@TheEdVerse Good evening! There’s been debate among my fanbase regarding Dragons in Faerûn after my character gave birth to Half-Dragon children so I wanted to ask: Are Dragons classified as reptiles by scholars in the Realms or do they have their own classification eg. Draconic?
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Thankfully we have a handy dandy chart for this. Dragons are straight Ys down the board, while Kobolds and Lizardfolk are significantly more restricted in terms of cross-species compatibility. Thus we can assume that Dragons are significantly different from reptiles on that basis
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Thank you! Yes, sages and scholars in the Realms who know what they're speaking or writing about classify dragons ("draco") as distinct from reptiles but somehow related (they share sufficient characteristics to suggest a distant ancestry no one alive today knows). #Realmslore

Feb 14, 2023 · 7:59 PM UTC

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Thank you so much for the reply! This has been on my mind for a long time and the answer is very helpful. Have a good day and a wonderful Valentine's Day like we're having here in the Kryptgarden Forest =)
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People have been teasing her for like 2 weeks now how her half dragon kids are from eggs she laid
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To quote Torm of the Knights of Myth Drannor: "Did she buy the eggs a drink first?"
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I will give you 5 gold if you say a half dragon half tiefling is categorized as a lizard still somehow
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Kind of like how chickens are basically today's dinosaur remnants? Pretty neat we ended up with magical scaley cats instead.
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I knew Ed would come through for you, Meli. He's good people.
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When the reptilian nature of dragons isn't acknowledged
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