Post by sil on Oct 8, 2005 15:54:01 GMT -5
ok, so most of us already tolerate dragons on dinotopia. But after this no one will disagree that dragons dont belong on dinotopia.
Nestled in the North of the Forbidden Mountain Range lies Platinum Valley. At the end of the valley, on the shores of Kithos Lake, lies Dragon City. Picked for its high deposits of platinum, the spark of dragon's fire, Dragon City is a fully functional Dinotopian Metropolis. Most of the civilized dragon society lives there. There are four types of dragon.
Prehistoric Dragons, they take up 25% of the total dragon population. They survived the same way there saurian cousins did, by seeking Refuge in the World Beneath. Most Prehistoric Dragons live outside the mainstream of Dinotopian life, like the carnosaurs. Most live in the Great Desert because of the warm, dry climate, ample wing room, and eroded mountains for lairs. the rest live in the Rainy Basin, because of their high ranks in carnosaur society.
Marine Dragons, the only other species that lived before the KT Event. They ampted for the deep-sea escape, like the marine reptiles. They travel the coasts of Dinotopia, occasionally stopping in a coastal city, like Chandara. Few choose to make the up stream treck to Dragon City, or other inland Cities. They take up about 20% of the Dragon population.
Forest Dragons, the least numerous, and most linguistic. Taking up only 15% of dragon population, almost all Forest Dragons live in civilized society. Because of the hydrogen gas they store for fire breathing, (the same gas that is also used in flight with Prehistoric and Mountain Dragon) Forest Dragons are able to speak many human and saurian languages, by modulating the amount of gas they release. They are almost as sought after for translators as protoceratops. Their only hindrance, their size. Adults can be up to 30 meters long.
Mountain Dragons, the most numerous of dragon kind. Consisting of about 40% of the dragon population, most Mountain Dragon families come from off island. In the early 11th century, Mountain Dragons fled across the seas to Dinotopia, seeking refuge from the expanding human population. (come on lets face it, human do breed like rabbits, whatever a rabbit is!... Xepher get off the computer before you break it! *looking dejected, Xepher slinks off to her lair to mope*)
Yes dragons do eat meat. All old ones when they reach their time in Dragon City, give themselves up to the next generation on fields outside the City. That way Dragon City can support a larger dragon population. Lets pick a city, say Waterfall City for instance, only three or four dragons would choose that as their permanent home at a time. Any more would overtax the City, and push out all other carnivores.
All civilized dragons lay their clutches in the Dragon City Hatcheries. In society dragon clutches are about five eggs, with one or two fertile embryos, a defense mechanism from ancient times. In the wild, dragon clutches can have as many as ten eggs with up to seven fertilized embryos.
Prehistoric and Mountain Dragons have flights, where the female in heat picks the strongest male by having him catch her in flight. Forest dragons have runs, where the female is chased on the ground, and Marine dragons have swims. After a mating, it takes three months for the eggs to develop inside momma's belly. After that another five week incubation period is required.
For the first three weeks of incubation, a mother dragon will let no beast except herself near her eggs, not even her mate. After that, the female will know which eggs have developing dragonets inside, and she will eat the unfertilized eggs. Then she will let only a select few near her unhatched eggs. When the dragonets hatch, the parents leave the Hatchery, and make room for the next expectant mother.
There is a Dinosaur Hatchery in the City so expectant saurian mothers don't have to travel unnecessarily.
Then there are of course the Riders. Every once in a while, usually once in a mothers lifetime, a mother dragon will choose a human to care for one of her unhatched children. It is a great honor. The person cares for the egg until it hatches, and then cares for the newborn hatchling. A bond even stronger than parenthood develops, and a Rider and Dragon are born.
Because the pair spend their life’s together, dragon and rider develop their own language. They are able to communicate as fluently as any pair of humans. But a rider must always remember that his partner is as intelligent as he and must never 'talk down' to his mount.
Riders make there own equipment, so each dragon saddle is unique. But most saddles go around the neck, across the belly, and hook together below the forlegs. If anyone wants a diagram, I can e-mail people one. I also have a great sketch of Dragon City.
Most dragons who have riders are Mountain and Forest Dragons. Marine Dragons may choose a rider every once in a great while, about five in a generation. Civilized Prehistoric Dragons rarely give their children up to riders, but it happens.
Dragon kind has it's own council, which sends delegates to the Dinotopian councils, but they alone deal with Dragon issues. They arrange rider classes for new riders, delegate who must get the leather for new saddles from the Bleeding Fields, and deal with the wild dragons, who sometimes make off with trading caravans. But that happens rarely.
