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| Ice Dragon | |
| Genus: | Draco |
| Species: |
glacie |
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Subspecies: |
Frost dragon, snow dragon |
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Alliance: |
Can be light or dark |
| Coloration: | Reflective white, blue or purplish, occasionally silver |
| Habitat: | Very cold or icy environments |
Ice dragons (Draco glacie) are a gentle, beautiful type of dragon, well known for being friendly to humans, yet aggressive towards their enemies.
History
The first ice dragons came about during the Ice Age. They evolved from the water dragons but their bodies had to adapt and become more suited to a cold environment; eventually, they began to produce unique adaptations such as ridges and spikes of ice coating their body to protect from predators, and a breath weapon of freezing air to turn foes to ice.
The fire dragons of that time were primitive and cruel. Their fire easily melted right through the ice dragons' frozen scales, driving them into Antarctica and northern Russia for their lives; to this day they still live there in relatively large numbers.
Appearance
Most ice dragons have long, serpentine bodies with four or six limbs. Their scales are nearly always a reflective white, blue or purplish color, sometimes silver. They have very small wings and large spikes across their bodies.
Because of their icy scales, spikes and claws, ice dragons cannot survive in anything above room temperature as they would begin to melt or disintegrate.