MeaningOriginDescriptionGod of LightningHinduMajestic dragon commanding celestial lightningEtymologySanskrit Indra (इन्द्र), the Vedic storm and thunderbolt god; the root is unsettled, most often linked to a word for "strong" or to a verb for "dropping" rain.Say itIN-drahThe Vedic hymns count Indra's victories by the rain he releases, which is the order of events the Himalayan teams record: the discharge first, the cloudburst after.A dragon would sayTsakthakhliterally lightning · godcore DraconicGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Iridius
MeaningOriginDescriptionRainbow ScalesLatinScales shift in multiple green huesA dragon would sayTorsthovthoshliterally many · hue · scalechromatic dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Ignitus
MeaningOriginDescriptionFieryLatinBorn from flamesEtymologyLatin ignītus ("set on fire, fiery"), past participle of ignīre, from ignis ("fire").Say itig-NY-tusThe survey's word for an adult seen with the throat lit: the internal flame shows through the scales as a dull red band before it is used.A dragon would sayKhérliterally firegem dialectFire Dragon
Name: Infernus
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf the UnderworldLatinUnderworld dragon with dark flamesEtymologyLatin infernus ("of the lower regions, underground"); Italian inferno and English infernal narrowed it to hellfire.Say itin-FER-nusThe lair is the lower region: a fire dragon's caverns run down toward the heat source, and the deepest chamber recorded in the Auvergne was 300 metres below the entrance.A dragon would sayChorkherliterally down · firecore DraconicRed Chromatic Dragon
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf the EmpireLatinRuler of vast domainsA dragon would sayKhorthaskliterally great · clanchromatic dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Infernox
MeaningOriginDescriptionInfernal OneLatinFrom the depths of fireEtymologyCoined name; Latin īnfernus ("lower, of the underworld") with a decorative -ox ending.Say itin-FER-noksThe name miners give the animal that works the deepest levels with them; the lore's resistance to earth-based magic is read by the survey as a tolerance for depth.A dragon would sayKhérliterally firegem dialectRed Chromatic Dragon
Name: Imperior
MeaningOriginDescriptionHigher RuleLatinSupreme commandA dragon would sayGerskrestliterally up · commandchromatic dialectRed Chromatic Dragon
Name: Infernis
MeaningOriginDescriptionHell BornLatinSpawn of fireA dragon would sayChorkherbrekliterally down · fire · hatchchromatic dialectRed Chromatic Dragon
Name: Ignitrix
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire QueenLatin/CustomEmpress of flamesA dragon would sayKherkharthliterally fire · sovereignchromatic dialectRed Chromatic Dragon
Name: Imperax
MeaningOriginDescriptionEmpire ForceLatin/CustomKingdom builderA dragon would sayKhorthaskkhostliterally great · clan · powerchromatic dialectRed Chromatic Dragon
Name: Infernax
MeaningOriginDescriptionHell WorkerLatin/CustomDemon craftA dragon would sayChorkherkrev-orliterally down · fire · make · -erchromatic dialectRed Chromatic Dragon
Name: Ignifax
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire MakerLatin/CustomFlame creatorA dragon would sayKherkrev-orliterally fire · make · -erchromatic dialectRed Chromatic Dragon
Name: Ignithor
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire ThunderLatin/NorseStorm of flamesA dragon would sayKherdromliterally fire · thunderchromatic dialectRed Chromatic Dragon
Name: Infernix
MeaningOriginDescriptionHell ForceLatin/CustomDemon powerA dragon would sayChorkherkhostliterally down · fire · powerchromatic dialectRed Chromatic Dragon
Name: Ignitur
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire PathLatin/CustomFlame walkerA dragon would sayKhertrethliterally fire · pathchromatic dialectRed Chromatic Dragon
Name: Ignitex
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire WorkerLatin/CustomFlame shaperA dragon would sayKherkrev-orliterally fire · make · -erchromatic dialectWhite Chromatic Dragon
Name: Iskall
MeaningOriginDescriptionIce ColdSwedishDirect reference to freezing temperaturesA dragon would sayThastheskliterally ice · coldchromatic dialectWhite Chromatic Dragon