I hope ya like it. If ya have questions, I'd be glad to answer them.
Nestled in the North of the Forbidden Mountain Range lies Platinum Valley. At the end of the valley, on the shores of Kithos Lake, lies Dragon City. Picked for its high deposits of platinum, the spark of dragon's fire, Dragon City is a fully functional Dinotopian Metropolis. Most of the civilized dragon society lives there. There are four types of dragon.
Prehistoric Dragons, they take up 25% of the total dragon population. They survived the same way there saurian cousins did, by seeking Refuge in the World Beneath. Most Prehistoric Dragons live outside the mainstream of Dinotopian life, like the carnosaurs. Most live in the Great Desert because of the warm, dry climate, ample wing room, and eroded mountains for lairs. the rest live in the Rainy Basin, because of their high ranks in carnosaur society.
Marine Dragons, the only other species that lived before the KT Event. They ampted for the deep-sea escape, like the marine reptiles. They travel the coasts of Dinotopia, occasionally stopping in a coastal city, like Chandara. Few choose to make the up stream treck to Dragon City, or other inland Cities. They take up about 20% of the Dragon population.
Forest Dragons, the least numerous, and most linguistic. Taking up only 15% of dragon population, almost all Forest Dragons live in civilized society. Because of the hydrogen gas they store for fire breathing, (the same gas that is also used in flight with Prehistoric and Mountain Dragon) Forest Dragons are able to speak many human and saurian languages, by modulating the amount of gas they release. They are almost as sought after for translators as protoceratops. Their only hindrance, their size. Adults can be up to 30 meters long.
Mountain Dragons, the most numerous of dragon kind. Consisting of about 40% of the dragon population, most Mountain Dragon families come from off island. In the early 11th century, Mountain Dragons fled across the seas to Dinotopia, seeking refuge from the expanding human population. (come on lets face it, human do breed like rabbits, whatever a rabbit is!... Xepher get off the computer before you break it! *looking dejected, Xepher slinks off to her lair to mope*)
Yes dragons do eat meat. All old ones when they reach their time in Dragon City, give themselves up to the next generation on fields outside the City. That way Dragon City can support a larger dragon population. Lets pick a city, say Waterfall City for instance, only three or four dragons would choose that as their permanent home at a time. Any more would overtax the City, and push out all other carnivores.
All civilized dragons lay their clutches in the Dragon City Hatcheries. In society dragon clutches are about five eggs, with one or two fertile embryos, a defense mechanism from ancient times. In the wild, dragon clutches can have as many as ten eggs with up to seven fertilized embryos.
Prehistoric and Mountain Dragons have flights, where the female in heat picks the strongest male by having him catch her in flight. Forest dragons have runs, where the female is chased on the ground, and Marine dragons have swims. After a mating, it takes three months for the eggs to develop inside momma's belly. After that another five week incubation period is required.
For the first three weeks of incubation, a mother dragon will let no beast except herself near her eggs, not even her mate. After that, the female will know which eggs have developing dragonets inside, and she will eat the unfertilized eggs. Then she will let only a select few near her unhatched eggs. When the dragonets hatch, the parents leave the Hatchery, and make room for the next expectant mother.
There is a Dinosaur Hatchery in the City so expectant saurian mothers don't have to travel unnecessarily.
Then there are of course the Riders. Every once in a while, usually once in a mothers lifetime, a mother dragon will choose a human to care for one of her unhatched children. It is a great honor. The person cares for the egg until it hatches, and then cares for the newborn hatchling. A bond even stronger than parenthood develops, and a Rider and Dragon are born.
Because the pair spend their life’s together, dragon and rider develop their own language. They are able to communicate as fluently as any pair of humans. But a rider must always remember that his partner is as intelligent as he and must never 'talk down' to his mount.
Riders make there own equipment, so each dragon saddle is unique. But most saddles go around the neck, across the belly, and hook together below the forlegs. If anyone wants a diagram, I can e-mail people one. I also have a great sketch of Dragon City.
Most dragons who have riders are Mountain and Forest Dragons. Marine Dragons may choose a rider every once in a great while, about five in a generation. Civilized Prehistoric Dragons rarely give their children up to riders, but it happens.
Dragon kind has it's own council, which sends delegates to the Dinotopian councils, but they alone deal with Dragon issues. They arrange rider classes for new riders, delegate who must get the leather for new saddles from the Bleeding Fields, and deal with the wild dragons, who sometimes make off with trading caravans. But that happens rarely.
I hope ya like it. If ya have questions, I'd be glad to answer them.
