Talk:Song dragon

The page is categorized as "Metallic dragons". Are song dragons really metallic? Mpj 05:24, July 24, 2011 (UTC)


 * According to Monster Compendium: Monsters of Faerûn, "song dragons are slim and splendid dragons with iridescent silver-blue scales and the general shape of a copper dragon." In my opinion, silver-blue is just the color of the scales, and not an indication of what kind of material they're made of.


 * However, according to the chromatic dragon article, "Chromatic dragons are a type of dragon distinguished typically by a solid, non-reflective coloring of their scales as well, hence the name. Chromatic dragons are also very commonly evil." The word "iridescent" in the description of the song dragon would seem to exclude them from the chromatic dragons. Also, according to the alignments available to it, a song dragon can't be evil. Therefore, it must be either a metallic dragon or something separate, similar to gem dragons.


 * In short, I haven't got a clue. Sorry. :/ Cronje (talk &sdot; contribs) 08:22, July 24, 2011 (UTC)


 * Ok, so I'll take it out until we find a clear reference. Mpj 01:17, July 28, 2011 (UTC)

Separate lycanthropic weredragon?
The song dragon is the same as the weredragon described in Halls of the High King (p. 47), right? That one says "Their name is a misnomer; their genetic condition is not the lycanthropy that afflicts other “were-” creatures". On the other hand, Hall of Heroes (p. 37) lists the weredragon among "New Lycanthropes in the Realms", and says that they resemble different dragons. Drizzt Do'Urden's Guide to the Underdark (p. 66) speaks of shadow weredragons, and Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast (p. 219) calls Jhanadra Caseldown a weredragon able to assume copper dragon from. So it seems both the song dragon/weredragon and the lycanthropic weredragon seem to exist in the Realms. Or is there another explanation? Otherwise just noting that down in case anyone has any amibition to create a separate Weredragon (lycanthrope)) page. Or should better the Weredragon redirect be expanded into an article with a cross reference to the song dragon? Daranios (talk) 19:49, 18 January 2021 (UTC)