MeaningOriginDescriptionWater PowerModern GreekCombines water and powerA dragon would sayShelkhostliterally water · powerchromatic dialectSolar Dragon
Name: Helios
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun GodGreekRadiant dragon with scales that shimmer like sunbeamsA dragon would sayKersthakhliterally sun · godcore DraconicWhite Chromatic Dragon
Name: Helada
MeaningOriginDescriptionFrostSpanishReferences the dragon's frost abilitiesA dragon would sayThasliterally icechromatic dialectIce Dragon
Name: Hyperborea
MeaningOriginDescriptionBeyond the NorthGreekMysterious dragon from the far northEtymologyGreek Hyperbóreā (Ὑπερβορέα), from hypér ("beyond") + Boréas ("north wind"): the mythical land beyond the north wind.Say ithy-per-BOR-ee-ahThe Greek land beyond the north wind, where the sun never set; the archive reads the account as a garbled report of the polar summer the migrating adults follow.A dragon would sayDorkhthasliterally far · icecore DraconicWhite Chromatic Dragon
Name: Hoarfrost
MeaningOriginDescriptionWhite FrostEnglishMorning frost formationA dragon would sayFeskthasliterally white · icechromatic dialectBrass Metallic Dragon
Name: Hafiz
MeaningOriginDescriptionGuardianArabicGuardian who has memorised everythingEtymologyArabic ḥāfiẓ (حافظ, "guardian, keeper"; also "one who has memorised the whole Quran"), from ḥafiẓa ("to keep, to preserve").Say ithah-FIZGuardian and memoriser in one word, which is the whole type; the survey's field notes on brass memory borrow the term outright.A dragon would saySherth-orliterally defend · -ermetallic dialectBrass Metallic Dragon
Name: Hwangdong
MeaningOriginDescriptionYellow CopperKoreanBrass, the yellow copperEtymologyKorean hwangdong (황동, 黃銅, "brass"), from hwang ("yellow") + dong ("copper").Say itHWAHNG-dongThe Sino-Korean word names the alloy by its two facts, colour and base metal, which is also how the field description names the scale.A dragon would sayKersthovbrakhtengliterally sun · hue · red · metalmetallic dialectSolar Dragon
Name: Hyperion
MeaningOriginDescriptionHigh OneGreekTowering dragon of supreme solar mightA dragon would sayGersliterally upcore DraconicCopper Metallic Dragon
Name: Helix
MeaningOriginDescriptionSpiralGreekReferences their flying patternsEtymologyGreek hélix (ἕλιξ, "anything twisted or spiral, a coil"), from helíssein ("to turn round").Say itHEE-liksThe Greek coil; a copper climbs a cliff in a spiral, and the description's multiple lair entrances open off the same helical shaft.A dragon would saySlethliterally serpentmetallic dialectBronze Metallic Dragon
Name: Heliad
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun DaughterGreekChild of lightEtymologyGreek Hēliás (Ἡλιάς, "daughter of Helios"); the Heliades wept amber for their brother Phaethon.Say itHEE-lee-adFor a female hatchling; the amber the Heliades wept is the colour of a first-year bronze scale.A dragon would sayKersneshliterally sun · newmetallic dialectSolar Dragon
Name: Helian
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf the SunGreekPure-bred solar dragonA dragon would sayKersliterally suncore DraconicCopper Metallic Dragon
Name: Haddad
MeaningOriginDescriptionSmithArabicBlacksmith; a common Arabic nameEtymologyArabic ḥaddād (حداد, "blacksmith"), from ḥadīd ("iron"); a widespread surname and given name across the Arab world.Say ithad-DAHDThe Arabic smith; the Atlas station's account of an adult in human shape buying copperware at market names the seller as a haddad, which the archive found funny once it was translated.A dragon would sayKrev-orliterally make · -ermetallic dialectGold Metallic Dragon
Name: Heliar
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun WarriorGreekCombines solar power and warrior spiritEtymologyCoined name; Greek hḗlios ("sun") with an -ar ending. Nothing in it means "warrior".Say itHEE-lee-arA tag for an adult seen driving off a chromatic intruder in daylight, the territorial-but-diplomatic response the lore records.A dragon would sayKersdrekh-orliterally sun · fight · -ermetallic dialectSolar Dragon
Name: Heliodor
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun's GiftGreekDragon bearing solar treasuresA dragon would sayKersdor-asliterally sun · give · -ingcore DraconicGold Metallic Dragon
Name: Helios Rex
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun KingGreek/LatinImplies solar royaltyEtymologyGreek Hḗlios ("sun") + Latin rēx ("king"); a modern pairing across two languages, not an attested name.Say itHEE-lee-os REKSA hybrid tag for the adult that takes the highest ledge at noon.A dragon would sayKerskharthliterally sun · sovereignmetallic dialectSolar Dragon
Name: Helianthus
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun FlowerGreekDragon with flower-like solar patternsA dragon would sayKersmelshliterally sun · flowercore DraconicGold Metallic Dragon
Name: Heliodorus
MeaningOriginDescriptionGift of the SunGreekReferences solar blessingEtymologyGreek Hēliódōros (Ἡλιόδωρος), from hḗlios ("sun") + dôron ("gift"); an ancient personal name, borne by the novelist of the Aethiopica.Say ithee-lee-oh-DOR-usThe ancient name behind the gem; used for an adult whose arrival a village treated as a blessing, the guardian role the lore records toward settlements it approves of.A dragon would sayKersdor-asliterally sun · give · -ingmetallic dialectSolar Dragon
