Li lung

Li lungs, also known as earth dragons, were dragons that resided deep inside the earth in Kara-Tur.

Description
Li lungs were physically distinguished by their enormous size. Unlike most dragons, they lacked scales, instead covered in a coarse black fur the texture of metal wire. Only when a hatch-ling did they have scales, usually light green in color. As they grew older, the scales were shedded and replaced with fur, usually by the time a li lung is a juvenile the scales are completely gone. A li lung had an unusual appearance. It's body and tail resembled that of a lion, yet had a face similar to a humanoid. It's tail was adorned with colorful feathers similar to a peacock.

Ecology
A li lungs diet consisted of earth, stone and minerals. They were particularly fond of consuming precious metals such as gold and silver. They lived a solitary life and rarely associated with other dragons, unless forced to under order from the Celestial Bureaucracy. Li lungs made their home in labyrinthine caverns deep underground, far from civilization.

Combat
They tried to avoid combat, choosing to bury themselves in the earth until an attacker gives up and leaves. When forced to defend themselves, a li lung would use their earthquake ability to bury their attacker, and would engage in melee combat using their claws and teeth. A li lung would roar continuously while attacking, which sounded like metal scraping on stone. Attackers would be near-deafened by this. While airborne, a li lung was very manoeuvrable no matter their size, and were able to perform wingover maneuvers, allowing them to make a turn of 120 to 140 degrees.

Li lungs had a natural immunity to earthquakes and had three innate magical abilities, each gained as they grew older. Three time a day, a mature li lung could use move earth, stone shape, and wall of stone. Once a day, a mature li lung could use disintegrate and flesh to stone.