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Silver Dragons by Size Size Small Medium Large Huge Gargantuan Colossal
Overall Length 8 ft. 16 ft. 31 ft. 55 ft. 85 ft. 120 ft.
Body Length 3 ft. 6 ft. 11 ft. 18 ft. 25 ft. 35 ft.
Neck Length 2 ft. 5 ft. 9 ft. 16 ft. 25 ft. 35 ft.
Tail Length 3 ft. 5 ft. 11 ft. 21 ft. 35 ft. 50 ft.
Maximum Wingspan 20 ft. 30 ft. 45 ft. 75 ft. 100 ft. 150 ft.
Minimum Wingspan Weight 8 ft. 40 lb. 12 ft. 320 lb. 18 ft. 2,500 lb. 30 ft. 20,000 lb. 40 ft. 160,000 lb. 60 ft. 1,280,000 lb.
Illus. by T. Lockwood
Silver Dragon Identifiers A silver dragon in its true form can be recognized by the smooth, shiny plate that forms its face. The dragon also has a frill that rises high over its head and continues down the neck and back to the tip of the tail. A silver dragon has the tallest frill of any metallic or chromatic dragon. Long spines with dark tips support the frill. The dragon also has ear frills with similar spines. It has two smooth, shiny horns, also with dark tips. A silver dragon has a beaklike nose and a strong chin with a dangling frill that some observers say looks like a goatee. It has a pointed tongue. A silver wyrmling’s scales are blue-gray with silver highlights. As the dragon approaches adulthood, its color slowly brightens until the individual scales are scarcely visible. From a distance, these dragons look as if they have been sculpted from pure metal. As a silver dragon grows older, its pupils fade until in the oldest the eyes resemble orbs of mercury. A silver dragon carries the scent of rain about it. When viewed from below, a flying silver dragon shows a remarkably similar profile to a red dragon. It has long wings that are broadest along the trailing edge. The wing membrane attaches to the dragon’s body behind the rear legs and well down the tail, and the head has clearly visible horns. The wings also show darker markings along the trailing edges, just as a red dragon’s do. Fortunately, a silver dragon has one minor feature that sets it apart from a red dragon: The outer alar phalange forms a second “thumb” at the leading edge of the each wing. Viewers unable to discern the dragon’s color would do well to look for this vital detail.
ALL ABOUT DRAGONS
Silver dragons enjoy the company of humanoids and often take the form of kindly old men or fair damsels. They cheerfully assist good creatures in genuine need, but usually avoid interfering with other creatures until their assistance is requested or until inaction would allow something evil to come to pass. They hate injustice and cruelty, though they concern themselves less with punishing or rooting out evildoers than with protecting the innocent and healing their hurts. Though they can be found nearly anywhere, silver dragons love high mountains and vast, open skies with billowing clouds. They enjoy flying and sometimes soar for hours just for the pleasure of it. Silver and red dragons often come into conflict. This is only partly because they lair in similar territories. Silver dragons despise red dragons for their love of carnage and penchant for destruction. Duels between the two varieties are furious and deadly, but silver dragons generally get the upper hand, usually by working together against their foes, and often by accepting assistance from nondragons. Silver dragons prefer aerial lairs on secluded mountain peaks or amid the clouds themselves. A cloud lair always has an enchanted area with a solid floor for laying eggs and storing treasure. Silver dragons often dwell in towns or in dungeons. When doing so, they typically take a humanoid form and blend in with the rest of the population. They always situate themselves near one or more open areas where they have space to assume their true forms when necessary.
Standing Height 2 ft. 4 ft. 7 ft. 12 ft. 16 ft. 22 ft.
CHAPTER 1:
SILVER DRAGONS
Body Width 2 ft. 3 ft. 5 ft. 8 ft. 10 ft. 15 ft.
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