s a bit of a story going on now. It’s not necessary to follow the story in order to understand the dragon posts, but it’s more fun for me and will keep me invested in the blog again. Honestly, it won’t show up much at all beyond that. All dragons will now be posted as “compendium entries” alongside my art. I mean, it’s been almost a year, I wanted to change things up a bit. Glad to be posting again!

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DRACONIS COMPENDIUM 

Chameleon Dragon Squamatafictus chamaeleonidae

The chameleon dragon (S. chamaeleonidae) is a member of the reptile-mimicking dragon genus Squamatafictus. Chameleon dragons are known for their ability to adapt to any type of environment, despite a distinct preference for rain forests. They have long tongues that can be used to latch onto prey from afar. They may also use a sleep gas that they expel as a breath weapon to stun prey or foes; chameleon dragons are generally cowardly and prefer flight over fight. Despite speaking primitive draconic, most chameleon dragons do not engage in conversations with non-draconids. 

Entry by M. Darkbringer, 9/19/2019; Authorized 9/20/19 by the Wizard’s Organization of Taxonomic Classification

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All dragons are free to use for stories/comics/campaigns/novels/fics/etc. Credit is appreciated but not necessary, and I would love to see your finished work. Feel free to submit a dragon of your own!

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Morph dragons

Morph dragons are rather similar to Mimic dragons, but they live in packs, and have an original form. They can change their form, obviously, into others, but when surprised or scared, they often accidentally shift back to their original form. Morph dragons cannot change into another form for forever. They often have poison and also breath fire, which sometimes show when they morph. They have their own unique markings and often have heterochromia.

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submitted by @imorphemi !

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Wow I love your blog! It’s amazing with all these different ideas of dragons. It would be even cooler if like, every new dragon created it springs to life within the blog, or something idk. I love dragons lots and I especially love the bioluminescent dragons, cuz it intrigues me lol. Is it okay if I submit a dragon of my own?

thank you so so much!!! that would be super cool, huh? and definitely submit a dragon. (:

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mist dragon

these dragons are pale in color, and have control over mystic arts. they live in foggy swamps, and can become part of the fog. they use lights to lure prey to themselves. they hoard the remains of drowned things.

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demon dragons

these are the spirits of dragons that messed with dark magic and suffered the consequences. they no longer have a physical form, but instead can only live through possessing another living thing. they’re vengeful, and desperate to find the most powerful host that they can so they can feel strong again. demon dragons often sign contracts with other creatures promising them great power if they will allow them to merge spirits with the dragon. they then slowly take over the host’s body and replace their soul- the more of the dragon’s power the host taps into, the faster this happens. however, if a host is killed before the soul merge is complete, then the dragon dies also. they hoard souls.

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tarantula dragons

these dragons are low to the ground and covered in coarse hair. they have six eyes and eight legs, and their long tail can be used to rub hair off of their back as a defense mechanism or to spin webs. they come in a variety of colors but are most commonly bright blue or a dark brown or black. they have thick claws at the bottom of each leg. they spin webs to catch their prey. they hoard a trophy from everything they catch in their webs.

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packrat dragons

these dragons are small and rat-like. they’re covered in a coarse layer of gray fur and seem to always be dirty. they have long whiskers and round, dark eyes. they’re known for always having bags full of objects on them, all of which appear to be useless but have personal importance to the dragon. they hoard anything they can find.

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i love this blog so much, dragons are my special interest!!!!!!!!

aaaaa thank you!! i really appreciate it!!! sorry for taking so long to respond, by the way 💕

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thinking about submitting some of my writing or dragon related art to this blog. anyone interested?

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eel dragon

these dragons are long and slender, and live within underwater crevices. they stick their heads out to eat, catching creatures that float by. their heads are exceptionally ugly and feature backwards facing fangs. in darker areas, they can cause their eyes to glow in the dark to attract prey. they have mottled patterns and dull colored scales. they’re cruel, preferring to hurt rather than talk. they hoard the bones of the things they kill.

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mimic dragons

these dragons are intruiged by other living species, and turn into them, trying to fit into their groups. however, mimic dragons always have some sort of indentifying characteristic that shows they aren’t truly that kind of creature. they can have offspring with other species, resulting in a half-dragon, which has some of the same abilities of the mimic dragon. naturally they vary wildly in appearance and are hard to categorize without them changing appearance. they hoard things related to the type of creature they most admire.

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Luminous Dragons

These dragons are a cross between Electric and Water Dragons. As their name suggests, their bodies are capable of bioluminescence, which they used to attract and catch prey. They can also shoot electric charges, though they’re rather weak when compared to their Electric bretheren. Luminous Dragons are very rare, and tend to live in ocean trenches or underwater caves.

submitted by @viridiandissonance