Appearance
Familiar Origins
by B. Pine
All dragons have slight variations in appearance, particularly with scale patterns, spines, talons, spikes, and such. As such, each dragon is unique in appearance. Draca color is dependent on its type, as explained in the ‘Dragon Types’ section.
About dragon types:
There are four types of Draca.
Draca Physiology
The Draca have the ability to take on the form of any living species they come across, at will. They are able to do this with very little effort, so dragons are capable of roaming other worlds for millennia without being discovered.
Despite this awesome ability, the Draca prefer to be in their natural state. Or rather, states. Draca have two natural forms: their full dragon form and their smaller, or half-dragon form.
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Half-Dragon form- This is a misnomer, since there is no ‘other half’. It is believed that since the Draca has had more contact with humans than any other species, some attributes of their smaller form were compared with human features, but the origin to the half-dragon term is lost to even the ancient Draca.
A Draca’s smaller form is bipedal. The wings are a separate set of limbs from the arms and can be folded flat against the back. The lesser form is a vertebrate with a central spine, which extends halfway down the long tapering tail. Their leathery skin can be white, blue, red or black, depending on the type of dragon. The head is lizard-like, with a short, blunt muzzle, their sharp teeth are not exposed. Draca in their smaller forms vary in height.
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Full dragon form – Draca in their larger, more powerful form are more saurian-shaped. They are four-legged but the forelegs are much more slender and slightly shorter, with opposable digits to allow the Draca to use their front legs as arms. Draca in full form are roughly eight times bigger than an average sized human.
The body of a full-formed Draca is covered with glossy scales. The scales interlock to give the dragon a sleek, varnished look. The dragon’s wings are made of the same leathery skin of the half dragon form. When folded they set perched upon the dragon’s back, rather than folded flat.