D is for Why Dragons?

 

This year's A to Z Challengetheme is: All About Foxwick.

D is for ... Why Dragons?

Dragons have long been a fantasy staple. The legendary creatures come from all over the world. They’re like dinosaurs with wings and fire-breathing capabilities. So when I decided to create Foxwick, I knew there had to be dragons.

The dragons within this world are a mixture.

Some dragons are very wild and have lost their ways to converse with each other—and humans. They’ve lived alone for so long they are vicious beasts that will fiercely protect their territory at all costs.

The other dragons are more sophisticated. They can speak through their minds to other dragons and special humans, known as dragon seers. Very few dragons live in packs, but the arctic dragons in Snow Mountains live together under a dragon queen.

In the stories “Dragon Seer” and “Dragon Spy,” I have dragons as main characters opposite of their dragon seers. And in the forthcoming Neighbors of Foxwick, a dragon will be the lone main character in the story "Dragon's Sacrifice."

What do you think of dragons?