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sketches, darkel and narvin~

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Laurence: All right now, everyone pay attention. I have an announcement to make and I only have a minute.

Temeraire: Why? You're in a hurry?

Laurence: No, I was referring to your relatively short attention spans.

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Iskierka: How did you find me?

Granby: Oh, I saw a huge explosion and wondered, now who could that be?

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A french dragon training his sharpshooters!

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Temeraire: Iskierka, is that legal?

Iskierka: When Granby's not around, anything's legal!

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A personal piece to put my new graphic tablet (XP Pen Artist 22HD) through its paces. Dragonriders of Pern, of course! Weyrlingmasters overseeing the wing practice of a new batch of weyrlings!

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Cool harry potter fanart of Luna Lovegood made by @jpaddey

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A commission for shiriak (of FA) of his dragon, Aokuang. More cool dragons lounging and looking like they know how cool they are~ Shiriak gave me freedom on this one, and so I swung for the fences. I’m extremely happy with where this wound up.

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Another picture of Maximus the regal copper dragon. Where you can see the size of a regal copper compared to a human. The picture was made by @laurelhach

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BotFA EE Appendices: Gandalf’s vision of Smaug leading enemy forces into battle.

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Dragons vs. wyverns! That would be some epic SyFy movie :3

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A family of nocturnes roosting near The Pillar of the World.

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The Dragons Roost by AlexKonstad

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Whill of Agora - Champion of the Gods - theDURRRRIAN

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Ageing Dragons

Many dragons age fairly well, but are usually killed by disease (such as Dragon Pox) or by challengers to their territory before they die of old age.

Most dragons, especially the larger ones, are known to be able to live to well over 90 years old, some even to 150, when on Dragon Reserves and Sanctuaries. Some, such as the Prussian Bloodwing (pictured above), will protect their territory well into their later years, while small breeds of dragons, especially the highly sociable Webbed Water Dragons, will often move territories depending on seasons, food supply, weather and group disagreements. 

Some dragons may lose their ability to flame as they grow older, this is most common among the impressive Chinese Fireball and Swedish Shortsnout breeds, though the Hungarian Horntail and the Catalonian Scorcher may also experience similar problems.

Ageing dragons do risk many infections, and their immune systems do tend to start to weaken after their 70th year. Many elderly dragons on reserves have to be constantly warded against disease during Dragon Pox outbreaks, while younger dragons usually endure a few days of discomfort and then continue on with an immunity.

LOTRO - Draigoch by Gorrem

(More dragons at the request of killingkari)