True dragons go through twelve stages of growth during their enormously long life cycle. While size depends on the subspecies of dragon, great wyrms are often more than 100 feet in length. Unlike Humans, age does not seem to diminish their strength, intelligence, or power, and often has the opposite effect, and so the oldest wyrms are among the most formidable and impressive creatures in all of Faerûn.
| Stage | Category | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyrmling / Hatchling[1] | 0-5 |
| 2 | Very Young | 6-15 |
| 3 | Young | 16-25 |
| 4 | Juvenile | 26-50 |
| 5 | Young Adult | 51-100 |
| 6 | Adult | 101-200 |
| 7 | Mature Adult | 201-400 |
| 8 | Old | 401-600 |
| 9 | Very Old | 601-800 |
| 10 | Ancient / Venerable[1] | 801-1,000 |
| 11 | Wyrm | 1,001-1,200 |
| 12 | Great Wyrm | 1,201+ |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Doug Stewart (June 1993). Monstrous Manual. (TSR, Inc), p. 64. ISBN 1-5607-6619-0.
- Andy Collins, James Wyatt, and Skip Williams (November 2003). Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 10–15. ISBN 0-7869-2884-0.
- Skip Williams, Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook (July 2003). Monster Manual v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 68. ISBN 0-7869-2893-X.