This installment of the My First Monster Manual blog series is the Golden Belly Dragon.
Environment: Glades, Meadows, near Rivers and Creeks
Monster Type: Dragon
Color: Green Back with a Golden Belly and White Mane
Features: Long Serpentine Body
Abilities: Magical Flight, Luck Magic, Shapeshifting
Recommended Equipment: Camouflage and Strong Flower Scent
Introduction:
The Golden Belly Dragon is a unique dragon with a long serpentine body and four legs. Their broad heads are surrounded by a long shaggy mane. The Golden Belly Dragon has no wings. Despite this physical limitation they can magically fly with incredible control and extreme speeds. As a Golden Belly Dragon ages they will grow in length more than overall size. The most ancient and longest are said to be able to encircle an entire kingdom! Their presence is a sign of good fortune and it is believed the dragon is infused with good luck magic. This has made the hair from their mane or a scale from their body extremely valuable in magic markets. Golden Belly Dragons use their shapeshifting ability to hide among human society and are scarcely seen in their natural dragon form.
Investigation:
My assistant and I woke up alone to the sun streaking through the branches of the woods. We fell sleep with the revelries of the fey festival happening all around us. The entire festival was gone. It was surreal and unsettling. Nothing remained except a single bottle of wine and a bundle of grapes laid neatly by our packs. The directions Quincy, the Centaur, left us took us to a river. We followed the river until we clambered over a huge hollow tree that made a natural bridge. At the top of the river bank, we saw rolling fields of multi-colored wild flowers. We camouflaged ourselves and masked our scents. The dragon could easily be spooked. The next day and a half we searched and found the red flowers. We spent the night weaving their stems together making two large shawls. Underneath our canopy of red flowers, we snuck deep into the fields. After a day of travel we came to a large patch of only red wildflowers. Quincy had assured us; it was here, we would see a Golden Belly Dragon.
Observations:
At dawn the next day, we caught the flicker of the dragon approaching. It zipped across the sky curling around itself streaking left and right. We rubbed the sleep out of our eyes excited as the Golden Belly Dragon approached. Several times the dragon paused in the air, circling a spot in the field before diving into the wild flowers. Poof, cloud of pollen flew into the air. The Golden Belly Dragon flew over the patch of red wild flowers we were hiding in. It had a shimmering green back, a glimmering golden belly, and a white shaggy mane around its head. It slithered in the air, circling above us. It was young for a Golden Belly Dragon. We estimated its entire length at being 3 wagons long. It paused for a moment before diving into the flowers and rolling around. The pollen exploded whooshing around us. There wasn’t a thing I could do to stifle my sneeze. Panicking, the dragon thrashed about and dashed into the sky zipping away.
Conclusion:
We stared at the freshly pressed flowers where the beautiful Golden Belly Dragon had been basking. My assistant collected a vile of the pollen to investigate later. We also discovered 3 strands of shinning white hair from the Golden Belly Dragon’s mane. We braided the strands into two bracelets sharing the luck between us.
About:
The Golden Belly Dragon is part of our “My First Monster Manual” blog series where we will feature each of the monsters we are considering for inclusion in our new children’s book. Click here to learn more info on My First Monster Manual.
Artist: Spencer Johnson – spencemonger.com
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