MeaningOriginDescriptionIceLatinCrystal clear referenceEtymologyCoined name; Latin glaciēs ("ice") with a masculine -us the language never gave it; the ice bank's plate name.Say itGLAY-see-usThe description's breath weapon reads on camera as flash-freezing; the archive logs it as crystallization, since the frost never thaws and the tissue never moves again.A dragon would sayThásliterally icegem dialectIce Dragon
Name: Glacia
MeaningOriginDescriptionIcy OneLatinRegal female dragon ruling frozen territoriesEtymologyCoined name; Latin glacies ("ice") cut to a feminine -a form that Latin did not use.Say itGLAY-shahUsed by the Svalbard survey for the brood females that hold the largest glacier territories, each one defended for the fifty years a hatchling stays with its parent.A dragon would sayThasliterally icecore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Glacialis
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf IceLatinAncient dragon of the glacier peaksEtymologyLatin glacialis ("icy, of ice, frozen"), from glacies ("ice"); the species epithet in Draco glacialis.Say itglay-see-AH-lisThe second half of the binomial, entered in the register from a single Altai specimen description and never revised.A dragon would sayThasliterally icecore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Glaze
MeaningOriginDescriptionGlass ShineEnglishA dragon with glossy scalesEtymologyEnglish glaze, from Middle English glasen ("to fit with glass"), from glas (Old English glæs).Say itGLAYZThe scales of an adult in the sun have the wet gloss of fired pottery, and the old naturalists' plates render them that way.A dragon would sayGlishthaarliterally crystal · lightcore DraconicWhite Chromatic Dragon
Name: Gelid
MeaningOriginDescriptionFrozenLatinIce state referenceA dragon would sayThasliterally icechromatic dialectWhite Chromatic Dragon
Name: Glaciate
MeaningOriginDescriptionTo FreezeLatinAction referenceA dragon would sayGlesi'etby soundchromatic dialectWhite Chromatic Dragon
MeaningOriginDescriptionTreasurePersianTreasure-house, the hoard keptEtymologyPersian ganjīna (گنجینه, "treasury, treasure-house"), from ganj ("treasure"), the word behind the Ganj- place names of Iran.Say itgan-JEE-nahThe lore file's information network is the hoard; the Persian survey's word for a brass lair is the word for a treasury, and the coin in it is secondary.A dragon would sayDroshliterally hoardmetallic dialectBronze Metallic Dragon
Name: Gabha
MeaningOriginDescriptionSmithIrishIrish for a smithEtymologyIrish gabha ("smith, blacksmith"), from Old Irish gobae; the same root as the smith-god Goibniu.Say itGOW-ahA name from the Irish west coast, where the nearest thing to a forge-fire on a wet night is a bronze's discharge over the water.A dragon would sayKrev-orliterally make · -ermetallic dialectCopper Metallic Dragon
Name: Gnosis
MeaningOriginDescriptionKnowledgeGreekReferences wisdomEtymologyGreek gnôsis (γνῶσις, "knowledge, inquiry"), from gignṓskein ("to know").Say itNOH-sisGreek for knowledge gained by inquiry; the puzzle collections the lore records are catalogued, and the catalogue is the puzzle.A dragon would sayShenkliterally loremetallic dialectCopper Metallic Dragon
Name: Gersemi
MeaningOriginDescriptionTreasureOld NorseTreasure; a daughter of FreyjaEtymologyOld Norse gersemi ("treasure, jewel, costly thing"); in the Edda one of Freyja's two daughters, both named for treasure.Say itGER-seh-meeThe Norse word for a costly thing; the description's hoards of puzzles and jokes are valued by the animal above its copper, and the Norwegian teams have watched one abandoned for the other.A dragon would sayDroshliterally hoardmetallic dialectCopper Metallic Dragon
Name: Garix
MeaningOriginDescriptionGuard PointFantasyProtective natureEtymologyCoined name; perhaps English guard (Old French garder) with a decorative -ix; the point of the gloss is not in the parts.Say itGAR-iksA generic guard name; the station uses it for the lookout entrance every lair keeps highest on the cliff.A dragon would saySherth-ortreshliterally defend · -er · toothmetallic dialectCopper Metallic Dragon
Name: Güneş
MeaningOriginDescriptionSunTurkishThe sun; a common Turkish girl's nameEtymologyTurkish güneş ("sun"), from Old Turkic kün ("sun, day"); a common feminine given name.Say itgoo-NESHThe Turkish sun; the Anatolian teams log a copper's first flight of the day by the red flash of its underside, before the sun has cleared the ridge.A dragon would sayKersliterally sunmetallic dialectTopaz Dragon
Name: Gilden
MeaningOriginDescriptionGiltOld EnglishDragon leaving trails of golden lightEtymologyMiddle English gilden ("golden, gilt"), from Old English gylden ("made of gold"), from gold. Not a word for a path.Say itGIL-denThe metallic sheen on the scale edges is a thin surface layer; a shed scale looks gilt rather than gold all through.A dragon would sayKhórvliterally goldgem dialectGold Metallic Dragon
Name: Gullfaxi
MeaningOriginDescriptionGolden ManeOld NorseGolden-maned horse of the EddasEtymologyOld Norse Gullfaxi, from gull ("gold") + faxi ("mane"); the horse of the giant Hrungnir, given to Thor's son after the duel.Say itGOOL-fak-seeThe Eddic horse whose mane was gold reads, in the archive, as a gold adult's neck frill seen from behind at a gallop, the frill the safety protocol lists as an aggression sign.A dragon would sayKhorvthoshliterally gold · scalemetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Gofannon
MeaningOriginDescriptionSmithWelshThe smith of the MabinogiEtymologyWelsh Gofannon, from gof ("smith") with the divine suffix -annon, the smith figure of the Mabinogi; cognate with Irish Goibniu.Say itgo-VAN-onThe Welsh smith's name is used for the adult whose lair chambers, recovered after abandonment, showed silver worked into forms the survey could not explain.A dragon would sayKrev-orliterally make · -ermetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Ginryū
MeaningOriginDescriptionSilver DragonJapaneseSilver dragonEtymologyJapanese ginryū (銀竜), from gin ("silver") + ryū ("dragon").Say itGHIN-ryooThe plain Japanese name for the type, and the one the Japanese Alps station enters in its register before any individual name is assigned.A dragon would saySelvkhathliterally silver · dragonmetallic dialectFaerie Dragon
Name: Glimmerwyn
MeaningOriginDescriptionGlimmering JoyWelsh/EnglishA dragon that sparkles like morning frostEtymologyCoined name; English glimmer (Middle English glimeren, frequentative of gleam) + Old English wynn ("joy"), the same element as in Ælfwynn.Say itGLIM-er-winApplied to individuals whose scales pulse brighter during play, a signal the field notes treat as the visible half of the euphoria the lore describes.A dragon would sayLithbrethliterally bright · joycore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Glowscale
MeaningOriginDescriptionGlow ScaleEnglishA dragon with bioluminescent scalesEtymologyEnglish compound of glow (Old English glōwan, "to shine") + scale (Old French escale, "husk").Say itGLOH-skaylThe scales are faintly bioluminescent in the dark, enough for a night team to count a roost without a lamp.A dragon would sayThaarthoshliterally light · scalecore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Gossamera
MeaningOriginDescriptionSilkEnglishA dragon with silk-like wing textureEtymologyCoined name; English gossamer (Middle English gossomer, "goose summer", the late-autumn spell when spider silk drifts on the air) with an -a ending.Say itgoss-ah-MEER-ahThe wing membrane is thinner than any other dragon's and shows the same sheen as drifting spider silk, which is what the name records.A dragon would sayThesthoshliterally peace · scalecore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Glitterkin