Name: Iclyn
MeaningOriginDescriptionIce LineFantasyCreated name suggesting iceA dragon would sayThastrethskerkliterally ice · path · territory · markchromatic dialectWhite Chromatic Dragon
Name: Iceblink
MeaningOriginDescriptionIce LightEnglishLight reflection on iceA dragon would sayThastharliterally ice · lightchromatic dialectWhite Chromatic Dragon
Name: Iceweaver
MeaningOriginDescriptionIce CreatorEnglishAbility referenceA dragon would sayThaskrev-orliterally ice · make · -erchromatic dialectIce Dragon
Name: Icereach
MeaningOriginDescriptionIce GraspEnglishDragon with far-reaching ice powersEtymologyEnglish compound of ice (Old English īs) + reach (Old English rǣcan).Say itICE-reechThe reach of the breath is documented at eighty metres in still air, which is why the IDRI protocol for this type adds a downwind margin.A dragon would sayThaskozliterally ice · takecore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Icebound
MeaningOriginDescriptionIce BoundEnglishDragon merged with ancient glacierEtymologyEnglish icebound, from ice (Old English īs) + bound (past participle of bind), used of ships and harbours held fast in ice.Say itICE-bowndThe lair chambers of the description are cut into the glacier itself; the Greenland teams have lost two ice-radar units to a female who took the survey line for an approach.A dragon would sayThasthroshliterally ice · bindingcore DraconicWhite Chromatic Dragon
MeaningOriginDescriptionSeaBasqueBasque for sea; a feminine given nameEtymologyBasque itsaso ("sea"), a native word of no Indo-European origin; a feminine given name.Say iteet-SAH-soA Biscay name; the Basque whaling coast kept the oldest bronze sightings in the Bay, and the survey's female there carries the word for the sea itself.A dragon would sayShorkliterally seametallic dialectCopper Metallic Dragon
Name: Iter
MeaningOriginDescriptionJourneyLatinReferences wanderlustEtymologyLatin iter, itineris ("journey, road, way"), from īre ("to go"); the root of itinerary.Say itIT-erLatin for the road; the description's loose network of neighbours is kept up by long flights between cliffs, tracked by the Great Basin teams as regular routes.A dragon would sayTrethliterally pathmetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Irves
MeaningOriginDescriptionSnow LeopardMongolianSnow leopard of the high rangesEtymologyMongolian irves (ирвэс, "snow leopard"), the grey cat of the Altai and the Tian Shan.Say itEER-vesThe Altai teams name the type for the snow leopard it shares a range and a prey base with, both grey against the rock and both hunting the same goats above 10,000 feet.A dragon would sayFoshvorsh-orliterally snow · hunt · -ermetallic dialectFaerie Dragon
Name: Ilari
MeaningOriginDescriptionCheerfulFinnishCheerful, the Finnish form of HilaryEtymologyFinnish Ilari, from Latin Hilarius, from Greek hilarós (ἱλαρός, "cheerful").Say itEE-lah-reeThe lore's playfulness is a matter of record; the Finnish notes describe a male that spent an afternoon stealing and returning one observer's pencil.A dragon would sayBrethliterally joycore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Ilan
MeaningOriginDescriptionTreeHebrewTree, a Hebrew boy's nameEtymologyHebrew ilan (אילן, "tree"), a modern given name; from Aramaic ilānā.Say itee-LAHNThe species lairs in hollow trees, and the register names each roost tree before it names the animals in it.A dragon would sayNelkliterally forestcore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Illumina
MeaningOriginDescriptionIlluminateLatinA dragon that radiates gentle lightEtymologyLatin illūmina, imperative of illūmināre ("to light up"), from in- + lūmen ("light").Say itil-LOO-min-ahThe word field agents call out when a roost lights up at dusk; a whole hollow tree can glow from the inside.A dragon would sayThaarliterally lightcore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Itazura
MeaningOriginDescriptionMischiefJapaneseMischief, prankEtymologyJapanese itazura (悪戯, "mischief, prank"), from itazura ("in vain, idle").Say itee-tah-ZOO-rahThe Yakushima log's most frequent entry is a single word for a prank, and the team gave the word to the animal that earned most of them.A dragon would sayNokhesk-orliterally not · yes · -ercore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Ifrit
