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Folder: Creatures
Title: Dragons
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# Dragons
## Overview
Dragons are the rarest known apex predators in Ashenveil.
Many scholars believe fewer than fifty still exist.
Most people will never see one.
Entire kingdoms record a single dragon sighting as a historic event.
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## Intelligence
Dragons possess intelligence rivaling—or exceeding—that of humans.
Many speak multiple languages.
Some have studied history for centuries.
Others avoid civilization entirely.
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## Territories
Dragons establish enormous territories.
They fiercely defend nesting grounds and accumulated treasures, though treasure is often collected for historical rather than monetary value.
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## Types
High Dragons
Ancient, wise, and rarely seen.
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Mountain Dragons
Powerful territorial predators dwelling among remote peaks.
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Sea Dragons
Solitary hunters inhabiting deep oceans.
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Ash Dragons
Rare dragons associated with volcanic regions and ancient ruins.
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## Relations With Civilization
Some dragons have negotiated treaties with kingdoms.
Others remain bitter enemies of civilization.
Most simply wish to be left alone.
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## Adventure Hooks
• Negotiate with an ancient dragon instead of fighting it.
• Investigate disappearing livestock near a nesting site.
• Recover stolen dragon eggs before war erupts.
• Discover why an elderly dragon abandoned its mountain.
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## Related Pages
• Mount Vharok
• Legendary Magic
• History
• The First Age
• Kingdoms