Creature:Kelodhros

Kelodhres (singular Kelodhros) or Dragons are winged reptilian species native to Koldenwelt.

Etymology
The two names for the species come from seperate languages. "Kélodhros" is a term in the Primordial Tongue meaning "snake". It has been speculated that the word was originally used as a racial slur by tribes against their reptilian neighbours, but if so, it was soon adopted by the Kelodhres themselves as a symbol of pride.

The word "dragon" comes from "drakô", the name used in a later Kelodhros language and adopted into the Old Tongue of the Elves as "draco". Note that use of the word "dragon" to refer to bipeds is often considered inaccurate, as the term is normally used to refer to similar Epic creatures such as the Colossus.

Biology
Kelodhros body plans feature a huge degree of variation: height ranges from greater than five metres down to one, and tails range from nearly as long to nonexistent. However, all Kelodhres share the common features of being carnivorous, winged reptilian bipeds. The colour of their scales is typically a variant of blue, grey (sometimes black), or blue-grey.

Psychologically, many Kelodhros races are aggressive or territorial, likely as a result of their carnivorous nature, but peaceful civilisations such as the are not unknown.

History

 * See Koldenwelt History

It is not easy to determine any common history of the Kelodhros races, if they even share a common history, but most of them appear to originate from the eastern Tropical Lands in the Orichalcum Age. Meanwhile, the Klaxxa trace their origins back to animals which were magically gifted with sapience during the late Adamantine Age.

Races
Although less numerous than the Deiwes, Kelodhres are nonetheless diverse.


 * Five subspecies
 * Gorthúron
 * Loron and
 * Loron and