𝖆 𝖑 𝖎 𝖋 𝖊 𝖗 𝖔 𝖚 𝖘

— 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝?  — 𝙄 𝙙𝙤. 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙨.

— 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙨𝙤 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝?  — 𝙄 𝙙𝙤. 𝙄 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙨.

‘Zmey Gorynych’ by Viktor Vasnetsov.

In Slavic mythology, the word “zmey” are used to describe a dragon. These words are masculine forms of the Slavic word for “snake”, which are normally feminine (like Russian zmeya).

❝ magic is C H A O S ,  A R T and S C I E N C E . it is a curse, a blessing and progress . it all depends on W H O  uses magic , H O W they use it , and to what P U R P O S E . and magic is everywhere . all around us . easily accessible . it is enough to stretch out one’s H A N D . ❞

True Dragons

“ One of the grandest mistakes common folk make regarding monsters is to assume that draconids are dragons. While the assumption is tempting, it is entirely untrue and has caused trouble for dragons and humanoids alike for centuries. Draconids may be tangentially related to dragons, but not all draconids are dragons. True Dragons — as many scholars and monster slayers refer to them — are exceedingly rare and extremely powerful creatures with an intellect far exceeding that of most draconids.

While not technically an elementa or a being of the elemental planes, true dragons are often thought of as representations of the forces of chaos themselves. Powerful, often unpredictable, and naturally bound to the forces of magic.

The immense power of True Dragons leads the people of Zerrikania to worship them and name their country after a legendary gold dragon: Zerrikanterment. However, in the western half of the Continent, the story is much different. In the Northern Kingdoms, the territories of Nilfgaard and the Skellige isles, True Dragons are often thought of as devilish monsters. Long ago, humans dubbed them “the single greatest threat to the human race.” In some regards they were correct. However, true dragons are sapient beings with largely the same range of emotions and personalities as humans and can be harmless or even benevolent in the right circumstances. “

Erland of Larvik, A Witcher’s Journal

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