Black Dragons

They have long, multi-pronged horns arcing back from just above the eyes. They have scales rather than hide. These dragons are primarily concentrated on the lower two islands and a few of the smaller islands in the chain.

They are mostly monogamous, but they do sometimes go through a few partners before they find one they would care to form a monogamous bond with. The females take on most of the egg caring responsibility, though the males take on a lot of the teaching duties.

Size: 85 to 105 feet (26-32 meters)

Territory: Alastean Islands

Humanoid Form: In form, they look like Elves just with shorter ears and small horns on the top of their head that are smaller versions of the ones they sport in the dragon form. They have a long tail and winglets. Their skin tone is a pitch black color and hair is always white. Eyes are red. They don’t retain clothing from change to change.

Special Ability: These dragons are alchemists. They can neutralize poisons and make non poisonous things dangerous to ingest. Older dragons learn to do other things with this ability over time.

Breath Weapon: The belch out a noxious gas that makes those it touches quite ill.

Egg Size: 4 feet (1.2 meters)

Egg Color: jet black

Hatching Grounds: They prefer sandy grounds littered with some rocky debris, but aren’t really fussy about it so long as the area is defensible.

Lifespan: Blacks have an abnormally long lifespan, living to be as much as 1000 years old.

Reproductive Cycle: These dragons see age as attractive and woo older dragons. There are limits to the age gap, however, and it’s inappropriate for one to court a dragon who is more than 70 years older than you. The courting process involves a combination of gift giving and song singing.