Dragons in Valoran

Hello, good people of Maelstrom! It is time for the long-awaited announcement of the introduction of Dragons to our forum as player characters. Proponents and opponents of this decision alike, please know that this has in no way been taken lightly. Dragon characters are intended to be integral features of our world and will require express admin approval. Maelstrom currently has room for only one or two dragon OCs and they must align with the lore established below.



Dragons are an ancient Runeterra-native race of large, intelligent, innately-magical, reptilian beasts. While they vary widely in color and build depending on location, there are some characteristics all dragons share:

• Dragons are always lawful. They may be good, evil or neutral, but are invariably devoted to maintaining the sanctity of Runeterra, which means they fervently oppose the abuse of magic and typically consider the "lesser races" unworthy to wield it. They also frown upon human pollution, viewing the destruction of the environment as proof that the lesser races are foolish and wasteful. A Lawful Good dragon views humans children to be educated and guided; he is like an Autobot. A Lawful Neutral dragon will not actively seek out the lesser races, but will not hesitate to retaliate if humans encroach upon his territories. A Lawful Evil dragon has no compassion for the lesser races and may even kill them on sight.
  
  
• Dragons reach up to fifty feet in length and thirty feet in height, weighing as much as five elephants at full size.
  
  
• Dragon lifespan averages two to five thousand years. The perspective and wisdom such age grants makes dragons insightful and premeditative, never impulsive. They are slow to anger--but woe be unto one who incurs a dragon's wrath, for the objects of their righteous rage are usually simply burnt to a crisp without warning.
  
  
• Dragon diet consists of the meat of large animals (often mountain goats, cougars or stolen livestock from nearby human settlements) and of precious gems and metals.
  
  
• Like any predator, dragons have exceptionally acute senses, which only increase with age. They have excellent depth perception and good peripheral vision, able to see twice as well as a human in daylight; they also have great night vision, and are able to see even when conditions have no light to offer, although in such darkness they cannot discern between colors.
  
  
• Dragons are invariably reclusive. Sightings are rare. These ancient guardians of the world generally have no desire to mix and mingle with the foolish children of Runeterra. Towards each other, dragons are politely indifferent--save for once to twice a century, when they deign to mate.
  
  
• Dragons reside in dens, usually in mountain ranges or coastal cliffs. They are very territorial and always live in solitude. Dragons do not frequently fight, but in may clash in territorial disputes.
  
  
• Dragon dens are full of whatever artifacts, gems and treasures their inhabitant deems valuable. When they grow bored of a particular item, they may make a meal of it.
  
  
• Dragons mate once to twice a century, laying an average of five eggs. Generally speaking, the strongest and first to hatch eat the unhatched eggs, meaning that only one or two dragons per litter survive the nest. After mating, dragons separate. Mother dragons retreat to their own caverns to nest by themselves, keeping their eggs hot with frequent treatments of streamed flame after a gestation period of six months. With proper heating, dragon eggs hatch within three months.
  
  
• All dragons breathe fire. Dragon breath weapons can take four different forms: a cone burst, explosive and at temperatures high enough to melt flesh; a line stream, lesser in temperature but steady and directed; a direct stream, highly focused, shorter in duration but hot enough to melt metal; and a cloud of choking, vision obscuring smoke correlating in size with the dragon itself.
  
  
• Dragons' deep ties to Runeterra mean that they are innately magical. Not only do their scales and auras give them natural magic resist, but they are some of the few beings capable of innately casting spells.
  
  
• Draconic spell repertoire includes shapeshifting into a single lesser-race form (though this form is only used as a last resort due to their distaste for humans) and various spells as are appropriate to the dragon's age and experience.**
  
  
• Dragons are capable of both speech and telepathic communication. Though they cannot directly read minds, they can sense the surface motives of those around them. As an ancient and innately magical race, they can understand any tongue known to mortals.
  
  
• Due to their natural affinity, their sheer size and natural power, most beings will be hard pressed to defeat a Dragon in a one-on-one engagement, even champions.

Half-dragons are considered to be an abomination by dragonkind. As the result of a union between a dragon and a lesser being, they are considered a direct insult and will be killed on sight by any dragon with whom they come into contact.

If you are interested in portraying a dragon character, please speak with an admin!