MeaningOriginDescriptionLittle GlitterEnglishA dragon that leaves glitter-like trailsEtymologyEnglish glitter (Old Norse glitra, "to glitter") + the diminutive suffix -kin (Middle Dutch -kijn, as in lambkin).Say itGLIT-er-kinThe word the Schwarzwald teams use for a brood of hatchlings seen together, glittering in the nest hollow.A dragon would sayCheklithliterally small · brightcore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Glimmer
MeaningOriginDescriptionGlimmerEnglishA dragon with subtle sparklesEtymologyEnglish glimmer, from Middle English glimeren, a frequentative of gleam (Old English glǣm).Say itGLIM-erThe first sign of a roost at dusk, before the eye can resolve the individual animals.A dragon would sayLithliterally brightcore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Glitter
MeaningOriginDescriptionGlitterEnglishA dragon covered in glitterEtymologyEnglish glitter, from Old Norse glitra ("to glitter"), related to Old English glitenian.Say itGLIT-erThe shed scale-dust in a nest hollow, which the archive samples with tape lifts.A dragon would sayLithliterally brightcore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Gleam
MeaningOriginDescriptionGleamEnglishA dragon with gentle glowEtymologyEnglish gleam, from Old English glǣm ("brilliant light, splendour").Say itGLEEMA single adult seen at distance is logged as a gleam before it is logged as anything else.A dragon would sayThaarliterally lightcore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Glow
MeaningOriginDescriptionGlowEnglishA dragon with inner lightEtymologyEnglish glow, from Old English glōwan ("to shine as if red-hot").Say itGLOHThe steady light of a resting adult, distinct from the flicker of one in flight.A dragon would sayThaarliterally lightcore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Glint
MeaningOriginDescriptionGlintEnglishA dragon with sharp sparklesEtymologyEnglish glint, a Scots form of Middle English glenten ("to glance, flash"), probably of Scandinavian origin.Say itGLINTThe single reflection off a scale that gives away a hidden animal, and the reason survey teams walk with the sun behind them.A dragon would sayLithliterally brightcore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Gwawr
MeaningOriginDescriptionDawnWelshFirst light over the ridgeEtymologyWelsh gwawr ("dawn"); a feminine given name.Say itGWOWRHunting is a dawn-and-dusk affair in the lore file; the Welsh survey's first sighting of the year is always at dawn over Cadair Idris, with the sun behind the animal.A dragon would sayKelshliterally dawncore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Glaurung
MeaningOriginDescriptionGolden OneFantasyFather of dragons with hypnotic flamesEtymologySindarin (Tolkien); the name is unexplained, and the "golden" reading rests on glaur ("golden light") and the dragon's epithet "the Golden".Say itGLOW-rungThe burnished-copper end of the lore file's colour range; the Atlas population is the archive's golden form.A dragon would sayKhorvliterally goldcore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Gambhira
MeaningOriginDescriptionDeepSanskritDweller of the hidden depthsEtymologySanskrit gambhīra (गम्भीर, "deep, profound"); used as a given name in both feminine and masculine forms.Say itgum-BHEE-rahThe largest adults in the archive were logged in deep water, and the internal ballast that lets them hold any depth is why divers rarely see the same one twice.A dragon would sayDulvliterally deepcore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Ghadeer
MeaningOriginDescriptionStreamArabicKeeper of the spring-fed poolEtymologyArabic ghadīr (غدير, "brook, stream, pool left by rain"); a feminine given name.Say itgha-DEERThe pool a stream leaves in a dry season is where the desert-edge juveniles wait out the year, and where the survey finds them when the water is low enough to see.A dragon would sayShemliterally rivercore DraconicEarth Dragon
Name: Gaia
MeaningOriginDescriptionEarth MotherGreekProtector of natural landscapesEtymologyFrom Greek Gaia (Γαῖα), the primordial earth goddess, from gē ("earth").Say itGY-uhSurvey teams log the species' strong parental instincts and 30-year rearing period, which is why the name of the Greek earth mother keeps turning up on brood-chamber reports.A dragon would sayStorbrek-orliterally earth · hatch · -ercore DraconicEarth Dragon
Name: Granite
MeaningOriginDescriptionGrained StoneEnglishRock-skinned ancient oneEtymologyFrom Italian granito ("grained"), from Latin granum ("grain"), for the rock's coarse crystalline texture.Say itGRAN-itThe dense, overlapping scales that resist abrasion during tunnelling have been compared in field reports to weathered granite, and the name followed.A dragon would sayGrenitby soundcore DraconicEarth Dragon
Name: Geode
MeaningOriginDescriptionCrystal CaveGreekGem-hearted earth dragonEtymologyFrom Greek geōdēs ("earth-like"), from gē ("earth"), for the plain stone that hides a crystal-lined hollow.Say itJEE-ohdThe treasure chambers the species builds are, in every den the archive has mapped, lined with the crystal the dragon could not digest.A dragon would sayGlishgromliterally crystal · cavecore DraconicRuby Dragon
Name: Garnet
MeaningOriginDescriptionDark Red GemEnglishA dragon with deep red coloringEtymologyMiddle English gernet, from Old French grenat ("dark red"), from Latin grānātum ("pomegranate"), for the stone's likeness to the seeds.Say itGAR-netThe second stone of the lair midden after corundum; the field description's mineral supplementation is confirmed by garnet grit in every scat sample the Mogok survey has taken.A dragon would saySkurbrákhglishliterally dark · red · crystalgem dialectEarth Dragon
Name: Geo
MeaningOriginDescriptionEarthGreekElemental earth masterEtymologyFrom Greek gē ("earth"), in the combining form geō- seen in geology and geography.Say itJEE-ohThe survey prefix, and the name given to any dragon whose tunnelling shows the instinctive avoidance of unstable rock that the lore calls geological engineering.A dragon would sayStorliterally earthcore DraconicEarth Dragon
Name: Gravel Scale
MeaningOriginDescriptionStone SkinEnglishRough-scaled guardianEtymologyEnglish compound of gravel (from Old French gravele, diminutive of grave, "coarse sand") + scale (from Old French escale, "husk").Say itGRAV-ul SKAYLRecorded for the rough-scaled morph whose hide sheds grit as it moves, leaving a trail survey teams follow at a distance.A dragon would sayStorthoshliterally earth · scalecore DraconicAir Dragon
Name: Gust
MeaningOriginDescriptionStrong WindEnglishQuick and unpredictable wind dragonEtymologyFrom Old Norse gustr ("gust, blast"), related to gjósa ("to gush").Say itGUSTThe smallest atmospheric effect in the lore record: a single gust from a wingbeat, which the survey uses to tell a passing adult from a bird when the sky is empty.A dragon would sayThrekkheshliterally strong · aircore DraconicAir Dragon
Name: Gagan
MeaningOriginDescriptionHeavensHindiThe open sky of the DeccanEtymologyHindi gagan (गगन, "sky, heavens"), from Sanskrit gagana; a masculine given name.Say itGUG-unThe Sanskrit word for the vault the species keeps to; the Himalayan foothill teams record adults leaving the peaks only to hunt the Deccan plateau, and returning the same day.A dragon would sayTeshliterally skycore DraconicAir Dragon
Name: Gökçe
