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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hand of Evil" data-source="post: 27941" data-attributes="member: 371">Looking at dragons the first thing we notice is that there are a number of different types, each one adapted for their environment, but have some common ground, size, intelligent, wisdom, long life and some others.One thing that dragons have in common is they are covetous, they love treasure, this means that they have to have a place to store it.  I personally think young dragons roam the world looking for a lair, fighting and killing each other for prime sites.  Older dragons are too powerful for the young to go after so the young dragons raid the lesser races, this has caused issues with mostly dwarves because mines offer too much that dragons want; a lair and possible treasure.  Shape changing dragons work to place themselves in positions of power to acquire treasure; these have learned to build their lairs.Once a dragon starts their horde, they start thinking about security.  It is about keeping their treasure and growing old with it.  The greatest threat is other dragons that are about the same age, but dragons are aware that the lesser races want their horde too.The best defense is a good offense.  Dragons are proactive and they control the air (in most cases).  They depend on death from above or ambush to feed; this means that a good line-of-sight is important for them.  They would have stretches of open land or water that they could monitor.  Next there would be guards.  Dragons live for a long time, they would have seen the power of religion and they would have seen it as a way to gather more wealth.  Many dragons set themselves up as protectors or gods to some of the lesser races; kobolds are a prime example of this.  They become the smoke detectors or early warning systems, letting the dragon know ahead of time that foes have entered its territory.  Dragons reward their followers with very good weapons and armors, so be warned if a kobold has a masterwork weapon!The lair.  This is a dragon’s home and safe.  Dragons spend years getting it just right; they know every part of it.  Warning signs & Forgotten paths.  Dragons design parts of their lairs where sound and air will warn them of invaders.  Dragons know that they live longer than what they see as the younger races, they use this to their advantage by establishing paths into their lairs that are seen as lost in history, a secret, or forgotten door.  These are death traps; dragons do not forget ways into their lairs.  More later?</blockquote>

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