Elder Dragon (Realms)

Elder Dragons (Chinese: 神龙; pinyin: shénlóng lit. god dragons) are the first dragons to ever exist on Earth. They are the progenitors of all the dragons alive today, and keep many of their descendants close to them in Broods.

History

Origins

The first Elder Dragon to be created was Leviathan. Her remains were kept inside an underwater laboratory belonging to the Blue Civilization and has been studied for years until the civilization's scientists managed to bring her back to life. When they did, they also altered her physiology slightly to make her a more formidable weapon. Experimentations on her continued to the point of being virtually unrecognisable from her initial plesiosaur form and having parts of her body replaced with machinery characteristic of her captors' people. She first saw action in the battle of (placeholder) against the Red Civilization, which prompted the other four ghost civilizations to develop living weapons of their own.

The next Elder Dragon to be created was Pamola, by the White Civilization. Due to his creators' limited understanding of cybernetics (in comparison to their blue rivals), he was equipped with heavy power armour instead. It provides him with targeting systems, a deadly arsenal of weapons, and a powerful energy shield, among others.

Design

While Elder Dragons have vastly different appearances due to being created from different species, all of them share few traits. Among these are at least one pair of wings and a reptilian appearance. All Elder Dragons have a large frame in their true forms, with Fuzanlong, the smallest of the original five, towering over the human characters.

Powers and abilities

Created with the ancient magic and the complex technologies of their ghost creators, each Elder Dragon possesses immense spiritual power, an extensive repertoire of techniques and massive Qì reserves. Adding to their millennia of experience, they are formidable opponents in their own ways.

All Elder Dragons are able to assume human form. As they were created long before Adam even existed, it can be concluded that this is a learned power, as opposed to an inherent ability.