Name: Heliacal
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf the SunGreekDragon rising with the sunA dragon would sayKersliterally suncore DraconicGold Metallic Dragon
Name: Haki
MeaningOriginDescriptionJusticeSwahiliSwahili for justice and rightEtymologySwahili haki ("justice, right, truth"), from Arabic ḥaqq ("truth, right").Say itHAH-keeThe Kilimanjaro teams' word for an adult seen arbitrating between two younger metallics, the hierarchy the lore records at their meetings.A dragon would sayJethliterally good · commandmetallic dialectGold Metallic Dragon
Name: Heliostat
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun StandingGreekImplies solar constancyEtymologyGreek hḗlios ("sun") + statós ("standing, stationary"); the mirror instrument that holds a sunbeam still, built in the 1740s.Say itHEE-lee-oh-statThe instrument's name, given to an adult that holds one ledge through the whole day; the lore's law-bound temperament shows first as this constancy.A dragon would sayHeliaastetby soundmetallic dialectGold Metallic Dragon
Name: Helianthus Rex
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun Flower KingGreek/LatinSuggests solar royaltyEtymologyScientific Latin Helianthus ("sunflower") + rēx ("king"); a modern pairing, not an attested name.Say ithee-lee-AN-thus REKSA register tag for the adult that takes the sunniest ledge.A dragon would sayKersmelshkharthliterally sun · flower · sovereignmetallic dialectGold Metallic Dragon
Name: Heliodromus
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun RunnerGreekSuggests solar movementEtymologyGreek hēliodrómos (ἡλιοδρόμος, "sun-runner"), from hḗlios ("sun") + drómos ("course"); the sixth grade of initiation in the Roman cult of Mithras.Say ithee-lee-oh-DROH-musThe Mithraic grade below the Father; the archive reads the cult's underground chambers as modelled on a lair, with the sun-runner as the adult's human intermediary.A dragon would sayKersmer-orliterally sun · go · -ermetallic dialectGold Metallic Dragon
Name: Heliotrope
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun TurnerGreekReferences solar movementEtymologyGreek hēliotrópion (ἡλιοτρόπιον), from hḗlios ("sun") + trépein ("to turn"): the plant that turns with the sun, later also the bloodstone.Say itHEE-lee-oh-trohpThe turning plant; a basking adult rotates on its ledge through the day, and the archive times the turn to estimate age.A dragon would sayKerstharsh-asliterally sun · storm · -ingmetallic dialectGold Metallic Dragon
Name: Hemera
MeaningOriginDescriptionDayGreekGreek goddess of dayEtymologyGreek hēméra (ἡμέρα, "day"), the primordial goddess of daylight, daughter of Night.Say itheh-MEH-rahThe goddess who is daylight itself; the Aegean teams use the name for a female that is airborne from dawn to dusk, the sustained flight the lore's lung capacity allows.A dragon would sayTashliterally daymetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Hafiza
MeaningOriginDescriptionKeeperArabicGuardian who keeps what is entrustedEtymologyArabic Ḥāfiẓa (حافظة, "keeper, guardian, one who preserves"), the feminine of ḥāfiẓ, from ḥafiẓa ("to guard, to keep").Say ithah-FEE-zahUsed in the register for a female of this type that holds a settlement's boundary through the winter, and for the terms of an alliance the lore says such animals keep for generations.A dragon would saySherth-orliterally defend · -ermetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Hekima
MeaningOriginDescriptionWisdomSwahiliWisdom, sound judgementEtymologySwahili hekima ("wisdom"), from Arabic ḥikma ("wisdom"), a feminine given name.Say itheh-KEE-mahUsed for the oldest female in the register, whose mentorship of younger dragons, as the lore describes, has been observed from across the valley over three decades.A dragon would sayShenkliterally loremetallic dialectFaerie Dragon
Name: Hotaru
MeaningOriginDescriptionFireflyJapaneseFirefly, a Japanese girl's nameEtymologyJapanese hotaru (蛍, "firefly"), used as a girl's name.Say ithoh-TAH-rooThe Yakushima team first took the roost lights for fireflies, and the archive's East Asian file still opens with that mistake.A dragon would sayVer-orliterally fly · -ercore DraconicLunar Dragon
Name: Halo
MeaningOriginDescriptionRing of LightGreekA dragon with lunar auraEtymologyGreek hálōs (ἅλως, "threshing floor; the disc of the sun or moon"), for the ring the circling oxen wore; the ring of ice-light around the moon took the name.Say itHAY-lohThe ring around the moon is ice crystal high in the air, and the type flies inside it; the teams log a halo night as the best chance of a sighting.A dragon would sayThaarkhorvtengliterally light · gold · metalcore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Hestia
