GREEN DRAGON
The most cunning and treacherous of true dragons,
green dragons use misdirection and trickery to get the
upper hand against their enemies. Nasty tempered and
thoroughly evil, they take special pleasure in subverting
and corrupting the good-hearted. In the ancient forests
they roam, green dragons demonstrate an aggression
that is often less about territory than it is about gaining
power and wealth with as little effort as possible.
A green dragon is recognized by its curved jawline
and the crest that begins near its eyes and continues
down its spine, reaching full he ight just behind the skull.
A green dragon has no external ears, but bears leathery
spiked plates that run down the sides of its neck.
A wyrmling green dragon's thin scales are a shade
of green so dark as to appear nearly black. As a green
dragon ages, its scales grow larger and lighter, turning
shade s of forest, emerald, and olive green to help it
blend in with its wooded surroundings. Its wings have
a dappled pattern, darker near the leading edges and
lighter toward the trailing edges.
A green dragon's legs are longer in relation to its body
than with any other dragon, enabling it to easily pass
over underbrush and forest debris when it walks. With
its equally long neck, an older green dragon can peer
over the tops of trees without rearing up.
Capricious Hunters. A green dragon hunts by
patrolling its forest territory from the air and the
ground. It eats any creature it can see, and will consume
shrubs and small trees when hungry enough, but its
favorite prey is