Primal dragon
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Primal dragons are one of the four categories of traditional dragons, or magical dragons;1 primal dragons are associated with the primal magical tradition. Primal traditional dragons derive their power from the magic of the natural world, and seem to embody the most bestial traits among dragons. Many of them choose to act as keepers of their habitats.2 The draconic deity Garhaazh, the Primal King, was the first primal dragon.3
The term can also refer to the primal dragon family, a classification of magical dragons that are native to certain planes of the Great Beyond: Elemental Planes and the Netherworld. The primal dragons of the Elemental Planes are elemental creatures themselves.4
Other magical dragons associated with the primal tradition include the forest dragons of the imperial dragon family.5 Less commonly, some imperial sky dragons draw primal power from winds, rain, lightning, and thunder.6
Primal traditional dragons
- Adamantine dragon, a species of skymetal dragon7
- Horned dragon8
Primal dragon family
- Brine dragon, from the Plane of Water9
- Cloud dragon, from the Plane of Air10
- Crystal dragon, from the Plane of Earth11
- Magma dragon, from the Plane of Fire12
- Umbral dragon, from the Netherworld13
References
- ↑ Paizo referred to magical dragons (traditional dragons) as true dragons prior to the publication of Monster Core.
- ↑ “Dragon” in Monster Core, 108–109. Paizo Inc., 2024 .
- ↑ “Paths to Immortality” in War of Immortals, 103. Paizo Inc., 2024 .
- ↑ “Monsters A-Z” in Bestiary 2, 86. Paizo Inc., 2020 .
- ↑ “Monsters A-Z” in Bestiary 3, 74–76. Paizo Inc., 2021 .
- ↑ “Monsters A-Z” in Bestiary 3, 80. Paizo Inc., 2021 .
- ↑ “Dragon” in Monster Core, 108–110. Paizo Inc., 2024 .
- ↑ “Dragon” in Monster Core, 119–121. Paizo Inc., 2024 .
- ↑ “Monsters A-Z” in Bestiary 2, 86–88. Paizo Inc., 2020 .
- ↑ “Monsters A-Z” in Bestiary 2, 88–91. Paizo Inc., 2020 .
- ↑ “Monsters A-Z” in Bestiary 2, 91–93. Paizo Inc., 2020 .
- ↑ “Monsters A-Z” in Bestiary 2, 93–95. Paizo Inc., 2020 .
- ↑ “Monsters A-Z” in Bestiary 2, 95–97. Paizo Inc., 2020 .