Lung dragons, also known as oriental dragons, were the dragons of the lands of Kara-Tur.[3]
Description[]
Lung dragons were true dragons;[4] they gained power and enhanced magical abilities as they grew and aged.[1]
Varieties[]
From left to right, a yu lung, a chiang lung, a li lung, and a lung wang.
There were eight known species of lung dragon:[1][2]
- 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.[1] 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.[1]
Personality[]
Unlike chromatic and metallic dragons, lung dragons had a wide range of moral and ethical alignments.[1]
Society[]
Most lung dragons were members of the Celestial Bureaucracy, serving with specific tasks, depending on the species of lung.[1][2][3]
At the very least, lung dragons spoke the Spirit Tongue in addition to the Draconic language.[1]
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.[5]
Diet[]
Most lung dragons could survive from consuming minerals alone, although some varieties did enjoy the taste of meat on occasion.[1]
Appendix[]
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See Also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 James Wyatt (October 2001). Oriental Adventures (3rd edition). (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 152–163. ISBN 0-7869-2015-7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 David Cook, Steve Winter, and Jon Pickens (1989). Monstrous Compendium Volume Three Forgotten Realms Appendix (MC3). (TSR, Inc), pp. 37–45. ISBN 0-88038-769-6.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rick Swan (July 1990). Monstrous Compendium Kara-Tur Appendix. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 4, 62–65. ISBN 0-88038-851-X.
- ↑ Andy Collins, James Wyatt, and Skip Williams (November 2003). Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 287. ISBN 0-7869-2884-0.
- ↑ Andy Collins, James Wyatt, and Skip Williams (November 2003). Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 244. ISBN 0-7869-2884-0.
Connections[]
Chromatic dragons: Black • Blue • Brown • Gray • Green • Orange • Pink • Purple • Red • Salt • White • Yellow
Gem dragons: Amethyst • Beljuril • Crystal • Emerald • Obsidian • Sapphire • Topaz • Ruby
Neutral dragons: Amber • Jacinth • Moonstone • Pearl
Lung dragons: Chiang lung • Li lung • Lung wang • Pan lung • Shen lung • T'ien lung • Tun mi lung • Yu lung
Ferrous dragons: • Cobalt • Iron
Planar dragons: Adamantine • Astral • Battle • Blight • Chaos • Ethereal • Hellfire wyrm • Howling • Mirage • Oceanus • Pyroclastic • Radiant • Rust • Shadow • Styx • Tarterian
Spelljamming dragons: Moon/lunar • Radiant • Sun/solar
Epic dragons: Force • Prismatic • Time
Catastrophic dragons: Blizzard • Earthquake • Volcanic
Miscellaneous dragons: Cobra • Dzalmus • Mist • Rattelyr • Song • Vishap
Linnorms: Corpse tearer • Dread • Stygian
Drakes: Ambush • Black firedrake • Dragonne • Elemental (Earth • Fire • Ice • Magma • Ooze • Smoke • Water) • Felldrake (Crested • Spitting) • Greater • Guard • Mind • Portal • Rage • Space • Storm • Vulture
Dragonbloods: Draconic creature • Dragonborn of Bahamut • Dragonspawn
Drow-dragon (shadow) • Drow-dragon (deep) • Half-dragon • Kobold (Dragonwrought • Urd) • Weredragon • Zar'ithra • Zekyl
Hybrid monsters: Dracimera • Dracolisk • Mantidrake • Wyvern drake