Kevin's Watch

Nor Yekith wrote:Don't worry about the rider problem. It's rather easy to distort the skull and brain to adjust behaviours. That's how my cult re-educates rebels. It simply makes things more efficient. Same with the dragons.

Nor Yekith wrote:As for the sampling, well, all I need is some skin. How hard would that be?

Nor Yekith wrote:Or could you send me a dead dragon?

Nor Yekith wrote:Don't be so damn difficult!

Stonemaybe wrote: He waved his hands so the currents flipped over one of the slugs.

Jove wrote:O-gon-cho, I LOVED that story of Aldwin. That was the coolest thing I have read!!!

Dragon statistics of the dragons of Zandarar:

Generally the dragons to Riders do match up gender to gender. So, a male candidate would have the chances at Bronze, Brown, Blue, or none. A female candidate would have the chances at Gold, Green, or none. Unless you wish to mix it up a little.

There are five different colors of dragons, in order of size from biggest to smallest, preferred status, and ascending numbers of hatchlings to eggs: Gold, Bronze, Brown, Blue, and Green.

The rarest are the Golden Queen dragons (female). One Queen egg is laid on average in every five to seven individual Queen’s clutches. There is no way to discern a Queen egg from the others, so candidates can not stand closer to one in the hopes of drawing the attention of the little Queen hatchling before Impression occurs. Not that that would make a difference. Even if a Rider was not on the Hatching Grounds, but was watching in the stands, the hatchling would find them anyway.

The Queens, the largest dragons in body size, are the only dragons that lay viable eggs. They are not flaming dragons, as chewing firestone will make them infertile (my dragons only flame when they chew firestone, which is only found on my lands in Immeril. I have not opened any firestone mines, have not told anyone where they are located, and hope to never have to do so). Generally, their Riders are female, although Talayeh is an exception with male Rider Sio.

The next largest classification of dragon by size, but the second most rare although several are usually born per each Queen’s clutch, yet the most sought after by male candidates, are Bronzes (male). Usually Weyr and Wing leaders, when the dragons have to assume a military formation in the air, are always bronze dragons. Almost always a Queen dragon is caught by a bronze during her mating flight. Occasionally an exceptionally strong brown might catch a Queen, but it has not ever occurred on Eiran, as far as I know.

Brown dragons (male) are more plentiful than the bronzes, yet still sought after by candidates if a bronze passes them by. They usually become the Wing second in a military formation when needed.

Blue dragons (male) are even more plentiful than browns, and are much smaller. They are agile flyers though and hold their own in the air for short times.

The most plentiful hatchlings are the Greens (female). I would say a good third of every Hatching is green. They are the best flyers at maneuvering, and many flight tactics in Wing formation involve them darting in and out amongst the other colors.

While female, the greens are flaming dragons, meaning they will chew firestone when needed. This has rendered them infertile over generations.

Balon wrote:It was truly frightening and awsome. Great writing.

Balon wrote:I can't wait to prove the last line wrong.

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Balon wrote:Dont be taken in by his LIES!