Melanie Nilles

Here we are with one final installment of the appendices you’ll find included in Dragon Prophecy, the first book of Legend of the White Dragon. I’ve posted about the dragons and the Red Clan. This week we have the Drakin, the last type of dragon introduced in the series, although as those of you who have read the character interviews are aware, they aren’t really dragons. I’ll leave you to read below, but remember that this is copyrighted information and any use must be credited to the author, Melanie Nilles. Please link back to my website if you post any portion, melanienilles.com. Thank you!

Drakin (Drake Kin)

The drakin are not dragons but winged reptiles. They reside in what is known as the Second Realm, or Eyr Droc by the dragons residing there, to escape the Second Race of humans when they turned on them. That is the place of the drakins’ origination.

Drakin earned their name because of their similarity to dragons, or more accurately, the Red Clan. They look like they could be drake kin, thus the source of their name for their kind. They have two hind limbs, long tails, and wings but no separate forelimbs and are all a shade of green that allows them to hide among the foliage of trees. Their scales are like those of reptiles, however, and almost more of a heavy skin.

That is where the similarity ends. Where Dragons have sharp, tearing teeth for ripping meat, Drakin have jaws full of flat, grinding teeth. Drakin primarily eat insects and berries but also enjoy occasional soft fruits. They also are not very intelligent and have a short lifespan of only about thirty years.

Drakin have none of the cares of the dragons. They would rather play all day, chasing each other through intricate acrobatics.

Ever since the Unnamed Majera gave them the ability of mindspeech, their only magical skill, they enjoy speaking. They can, however, talk nonstop for hours, which is likely because drakin easily get sidetracked when telling stories. Those who know them have learned that they must interrupt a drakin in order to keep it on the same subject.

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What’s next?  I’ve posted Appendix A: Basics of Gairdra and Appendix B: Dragons and interviews with more than two dozen characters.  How about weekly snippets from Dragon Prophecy?  Or is there a better suggestion?  email me!