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In addition to their role as historians, Lead Dragons often find themselves as tradesmen, mastering trades such as construction, plumbing, smithing, casting, forging, and metallurgy, as well as several kinds of music, especially the organ. Lead Dragon's Breath is that of a controlled line super-heated blue fire, and its wake, negates sound-waves in the area for a couple seconds.<br> | In addition to their role as historians, Lead Dragons often find themselves as tradesmen, mastering trades such as construction, plumbing, smithing, casting, forging, and metallurgy, as well as several kinds of music, especially the organ. Lead Dragon's Breath is that of a controlled line super-heated blue fire, and its wake, negates sound-waves in the area for a couple seconds.<br> | ||
Lead Dragons, like the metal their scales are made of, are very toxic to those around them. Lead poisoning can have symptoms such as damage to the brain, kidneys, nerves, genes, it can cause abdominal pain, weak fingers, wrists, and ankles, increased blood pressure, reduced iron. It can lower the heart rate, cause miscarriages in women and reduce fertility in men. It can slow the brain development of children, disrupt their sleep and cause them to be drowsy during the daytime, as well as delay the puberty of girls. Finally it can also increase the amount of violent crime in areas of its exposure.<br> | Lead Dragons, like the metal their scales are made of, are very toxic to those around them. Lead poisoning can have symptoms such as damage to the brain, kidneys, nerves, genes, it can cause abdominal pain, weak fingers, wrists, and ankles, increased blood pressure, reduced iron. It can lower the heart rate, cause miscarriages in women and reduce fertility in men. It can slow the brain development of children, disrupt their sleep and cause them to be drowsy during the daytime, as well as delay the puberty of girls. Finally it can also increase the amount of violent crime in areas of its exposure.<br> | ||
Because of all of this, it is very carefully measured whether or not Lead Dragons serve enough of a purpose to risk bringing into a community, the answer to which is typically no. Permanent wards of Curing can be placed on Lead Dragons to lessen or eliminate these effects which is the standard practice to avoid the symptoms of lead poisoning. | Because of all of this, it is very carefully measured whether or not Lead Dragons serve enough of a purpose to risk bringing into a community, the answer to which is typically no. Permanent wards of Curing can be placed on Lead Dragons to lessen or eliminate these effects which is the standard practice to avoid the symptoms of lead poisoning.<br> | ||
Lead Dragons, while originating in Anomella, have since spread throughout much of Drakomere. However, due to the difficulty of keeping Lead Dragons in proper society, many of them throughout Drakomere have gone Bestial, especially those in their origin of the mountains in the north of Anomella. | |||
== Galena Dragons == | == Galena Dragons == | ||
Galena Dragons one of the Lead Dragon's Allokins and are also extremely common, so much so that some in Drakomere think the elusive [[Polonium Dragon]] is a myth, and Galena Dragons are one of the true nine kinds of Metallic Dragons, this is not correct. Unlike their dangerous cousins, Galena Dragons are non-toxic and safe to be around. They are similar craftsmen like their cousins, but more dealing with ceramics, paints, and cosmetics. They also enjoy prestige and titles, with many smaller cities and hamlets being named after specific Galena Dragons. Finally, Galena Dragons are fast flyers, their alacrity in the air, paired with their abundance makes them common royal messangers. | Galena Dragons one of the Lead Dragon's Allokins and are also extremely common, so much so that some in Drakomere think the elusive [[Polonium Dragon]] is a myth, and Galena Dragons are one of the true nine kinds of Metallic Dragons, this is not correct. Unlike their dangerous cousins, Galena Dragons are non-toxic and safe to be around. They are similar craftsmen like their cousins, but more dealing with ceramics, paints, and cosmetics. They also enjoy prestige and titles, with many smaller cities and hamlets being named after specific Galena Dragons. Finally, Galena Dragons are fast flyers, their alacrity in the air, paired with their abundance makes them common royal messangers. | ||