Dragon

Dragons come in three broad types. Heavenly or Sky Dragons, kin to the First Emperors spirt, are the only dragons which flew. Their scales are typically light blue or white, and they have the longest and most serpentine forms. They live amongst the clouds, only touching the earth to nest on the very highest mountain peaks. They have an instinctive command of wind and cloud, able to whip up storms at a moment’s notice.

The second type are underworld dragons, which live underground and have deep black or brown scales as well as a broader, more lizardlike shape. They lack the horns of their kind and rarely come to the surface, burrowing freely under the feet of the empire. Their passage revitalizes the earth they pass through, and they are known for having a deep love for certain liquors. They are especially common in the Ebon Rivers province, insofar as dragons are common anywhere.

River or Flood dragons are the most social dragons, and many of the empire's larger cities have a festival set aside for celebrating and propiating the local river dragon.

River dragons, especially the younger ones are incredibly territorial and prideful. Unlike the Heavenly dragons, whose aloofness made them nigh unapproachable. The pride of River dragons was rather more… vain. Hence the elaborate and expensive festivals cities with older members of their race threw.

They most covet various expensive foodstuffs, certain types of qi touched jade, and various other things.

Female dragons despise human women, due to a long history in the pre imperial period of mating with male dragons.