Dragons

“Do your dragons have six limbs?”

Someone recently asked. And yes they do, two arms, two legs and of course their wings. Some of the other creatures on NewEarth also have six limbs, the pinarts for example, and the lopers. Other animals have four, like the gibber, hens, or the hopper.

My dragons are mammals, multicolored, have two opposable thumbs on hands and feet with three forward facing fingers and toes. Their grasp is considerably stronger than a humans. Their claws on hands and talons on feet are also stronger, harder, and can be razor sharp.

“Why all the colors and distinctive markings on the dragons?”

Aside from my belief that it is better to use the entire box of crayons, it is because it is easier for the dragons to talk about colors and markings only being colors and markings. Any wise dragon will tell you that colors and markings are decorative features, but do not effect a dragons worth. Lots of humans get caught up in foolish ideas about that and twist up their own thinking.