What Do You Mean She's a Dragon? Or Shapeshifting for Reptiles

[Narf the Mouse]

Re: What Do You Mean She's a Dragon? Or Shapeshifting for Reptiles

 

In one of my fiction pieces, I threw out the idea that dragons are sort of like dinosaurs in that they're closer evolutionarily to birds than they are to reptiles. Being warm-blooded just makes more sense for creatures that spend much of their spare time deep in caves counting their money.

 

Of course, evolution probably has little to do with dragons in many fantasy worlds. In those worlds, some creatures may have evolved on their own (like Men), but others may have been created by specific powerful beings for specific tasks (like a mage making owlbears to guard something important). Powerful creatures exist for specific reasons in such a world, and determining that reason can be key in dealing with them effectively.

 

And there are settings where Dragons ARE those powerful beings just mentioned, creating much of the world's fauna for purposes only they understand....

..."Mmm, tastes like Knight!"