The Wyvern

Feared for its viciousness and for the pestilence it brought to northern Europe, Greece and Ethiopia, the Wyvern had a coiling that bore a pair of eagle's legs,which were tucked beneath its wings. The name derived from the Saxon word wivere, or serpent."

The Amphipter

A legless, winged serpent, the Amphipter could be found along the banks of the Nile and in Arabia, where it guarded frankincense bearing trees and threatened all who would harvest the precious resn.

The Heraldic Dragon

The most widespread and formidable of it's kind, the Heraldic dragon had massive fangs, four clawed legs and a ridge of sharp spins that stretched from its spiked nose to its barbed and stinging tail

The Guivre

The legless and wingless Guivre would have seemed a mere serpent, albeit an immensely powerful one, except for it's massive dragon head. Horned and beared Guivres like to live in forests and wells anywhere near water.

The Lindworm

Falling between the birdlike Wyvern and the snakelike Guivre, the Lindworm had a serpentine body with one pair of legs. It was flightless. The Italin traveler Marco Polo reported seeing some Lindworms while crossing the steppes of Central Asia

The Cave Dwellers

Wherever caves existed, there were likely to be dragons, whose serpent nature found comfort in dank, cold darkness. Such lairs were private and easily guarded, thus suited to these solitary, suspicious beast; caves close to towns were particularly desirable, because they were convenient to food.

The Mountain Predators

Craggy or cave riddle mountains provided impregnable aeries for keen-eyed winged dragons. These beast, like falcons, could spy their prey from on high, rocket down for the kill and return to their dens to feed unmolested. Among the most dangerous of such mountain dwellers was the fire breathing Tatzlwurm, which fed upon the stray cattle and lost children of Alpine Switzerland and Astria.

The Swamp Beast

Marshes, like caves, made havens for dragons. The English called Swamp Dragons "Knuckers," and the Dragons retreats, reputed to be bottomless, were Knucker holes. These were small deep pits that were cold in summer, never frozen in winter and that gave off an eerie vapor.

The Aquatic Denizens

The Primal element,water shelter dragons, who were the primal beast. They in-habited seas and rivers and lakes all over the world. Such places offered boat traffic and fish to prey on, but more than that, they provided a watery cloak that allowed dragons to approach river towns and seaports undetected.

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