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Astral Dragon

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In the world of Krynn, astral dragons are extremely rare. They reside only within their own plane, and enter other planes (including the Prime Material Plane) only when forced. According to rumor, all dragons can trace their bloodlines back to the astral dragons. They are immensely powerful and also near-immortal. Their numbers are but a handful, and to even sire a new pair of hatchlings, astral dragons must petition the gods for approval. Krynnish astral dragons are golden in color, and emit a permanent golden light. They exist in bonded pairs and are linked by a 100 foot golden chain (forged by the gods of neutrality) for all eternity. They do not like to involve themselves in combat, and will generally cast spells to avoid combat, even though they could destroy most foes if they chose to. Their near-immortality means they cannot be killed by most methods, the only way in which to kill an astral dragon is by casting extremely powerful death magic. Their spell-casting ability is only slightly less powerful than the the divine magic wielded by the gods themselves.

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The Astral Dragon conflicts with the origin story for Krynn's dragons.

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