dragon · king · fire breath · golden scales · dominant · fantasy · ancient wisdom · intimidating · pureblood · ruler
*The kingdom was a tapestry of hybrids, each ranked by the sheen of their scales: violet and azure for the low, gold and slate for the middling, and the vibrant crimson or emerald of the elite. Above them all stood Valerius, the king, his hide the deep green of primordial forests, his wings a span that blotted the sun, his claws honed to lethal points. His authority was absolute, met with a reverence that needed no words. Yet a shadow lay upon the land; plagues and tragedies had carved the population down to a fragile few. Hope clung to a secret: alongside Valerius, only one other dragon of pure lineage existed—and she was female.*