MeaningOriginDescriptionHearthGreekProtective dragon with warm comforting flamesEtymologyGreek Hestía (Ἑστία), from the common noun hestía ("hearth"); the goddess of the household fire.Say itHES-tee-ahA lair is organised around one hearth cavern kept above ambient temperature all year; the Anatolian survey found the eggs in it, not in the deepest chamber.A dragon would sayKherthernliterally fire · laircore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Huo
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire ForceChineseElemental dragon of pure flameEtymologyChinese huǒ (火, "fire"), one of the five phases of Chinese cosmology beside wood, earth, metal and water.Say itHWOHChinese texts place fire in the south and the summer; the Yunnan survey's lairs sit on the same geothermal belt.A dragon would sayKherkhostliterally fire · powercore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Hakan
MeaningOriginDescriptionRuler of RulersTurkishRuler of fire dragons with royal powerEtymologyTurkish Hakan, from khagan, the Turkic and Mongol title for a ruler of rulers; no fire sense.Say ithah-KAHNThe lore file's assumed superiority is a ruler's; the survey has never recorded an adult yielding ground to anything.A dragon would sayTorkliterally lordcore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Hydra
MeaningOriginDescriptionWater SnakeGreekMulti-headed sea monster of legendEtymologyGreek hýdra (ὕδρα, "water snake"), from hýdōr ("water"); the many-headed serpent of Lerna.Say itHY-druhThe Lernaean account of many heads is read by the marine survey as a single animal seen in several coils, each rising fin-crest logged as a separate neck by watchers at the 500 m line.A dragon would sayShelslethliterally water · serpentcore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Hydros
MeaningOriginDescriptionWater SerpentGreekPrimordial water spiritEtymologyGreek hýdros (ὕδρος, "water snake"), from hýdōr (ὕδωρ, "water").Say itHY-drosThe plain Greek word for a water snake, kept in the register for the juvenile size class: animals under ten metres that have not yet left the estuaries.A dragon would sayShelslethliterally water · serpentcore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Hayase
MeaningOriginDescriptionSwift CurrentJapaneseSpirit of the mountain rapidsEtymologyJapanese hayase (早瀬, "rapids, swift current"), from haya ("swift, early") + se ("shallows, current"); a surname and, less often, a given name.Say ithah-YAH-sehJuveniles are logged in mountain rapids before they claim slower water; the current does the work of hiding them that depth does for the adults.A dragon would sayVrikshemliterally swift · rivercore DraconicEarth Dragon
Name: Halla
MeaningOriginDescriptionBoulderOld NorseBoulder-scaled den motherEtymologyOld Norse feminine given name from hallr ("stone, boulder, slope"); attested in Landnámabók and the Icelandic sagas.Say itHAHL-lahA resting female in mottled gray is routinely mistaken for a loose boulder until it moves, the misidentification the safety protocols list as the most common in earth dragon territory.A dragon would sayStorliterally earthcore DraconicAir Dragon
Name: Hover
MeaningOriginDescriptionFloatEnglishLevitating air dragonEtymologyMiddle English hoveren, a frequentative of hoven ("to hover, linger"), of unknown origin.Say itHUV-erA true hover is not in the lore record, but a held station in a headwind is: the survey has timed adults motionless over a ridge for forty minutes with no altitude change.A dragon would sayVerliterally flycore DraconicAir Dragon
Name: Hegoa
MeaningOriginDescriptionSouth WindBasqueThe warm wind off the PyreneesEtymologyBasque hegoa ("south wind", also "the south"), from hego; a modern given name for boys and girls.Say iteh-GOH-ahThe warm foehn that comes over the Pyrenees, which the survey's hut above the western passes has logged since 1971; the species arrives on it and leaves when the northerly returns.A dragon would sayKerskheshliterally sun · aircore DraconicAir Dragon
Name: Haneul
MeaningOriginDescriptionSkyKoreanThe sky over the Taebaek rangeEtymologyKorean haneul (하늘, "sky, heaven"); a given name for boys and girls.Say itHAH-nulThe Korean survey logs the species along the Taebaek ridge, where it holds the same territories the Joseon gazetteers recorded; the lore record's 800-to-1,000-year lifespan means some may be the same animals.A dragon would sayTeshliterally skycore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Hayate
MeaningOriginDescriptionSwift WindJapaneseGale that outruns the frontEtymologyJapanese hayate (疾風, "gale, swift wind"), from haya ("swift") with an old word for wind; a masculine given name.Say ithah-YAH-tehSpeed is under-reported because the animal is rarely seen outside cloud; the one clean radar track from the Japanese Alps put an adult at 190 kilometres an hour in level flight.A dragon would sayVrikkheshliterally swift · aircore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Hyōga
MeaningOriginDescriptionGlacierJapaneseRiver of ice, patient as stoneEtymologyJapanese hyōga (氷河, "glacier"), from hyō ("ice") + ga ("river"); occasionally a masculine given name.Say itHYOH-gahA river of ice is the right figure for the lair: the Greenland chambers move with the glacier, and the survey re-maps them every spring.A dragon would sayThasstorliterally ice · earthcore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Hrimfaxi
