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| Race | Painted Dragon |
| Over-race | Dragon |
| Classification | Sundry |
| Family | True Dragon |
| Sphere | Dragon |
| Origin | Developed as dragons absorbed draconic power |
| Lifespan | 100,000 years |
| Habitat | Temperate to subarctic rainforests |
| Food | Omnivorous/energies |
| Description | At birth, all dragons look like large, pink worms. At maturity, dragons grow to be beautifully, multicolored scaled beasts with the hind legs of an eagle, the fore legs of a great cat, long neck and tail covered in rainbow scales, a horned head and a feathered crest, and a snake-like tongue.. |
| Procreation | Dragons mate with each other only. Without intense supernatural interference, half-dragons are an impossibility. Dragons lay one to three eggs at a time. Upon hatching, a dragon immediately begins absorbing background energies. All dragon eggs are filled with pure, liquid draconic energy, which sustains the baby dragon upon hatching. |
| Esoterica | Painted dragons have accumulated vast amounts of draconic power. They are also commonly in possession of dumaqu, radiance, lunar aether, brumal aether, arnum, mana, flux, fortune, and yahas. Divine energies are infrequent. Other powers vary. |
| Special Powers | Dragons gain new powers as they accumulate more energies. At each stage of growth, they gain a new ability, usually culminating with the twelfth ability when they accumulate . The usual progression of powers is as follows:
All dragons accumulate energies by absorbing them naturally from the area around them. As such, they must carefully cultivate their lairs to provide the right kinds of energies, hence they hoard appropriate objects. Other common powers include create music, instill athleticism, mind control, poisonous fangs, mesmerize, soulsight, and beautiful visage. |
| Alternate Forms | Painted dragons rarely take alternate forms, but if they do, it is a bird, human, or avian animalman local to their domain. |
| Weaknesses | Painted dragons are extremely vain. |
| Subspecies | N/A |
| Culture | Painted dragons are the embodiment of majesty. They are worshiped by those who serve them, and they often have cults serving them. They lay their eggs in vast tree nests, which are tended by their most loyal and trusted servants. Each painted dragon rules their own domain, and they form intricate alliances and rivalries with each other. Their political struggles are rarely understood by outsiders, for even the slightest hint of an insult can destroy a generational alliance. Painted dragons refuse to accept that they might weaken in old age, and thus cling to their power and cults well beyond when they should relinquish control to their younger brethren. This creates many weak tribes and opportunities for conquest amongst them. |
| Notables | Kren'Chromatious, Painted Dragon Manifest |
| Sample statistics | For all draconic powers, the rule is 1 point in a stat costs 6 points of an energy. (Mature) PRO 19 ATH 20 STR 37 AWA 23 WIL 22 ROG 13 (Mature) PRO 19 ATH 20 STR 37 AWA 23 WIL 22 ROG 13 |
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