MeaningOriginDescriptionSky BlueTurkishThe pale-blue scale variantEtymologyTurkish gökçe ("sky-blue, heavenly, pretty"), from gök ("sky; blue"); a feminine given name.Say itgerk-CHEHThe Turkish word does not separate sky from blue, and neither do the species' scales: the Anatolian survey's pale-blue individuals vanish against a clear sky at 300 metres.A dragon would sayTeshtselliterally sky · bluecore DraconicAir Dragon
Name: Gale
MeaningOriginDescriptionStrong WindOld NorsePowerful wind-generating dragonEtymologyEnglish gale (sixteenth century), of uncertain origin; Old Norse gol ("breeze") and galinn ("frantic, bewitched") are both proposed.Say itGAYLThe strongest wind the species is recorded working in by choice: the Scottish survey logs adults hunting in a force 9 that grounded every bird on the coast.A dragon would sayThrekkheshliterally strong · aircore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Guntur
MeaningOriginDescriptionThunderclapMalayCrack of thunder over the archipelagoEtymologyMalay and Indonesian guntur ("thunder, thunderclap"); a masculine given name in Indonesia.Say itGOON-toorThe Sumatran highlands hold the only equatorial population the survey has mapped, active year-round where the storm season never ends.A dragon would sayDromliterally thundercore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Galvanize
MeaningOriginDescriptionElectric ChargeModernDragon with energizing presenceEtymologyEnglish galvanize ("to stimulate with an electric current"), from Luigi Galvani, whose 1780s experiments made frog legs twitch; a verb from a surname.Say itGAL-vuh-nyzGalvani's twitching frog is the same effect the survey vets see in prey the animal has stunned but not killed.A dragon would sayTsakliterally lightningcore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Ghaith
MeaningOriginDescriptionRainArabicRain that follows the strikeEtymologyArabic ghayth (غيث, "rain", especially rain that brings relief), from the root gh-y-th; a masculine given name.Say itGAYTHThe Arabian survey has one lair, in the Hajar mountains of Oman, and the villages below it date their good years by the storms that come off that ridge.A dragon would sayTeshshelliterally sky · watercore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Gealan
MeaningOriginDescriptionBright FlashIrishFlash across the Atlantic cloudEtymologyIrish gealán ("flash of lightning; bright spell, gleam"), from geal ("bright").Say itGYAL-awnThe Atlantic fronts that hit Kerry carry more discharge than any in Europe; the Irish survey has counted 40 strikes an hour from a single adult off the Reeks.A dragon would sayLithtsakliterally bright · lightningcore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Gelida
MeaningOriginDescriptionFrozen/Ice ColdLatinBeautiful dragon with pale blue scalesEtymologyLatin gelida, feminine of gelidus ("icy cold, frozen"), from gelu ("frost").Say itJEL-ih-dahThe Latin adjective for a cold that hurts; the pale blue scale colour of the field description comes from antifreeze proteins packed between the scale layers.A dragon would sayThastheskliterally ice · coldcore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Glaciarius
MeaningOriginDescriptionIce WorkerLatinDragon crafting ice formationsEtymologyLatin glacies ("ice") + the occupational suffix -arius; regular in form but not attested in classical texts.Say itglay-see-AH-ree-usThe ice formations of the description are made, not found: the courtship lattices and the lair chambers are both shaped breath by breath, and the Svalbard teams can date a chamber by its layers.A dragon would sayThaskrev-orliterally ice · make · -ercore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Glacierburn
MeaningOriginDescriptionGlacier FireEnglishDragon with freezing flame breathEtymologyEnglish compound of glacier (French glacier, from Latin glacies) + burn (Old English beornan).Say itGLAY-sher-bernA cold burn is what the breath does to skin; the freezing flame of the description is the term the Svalbard medical log used for the 1979 injuries.A dragon would sayThasstorkherliterally ice · earth · firecore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Glacierking
MeaningOriginDescriptionGlacier RulerEnglishDominant male ice dragonEtymologyEnglish compound of glacier (French glacier, from Latin glacies) + king (Old English cyning).Say itGLAY-sher-kingThe dominant male of the description holds a glacier, not a court; the species is solitary and the survey has never recorded two adults tolerating one another outside courtship.A dragon would sayThasstortorkliterally ice · earth · lordcore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Gangri
MeaningOriginDescriptionSnow MountainTibetanSnow mountain of the high plateauEtymologyTibetan gangs ri (གངས་རི, "snow mountain"), from gangs ("snow, glacier") + ri ("mountain"); the element in Gangs Rinpoche, the Tibetan name of Kailash.Say itGAHNG-reeThe snow mountains of the plateau are where the Himalayan teams first separated this type from the firedrake: same peaks, opposite breath, and a lair on the north face every time.A dragon would sayFoshskornliterally snow · mountaincore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Glacierfury
MeaningOriginDescriptionGlacier RageEnglishPowerful glacier dragonEtymologyEnglish compound of glacier (French glacier, from Latin glacies) + fury (Latin furia).Say itGLAY-sher-fyoor-eeThe power of the description shows in the lair walls: chambers cut through blue ice a hundred metres down, which the Greenland radar first read as crevasses.A dragon would sayThasstornerkhliterally ice · earth · furycore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Glacierwind
MeaningOriginDescriptionGlacier BreezeEnglishDragon of icy windsEtymologyEnglish compound of glacier (French glacier, from Latin glacies) + wind (Old English wind).Say itGLAY-sher-windThe icy winds of the description are the glacier's own katabatic flow; the survey teams read a sudden calm as the sign that an adult has landed upslope.A dragon would sayThasstorkheshliterally ice · earth · aircore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Glaciermight
MeaningOriginDescriptionGlacier PowerEnglishPowerful ice dragonEtymologyEnglish compound of glacier (French glacier, from Latin glacies) + might (Old English miht).Say itGLAY-sher-myteThe power of the description moves ice: the Vatnajökull female has been photographed shouldering a calved block the survey estimated at forty tonnes.A dragon would sayThasstorkhostliterally ice · earth · powercore DraconicCrystal Dragon
Name: Glacialix
MeaningOriginDescriptionIce-likeLatinA frost-colored dragon with geometric patternsEtymologyCoined name; Latin glacialis ("icy, frozen"), from glacies ("ice"), with a decorative -ix ending.Say itglay-shee-AL-iksCrystal meant ice before it meant quartz, and the frost-coloured adults of the description are the ones misfiled under the ice dragon until the geometric scale pattern is seen up close.A dragon would sayThásliterally icegem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Garnetos
MeaningOriginDescriptionPomegranate RedGreekA deep red dragon with dodecahedral formsEtymologyCoined name; garnet, from Latin granatum ("pomegranate"), for the seed-like red crystals, with a masculine -os ending.Say itgar-NEH-tossThe deep red dodecahedral scales of the description are the garnet habit exactly, and the animals grow them in the same metamorphic rock the stone comes from.A dragon would sayGaarníiɾoozby soundgem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Gohar