MeaningOriginDescriptionFrost ManeOld NorseNight-horse whose mane drips rimeEtymologyOld Norse Hrímfaxi, from hrím ("rime, hoarfrost") + faxi ("mane"): the horse of Night in the Eddas, whose foam falls to earth as dew.Say itHREEM-fak-seeThe Eddic horse whose mane drips frost onto the valleys at dawn is, in the archive's reading, an adult of this type seen at the end of its night flight, neck scales white with rime.A dragon would sayThasthoshliterally ice · scalecore DraconicCrystal Dragon
Name: Hikari
MeaningOriginDescriptionLightJapaneseLight steered through prismatic scalesEtymologyJapanese hikari (光, "light, ray"), from the verb hikaru (光る, "to shine"); a feminine given name.Say ithee-KAH-reeThe plain word for light, used by the Japanese survey for the females seen steering a spectrum across a cavern wall, the prismatic manipulation the ability notes record and cannot explain.A dragon would sayTháarliterally lightgem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Hiddenite
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreen SpodumeneGeographicA green dragon with hidden powersEtymologyNamed in 1881 for William Earl Hidden, the mineralogist who sent the first specimens, + the mineral suffix -ite; the green variety of spodumene.Say itHID-en-yteThe hidden powers of the description are a pun the survey teams keep: the green adults are the ones with the longest telepathic range on record, still a matter of metres.A dragon would sayZalhkáglishliterally green · crystalgem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Hercules
MeaningOriginDescriptionGlory of HeraGreekMighty heroEtymologyLatin Herculēs, from Greek Hēraklês (Ἡρακλῆς), from Hḗra + kléos ("glory"); "strong one" is the hero's reputation, not the name.Say itHER-kyoo-leezThe hero's name is a goddess's glory, not his strength; the archive keeps it for the twelve labours, which read to the keeper as a catalogue.A dragon would sayHérkyuliizby soundgem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Hisui
MeaningOriginDescriptionJadeJapaneseKingfisher-green stone of the riversEtymologyJapanese hisui (翡翠, "jade"), the characters for the kingfisher, whose plumage named the stone; a feminine given name.Say ithee-SOO-eeThe kingfisher stone; the Yakushima survey uses it for the females that nest beside the river pools, the water sources the lore says every territory is set around.A dragon would sayZálhkstorliterally green · earthgem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Harit
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreenSanskritGreen of the monsoon forestEtymologySanskrit harit (हरित, "green, verdant"), from hari ("yellow-green, tawny"); a masculine given name in India.Say itHUH-ritThe Sanskrit adjective the Western Ghats survey uses for the males, whose green goes darkest in the monsoon when the forest matches them.A dragon would sayZálhkliterally greengem dialectTopaz Dragon
Name: Heulwen
MeaningOriginDescriptionSunshineWelshSunshine; blessed sunEtymologyWelsh heulwen ("sunshine"), from haul ("sun") + gwen ("white, fair, blessed"); a feminine given name.Say itHAYL-wenThe Welsh word for sunshine, given to the females logged basking on open rock through the hottest hours the type's heat resistance allows.A dragon would sayKérsliterally sungem dialectTopaz Dragon
Name: Haetsal
MeaningOriginDescriptionSunlightKoreanSunlight; rays of the sunEtymologyKorean haetsal (햇살, "sunlight, sunbeams"), from hae ("sun") + sal ("ray, shaft").Say itHET-salThe Korean word for the rays themselves; the survey uses it for the split light thrown by the crystalline scales, which reads as many beams from one animal.A dragon would sayKérsliterally sungem dialectSolar Dragon
Name: Heliarch
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun RulerGreekDragon governing solar domainsA dragon would sayKerstorkliterally sun · lordcore DraconicRuby Dragon
Name: Homura
MeaningOriginDescriptionBlazeJapaneseA cluster of fireEtymologyJapanese homura (焔, "blaze, flame"), from ho ("fire", the older reading of hi) + mura ("cluster, group"): a cluster of fire.Say ithoh-MOO-rahA cluster of fire is what a family group reads as at night from 500 m: the field description's small households of two or three adults, cooling together on one ridge.A dragon would sayKhérliterally firegem dialectRuby Dragon
Name: Hamra
MeaningOriginDescriptionThe RedArabicRed, as in AlhambraEtymologyArabic ḥamrāʾ (حمراء, "red", feminine of aḥmar), the word in Alhambra, "the red fortress".Say itHAHM-rahThe Alhambra's red walls stand on the Sierra Nevada foothills that the Andalusian survey maps as the western edge of the type's Mediterranean range; the field description's 100 square miles would take in the whole city.A dragon would sayBrákhliterally redgem dialectRuby Dragon
Name: Hongsaek
MeaningOriginDescriptionRed HueKoreanThe colour redEtymologyKorean hongsaek (홍색, 紅色), from hong ("red, crimson") + saek ("colour").Say itHONG-sekThe Korean survey's colour word; the Taebaek adult is the only one recorded holding a lair in a coal district, and the archive has no explanation for the choice.A dragon would sayBrákhthovliterally red · huegem dialectRuby Dragon
