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+{{wiki:dragon_remains_sarducaa_bridge_of_tekton.png?0x300|The skeletal remains of a dragon seen near the Bridge of Tecton on Sarducaa prior to The Irruption.}}
+====== Introduction ======
+What little is known of the towering, magical creatures known as //Dragons// can unfortunately only be explained through rumor, conjecture, and remains. While remains of these massive beasts can be found all over [[Myrland]], sightings of a living //Dragon// have not been reliably recorded since prior to [[The Conflux]] where they were allegedly used by the [[Tindremic Empire]] during the //Imperial Campaigns//.
+At the very least it is clear that //Dragons// have four limbs—a set of wings and legs—with the remains of these great //wyrms// speaking for themselves in countering [[Apocryphal Tales#Hexapod Dragons|any tales of hexapods]] told by over-eager bards and explorers in taverns across [[Nave]].
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+====== Tindremic Speculation ======
+The [[Tindremene|Tindremenes]] believe //Dragons// to be associated with mountain ranges, with the highest peak still standing in the //Talus Mountain// range—after [[Tindrem#Introduction|Mons Regalis had been carved out]] during the construction of [[Tindrem]]—itself being named //Mons Dracontia//. They further allege all manner of often-conflicting things about their nature such as them being mindless beasts, being fully capable of communication with //Humans//, and even that they are associated in some way with the [[Sator]] and thus making them the largest of the [[Cold Broods]].
+Some even allege that the //Tindremic// musical horn constructed from [[material_lore:metallurgy:Messing]] and known as //Ophis// or //"serpent"// was inspired by the horn-like calls of //Dragons//, though many scholars are quick to counter that it is trivial to verify that the instrument matches the calls of //Sator// but impossible to do so for //Dragons//.
+//Tindremic// scholars have suggested that the bones, hide, teeth, and scales of //Dragons// have unique magical properties, citing obscure tales of mages and shamans who have utilized the remaining power within them through spells or rituals.
+Perhaps the only parties who may still have reliable knowledge regarding both //Dragons// and [[Magic#Dragon Magic|Dragon Magic]] are [[Tindremic Empire#Alis – The Wings|the Alis caste]] of //Tindrem// or the underground [[Huergar|Huérgar]]. Owing to the incredible secrecy of these parties, some //Tindremenes// have gone wild with speculation—suggesting for example that the reason for their secrecy is one or both of them keeping or even serving still-living //Dragons// beneath the //Talus Mountains//.
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+====== Khurite Belief ======
+There are a number of legendary bird-creatures in [[Khurite]] [[Khurite#Khurite Religion|religious traditions]], but one in particular is closely associated with //Dragons//: [[Gods#Geeredh|Geeredh]]. Statues in Morin Khur depict the deity defeating an //evil serpent//—a well-known legend and concept among the tribes—with these installations also acting as a historic symbol of the //Khurite// opposition against the //Tindremic Empire//, the //Dragon//.
+//Khurite// songs also speak of ancient battles between the //Khurites// and the //Cold Broods//, where birds play important roles as allies to the tribes. If the //Tindremic// speculation that the //Dragons// are //Cold Broods// themselves is true, perhaps the //Dragons// had a part to play in these battles as well.
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+====== Cults of The Talus Mountains ======
+There also exist rumors of isolated communities in the //Talus Mountains// which revere //Dragons// as [[Gods]], going so far as to collect their remains and worship them, praying for their return. Whether or not these communities actually exist is questionable, but even more so is the notion that they might have any useful knowledge beyond local superstition.
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+====== On The Prefix "Ophi" ======
+The prefix //"Ophi"// from the //Old Tindremic// language—perhaps itself borrowed from a [[Shinaria|Shinarian]] language if the claims touted by the //Tindremenes// of a shared legacy are true—is by far most commonly associated in recent times with the aforementioned musical instrument known as the //Ophis//.
+But this is far from its only recorded use, with perhaps the most important being in the name of the //Primordial// or //Ancient God of Wisdom// [[Gods#Ophion|Ophion]], himself associated with both the middle of //Nave's// moons, and on ancient //Tindremene// [[Apocryphal Tales|maps of questionable veracity]] with a peak in [[Herabalter]] known as //Mount Ophion//.
+Other use cases include its presence in materials, among them the fabled [[material_lore:animal_materials:Ophiosquami]], [[material_lore:animal_materials:Ophiodermi]], [[material_lore:animal_materials:Ophium]], and [[material_lore:animal_materials:Ophiocorni]]—the scales, hide, teeth, and horns of //Dragons// respectively—as well as a green stone favored by the //Sator// called //Ophite//.
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