MeaningOriginDescriptionJewelPersianJewel-scaled female of the ZagrosEtymologyPersian gowhar (گوهر, "jewel, gem; essence"), from Middle Persian gōhr ("substance, nature"); a feminine given name.Say itgoh-HARThe Persian word for a gem and for the essential nature of a thing, which is the right double meaning for an animal whose scales are its diet made visible.A dragon would sayGlíshliterally crystalgem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Goshenite
MeaningOriginDescriptionColourless BerylGeographicA clear dragon with hexagonal structureEtymologyNamed for Goshen, Massachusetts, the first locality, + the mineral suffix -ite; the colourless variety of beryl.Say itGOH-shen-yteThe clear adults with hexagonal structure are the hardest of the type to count, and the New England survey uses the hexagonal scale outline against snow as the only reliable sign.A dragon would sayPelhzalhkáglishliterally clear · green · crystalgem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Grandidierite
MeaningOriginDescriptionGrandidier's StoneGeographicA blue-green dragon with pleochroic effectEtymologyNamed in 1902 for Alfred Grandidier, the French naturalist of Madagascar, + the mineral suffix -ite; a rare blue-green silicate.Say itgran-DID-ee-eh-ryteThe blue-green pleochroic adults are the Madagascar population, the rarest in the register, with fewer confirmed sightings than the stone has gem-grade specimens.A dragon would sayGréndidiraitby soundgem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Gloyw
MeaningOriginDescriptionGleamingWelshGleaming, clear, brightEtymologyWelsh gloyw ("bright, shining, clear, glossy"), from a Celtic root for brightness, the source of Welsh gloywi ("to polish").Say itGLOY-ooThe Welsh word for a polished surface, used for the Snowdonia population whose scales are polished by the slate they lair in.A dragon would sayLíthliterally brightgem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Gimsteinn
MeaningOriginDescriptionGem StoneOld NorseJewel-stone of the saga hoardsEtymologyOld Norse gimsteinn ("gemstone, jewel"), from gim (borrowed from Latin gemma, "jewel") + steinn ("stone").Say itGIM-staynThe saga word for a jewel, which the archive reads in several hoard accounts as a shed scale of this type, valued above gold and never cut.A dragon would sayGlíshstorliterally crystal · earthgem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Gemglow
MeaningOriginDescriptionGlowing GemEnglishDragon whose scales emit a soft purple lightEtymologyEnglish gem (Latin gemma, "bud, jewel") + glow (Old English glōwan).Say itJEM-glohThe soft purple light of the description is documented on night footage: the scales refract what little light a cavern holds and return it dimmer and violet.A dragon would sayTháarglishliterally light · crystalgem dialectTopaz Dragon
Name: Gemini
MeaningOriginDescriptionTwinsLatinDragon whose scales show two distinct golden huesEtymologyLatin geminī ("twins"), plural of geminus ("twin-born, paired"); the zodiac sign.Say itJEM-ih-nyClutches of two or three are the rule for this type, and paired hatchlings are logged with the same scale hue for their first century.A dragon would sayShákliterally twogem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Galaxian
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf the GalaxyGreekCosmic-powered amethyst dragonEtymologyCoined name; Greek galaxías (γαλαξίας, "milky", from gála, "milk", the Milky Way) with an English -an ending.Say itguh-LAK-see-unThe starlike scale pattern is documented, but the cosmic power of the description is not: the survey records psionic range, never anything astronomical.A dragon would sayTórstsivliterally many · stargem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Gemfire
MeaningOriginDescriptionBurning GemEnglishFire-breathing crystal dragonEtymologyEnglish gem (Latin gemma) + fire (Old English fȳr).Say itJEM-fyrFire is rare in the type; the survey applies the name to the red flash an amethyst gives when iron-rich facets catch low sun.A dragon would sayKhásglishliterally burn · crystalgem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Gemshard
MeaningOriginDescriptionCrystal FragmentEnglishDragon with multi-faceted scalesEtymologyEnglish gem (Latin gemma) + shard (Old English sceard, "gap, fragment").Say itJEM-shardThe multi-faceted scales of the description shed as an adult grows, and shards from a gallery floor are the only physical specimens the archive holds.A dragon would sayGlishchékstorliterally crystal · small · earthgem dialectTopaz Dragon
Name: Gemlord
MeaningOriginDescriptionGem LordEnglishMaster of gem dragonsEtymologyEnglish gem (from Latin gemma) + lord (Old English hlāford, "loaf-keeper").Say itJEM-lordThe Old English lord was a keeper of bread; this type keeps mineral, and the survey's usage is that literal.A dragon would sayGlíshtorkliterally crystal · lordgem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Gemheart
MeaningOriginDescriptionGem HeartEnglishDragon with a diamond coreEtymologyEnglish gem (from Latin gemma, "bud, jewel") + heart (Old English heorte).Say itJEM-hartThe lore's diet taken inward: the Pamir carcass of 2003 had a crop packed with corundum and quartz, sorted by hardness.A dragon would sayGlíshdrelhkliterally crystal · heartgem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Gemweaver
MeaningOriginDescriptionGem WeaverEnglishArtisan crystal dragonEtymologyEnglish gem (Latin gemma) + weaver (Old English wefan, "to weave").Say itJEM-wee-vurThe description's molecular manipulation of crystal has been seen once, from across a valley: a gallery wall regrown over a season into a lattice no natural geode forms.A dragon would sayGlishwélhk-orliterally crystal · weave · -ergem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Gemsoul
MeaningOriginDescriptionGem SoulEnglishSpiritual crystal dragonEtymologyEnglish gem (Latin gemma) + soul (Old English sāwol).Say itJEM-sohlThe archive's name for the telepathic presence an adult leaves in a gallery after it has gone, which two field agents have reported and neither can measure.A dragon would sayGlíshnevliterally crystal · spiritgem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Gemstar
MeaningOriginDescriptionGem StarEnglishStar-marked crystal dragonEtymologyEnglish gem (Latin gemma) + star (Old English steorra).Say itJEM-starThe star-marked adult is one whose scales carry the six-rayed asterism that quartz can show, recorded on one female in the Altai range.A dragon would sayGlíshtsivliterally crystal · stargem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Gemwing
MeaningOriginDescriptionGem WingEnglishCrystal-winged dragonEtymologyEnglish gem (Latin gemma) + wing (Old Norse vængr).Say itJEM-wingThe wing membrane crystallises last, and a gem-winged adult is one whose flight surfaces refract, a sight logged as a violet flash across the valley.A dragon would sayGlíshvekhliterally crystal · winggem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Gemrider
MeaningOriginDescriptionGem RiderEnglishNoble crystal dragonEtymologyEnglish gem (Latin gemma) + rider (Old English rīdere); the register's gloss "Crystal mount" reverses the word.Say itJEM-ry-durNo one rides an amethyst dragon; the name is filed for the noble adult the description calls a mentor, which the survey read as a mount.A dragon would sayGlishrólhk-orliterally crystal · ride · -ergem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Gemweald