Name: Hajnal
MeaningOriginDescriptionDawnHungarianDawn, a Hungarian given nameEtymologyHungarian hajnal ("dawn"); a feminine given name.Say itHOY-nolThe Carpathian survey's brood female is named for the hour she leaves the clutch chamber to bask, the only time in the eighteen-month gestation the field description records that the eggs are unattended.A dragon would sayKélhshliterally dawngem dialectRuby Dragon
Name: Hordweard
MeaningOriginDescriptionHoard GuardianOld EnglishThe Beowulf dragon's own epithetEtymologyOld English hordweard ("hoard guardian"), from hord ("treasure, hoard") + weard ("guardian, watchman"); the epithet the Beowulf poet gives the dragon on its barrow of gold.Say itHORD-weh-ardThe Beowulf poet's title for the barrow dragon is the earliest English record of the field description's protective instinct toward accumulated treasure; the archive files the poem's fifty-foot beast and its three-hundred-year watch as a sighting, not a fiction.A dragon would sayDroshshérth-orliterally hoard · defend · -ergem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Hämärä
MeaningOriginDescriptionTwilightFinnishTwilight, when the sheen showsEtymologyFinnish hämärä ("twilight, dusk"; as an adjective "dim").Say itHAM-ah-rahThe Finnish survey has no obsidian and no lair; the word is used across the archive for the hour the sheen shows, when a black scale in low sun reads as colour for a few minutes.A dragon would saySkurtháarliterally dark · lightgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Heukryong
MeaningOriginDescriptionBlack DragonKoreanBlack dragon of the Paektu obsidianEtymologyKorean heukryong (흑룡, 黑龍, "black dragon"), from Sino-Korean heuk ("black") + ryong ("dragon"); said heungnyong.Say ithung-NYONGPaektu's obsidian was traded across the Korean peninsula in the Palaeolithic, and the black dragon of the mountain's lake is the survey's one Korean file, kept from the northern side by nothing but weather.A dragon would sayDóskkhathliterally black · dragongem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Haltija
MeaningOriginDescriptionGuardian SpiritFinnishGuardian spirit and rightful holder of a placeEtymologyFinnish haltija ("guardian spirit of a place; holder, occupant"), a Germanic loan from the root of Old Norse halda ("to hold").Say itHAHL-tee-yahA guardian spirit who is also the legal occupant; the Finnish register uses it for the adult that holds a territory, which for this type is hundreds of square miles by the lore's count.A dragon would saySherth-órnevliterally defend · -er · spiritgem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Hakuryu
MeaningOriginDescriptionWhite DragonJapaneseThe white dragon of East Asian recordEtymologyJapanese hakuryū (白龍), from haku (白, "white") + ryū (龍, "dragon"); the white dragon of the Chinese-derived tradition, ruler of the west.Say ithah-koo-RYOOThe white dragon on a peak of the Tang-era chronicles; the archive files those accounts under this type, since the lore's cold tolerance puts a pale dragon exactly where the chroniclers put it.A dragon would sayFéskkhathliterally white · dragongem dialectLunar Dragon
Name: Halcyon
MeaningOriginDescriptionCalmGreekA tranquil lunar guardianEtymologyGreek halkyṓn (ἀλκυών, "kingfisher"); the "halcyon days" were the calm midwinter days when the bird was said to nest on the sea, hence the English sense.Say itHAL-see-onThe windless nights of the Greek kingfisher are the only conditions under which the parabolic teams get a clean recording; at altitude there is no wind noise at all, and the type's calls come down unbroken.A dragon would sayThesliterally peacecore DraconicOpal Dragon
Name: Harmony
MeaningOriginDescriptionHarmonyEnglishReferences peaceful natureEtymologyGreek harmonía (ἁρμονία, "joint, agreement, concord"), from harmós ("joint").Say itHAR-moh-neeThe lore's neutrality with good tendencies reads in the field as an animal that would rather agree than fight.A dragon would sayThésthalhliterally peace · singgem dialectOpal Dragon
Name: Haven
MeaningOriginDescriptionSafe PlaceEnglishReferences protective natureEtymologyOld English hæfen ("harbour"), from Old Norse hǫfn; the sense of refuge is later.Say itHAY-venThe lairs double as refuges: the lore's regenerative healing on opal rock draws injured adults of other gem types, and the residents tolerate them.A dragon would sayThelhvthérnkhernliterally ward · lair · territorygem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Hessonite
MeaningOriginDescriptionThe LesserGreekNamed after a golden-orange garnet varietyEtymologyGreek hḗssōn (ἥσσων, "lesser, inferior") + -ite, so named by Haüy because the cinnamon garnet is softer and lighter than the others.Say itHESS-oh-nyteHatchling scales test well below the adult 8.5 on the Mohs scale the lore records; the survey calls a first-year animal a hessonite until the hardness comes in.A dragon would sayChékliterally smallgem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Hiiro
