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An Introduction to Everythingdragons.com by Vanderford Ryerson, PhD, DoD (Doctor of Dragonology)

Introduction

This website was created to inform people about dragons. In this site you will find the following kinds of information about dragons:

1. Dragons of the West (North and South America and Europe)
2. Dragons of the East (mainly China and Japan)
3. Historical accounts of Dragons
4. All dragon information in general
5. Dragon links (note: this refers to web links, and not some sort of exotic sausage links that are made out of dragons - which would never be advertised on a site like this anyway)

This site aims to clarify the public about two common misconceptions about dragons. First, it is commonly believed that dragons are evil. Contrary to popular opinion, dragons are not evil, nor do they even care to eat humans (often/without reason). Dragons are merely misunderstood, and so I have created this website to clear up these misunderstandings, and to help people understand the truth about dragons.

Dragonology 101.

Before we begin discussing dragons, we must first ask what a dragon is. When we ask this question, there are basically a few things to consider. First we are asking "What does a dragon look like?" This pertains to the dragon's physique and physiology. Second, by asking what dragons are, we are asking what they do. This includes activities such as dragons' eating, sleeping, leisure, and mating habits. This question is more sociological. The third and final aspect of the question of what a dragon is, is more philosophical and psychological. The question of "What is a dragon" asks the more important or essential question of "What is it like to be a dragon?" This question asks more about a dragon's personality and feelings. This site was invented to answer all the abovementioned questions in a careful and detailed manner, spanning physiological, sociological, psychological and philosophical dimensions of dragonology.

The first question, pertaining to the physiology of the dragon, is the easiest to answer, so we shall answer it first.

Use your skills of observation to appreciate this picture:

The astute observer will notice the following about the above portrait:

1. a large lizard or serpent with
2. 4 legs, scales, a long tail, and large talons, which
3. breathes fire and
4. can fly.

If you are ever doing dragonology fieldwork and spot a creature with all of these attributes, chances are you have found your dragon.

Of course, there are variations, such as the following:

1. Skin. Although dragons are lizards or serpents, sometimes they can have feathers or even hair in some cases, in addition to scales.
2. Fire. Sometimes dragons breathe frost instead of fire, but this all depends on their geographical region and genetics.
3. Wings. Usually dragons have wings, usually to help them fly. Some dragons do not have wings, or have very small wings (but can still fly).
4. Limbs. Some dragons (wyverns for example) have only 2 legs, and their arms are attached to their wings

If you see a dragon with 3 legs or maybe one, this can either be due to getting into a fight with a knight or wizard, or a fight with another dragon (rare). A 3-legged dragon does not occur in nature, as dragons are magical creatures and are immune to genetic abnormalities.

Here I have shown you the basics of dragon physiology. In the next section, I will illustrate how exactly a dragon's fire works. There are currently a few contending theories on dragon fire that are hotly (excuse the pun) debated by dragonologists, and we will go through these in the next section. In other sections, I will illustrate certain dragon behavioral patterns, including eating, sleeping, courting, and mating. Finally, we will move on to Dragon psychology, which is very complex and difficult to understand, but well worth the effort for any serious dragonologist.

VR