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire SpiritArabicDjinn-like dragon of desert flamesEtymologyArabic ʿifrīt (عفريت), a class of powerful jinn; the root is debated ("rebellious, cunning"), and the fire sense comes from the Quranic account of jinn made of smokeless fire.Say itif-REETThe Empty Quarter population is the least studied in the archive; the survey knows it by the glassed sand left after a hunt.A dragon would sayKhernevliterally fire · spiritcore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Ignis
MeaningOriginDescriptionFireLatinPure flame dragon with intense heatEtymologyLatin ignis ("fire"), cognate with Sanskrit agní.Say itIG-nisThe plain Latin word, used in the archive as the species name Draco ignis; the type specimen is the Altai animal of 1742.A dragon would sayKherliterally firecore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Illuyanka
MeaningOriginDescriptionSnakeHittiteAncient sea dragonEtymologyHittite illuyanka ("serpent"), apparently a compound of two words for snake, illuy- and anka; the dragon the storm god kills.Say itil-loo-YAHN-kahThe Hittite serpent that beat the storm god in the first round is kept for the Black Sea logs, where the coast the Hittites knew still shows the trench-marked shelf the lore file describes.A dragon would saySlethliterally serpentcore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Imaq
MeaningOriginDescriptionSeaInuitHunter beneath the sea iceEtymologyGreenlandic (Kalaallisut) imaq ("sea, ocean"), from the same Inuit root as Inuktitut imaq ("water, sea").Say itEE-mahkThe adults that hunt under sea ice are the reason the Greenland survey works from the floe edge and not from boats; a whirlpool feed under ice opens a lead without warning.A dragon would sayShorkliterally seacore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Irmak
MeaningOriginDescriptionRiverTurkishKeeper of the great riverEtymologyTurkish ırmak ("river, large river"), from Old Turkic; a unisex given name.Say itur-MAHKThe Kızılırmak and Sakarya adults hold the longest river territories in the Anatolian survey, and abandon a reach the season its water fouls.A dragon would sayShemliterally rivercore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Ika-Roa
MeaningOriginDescriptionLong FishMaoriGuardian of deep watersEtymologyMāori ika ("fish") + roa ("long"), the Milky Way.Say itEE-kah ROH-ahThe long fish that is the Milky Way; survey divers describe an adult's silhouette at depth in the same words.A dragon would sayDorkhshelbraskliterally far · water · beastcore DraconicEarth Dragon
Name: Iwao
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreat RockJapaneseRock-bodied tunnellerEtymologyJapanese masculine given name, usually written 巌 or 巖 (iwao, "large rock, crag").Say itee-WAH-ohRecorded for males whose dense, overlapping scales show no abrasion after centuries of tunnelling through hard rock, the durability the dietary notes attribute to metabolised minerals.A dragon would sayKhorstorliterally great · earthcore DraconicAir Dragon
Name: Ilma
MeaningOriginDescriptionAirFinnishDaughter of the air goddessEtymologyFinnish ilma ("air, weather"); a feminine given name, and the first element of Ilmatar, the air spirit of the Kalevala.Say itIL-mahThe Kalevala's air spirit floats for seven centuries before the world is made, which is within the lore record's lifespan; the Finnish survey logs the species over Lapland in the polar night, where nothing else flies.A dragon would sayKheshliterally aircore DraconicAir Dragon
Name: Iolana
MeaningOriginDescriptionSoaring HawkHawaiianCircling the Mauna Kea summitEtymologyHawaiian ʻiolana ("to soar like a hawk"), from ʻio ("hawk") + lana ("floating, buoyant"); a feminine given name.Say itee-oh-LAH-nahThe Hawaiian survey records the species on the Mauna Kea summit above the observatories, where the ʻio hawk it is named for does not go; the lore record's altitude ceiling is the reason.A dragon would sayVer-asver-orliterally fly · -ing · fly · -ercore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Illapa
