Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.
Enchanted Trinkets Complete--a hardcover book containing over 500 magic items for your D&D games!

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="mythusmage" data-source="post: 1271296" data-attributes="member: 571">(As a follow-up I now present the relationship between dragons on one hand, and lung on the other.)DRAGONSThe Fire dragons were the first to arise during the Ice Ages, and have been the most successful genus. The Copper was the first to appear, followed shortly by the Red, Gold, and Brass dragons. The Bronze is descended from the Brass, the Sapphire from the Gold, while the White dragon is descended from the Red. A fact most Red dragons are still reluctant to admit to.About this time the Storm Dragons made their appearance. With the Topaz dragon coming on the scene, followed by the Emerald and Blue dragons. It is thought the Blue is descended from the Topaz, but there is growing evidence all through are descended from a common ancestor.Last of the original dragon genera to appear was the Woodland dragon. Both the Black and Green dragons descending from a common ancestor, with the Green dragon arising first. Of all the dragons it is this genus that is the most primitive in appearance. However, contrary to initial impressions the Woodland dragons are actually the furthest from the crocodilians geneticallyAs far as it is known the Fire, Woodland, and Storm dragons are descended from a common ancestor. One of the survivors of the First Ice Age. The Noble dragons are an offshoot of the Fire dragons, being descended from White dragons, and thus, ultimately, descendents of Red dragons. The Crystal dragons appearing first, with Silver dragons their descendents.WyrmsOf all the dragons the Brass and Green dragons are most closely related to the wyrms genetically speaking. Close enough that some put the Green dragon and Jungle wyrm in the same genus, while the Brass dragon and Mountain wyrm have a genus of their own. Speculation that the Black dragon is a descendent of the Swamp wyrm that regained its wings is not taken seriously.It is known that the modern dragon and the wyrm are descended from a common ancestor. The split between the two groups apparently took place over 8 million years ago. That is the age of some wyrm fossils found in Central Africa with vestigial wings. Why the wyrms lost their wings is still undetermined. Even today some wyrms are born with tiny, misshapened wings, but nothing useful. The usual procedure is to surgically remove said wings so as to avoid any trouble later in life.The first wyrm genus to appear was the Woodland, with the Jungle wyrm the oldest of these. Of all surviving species of true dragon the Jungle wyrm is accounted the oldest. The other species are the Forest and Swamp wyrm.The Grassland wyrms come next. The Plains wyrm being descended from the Forest Wyrm, and the Desert and Hill wyrms being descended from the Plains wyrm.The Ice wyrms are descendents of the Swamp wyrm, of all things. The Mountain wyrm appearing first, with the Tundra wyrm arising from the Mountain.The last wyrm genus, the Underdark, is most closely related to the Desert wyrm of the Grassland genus. As a matter of fact, their are those who would make the Underdark wyrm a member of the grassland genus.So there you have a short look at the relationships between the true dragons. Next we'll be looking at the relationships between the lung.</blockquote>

Verification