Dragons: Features: Personality

Hello, Riders.

We've kind of already talked about this, but not as a specified topic and not completely.


There are many components to a dragon's personality:

• Intelligence-Are your dragons just animals? Are they a whole separate race of superior beings?
• Do they depend upon humans in any way? Are they the same as humans, just with different bodies and abilities? Are they above humans in any way?
• How do they like to live? Are they solitary? Do they live in groups? 
• How can you best describe their personality?

Spruce Nogard

Dragons: Features: Scales

Hello, Friends.

First of all, sorry this post is up late.

Second of all, I know I already talked about dragon skin, but now I'm talking specifically about dragon scales. Each substance has a picture attached to it. :)

Types of scales:

Precious Stones:

• Ruby

• Emerald

•  Amethyst

• Sapphire

Other Stones:

•  Micah

•  Granite 

• Obsidian

• Quartz

Precious Metals:

•  Gold

• Silver

•  Bronze

• Copper 

Are dragon scales a material unknown to earth? What other types of scales can you think of?

Spruce Nogard 

Attributions:

https://pixabay.com/en/stones-ruby-emerald-garnet-topaz-36744/ 

https://pixabay.com/en/obsidian-stone-volcanic-rocks-glass-505332/ 

https://pixabay.com/en/brooch-metal-aged-gold-texture-2130764/

Dragons: Features: Teeth

Hello, Dragons.

Today's topic is teeth. Dragon teeth are really almost the same as dragon claws, so if you want to know more about what dragon claws are like, here's a link to my post on it.

However, dragon teeth can have many properties.

Are they poisonous?

Do they burn?

Are they ice cold?

What else can you think of?

Spruce Nogard

Attributions:
https://pixabay.com/en/book-magic-book-mystical-1949491/ 
https://pixabay.com/en/winter-ice-fence-frozen-snow-1943616/ 
https://pixabay.com/en/gas-flames-stove-burner-fire-blue-1938298/

Dragons: Dragon Wings

Hello, Riders.

When I was young(er), I used to draw diagrams of dragon wings. I kept a journal of all my dragon ideas, including starts of stories, descriptions of dragon species, diagrams of dragon parts. I made my own language, made a map, and even made charts of different eclipses. I still have the journal, and here are some copies of my drawings for dragon wings:

In each picture, the dragon's back is represented by the strip of blue.

Sorry, but the dragon's back for this one would be at a tilted line, but I couldn't format it correctly.

For this picture, the head would be toward the top.

For this picture, the dragon's head would be to the left.

Of course, there are variations on each of the wings, but these are the main ones.


Which way do you imagine dragon wings? Are there types of wings you haven't thought of before?

Spruce Nogard

 Attributions: https://pixabay.com/en/amazing-beautiful-beauty-blue-736882/

Dragons: Dragon Claws

Hello and happy belated Monday! As I explained last post, I may be behind for the next two weeks on posts.

Today, we are talking about dragon claws. I suppose you could apply this to dragon teeth, too.

Are the claws white, regular, like human nails?

Are they made of metal, sharp as swords?

Are they made of a material specific to that dragon, like precious stones, obsidian, ice, etc.?

Have fun with this!

Spruce Nogard

Attributions:

https://pixabay.com/en/cat-paw-claw-talon-fur-1136361/ 

https://pixabay.com/en/sword-longsword-weapon-arms-sharp-41036/ 

https://pixabay.com/en/obsidian-stone-volcanic-rocks-glass-505332/

Dragons: Eyes

Hello, Dragon Lovers.

On this lovely day, we are looking at dragon eyes. Are they like cat eyes?

Are they all the same color, like in A Tale Dark and Grimm?

*For both these pictures, please ignore the fact that the animals are not dragons. Also, think how much weirder it would be if eyes, all the same color, were on a dragon.

Do the colors mean anything? When I was young, I always had my dragon eyes match their scales. Also, their eyes matched their species. For example, an emerald dragon had emerald-green eyes.

Another aspect of dragon eyes is magic. Do they have magical powers?

Post in the comments!

Spruce Nogard

Attributions:

https://pixabay.com/en/hamster-brown-cute-animal-pet-1149177/ 

https://pixabay.com/en/cat-animal-cat-s-eyes-eyes-pet-1285634/

Dragons: Skin

Hello, Dragon Riders.

First of all, sorry this post is up late. :(

Second of all, we are talking about dragon "scales" today. Which version of "scales" do you like the best?

Dragons can have many different types of skin. Which will you use in your story?

Do they have hard, glittery, stone-like scales?

Do they have leathery skin?

Do they have soft, snakelike scales?













Do they have fur?

What else could dragons have for skin?

Spruce Nogard

Attributions:

https://pixabay.com/en/leather-textures-background-fabric-1251772/ 

https://pixabay.com/en/dragon-head-reptile-scaly-animal-1571287/ 

https://pixabay.com/en/leather-snake-bag-materials-stuff-506757/ 

https://pixabay.com/en/gray-fur-grey-texture-fabric-791625/

Dragons: Dragon Eggs

Hello, Dragon-Lovers.

The second part of this "series" is dragon eggs. You might be wondering how versatile eggs can be. I mean, yes, they can be different colors and sizes, but that's pretty much it. Right?

Nope. Dragon eggs can be very different from each other. Like dragons themselves, different authors have a variety of different portrayals of dragon eggs.

What are some types of dragons eggs?

Would they be smooth, and stone-like, like this one? This is Christopher Paolini's description of dragon eggs in The Inheritance Cycle.

Are they leathery, and get harder the closer they are to hatching? One of the main ways to tell how close a dragon egg is to hatching on Pern (Anne McCaffrey) is by their hardness.

Are they plain white, like this one?

Are they textured with designs snaking all over them?

Do they have scales like the dragons themselves?

These dragon eggs my aunt made for me. She lined up 250 (each) thumb tacks in styrofoam strips and painted them with nail polish. Then, she started at the bottom of a styrofoam egg, and spiraled the thumb tacks all the way to the top. She is 100% amazing. :)

What are other types of dragon eggs?

Spruce Nogard

Dragons: Dragon Breath

Hello, Dragon-Lovers!

I have decided to begin a new section on dragons. Instead of looking at how they are portrayed in different books/movies, I will be looking at different features: scales, wings, etc.

For this post, I am looking at breath.

Dragons breathe fire. Everyone knows that. It is also fairly common to hear of dragons breathing other substances, like snow.

But did you know the substance a dragon breathes varies as much as the types of dragons you can create?

For example, dragons can breathe fog, light, and, one of my ideas, black holes/galaxies.

Dream of it, and it's true. Just. Like. That.

So, what will your dragon breathe today?

Spruce Nogard

Attributions:

https://pixabay.com/en/milky-way-andromeda-stars-galaxy-923801/