Dragons

Dragons were immense, fire-spitting reptiles, said to have been created by the Old Ones alongside the Eldar. They were wielded successfully by the Dark God during the First Wars and the First Catalysm. Very few were thought to have survived. They are considered to be long extinct by the scholars of the Old World.

Appearance
Dragons all possessed sharp claws and teeth, leathery (almost indestructible) skin, excellent eyesight and hearing, and the ability to jet flame/molten metal from the nostrils or mouth (and sometimes horns). The greatest of Dragons possessed enormous wings. Dragon bones, although exceedingly difficult to acquire, are priceless due to them being made of metal alloy (which also serves to make them black in colour).

Characteristics
While not influenced by the Dark God's will, Dragons were lazy, sluggish and selfish creatures. They were also known to be very intelligent. They hid as far away from humans as possible, and could go up to a century without eating anything. They tended to have an intense attraction to precious belongings such as gold. They lived from between 4,000 to 5,000 years.

History
Dragons were originally made by the Old Ones, but without the ability to reproduce, as they could just be manufactured. A select few were created by the first of the Eldar, who managed to understand the workings of the Old Ones' machines. After this, however, Dragons were controlled by the Dark God's will in the First Wars and First Cataclysm. This reduced their numbers drastically, and very few were thought to have survived at all. It can be assumed that almost, if not all, remaining individuals had died of old age before 4145.

The only two appearances of Dragons during the Doom of Man story arc are that of Zulaxa, immortal Father of Dragons, and Xalasen, a robotic 'clone', who was not one of the original race.

Known individuals

 * Bannugash
 * Chalayugu
 * Phalphosu
 * Ulaxur
 * Valkothis
 * Salkuthu
 * Xalasen
 * Zulaxa
 * Unnamed individual faced by Akutun the Traveller during The Voyage.