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Dragons are creatures that arrived from the World of Wings and Scales, one of the Million Worlds that exist parallel to this one. As beings from another realm, dragons cannot exist in this world without the Dragon Rune. If the commander of the Dragon Knights, who bears the Dragon Rune, dies, the dragons are fated to perish alongside them.
Dragons are born exclusively within the Dragon's Den. Occasionally, "stray dragons" appear suddenly. It is believed that this happens because the "First Mother," a primordial dragon that only emerges during its egg-laying period, lays its eggs in different locations across this world.
Newborn dragons are only a few meters in length, but they continue to grow throughout their lives, eventually reaching sizes of several dozen meters by the time they die.
Little is known about dragons, largely because very few dragons live outside of Dragon Knights' Fortress, the home of the Dragon Knights.
Dragon Knights are paired up with a dragon at a very early age. This is a partnership that lasts for an entire lifetime, as it is typically not possible for a knight to obtain another dragon. Because of this, a Dragon knight whose dragon dies is exiled from the group. Interestingly, a dragon that loses its master will eventually die in grief or in some cases, even transform into a zombified state. Due to the strength that dragons possess, The Dragon Knights have long enjoyed autonomy from the Scarlet Moon Empire and later the Toran Republic, although they have always been closely allied with these countries. For three hundred years Joshua Levenheit was the bearer the Dragon Rune, until recent years when Milia succeeded him.
Dragons have also been known to appear in the wild. However, these dragons are considered untameable and the typical policy among Dragon Knights is that rogue dragons have to be exterminated. At least two known cases of wild dragons have been recorded. The first was when exiled Dragon Knight Futch was able to find an as of yet unhatched dragon, whose mother had seemingly already died. The dragon, later named Bright, was an extremely rare white dragon that was able to be tamed. Futch would later encounter another adult rogue dragon, one that seemed to have come straight from the World of Wings and Scales, as it showed many strange abilities, such as the ability to warp people back to its home dimension. However Bright's intervention caused the renegade dragon to return the people it had taken; the rogue dragon subsequently returned to its home dimension in peace.
Some prominent Dragons include: Black, Thrash, and Bright.
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- Genso Suikoden I & II Official World Guide Book pages 50-51