Xanther Dragonkeep- Is a city located in the west of Xanther where humans and dragons live together for the purpose of defending the country. They are not imprinted at birth like some dragons but instead are looked after for their first year by the mother (and father) dragons.
Dragonknight- A human who has imprinted with a dragon.
Imprinting- When a human is picked to imprint they go into the Egg Cavern (This is the one and only occasion that they will be allowed to enter unless they do not imprint first time). Whilst in the Cavern an adult dragon accompanies the candidate and they go to each dragon "of age" in search of a match for imprinting. When a match is found a bond is formed broken only by the death of one of the imprintees.
Dragonlark- A small creature that, from a distance, looks somewhat like a small dragon. On closer inspection however it is clear that they are not dragons at all but a type of small flying mammal not too unlike a large coloured bat. They have soft fur on their bodies but not on their wings and come in all of the dragon colors.
Keepleader- The overall leader of a Keep, they may be male or female and ride any colour dragon, they are appointed by the previous Keepleader and his/her Wing Leaders.
Xanther Dragons- Xanther's dragons come in 13 main colours (Red, Blue, Yellow, Green, Orange, Purple, Brown, Grey, Bronze, Silver, Gold, White and Black) but there are many much rarer colours aswell. Each colour is usually asociated with a personality:
The Smallest Dragons.
Red- Reds are small dragons, they may be either male or female. They are quick to anger and energetic and tend to go for people with fire magic. They are often found at the front lines during a battle.
Yellow- Yellows are the same size as reds and can be either male or female. They are caring and outgoing and tend towards people with magic of the spirit (psychic magics). They are just as happy attacking as defending.
Blue- Blues are also small and either gender, they are calm by nature but often shy, they like people with water or air magic. They are defenders.
The small dragons are the fastest and are often used as messengers, they lack the strength of the larger dragons but they are much more agile.
Just slightly larger than the smallest dragons are The Regular-sized Dragons.
Green- Greens can be either gender but are most commonly female, they like both earth and water magics. They vary widely in personality but often pair with healers, teachers and those who seek knowledge. They are best suited to defending.
Orange- Oranges can be either gender, they are outgoing and assertive and prefer fire magic. They fight in the front lines of a battle.
Purple- Purples can be either gender, they are caring and shy and are best suited to riders with spirit magic. They can fight in many styles.
The regular-sized dragons are quite fast and agile but also stronger than the smaller dragons they are often used as long-distance messengers but also make good fighters.
The Medium-sized Dragons.
Brown- Browns are usually male, they are warm and creative and like earth magic. They are defenders.
Grey- Greys are also usually male, they are logical thinkers and make good tacticians. They are also defenders.
Some of the best fighters are medium-sized dragons, they are a compromise between speed and agility and strength and stamina.
The Large Dragons.
Bronze- Bronzes are always male and have no magical preference, none of the large or huge dragons do. They are often leaders and fight at the front of a battle. Bronzes make good Wing Leaders and Wing Seconds.
Silver- Silvers are usually female but the occasional male silver can be found, they are creative and often pair with poets, artists, musicians and writers.
Gold- Golds are always female and, like bronzes, they make good leaders. They are very fierce when defending their own.
The large dragons are very strong and make good fighters.
The Huge Dragons.
White- Whites are always female, when fighting they are very fierce and focused but away from the battle they are the complete opposite, calm and quiet. They pair with most personalities.
Black- Blacks are always male, and are wide variety of different personalities.
The huge dragons are extremely strong, when they are angered they are almost unstoppable, clutches between blacks and whites have been known to contain upwards of fifty eggs.
Most dragons pair with people of the same gender and personality as themselves however this is not always the case.
Magics- Different magical preferences have different affects on the dragons of Xanther.
Earth- A dragon paired with a human with earth as a main magical preference will have the ability to create minor earth tremors which, in battles can be extremely useful as it confuses and puts the enemy off balance.
Water- Dragons whose riders have water magic have the ability to send beams of ice at their opponents and in situations near seas and lakes can cause large waves and small scale flooding.
Air- Dragons paired with riders with air magic have the ability to create storms, lightning and hurricanes however the latter power is rarely used as it has an effect on the dragons' ability to fly.
Fire- Quite obviously dragons with fire magic riders have the ability to breathe fire.
Spirit- Spirit riders give their dragon the ability to teleport and talk telepathicaly with other dragons and riders.
