The Dragons of Offworld

Species:	Biomechanoid (dragon}
Home:	Offworld
Alliances:	Controllers + Semi-Independent

The Dragons of Offworld are a genetically modified species known as a Biomechanoid, and are a blend of numerous different species all mixed into one. They are also the result of a failed genetic experiment several millennia earlier on the controller world of Ember. However, despite not getting what they wanted, the controllers saw the benefit of their creation and thus allowed them to survive and thrive, eventually turning them into their servants, and later their enforcers on the planet of Offworld.

Description

The basic design of a dragon is as follows: They have a head like that of a Fennec fox with great big, furry ears and large, beautiful, gem like eyes which sits upon a long, muscular neck. On their back rests a set of large, feathery wings that are very graceful in their form and are similar in design to those of an eagle. Their arms and legs are both long, and their front paws are almost hand like and are as dexterous as those of a human being, despite the large, fearsome looking claws that protrude from them. Their body, in turn, is like that of a large cheetah, or even perhaps a tiger; and yet they're very clearly built for flying, with a large, pronounced, muscular chest and a wide, fan like tail that flares open and shut effortlessly like that of a peacock. Below these feathers are gem like armored scales that cover the dragon's body from eartip to fantail. These, in turn, are covered by soft, gentle feathers that give the dragons an almost furry appearance. Also, all dragons have matching color feathers and scales, although their eyes can be of different shades than their bodies. Dragons also do not come in gender specific colors, nor is their color determinant on their genetic lineage. This is a side effect of the genetic modification their ancestors underwent in their creation.

Dragon Facts

• Each dragon, from shortly after they are hatched, are outfitted at various times in their lives, with a series of controller created implants that give them enhanced abilities, such as greater intelligence, the ability to speak and understand any language, to make themselves invisible, reduce or change their weight at will and, in the case of younglings up to a certain size, the ability to teleport. Those who have passed their Keltess generally lose some abilities (such as teleport, as they are too big by then to use the system anymore) and implants, while gaining others that further expand and enhance their already impressive abilities.

• One of the reasons for the dragons needing an implant that helps them raise or lower their molecular density, thus making themselves either lighter or heavier, is due to their size, and the sizable weight created by their armor covering, which in turn makes them too heavy to fly. It's still possible for them to take to the air if they want, without using this special implant, but flight becomes very difficult, and they tire easily as a result. With the ability to change their weight, the dragons are able to fly, and do many, many things they otherwise couldn't without it.

• Dragons do not eat or drink. Every dragon, from the day they are hatched, is fitted with an implant that provides them with all of the necessary fluid and nutritional needs of their bodies. This also includes the expunging of waste products without the need for urination or defecation. In the same way that nutrients are created inside of and delivered to the body to sustain their lives, through their materialization and creation from a pool of pure energy, they are also removed from the body and disposed of by converting waste products back into energy and returned to the primary energy pool from which their implants are powered.

• Dragons have the ability to fully cloak themselves so that not even their own kind can find them. But they can also generate selective cloaking, allowing other fellow dragons, whom they choose, to be able to see them. However, dragon's are unable to cloak any items or objects that are not a direct part of their body, such as items placed on their bodies, or held in their hands.

• Dragons possess a built in healing system that uses special energies to trigger and generate rapid healing in a target organism. This healing system can either be used on themselves, or someone else whom needs their assistance. And, while all dragons can heal others, some dragons specialize in this skill, taking their ability far above and beyond what most other dragons can do.

• One of the numerous implants that the dragons are given throughout their lives is a holographic communications and information system. This allows them, through the micro-mainframe implanted in their bodies, to speak face to face, through a holographic communication system, with other equally equipped individuals, be they dragon, controller or otherwise. This same system is also available to human racers, but this fact is not generally known among the participants in The Race of Offworld unless someone specifically tells them, as the controllers normally do not share this useful bit of information with them, unlike those who are their direct servants.

• Just like the racers who are brought to Offworld, dragons also have an identifier chip embedded in their left wrist. This is to both identify them to their masters, and as a means to access controller resources, activate certain of their implants, initiate holographic communications and more.

Known Dragons

• Fallon
• Adar
• Kasett
• Aludic
• Zek
• Shuman Tallenon
• Narond Tallenon
• Magendra Tallenon
• Karuth
• Akhur
• Garloond
• Pehkek
• Jathal
• Rathon