MeaningOriginDescriptionGem ForestEnglishForest-dwelling crystal dragonEtymologyEnglish gem (Latin gemma) + weald (Old English weald, "forest"), as in the Weald of Kent.Say itJEM-weldThe geode forest is a real formation: a gallery where the crystal has grown in columns, the one place the description's forest-dwelling dragon has been seen.A dragon would sayGlíshnelhkliterally crystal · forestgem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Gemhaven
MeaningOriginDescriptionGem HavenEnglishCrystal sanctuary guardianEtymologyEnglish gem (Latin gemma) + haven (Old English hæfen, "harbour").Say itJEM-hay-vunThe knowledge repositories the description records are guarded, and the survey has not been past the mouth of one.A dragon would sayGlishthélhvthernliterally crystal · ward · lairgem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Gemthyst
MeaningOriginDescriptionAmethyst GemEnglish/GreekPure amethyst dragonEtymologyCoined name; a blend of gem and amethyst, the second word clipped to its last syllable.Say itJEM-thistThe register's word for the fully crystallised adult, which the description calls pure amethyst and the survey logs with a colour card.A dragon would sayPolhvglíshglishliterally purple · crystal · crystalgem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Glaslyn
MeaningOriginDescriptionBlue LakeWelshTarn under the summit of SnowdonEtymologyWelsh glas ("blue, green") + llyn ("lake"): Llyn Glaslyn, the tarn below the summit of Yr Wyddfa, and the river that drains it.Say itGLASS-linA blue mountain tarn ringed by old copper workings is the description's habitat in a single place name; the Snowdonia survey watches the mine adits, not the water.A dragon would sayTsélhshelhliterally blue · watergem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Gormlaith
MeaningOriginDescriptionBlue PrincessIrishIllustrious princess of medieval IrelandEtymologyOld Irish Gormlaith, from gorm ("blue; illustrious") + flaith ("sovereignty, princess"); borne by several medieval Irish queens.Say itGORM-lahIrish uses one word for blue and for illustrious, and the description's larger, dominant female is both; the survey names the ranking female of any Irish sighting for the queens.A dragon would sayTselhnéshkharthliterally blue · new · sovereigngem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Gökçen
MeaningOriginDescriptionSky BlueTurkishSky-blue, heavenly, fairEtymologyTurkish gökçen ("sky-blue, heavenly, fair"), from gök ("sky; blue"); a given name for both sexes.Say itgurk-CHENTurkish gök is the sky and the colour at once, and the Anatolian survey's sapphire logs give the wing membrane as gök against gök: an animal that vanishes by flying higher.A dragon would sayTéshtselhliterally sky · bluegem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Gubat
MeaningOriginDescriptionForestTagalogDeep forest of the islandsEtymologyTagalog gubat ("forest, jungle, wilderness"), a native Austronesian word.Say itGOO-bahtThe Tagalog word for the deep forest; the archive's Philippine record is a single 1996 sighting in the Sierra Madre, filed under the word the guide used.A dragon would sayNélhkliterally forestgem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Greenscale
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreen ScaleEnglishCamouflaged hunterEtymologyEnglish compound of green (Old English grēne, from the root of grow) + scale (Old French escale, "husk").Say itGREEN-skaylThe plain description every first report gives; the archive keeps it as the type's field shorthand.A dragon would sayZálhkthoshliterally green · scalegem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Greenfire
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreen FireEnglishEmerald flame masterEtymologyEnglish compound of green (Old English grēne) + fire (Old English fȳr).Say itGREEN-fyreThere is no flame; the corrosive gas of the lore burns green only when it meets an open fire, which the Sarawak team learned by losing a camp stove.A dragon would sayZálhkkherliterally green · firegem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Greenhorn
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreen HornEnglishEmerging forest rulerEtymologyEnglish compound of green + horn: first an ox with young (green) horns, then any novice, recorded since the 15th century.Say itGREEN-hornThe plain English word for a novice; the survey uses it for yearlings, whose crest horns are still soft and bright green.A dragon would sayZálhkthronliterally green · horngem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Greenwave
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreen WaveEnglishCanopy surfing dragonEtymologyEnglish compound of green (Old English grēne) + wave (Old English wafian, "to wave").Say itGREEN-wayvThe canopy moves in a wave ahead of a low-flying adult; the Sarawak team times its approach by the treetops, not by sight.A dragon would sayZálhksholhvliterally green · wavegem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Greenthumb
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreen ThumbEnglishNature shaping drakeEtymologyEnglish compound of green + thumb (Old English þūma); the idiom for a gift with plants is recorded from the 1930s.Say itGREEN-thumThe idiom for a gardener; the lore's nature magic shows in the field as forest that recovers faster inside a territory than outside it.A dragon would sayZálhkkrelhliterally green · clawgem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Greencloak
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreen CloakEnglishStealth master drakeEtymologyEnglish compound of green + cloak (Old French cloque, "bell", for its shape).Say itGREEN-klohkAn adult at rest folds its wings over its back like a cloak and is lost against the canopy; the Sarawak team walked under one for an hour in 2008.A dragon would sayZalhkskóv-enliterally green · hide · -edgem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Glas
MeaningOriginDescriptionLiving GreenIrishGreen of growing thingsEtymologyIrish glas ("green, grey-green"), the green of growing things as opposed to uaine, the green of dye; a masculine given name in early Irish literature.Say itGLASSThe Irish word for the green of living things; the archive's Irish record is a 1904 report from the Killarney oakwoods, in the field notes of a survey that was looking for birds.A dragon would sayThérkzalhkliterally live · greengem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Glesni
MeaningOriginDescriptionVerdureWelshGreenness, the freshness of springEtymologyWelsh glesni ("greenness, verdure, freshness"), from glas ("green, blue"); a feminine given name.Say itGLES-neeThe Welsh word for greenness; the survey's one Welsh record is from the Wye valley oakwoods, a female seen twice in 1987.A dragon would sayZálhkliterally greengem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Greenlord
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreen LordEnglishWoodland sovereignEtymologyEnglish compound of green + lord (Old English hlāford, "loaf-keeper").Say itGREEN-lordThe title the forest peoples of the lore use for the eldest adult in a territory; the survey transcribed it from an elven treaty text.A dragon would sayZalhkátorkliterally green · lordgem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Greenroot
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreen RootEnglishEarth connected drakeEtymologyEnglish compound of green + root (Old Norse rót).Say itGREEN-rootThe lore's affinity for nature magic reads in the field as roots that grow toward a lair; the survey maps territories by the direction of the root mat.A dragon would sayZálhkstorliterally green · earthgem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Gwiber
