#magic mutations

[ookaookaooka]

A quick note about the magical deformities caused in the dragons: if you can see it, it's either incurable or the dragon likes how it looks and wants it to be there. Irascor's bony growths, while non-cancerous, would just regrow if they were removed by magic. They act a bit like neurofibromatosis, only with bone.

[ookaookaooka]

Common changes caused by overexposure to magic

Polydactyly (extra digits) and missing digits

Doubled limbs, tails, heads, faces, or eyes

Bone or keratin growths all over body

Changes in dentition

Color changes in scales and skin

Diminished forelimbs or wings, which results in a deformed spine

Scoliosis

Hyperflexibility

Irregular scales

Ingrown scales

Thickened or weakened scales

Fused scales, which causes cracking and painful skin

Weak vision/light sensitivity

Extended irises

Deformed/ragged pupils

Continuous growth of limbs, neck and tail (tail is most common)

Strange fat distribution (rare)

Forking/fusing of tongue

The bigger changes (extra limbs, etc) occur when the baby dragon is only a few cells, so the mutation will spread across the entire body as the cells multiply without being corrected. Other changes (messed up scales, growths, some forms of scoliosis) are caused either by mutations that occur in small groups of cells in more developed dragons or by the long-term damage done by the magic energy.

Dragons are one of the creatures in their world most affected by magic, because of their ability to absorb and store magic inside of them. Sea monsters were affected much more strongly in the past, because of the magic in the water. They seem to have stabilized now, but no one can really be sure because they live so deep down.