Player Name: Elizabeth Creature Name: Dragon - Balerion the Black Dread Canon/Franchise: Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire/House of the Dragon
Description: Large, terrifying fire lizards. Dragons from this canon are wyvern style (two back legs and two front wings) with horns, sharp claws, and protruding spines down their back and tail. They breathe fire both at will and on command. They have black bones and huge sharp teeth; unlike some fictional dragons, they don't talk. They eat meat, mostly livestock (sheep, goats, etc), and can dive into deep-enough waters to catch fish with their mouths. They are attracted to volcanoes, hot springs, and so on, but if they can't find them, a cave will do. They're not inherently malicious: they are dangerous animals that can be vicious and aggressive, but they don't seek out towns to burn. Their physical sex is extremely hard to determine and kind of a matter of guessing (in other words, gendered pronouns are applied to them in a somewhat arbitrary way). They are either attracted to magic or cause an increase in the potency/effectiveness of magic in their vicinity, maybe both. There is a wiki page; in cases where in-universe opinions differ, Septon Barth is always right.
For the purposes of this event, I'd suggest Balerion, brought in from one of his "between riders" phases (probably just pre-Aegon the Conqueror, when he's around 100 years old), but there are also the wild/feral dragons Sheepstealer or Cannibal if Balerion is too much.
From the wiki:
Balerion's scales and wings were black. His fire was black, sometimes with swirls of red. When he was in the fullness of his power, his flames could melt steel and stone, and fuse sand into glass.
Balerion was the largest of all the Targaryen dragons since Aegon's Conquest. His wingspan was so large that his shadow could engulf entire towns when he passed overhead. His teeth were as long as swords, and his jaws were large enough to swallow an aurochs whole, or even one of the hairy mammoths that are said to roam the cold wastes beyond the Port of Ibben.
Balerion is very similar in looks to Daenerys's dragon Drogon, who might be Balerion's offspring, but Balerion is much larger and older. (That clip is a pretty good guide for how all dragons from this canon behave and move.) There's also a Drogon battle scene here that's a good example of the destructive capabilities of even a smaller dragon (starting at 1:58; violence/burning warning applies). Balerion was also larger than Vhagar (same warnings).
The nature of dragon bonds in this canon mean that whatever dragon comes in would not be rideable by anyone currently in-game. (Technically, Jon Snow has the genetic ability, but it also wouldn't reasonably occur to him to try, so I'm gonna count him out.) However, because of the stress of separation, it's still best if the dragon doesn't have a bonded rider back at home at the time it finds itself in this world. Being a free agent means the dragon will behave normally and explore.
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Creature Name: Dragon - Balerion the Black Dread
Canon/Franchise: Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire/House of the Dragon
Description: Large, terrifying fire lizards. Dragons from this canon are wyvern style (two back legs and two front wings) with horns, sharp claws, and protruding spines down their back and tail. They breathe fire both at will and on command. They have black bones and huge sharp teeth; unlike some fictional dragons, they don't talk. They eat meat, mostly livestock (sheep, goats, etc), and can dive into deep-enough waters to catch fish with their mouths. They are attracted to volcanoes, hot springs, and so on, but if they can't find them, a cave will do. They're not inherently malicious: they are dangerous animals that can be vicious and aggressive, but they don't seek out towns to burn. Their physical sex is extremely hard to determine and kind of a matter of guessing (in other words, gendered pronouns are applied to them in a somewhat arbitrary way). They are either attracted to magic or cause an increase in the potency/effectiveness of magic in their vicinity, maybe both. There is a wiki page; in cases where in-universe opinions differ, Septon Barth is always right.
For the purposes of this event, I'd suggest Balerion, brought in from one of his "between riders" phases (probably just pre-Aegon the Conqueror, when he's around 100 years old), but there are also the wild/feral dragons Sheepstealer or Cannibal if Balerion is too much.
From the wiki:
Balerion's scales and wings were black. His fire was black, sometimes with swirls of red. When he was in the fullness of his power, his flames could melt steel and stone, and fuse sand into glass.
Balerion was the largest of all the Targaryen dragons since Aegon's Conquest. His wingspan was so large that his shadow could engulf entire towns when he passed overhead. His teeth were as long as swords, and his jaws were large enough to swallow an aurochs whole, or even one of the hairy mammoths that are said to roam the cold wastes beyond the Port of Ibben.
Balerion is very similar in looks to Daenerys's dragon Drogon, who might be Balerion's offspring, but Balerion is much larger and older. (That clip is a pretty good guide for how all dragons from this canon behave and move.) There's also a Drogon battle scene here that's a good example of the destructive capabilities of even a smaller dragon (starting at 1:58; violence/burning warning applies). Balerion was also larger than Vhagar (same warnings).
The nature of dragon bonds in this canon mean that whatever dragon comes in would not be rideable by anyone currently in-game. (Technically, Jon Snow has the genetic ability, but it also wouldn't reasonably occur to him to try, so I'm gonna count him out.) However, because of the stress of separation, it's still best if the dragon doesn't have a bonded rider back at home at the time it finds itself in this world. Being a free agent means the dragon will behave normally and explore.