MeaningOriginDescriptionViperWelshWinged serpent of Welsh legendEtymologyWelsh gwiber ("viper, adder"), from Latin vīpera; in Welsh folklore the gwiber is a winged serpent that haunts woods and rivers.Say itGWIH-berThe winged serpent of Welsh tales, said to nest in woodland and drink from rivers; the archive reads the gwiber stories as the earliest Welsh record of the type.A dragon would saySléthliterally serpentgem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Greenmane
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreen ManeEnglishMajestic forest rulerEtymologyEnglish compound of green + mane (Old English manu).Say itGREEN-maynAdults grow a frill of long neck scales the lore's aggression signs list as the neck frill; on this type it lies flat and green until raised.A dragon would sayZálhkthoshliterally green · scalegem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Greenreach
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreen ReachEnglishFar-ranging guardianEtymologyEnglish compound of green + reach (Old English rǣcan, "to stretch out"; as a noun, a stretch of river or land).Say itGREEN-reechA reach is a stretch of river, and the lore's territories are set along water; the survey measures a holding by the green reach an adult patrols.A dragon would sayGríinriichby soundgem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Greenseer
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreen SeerEnglishProphetic drakeEtymologyEnglish compound of green + seer (from see, Old English sēon); also a title in George R. R. Martin's novels.Say itGREEN-seerThe wise counsellor of the lore; the forest peoples bring disputes to the eldest adult and the survey has transcribed three such hearings.A dragon would sayZalhkskélhth-orliterally green · prophecy · -ergem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Greenweaver
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreen WeaverEnglishNature shaping drakeEtymologyEnglish compound of green + weaver (Old English wefan, "to weave").Say itGREEN-wee-verThe nature magic of the lore; the survey has photographs of vines woven into a lair mouth in a pattern no wind made.A dragon would sayZalhkwélhk-orliterally green · weave · -ergem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Greendream
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreen DreamEnglishMystical jade guardianEtymologyEnglish compound of green + dream (Old English drēam, "joy, music", later "dream").Say itGREEN-dreemThe survey's word for a sighting no photograph confirms; most emerald reports from the public are green dreams.A dragon would sayZálhkshelhthliterally green · dreamgem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Greenspell
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreen SpellEnglishNature magic wielderEtymologyEnglish compound of green + spell (Old English spell, "story, saying").Say itGREEN-spelThe nature magic of the lore; the survey's olfactory note, that the type smells magic before it sees it, is the same sense read the other way.A dragon would sayZálhkshentliterally green · spellgem dialectTopaz Dragon
Name: Gemarus
MeaningOriginDescriptionGem BearerLatinDragon covered in gem-like scalesEtymologyCoined name; Latin gemma ("bud, jewel") with an -arus ending that Latin did not attach to it.Say itjeh-MAH-rusThe hoarding habit of the type, which the field description records as collections of minerals kept inside the lair, under a coined Latin label.A dragon would sayGlishdórv-orliterally crystal · carry · -ergem dialectTopaz Dragon
Name: Goldrix
MeaningOriginDescriptionGold KingEnglish/GaulishDragon ruling over golden treasuresEtymologyCoined name; English gold + Gaulish rīx ("king", as in Vercingetorix); the older register listed it twice as Gold King and Gold Master.Say itGOHL-driksA hybrid the survey uses for the dominant male of a range; the second, duplicate entry is folded into this one.A dragon would sayKhórvkharthliterally gold · sovereigngem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Gemstone
MeaningOriginDescriptionPrecious StoneEnglishDragon covered in diamond-like gemsEtymologyEnglish gem (from Latin gemma, "bud, jewel") + stone (Old English stān).Say itJEM-stohnThe lore's diet: the diamond eats gems to keep its scales, and the register counts an adult's annual intake at the weight of a small hoard.A dragon would sayDróshstorliterally hoard · earthgem dialectTopaz Dragon
Name: Gullveig
MeaningOriginDescriptionGold StrengthOld NorseThrice-burned gold-being of the EddaEtymologyOld Norse Gullveig, from gull ("gold") + veig, a word of disputed sense ("strength, power" or "drink"); the being burned three times in the Völuspá and three times reborn.Say itGULL-vaygBurned three times and three times alive; the archive reads the Eddic account as an early record of the type's resistance to extreme heat.A dragon would sayKhórvthrekliterally gold · stronggem dialectTopaz Dragon
Name: Goldara
MeaningOriginDescriptionGold QueenEnglish/LatinFemale ruler of golden dragonsEtymologyCoined name; English gold with a feminine -ara ending; the queen sense is supplied by the gloss, not the ending.Say itgohl-DAH-rahThe survey's label for the senior brood female of a range, which the description's loose confederacies seem to centre on.A dragon would sayKhórvkharthliterally gold · sovereigngem dialectRuby Dragon
Name: Ghali
MeaningOriginDescriptionPreciousArabicDear, costly, beyond priceEtymologyArabic ghālī (غالي, "precious, dear, costly"), from ghalā ("to be high in price").Say itGHAH-leeThe Arabian survey's word for the type is the word for a high price; the field description's diet of raw gems and precious metals means a lair is worth more than most mines, and the IDRI treats every reported location as classified.A dragon would sayDróshliterally hoardgem dialectRuby Dragon
Name: Gulnar
MeaningOriginDescriptionPomegranate BlossomPersianScarlet flower of the pomegranateEtymologyPersian golnār (گلنار), from gol ("flower, rose") + anār ("pomegranate"): the scarlet pomegranate blossom; a feminine given name.Say itgool-NARThe Persian survey's word for a female hatchling, taken from the orchard flower that is the same red as the first scales; the field description's two or three eggs a century make each one a recorded event.A dragon would sayGálhnaarby soundgem dialectRuby Dragon
Name: Gulgun
MeaningOriginDescriptionRose-ColouredPersianThe colour of the roseEtymologyPersian golgūn (گلگون, "rose-coloured, rosy"), from gol ("rose") + -gūn ("colour, kind").Say itgool-GOONThe Persian rose-red, used by the Zagros survey for the lighter scale of the wing's leading edge, where the corundum is thinnest and the heat shows through pink before red.A dragon would sayMélhshthovliterally flower · huegem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Gwydr
MeaningOriginDescriptionGlassWelshGlass in the Roman senseEtymologyWelsh gwydr ("glass"), borrowed from Latin vitrum in the Roman period.Say itGWID-urThe Welsh word came into the survey with the Llanberis scale: glass in the Latin sense, borrowed with the Roman glassworks, and the scale under the microscope is glass in exactly that sense.A dragon would sayGlíshliterally crystalgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Grimjaw
