

Eventually, the humans who were taught magic by the dragons were requested to join the war. This soon led to a civil war known as the Dragon King Festival between both factions: the pro-human dragonss and their opposites. Dragon Slayers became prone to motion sickness as a result of their magic, were prone to becoming mentally unstable and insane, and eventually would undergo the process of Dragonification, which would eventually turn them into dragons through overuse of their magic.Īcnologia, the Black Dragon of the Apocalypse.Īs war began to materialize, an unknown dragon proposed a truce between them, believing both species could live in harmony. However not all humans at that time could maintain their sanity for long as three different adverse side effects began to contaminate the Dragon Slayers, including Irene. As the makings of an intense war were beginning to form between these two factions of dragons, Irene Belserion (mother of Erza Scarlet), known in her country as the "Queen of Dragons", came up with the idea for Dragons to be able to pass on their Magic in order for humans to aid them in the war, later being known as Dragon Slayer Magic, a plan she was aided in by the sage dragon Belserion, whose name she carried. In the Kingdom of Dragnof, 400 years ago, Dragons and humans were known to be living in peace, while western Dragons lacked the intelligence that eastern Dragons possessed and actively sought after humans as food. In the east, specifically the continent of Ishgar, dragons lived in harmony with humans, while in the western countries Dragons were vile and attacked them. More than 400 years ago, dragons were the rulers of the land and humans were considered to be merely a food source for them. Depending on the type of dragon, the roar was composed of the element the dragon utilized (i.e fire dragons having fire breath, iron dragons breathing iron shards, etc.).

Likewise, a Dragon Slayer Wizard who became a dragon also gained this anatomy, allowing both to survive without such major organs by creating new organs to take the heart's place.Īll dragons also possess an elemental breath attack, known as a "Roar". Their scales are so strong that, aside from Dragon Slayer Magic, no other form of magic can pierce through their thick hides. This conceived strength does not, however, apply to the black dragon Acnologia, who was largely unaffected by both regular and Dragon Slayer Magic. Dragons can also be wounded or killed by their fellow dragons.ĭragons could survive without a heart, as their physical anatomy was different than a human's. Still, some males, like Igneel, Metalicana, Skiadrum and Weisslogia, were willing to raise human children as their sons.ĭragons were and are extremely powerful creatures they are so powerful in fact, that a form of magic had to be created to combat and kill them. Some do not seem to approve of or like making contact with humans, whom they consider to be inferior, and ignore altogether. Some Dragons even think of humans as one of their food sources. Dragons also all possess the basic ability to perform magical enchantments, which they do to bestow Dragon Slayer Magic upon humans.ĭragons had a breeding season, and males of the species did not generally help raise their children, leaving that to be done by their mates. They could speak and reason and many were either good or evil. Nevertheless, all dragons had super-hardened scales, sharp teeth, long tails and sharp claws.ĭragons, being a sentient species, were as intelligent as any human, or even more so. Some such as the Sky dragon, Grandeeney, had two wings and two legs, while others like Igneel and Metallicana were possessed of four legs and two wings. Their appearance was highly variable, and no individuals, even among the same elemental type, looked alike. Known types of dragons include Fire, Sky, Lightning, Poison, White, Shadow, Dark, Rock, Water, Blade, Corpse, Sticky, Tiger, Sword-Saint, Ghost, Azure, Yellow, Four-Beasts, Law, Earth, Moon, Gold, Armor, Arcane, and Iron. Dragons came in all shapes, types and sizes.
