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What are Dargons?
- A Dargon is an alien species that greatly resembles a dragon. However, they are not. While they have four legs and can fly, they have large ears, a layer of fur under their scales, and are not able to manipulate any element. Males of all subspecies have underscales, left over from more primitive days of fighting over females. The genome of the Dargon is vast and complex, allowing for innumerable color and pattern combinations. However, they do have their distinctions between breeds.
Dargons live in systems called Tribes. Each Tribe has a Chief or Chieftess, who decides who can and can't be a part of the tribe. Tribes can war, be allies, and even interbreed. They are intelligent enough to fashion simple tools and decorations with their opposable thumbs. Dargons communicate with a language of spoken sounds vaguely like English. They are omnivores who hunt and forage in groups. They make their homes in cave systems somewhat like a prairie-dog town.
Dargons were first found by human explorers when their home planet was in crisis, mere months away from being devoured by a black hole. Using technology and some Dargon magic, humans managed to transport many Dargons back to earth. After initial lab testing, it was found that Dargons would make great, though large, companions and pets for humans.
- Windgons
- Windgons are a very common subspecies. With their lean bodies and large wings and tails, they are masters of the air around their mountaintop homes. Their manes are short and mainly cover their crown. Their large tails are tipped with two formidable horns, which they use as rudders against gale-force winds.
- Blazegons are another common breed, renowned for their ferocity and bravery. They can dwell anywhere but prefer warmer, drier areas. Their manes extend to above their shoulders, are short in hair length, and appear slicked back. Their tail contains yet another weapon for these fighters: a scorpion sting, complete with venom.
- Rockgons are an uncommon breed and are extremely large, dwelling in caverns and other earthy places. They are built for strength, and their wings are rather small. Their mane is thick and extends halfway down the neck, like a helmet. Their tail bears a large spade, useful when working the earth.
- Dimgons are a rare subspecies, and are very small. They are built for stealth and can see in the dark, for they dwell where sunlight can be scarce. Their manes grow in long, luscious tresses. Their tail bears six smallish spikes, three above and three below.
- Freezegons are an uncommon breed of Dargon, and have elongated bodies and rather short legs for easier maneuvering in their icy northern home. Their mane, over time, has developed into a slicked-back affair that peaks behind the ears, the result of eons of being battered by relentless winds. Their tail bears a hard, jagged plate for traction and defense.
- Beastgons are actually rather common, and a large and stocky. They are good fighters, and have large, sabre-cat fangs to aid them. Their tails are tipped with quills that, while they cannot be flung off, can come off the tail if stuck in something. Their mane is not a proper mane, but rather a thick tuft of crown hair that ends near the ears.
- Treegons are an uncommon Dargon breed and complete pacifists. Unlike the other breeds, these Dargs prefer to live in trees, and their tails are even slightly prehensile to accommodate this lifestyle! Their mane is rather long, and some would describe it as being a cross between the manes of a Rockgon and a Dimgon. Their tail is graced with a tuft of soft fur.
- Another rare, small breed. Raingons are swimmers and can be found near lakes and rivers. They can't stand saltwater, though. While their paws sport to webbing, their limbs and tail and strong and their paws are large. Their mane is thick and dense, kept short and extending in a line down to the shoulders. Their tail sports a semi-transparent fin that is reminiscent of a tadpole's tail.