MeaningOriginDescriptionFierce JawEnglishBearer of dark flamesEtymologyEnglish compound of grim (Old English grimm, "fierce, cruel"; Old Norse grimmr) + jaw (Middle English jowe).Say itGRIM-jawThe lower jaw carries the heat-sensing organs of the description, and an adult that turns them on an observer is measuring them; the protocol reading is to leave before the humming starts.A dragon would sayGróskvorkliterally wild · jawgem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Gemmir
MeaningOriginDescriptionGem KingFantasyDragon adorned with diamond-like scalesEtymologyCoined name; English gem (from Latin gemma, "bud, jewel") with a -mir ending that is not a word for king in any language the archive can name.Say itGEM-eerA hoard name; the lore puts gems in the diet to maintain the scales, and the station uses it for whichever adult holds the largest recorded cache.A dragon would sayGlíshkharthliterally crystal · sovereigngem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Gemmarius
MeaningOriginDescriptionJewellerLatinDragon protecting diamond treasuresEtymologyLatin gemmārius ("jeweller, gem-cutter"), from gemma ("bud, gem") + the agent ending -ārius.Say itgem-MAIR-ee-usThe lore lists gems in the diet to maintain the scales; the station's word for an adult sorting a cache by stone is the Latin jeweller.A dragon would sayKrév-orliterally make · -ergem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Gemmara
MeaningOriginDescriptionGem RulerFantasyDragon ruling over diamond treasuresEtymologyCoined name; Latin gemma ("gem") with an -ara ending; no ruler in the parts.Say itgem-MAH-rahA hoard-holder's name; the largest gem cache on record was held by a female, and the crews name her successors for it.A dragon would sayGlíshtorkliterally crystal · lordgem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Gemminus
MeaningOriginDescriptionTwin GemLatinDragon with dual diamond natureEtymologyCoined name; a blend of Latin gemma ("gem") and geminus ("twin"); the pun is the whole construction.Say itGEM-ih-nusThe register's word for a scale that split clean into two matching halves, which the materials bench reports is the normal cleavage.A dragon would sayShakáglishliterally two · crystalgem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Gemmarius Rex
MeaningOriginDescriptionJeweller KingLatinDragon king of diamond gemsEtymologyLatin gemmārius ("jeweller, gem-cutter") + rēx ("king").Say itgem-MAIR-ee-us REKSThe hoard-sorting adult of the register in its Latin, the crew's joke about a jeweller who owns the shop.A dragon would sayKrev-órkharthliterally make · -er · sovereigngem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Geal
MeaningOriginDescriptionBright WhiteIrishBright, white, shiningEtymologyIrish geal ("bright, white, shining"), from Old Irish gel; the adjective in placenames and in the endearment a stór geal.Say itGYAHLThe Irish white that also means bright; the register lists one Irish sighting, unconfirmed, and keeps the word for the next.A dragon would sayLíthfeskliterally bright · whitegem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Gemminara
MeaningOriginDescriptionTwin LightLatin/FantasyDragon of dual diamond natureEtymologyCoined name; Gemminus (a blend of Latin gemma and geminus) with a feminine -ara ending; there is no light in it.Say itgem-mi-NAH-rahA generic twin name; the light is the crews' word for the two matching halves of a cleaved scale catching sun.A dragon would sayShaktháarliterally two · lightgem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Gemheart Prime
MeaningOriginDescriptionFirst Gem HeartEnglishFirst dragon of diamond heartEtymologyEnglish gem (Latin gemma) + heart (Old English heorte) + prime (Latin prīmus, "first").Say itJEM-hart PRYMEThe Pamir carcass in the register's numbering: the first gem heart the bench ever opened.A dragon would sayPrithglíshdrelhkliterally first · crystal · heartgem dialectOpal Dragon
Name: Grisial
MeaningOriginDescriptionCrystalWelshCrystal, rock crystalEtymologyWelsh grisial ("crystal"), from Latin crystallum, from Greek krýstallos ("ice, rock crystal").Say itGRISS-yalThe Snowdonia survey found the lore's crystalline breath residue lining a cave above the old copper workings; the Welsh word was on the first sample bag.A dragon would sayGlíshliterally crystalgem dialectOpal Dragon
Name: Genesis
MeaningOriginDescriptionBeginningGreekReferences primal natureEtymologyGreek génesis (γένεσις, "origin, birth"), from gígnesthai ("to be born").Say itJEN-eh-sisA hatchling's first colour play, at about six weeks, is the moment the survey teams enter a new individual in the register.A dragon would sayBrék-asliterally hatch · -inggem dialectOpal Dragon
Name: Grace
MeaningOriginDescriptionEleganceLatinReferences refined natureEtymologyLatin gratia ("favour, charm, thanks"), from gratus ("pleasing"); the sense of elegant movement is later English.Say itGRAYSSThe lore's 1.5:1 wingspan gives the type the slowest, cleanest wingbeat in the gem family; the flight logs describe it as unhurried.A dragon would sayBélhshliterally beautifulgem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Granatus
MeaningOriginDescriptionMany-SeededLatinReference to garnet's resemblance to pomegranate seedsEtymologyLatin grānātus ("having many grains or seeds"); mālum grānātum is the pomegranate, and garnet takes its name from the seeds' colour.Say itgra-NAH-tusThe species epithet in the IDRI register, Draconius granatus, taken from the pomegranate the garnet was named for; the two to three eggs of a clutch are the survey's private joke about it.A dragon would sayGréneɾasby soundgem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Garnetheart
MeaningOriginDescriptionHeart of GarnetEnglishHaving a core of garnetEtymologyEnglish compound of garnet (Old French grenat, from Latin grānātum, "pomegranate") + heart (Old English heorte).Say itGAR-net-hartLairs are cut into garnet-bearing rock in the lore, and the hoard sits in the deepest chamber; the survey has never recovered one, only the shed scales at the mouth.A dragon would sayDrakhglíshdrelhkliterally blood · crystal · heartgem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Garnette
MeaningOriginDescriptionLittle GarnetFrenchSmall but preciousEtymologyFrench grenat ("garnet") anglicised, with the French feminine diminutive -ette; a modern given name.Say itgar-NETA hatchling name: flight at six months, maturity at a hundred years, and the survey's smallest tagged female is still called it at seventy.A dragon would sayChekadrákhglishliterally small · blood · crystalgem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Granatrix
MeaningOriginDescriptionGarnet QueenLatinQueen of garnetsEtymologyCoined name; Latin grānātum ("pomegranate", the root of garnet) + the feminine agent suffix -trix, which Latin used for doers, not queens.Say itgra-NAH-triksFemales are the larger sex in the lore and hold the richer veins; the survey's granatrix is the female whose territory contains the working mine.A dragon would sayDrakhglíshkharthliterally blood · crystal · sovereigngem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Garnexus
MeaningOriginDescriptionGarnet BondEnglish/LatinConnected to garnetsEtymologyCoined name; garnet + Latin nexus ("a binding, a tie"), overlapped on the shared -n-.Say itgar-NEK-susThe lore's mutual arrangement with mining communities, protection for specimens; the survey's word for a pit where the arrangement has held for more than a century.A dragon would sayDrakhglíshthroshliterally blood · crystal · bindinggem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Garnethor