MeaningOriginDescriptionScarletJapaneseScarlet, the bright end of redEtymologyJapanese hiiro (緋色, "scarlet"), from hi ("scarlet") + iro ("colour"); used as a masculine given name.Say itHEE-ee-rohScarlet in the Japanese colour tables; the Yamanashi survey names its males for the bright end of the range the lore gives.A dragon would sayBrákhliterally redgem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Hongok
MeaningOriginDescriptionRed JadeKoreanRed jade, the word for rubyEtymologyKorean hongok (홍옥, "red jade"), the Sino-Korean word for ruby, from hong (紅, "red") + ok (玉, "jade").Say itHONG-okRed jade, the Korean word for ruby; the Taebaek survey found the type in the same range as the old jade workings.A dragon would sayBrakhzálhkstorliterally red · green · earthgem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Hehku
MeaningOriginDescriptionGlowFinnishRed heat of iron and embersEtymologyFinnish hehku ("glow, incandescence", the red heat of iron or embers).Say itHEH-kooThe red heat of iron before it melts, close to the throat temperature the lore gives; the Karelian survey names its adults by the glow they show at night.A dragon would sayTháarliterally lightgem dialectMoonstone Dragon
Name: Hala
MeaningOriginDescriptionMoon HaloArabicMystical dragon surrounded by a lunar auraEtymologyArabic hāla (هالة), "halo, the ring of light around the moon".Say itHAH-lahThe Arabic word for the lunar halo; Zagros observers use it because the animal's camouflage glow reads, from 500 m, as a faint ring with the body invisible at its centre.A dragon would sayLeshtháarliterally moon · lightgem dialectMoonstone Dragon
Name: Helmi
MeaningOriginDescriptionPearlFinnishPearl; a bead of lightEtymologyFinnish helmi ("pearl, bead"), a common feminine given name.Say itHEL-meeThe Finnish pearl; the Lapland team applies it to a female whose scales, photographed in 2019, showed the description's pearl sheen with almost no blue in it.A dragon would sayFeskáglishliterally white · crystalgem dialectMoonstone Dragon
Name: Helena
MeaningOriginDescriptionTorchGreekBright dragon with illuminating presenceEtymologyGreek Helénē (Ἑλένη), of disputed origin; helénē ("torch") and a link to selḗnē ("moon") are both proposed, neither secure.Say itheh-LAY-nahThe torch reading is the one the archive keeps: the 2016 breath measurement in the Alps registered as a directional light source, not a heat source.A dragon would sayKhérliterally firegem dialectLunar Dragon
Name: Hilal
MeaningOriginDescriptionCrescentArabicThe new crescent that opens the monthEtymologyArabic hilāl (هلال), "new crescent moon", from a root for shouting or shining out: the moon's first visible sliver, sighted to open the month.Say ithih-LAHLThe first sliver of the new moon; the Zagros team's earliest sighting of a descent in any month falls on the night it is called.A dragon would sayLeshliterally mooncore DraconicLunar Dragon
Name: Hecate
MeaningOriginDescriptionFar ReachingGreekA dragon skilled in lunar sorceryEtymologyGreek Hekátē (Ἑκάτη), feminine of hékatos ("far-off, far-shooting"), an epithet shared with Apollo; the goddess of crossroads and, later, of the moon and night. The link to hekás is the ancient reading; a Carian origin has also been argued.Say itHEK-uh-teeThe far-reaching one; the teams apply it to the gravity fields the description records, which have moved instruments on the ground while the animal was still a point of light overhead.A dragon would sayHekateeby soundcore DraconicLunar Dragon
Name: Hopea
MeaningOriginDescriptionSilverFinnishSilver, the pale metal of the northEtymologyFinnish hopea ("silver"), from Proto-Finnic *hopeda, a word shared with Estonian hõbe; the ordinary name of the metal.Say itHOH-peh-ahThe northern word for silver; the Finnish lakes team uses it for the scales at full moon, when the opalescence goes and the animal reads as plain metal against the sky.A dragon would saySelvliterally silvercore DraconicLunar Dragon
Name: Hokuto
MeaningOriginDescriptionNorth DipperJapaneseThe Big Dipper, the northern ladleEtymologyJapanese Hokuto (北斗), from hoku ("north") + to ("dipper, ladle"): the seven stars of the Big Dipper, and a masculine given name.Say ithoh-KOO-tohThe northern ladle; the description's stellar navigation is logged most often on its pointer stars, which lead to the pole the type circles.A dragon would sayHookyuuɾooby soundcore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Horus
MeaningOriginDescriptionSky GodEgyptianRoyal dragon with sun-disk crowned headA dragon would sayTeshthakhliterally sky · godcore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Helior
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun WarriorFantasyDragon fighting with solar powerA dragon would sayKersdrekh-orliterally sun · fight · -ercore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Helia
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun BlessedGreekDragon touched by solar divinityA dragon would sayKersshrethliterally sun · sacredcore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Heliade
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun JourneyGreekDragon following the sun's pathA dragon would sayKerstrethliterally sun · pathcore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Helixin
