Lung dragon

Lung dragons, also known as oriental dragons, were the dragons of the lands of Kara-Tur.

Description
Lung dragons were true dragons; they gained power and enhanced magical abilities as they grew and aged.

Varieties
There were eight known species of lung dragon:
 * Yu lung (Carp dragon; the larval stage for the rest of the lung dragons)
 * Chiang lung (River dragon)
 * Li lung (Earth dragon)
 * Lung wang (Sea dragon)
 * Pan lung (Coiled dragon)
 * Shen lung (Spirit dragon)
 * T'ien lung (Celestial dragon)
 * Tun mi lung (Typhoon dragon)

Abilities
Unlike most other dragons, most lungs did not have breath weapons. Instead, they had other powerful magical abilities, which varied among their kinds. All lung dragons could detect the thoughts of other creatures. They could turn invisible at will and polymorph into the shape of just about any small to large creature that they wanted. Lung dragons could also shift to other planes of existence.

Personality
Unlike chromatic and metallic dragons, lung dragons had a wide range of moral and ethical alignments.

Society
Most lung dragons were members of the Celestial Bureaucracy, serving with specific tasks, depending on the species of lung.

At the very least, lung dragons spoke the Spirit Tongue in addition to the Draconic language.

Ecology
All lung dragons began their lives as a yu lung. This juvenile stage of their life lasted twenty five years, after which they would transform into a different variety of lung dragon.

Diet
Most lung dragons could survive from consuming minerals alone, although some varieties did enjoy the taste of meat on occasion.