MeaningOriginDescriptionGarnet ThunderEnglish/NorseThunder of garnetsEtymologyCoined name; garnet + Thor, the Norse thunder god (Old Norse Þórr, "thunder").Say itGAR-net-thorThe sound of an adult cracking rock with a flame carries as thunder down a valley, and the Norwegian survey logs it as weather until the parabolic recording says otherwise.A dragon would sayDrakhglíshdromliterally blood · crystal · thundergem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Glóð
MeaningOriginDescriptionEmberOld NorseEmber glow; wife of FlameEtymologyOld Norse glóð ("glowing ember"); Glóð is the wife of Logi ("Flame") in the legendary sagas.Say itGLOHTHThe wife of Flame in the sagas; the Norwegian survey's brood females are named for the ember glow at the nest mouth, visible from 500 m on a winter night.A dragon would sayKhérliterally firegem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Garnetian
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf GarnetEnglishBelonging to garnetEtymologyEnglish garnet (Old French grenat, from Latin grānātum) + the adjectival suffix -ian.Say itgar-NEE-shunThe register's adjective for anything of the type: garnetian scale, garnetian slag, garnetian ledger.A dragon would sayDrákhglishliterally blood · crystalgem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Garnethex
MeaningOriginDescriptionGarnet WitchEnglish/GreekWitch of garnetsEtymologyEnglish compound of garnet + hex (from Pennsylvania German hexe, "witch, spell").Say itGAR-net-heksThe Appalachian pits call the resident female a witch for the same reason the lore calls her a geological expert: she knows where the vein goes before the crew does.A dragon would sayDrakhglishvrékh-orliterally blood · crystal · magic · -ergem dialectMoonstone Dragon
Name: Galatea
MeaningOriginDescriptionMilk-whiteGreekPure white dragon with milky scalesEtymologyGreek Galáteia (Γαλάτεια), from gála, gálaktos ("milk"); a Nereid, and later the ivory statue of Pygmalion.Say itgal-ah-TEE-ahMilk-white is the scale colour on the type sheet: the description's pearlescent white, before the blue and silver shift in as the animal moves.A dragon would sayFéskliterally whitegem dialectLunar Dragon
Name: Gwyll
MeaningOriginDescriptionDuskWelshThe gloom between day and nightEtymologyWelsh gwyll ("dusk, gloom, darkness"), the root of gwyllion, the mountain spirits of Welsh tradition that walk at nightfall.Say itGWILHThe Welsh gloom hour; the description's nocturnal habit begins in it, and the Snowdonia logs record the type's descents from the first true dark.A dragon would sayDeshliterally duskcore DraconicLunar Dragon
Name: Godhuli
MeaningOriginDescriptionTwilightHindiThe cow-dust hour when the herds come homeEtymologyHindi godhūli (गोधूलि), from Sanskrit go ("cow") + dhūli ("dust"): the dust the herds raise coming home at dusk, the word for twilight.Say itgoh-DHOO-leeThe cow-dust hour; the description's descent to lower altitudes has been logged from the Deccan plateau in that light, the animal visible against the last of the sun.A dragon would saySkurthaarliterally dark · lightcore DraconicLunar Dragon
Name: Galaxia
MeaningOriginDescriptionGalaxyGreekA dragon of cosmic energyEtymologyGreek galaxías (γαλαξίας, "milky", the Milky Way, from gála, gálaktos, "milk"); Galaxia is a modern feminine form of the word rather than an ancient name.Say itgah-LAK-see-ahThe milky band; the type crosses it on the long nights, and the observers lose it there, since the scales throw back starlight as readily as moonlight.A dragon would sayTorstsivliterally many · starcore DraconicLunar Dragon
Name: Grahana
MeaningOriginDescriptionEclipseSanskritThe seizing of the moon by the shadowEtymologySanskrit grahaṇa (ग्रहण), "seizing, grasping", from grah- ("to seize"): the word for an eclipse, in which the shadow takes the moon.Say itGRUH-huh-nuhThe seizing of the moon; the description ties the type's mating season to eclipses, and the Himalayan teams keep this word for the nights the bioluminescent displays are logged.A dragon would saySkurliterally darkcore DraconicLunar Dragon
Name: Gelgit
MeaningOriginDescriptionTideTurkishThe tide, the moon's pull on the seaEtymologyTurkish gelgit ("tide"), from gel ("come") + git ("go"): the coming-and-going of the sea under the moon.Say itGEL-gitThe coming-and-going; the description's gravity manipulation is the type's own tide, and the Anatolian team's instruments have logged the ground pull change as one passed over.A dragon would saySholvliterally wavecore DraconicDragon Turtle
Name: Genbu
MeaningOriginDescriptionBlack WarriorJapaneseCelestial guardian of the North represented by a turtle-dragon hybridEtymologyJapanese Genbu (玄武), the reading of Chinese Xuánwǔ: xuán ("dark, black") + wǔ ("martial, warrior"); the Black Tortoise, guardian of the north, drawn as a turtle wound with a snake.Say itGEN-booThe tortoise-and-snake of the northern quarter is, in the archive's reading, an adult with its neck fully extended, which from a distance reads as a second animal.A dragon would sayDoskadrekh-orliterally black · fight · -ercore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Gveleshapi
MeaningOriginDescriptionSnake WhaleGeorgianThe dragon of Georgian talesEtymologyGeorgian gveleshapi (გველეშაპი), from gveli ("snake") + veshapi ("whale; dragon"); the word for dragon in Georgian tales.Say itgveh-leh-SHAH-peeA snake that is also a whale is the most exact description of the type in any language the archive holds; the Black Sea survey took the name for its Georgian coast logs.A dragon would saySlethshorkabraskliterally serpent · sea · beastcore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Glycon
MeaningOriginDescriptionSweet OneGreekBenevolent sea serpentEtymologyGreek Glýkōn (Γλύκων), from glykýs ("sweet"); the snake god of Alexander of Abonoteichus, worshipped on the Black Sea coast in the second century.Say itGLY-konThe sweet one of the Black Sea cult is read as a tame juvenile kept in a temple pool, the only classical record of a serpent of this size held captive.A dragon would sayVelshliterally lovecore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Girdab
MeaningOriginDescriptionWhirlpoolPersianWhirlpool, round waterEtymologyPersian gerdāb (گرداب), from gerd ("round") + āb ("water"); the word for a whirlpool, borrowed into Turkish as girdap.Say itgeer-DAHBThe round water of the Persian Gulf; the survey uses it for the standing eddies at the Strait of Hormuz, which the lore file would file as a territory boundary.A dragon would saySheltharshliterally water · stormcore DraconicEuropean Dragon
Name: Galahad
MeaningOriginDescriptionPureCelticA white dragon representing nobility and justiceA dragon would sayPelliterally clearcore DraconicEuropean Dragon
MeaningOriginDescriptionSweet DragonChinese LiteraturePleasant and agreeable dragonA dragon would sayVelshkhathliterally love · dragoncore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
Name: Ghulthias
MeaningOriginDescriptionShadow SerpentArabianNocturnal dragon that hunts by moonlightA dragon would saySkurslethliterally dark · serpentcore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
Name: Gilgamesh
MeaningOriginDescriptionHero KingBabylonianDragon of leadership and courageA dragon would sayVresh-orkharthliterally honor · -er · sovereigncore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
Name: Gula
MeaningOriginDescriptionHealing OneBabylonianDragon of medicineA dragon would sayTherkshelliterally live · watercore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
Name: Gibil
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire LordBabylonianFlame master dragonA dragon would sayKhertorkliterally fire · lordcore Draconic