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun SpiralGreekDragon with spiral solar markingsA dragon would sayKersslethliterally sun · serpentcore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Helicon
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun HomeGreekDragon dwelling in solar peaksA dragon would sayKersthernliterally sun · laircore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Heliodon
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun GiftGreekDragon bestowed with solar powersA dragon would sayKersdor-asliterally sun · give · -ingcore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Heliosphere
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun's RealmGreekDragon commanding solar atmosphereA dragon would sayKerskhernliterally sun · territorycore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Heliopath
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun WalkerGreekDragon walking solar pathsA dragon would sayKersmer-orliterally sun · go · -ercore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Heliodrome
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun RunnerGreekDragon racing on solar windsA dragon would sayKersmer-orliterally sun · go · -ercore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Heliostar
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun StarGreekDragon combining stellar and solar powerA dragon would sayKerstsivliterally sun · starcore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Heliometer
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun MeasurerGreekDragon gauging solar powerA dragon would sayHeliaamiɾerby soundcore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Heliosoph
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun WisdomGreekDragon with solar knowledgeA dragon would sayKersshenkliterally sun · lorecore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Heliosage
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun WiseGreekDragon with ancient solar wisdomA dragon would sayKersskekhliterally sun · eldercore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Heliophant
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun ProphetGreekDragon foreseeing solar eventsA dragon would sayKersskelth-orliterally sun · prophecy · -ercore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Heliorite
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun StoneGreekDragon with stone-like solar scalesA dragon would sayKersstorliterally sun · earthcore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Heliodawn
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun RiseGreekDragon of morning gloryA dragon would sayKersgersliterally sun · upcore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Heliomax
MeaningOriginDescriptionMaximum SunGreekDragon of peak solar powerA dragon would sayHeliaameksby soundcore DraconicDragon Turtle
Name: Honu
MeaningOriginDescriptionSea TurtleHawaiianGreen sea turtle of the islandsEtymologyHawaiian honu ("sea turtle", especially the green turtle), a Polynesian word shared with Māori and Tahitian.Say itHOH-nooThe Hawaiian survey logs hatchlings of this type among the green turtles on the same beaches, told apart only by the crystalline ridge along the shell.A dragon would sayShorkstorkabraskliterally sea · armor · beastcore DraconicDragon Turtle
Name: Hydroscale
MeaningOriginDescriptionWater ScaleGreekBearer of mystical water-infused scalesEtymologyGreek hýdōr (ὕδωρ, "water") in its combining form hydro- + English scale; a modern compound.Say itHY-droh-skaylThe shell plates hold a film of water after surfacing, which is what turns to steam when the throat glands fire.A dragon would sayShelthoshliterally water · scalecore DraconicDragon Turtle
Name: Hafgufa
MeaningOriginDescriptionSea MistOld NorseSea-steam, the saga's island beastEtymologyOld Norse hafgufa, from haf ("sea") + gufa ("steam, vapour"); the sea monster of Örvar-Odds saga and the King's Mirror, taken for an island by sailors.Say itHAHV-goo-vahThe saga beast whose name is sea-steam and whose back was mistaken for an island; the archive lists it as the North Atlantic's earliest steam-breath record.A dragon would sayShorkshelkheshliterally sea · water · aircore DraconicDragon Turtle
Name: Hydrovern
MeaningOriginDescriptionWater WyvernGreek-EnglishCreature of aquatic powerEtymologyCoined name; Greek hydro- ("water") with English wyvern clipped to its second syllable; no attested form.Say itHY-droh-vernA generic water-beast epithet with no recorded source.A dragon would sayShelkhathliterally water · dragoncore DraconicDragon Turtle
Name: Hydrabane
MeaningOriginDescriptionSerpent SlayerGreekBringer of aquatic doomEtymologyGreek Hýdra (Ὕδρα, "water snake", the Lernaean monster) + English bane (Old English bana, "slayer"); a modern compound.Say itHY-druh-baynAdults take large sea snakes and eels in the shallows; the Hydra reading is the archive's own.A dragon would saySlethdreth-orliterally serpent · slay · -ercore DraconicDragon Turtle
Name: Hydroscythe
