The Dragonomicon (wip)

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The Dragonomicon

[sup]A great collection of all that is currently available to us about the great mythical beast 'the dragon' with sources.[/sup]

Table of Contents

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Introduction: What Is A Dragon?

The term 'dragon' is hard to define concretely.  The word dragon finds its roots in Ancient Greek from the word drákōn, which meant serpent.  Most dragons of old keep this theme of being some form of snake-like, though some recent definitions of the word have included kirin, basilisks, and some fae creatures. 

For our purposes, I will mainly be discussing dragons that are specifically called dragons in this guide, though I will add those more extant creatures to this behemoth if the public demands it.  On BoB, it matters very little what your creature is called so long as you buy the corresponding item in order to play them.  I will also be leaving out half-dragons, dragonkin, and dragonborn-esque creatures.  Again, I am more than willing to include such sections if the public so demands it.

With a very vague and basic definition of a dragon in place (that definition being 'big, scaly, and tangentially related to a snake'), let's map out some dragon types.

Categories of Dragons

• Amphithere: snake-like, feathered, two wings, usually depicted without legs, associated with the sun and wind
  
• Dragon (sometimes referred to as a Western Dragon): reptilian, fully-scaled, two wings, four legs, associated with fire
  
• Drake: reptilian, fully-scaled, no wings, four legs, associated with the earth
  
• Lindwurm: long and snake-like, no wings, two to however many legs you want, associated with earth, fire, water
  
• Lung (also called the Eastern Dragon): long and snakelike, usually half-furred, half-scaled, four legs, no wings, associated with water
  
• Wyrm: almost full snake, no wings, no legs, this is where we put huge snakes like Harry Potter's basilisk and sea serpents
  
• Wyvern: two legs, two wings, most obvious example are the dragons in the TV series Game of Thrones
  

Amphitheres in the Popular Lexicon
The most famous example of an amphithere I could give is the god Quetzalcoatl.  Quetzalcoatl is officially referred to as a 'feathered serpent' and it is their likeness that makes up a majority of amphitheres' visages.  Amphitheres are also mentioned in the book Dragonology, a book which posits that dragons are real and are therefore given scientific names like 'draco americanus mex'.