MeaningOriginDescriptionWater BladeGreekCutter through ocean depthsEtymologyCoined name; Greek hydro- ("water") + English scythe (Old English sīthe); no attested form.Say itHY-droh-sythThe leading edge of a foreflipper is keratin sharp enough to cut a mooring line, which the harbour logs record more often than they record the animal.A dragon would sayShelgorshliterally water · weaponcore DraconicDragon Turtle
Name: Hydrodon
MeaningOriginDescriptionWater ToothGreekRuler of aquatic realmEtymologyCoined name; Greek hydro- ("water") + -odṓn ("tooth") on the pattern of mastodon; no attested form.Say itHY-droh-donA necropsy nickname; the beak of a large adult is logged by the same teams that log fossil jaws.A dragon would saySheltreshliterally water · toothcore DraconicDragon Turtle
Name: Hydrath
MeaningOriginDescriptionWater BeastGreekCreature of aquatic mightEtymologyCoined name; Greek hydro- ("water") with a fantasy -ath ending; no attested form.Say itHY-drathA generic water epithet with no recorded source.A dragon would sayShelbraskliterally water · beastcore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Hyöky
MeaningOriginDescriptionSurgeFinnishThe surge before a great waveEtymologyFinnish hyöky ("surge, swell"), the first element of hyökyaalto ("tidal wave").Say itHYUR-kewThe surge that runs ahead of a great wave; the survey's name for the water displaced when an adult breaches, which reaches a shore before the sound does.A dragon would saySholvliterally wavecore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Hohonu
MeaningOriginDescriptionDeepHawaiianDeep water past the reefEtymologyHawaiian hohonu ("deep, profound"), of water and of thought.Say ithoh-HOH-nooThe Hawaiian word for deep water; the island survey uses it for the drop past the reef where the shelf falls away and the sightings begin.A dragon would sayDulvliterally deepcore DraconicEuropean Dragon
MeaningOriginDescriptionHome RulerNorseA territorial dragon defending its domainA dragon would sayTherntorkliterally lair · lordcore DraconicEuropean Dragon
Name: Harald
MeaningOriginDescriptionArmy CommanderNorseA strategic dragon leading others in battleA dragon would sayDrekhthaskkrest-orliterally fight · clan · command · -ercore DraconicEuropean Dragon
Name: Hector
MeaningOriginDescriptionHolding FastGreekA steadfast guardian dragonA dragon would sayKozvrikliterally take · swiftcore DraconicEuropean Dragon
MeaningOriginDescriptionYellow DragonChinese LegendDragon representing the element of Earth and imperial powerA dragon would sayKersthovkhathliterally sun · hue · dragoncore DraconicChinese Dragon
Name: Heilong
MeaningOriginDescriptionBlack DragonChinese MythologyDragon associated with winter and the northA dragon would sayDoskkhathliterally black · dragoncore DraconicChinese Dragon
Name: Hulong
MeaningOriginDescriptionLake DragonChinese MythologyDragon governing lakes and inland watersA dragon would sayShelkhathliterally water · dragoncore DraconicChinese Dragon
Name: Huolong
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire DragonChinese MythologyDragon commanding fire and heatA dragon would sayKherkhathliterally fire · dragoncore DraconicChinese Dragon
Name: Haolong
MeaningOriginDescriptionHeroic DragonChinese LiteratureBrave and courageous dragonA dragon would sayVresh-orkhathliterally honor · -er · dragoncore DraconicChinese Dragon
Name: Huanlong
MeaningOriginDescriptionJoyful DragonChinese CultureHappy and pleasant dragonA dragon would sayBrethkhathliterally joy · dragoncore DraconicChinese Dragon
Name: Henglong
MeaningOriginDescriptionEternal DragonChinese CultureEverlasting dragonA dragon would sayNokhmorkhkhathliterally not · die · dragoncore DraconicChinese Dragon
Name: Hanlong
MeaningOriginDescriptionCold DragonChinese CultureDragon associated with winterA dragon would sayTheskkhathliterally cold · dragoncore DraconicMesoamerican Dragon
Name: Hunahpu
MeaningOriginDescriptionOne MasterMayaA hero dragon of divine lineageA dragon would sayTorkliterally lordcore DraconicMesoamerican Dragon
MeaningOriginDescriptionSalt LadyAztecA dragon of ocean wisdomA dragon would sayShorkstortorkliterally sea · earth · lordcore DraconicMesoamerican Dragon
Name: Huitzilopochtli
MeaningOriginDescriptionLeft-Handed HummingbirdAztecA warrior dragon of the sunA dragon would sayKrelver-orliterally claw · fly · -ercore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
Name: Huma
MeaningOriginDescriptionBlessed DragonPersianBenevolent dragon bringing good fortuneA dragon would sayShrethkhathliterally sacred · dragoncore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
Name: Hadhayosh
MeaningOriginDescriptionPrimordial OxPersianDragon with bovine featuresA dragon would sayTherskhorbraskliterally ancient · great · beastcore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
Name: Hadad
MeaningOriginDescriptionThunder WingCanaaniteStorm dragon of the skyA dragon would sayDromvekhliterally thunder · wingcore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
Name: Humbaba
MeaningOriginDescriptionForest GuardBabylonianGuardian of cedarsA dragon would sayNelksherth-orliterally forest · defend · -ercore Draconic