MeaningOriginDescriptionThunder and LightningQuechuaAndean thunder that brings the rainEtymologyQuechua illapa ("lightning, thunder"); the Inca weather deity of the same name was pictured with a sling whose crack was the thunder.Say itee-LYAH-pahThe Andean survey records the highest lairs in the archive, above 5,000 metres, where the discharge is the only thing that ever sets the ichu grass alight.A dragon would sayDromtsakliterally thunder · lightningcore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Inazuma
MeaningOriginDescriptionLightning FlashJapaneseFlash that ripens the riceEtymologyJapanese inazuma (稲妻, "lightning"), written ina (稲, "rice plant") + tsuma ("spouse"), from the old belief that lightning fertilised the crop.Say itee-nah-ZOO-mahThe rice-field belief has a basis the Kanto survey confirmed: paddies under a lair's flight line yield more, and the nitrogen fixed by the discharge is the reason.A dragon would sayTsakliterally lightningcore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Isolde
MeaningOriginDescriptionIce BattleGermanicCommanding female dragon of winterEtymologyGermanic Isolde, most often read as īs ("ice") + hild ("battle"), though a Celtic origin through Welsh Esyllt is also argued and the name's true root is unsettled.Say itih-SOLD-uhThe one reading of the name that fits the file: the Cornish and Breton cliffs of the romance are within the winter range the Atlantic survey plots for migrating females.A dragon would sayThasdrekhliterally ice · fightcore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Icefyre
MeaningOriginDescriptionIce FireEnglishDragon breathing crystalline flamesEtymologyEnglish compound of ice (Old English īs) + fire in an archaic fyre spelling.Say itICE-fireThe breath is not flame but reads as one on camera: an endothermic burst that freezes airborne moisture into a white plume, logged by the first Svalbard teams as "cold fire".A dragon would sayThaskherliterally ice · firecore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Iceweald
MeaningOriginDescriptionIce ForestEnglishDragon guarding frozen forestsEtymologyEnglish compound of ice (Old English īs) + weald (Old English weald, "forest").Say itICE-weeldThe frozen forests of the description are the taiga edge; the Yakutia survey finds the lairs where the larch ends and the permafrost is bare.A dragon would sayThasnelkliterally ice · forestcore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Icewhisper
MeaningOriginDescriptionIce VoiceEnglishDragon with haunting cold callsEtymologyEnglish compound of ice (Old English īs) + whisper (Old English hwisprian).Say itICE-wis-perThe haunting calls of the description carry across a fjord at dusk; the parabolic teams record them from the far shore and never closer.A dragon would sayThasvrashliterally ice · roarcore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Iceshatter
MeaningOriginDescriptionIce BreakEnglishDragon breaking ice at willEtymologyEnglish compound of ice (Old English īs) + shatter (Middle English schateren).Say itICE-shat-erBreaking ice at will is a hunting method: the Greenland teams have watched an adult drop onto a floe to tip seals into the water and freeze the lead behind them.A dragon would sayThastrekhliterally ice · strikecore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Icerazor
MeaningOriginDescriptionIce BladeEnglishDragon with sharp ice weaponsEtymologyEnglish compound of ice (Old English īs) + razor (Old French rasor).Say itICE-ray-zerThe sharp ice of the description forms on the wing edges in flight; the Tromsø photographs show a leading edge of clear ice that reforms every time the animal turns into the wind.A dragon would sayThasgorshliterally ice · weaponcore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Icewarren
MeaningOriginDescriptionIce DenEnglishDragon of ice cavernsEtymologyEnglish compound of ice (Old English īs) + warren (Anglo-Norman warenne, "enclosed hunting ground").Say itICE-wor-enThe multi-chamber lairs of the description are a warren in the plain sense; the Greenland radar maps show one system with eleven chambers over a kilometre of glacier.A dragon would sayThasthernliterally ice · laircore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Icethrone
MeaningOriginDescriptionIce ThroneEnglishRuling ice dragonEtymologyEnglish compound of ice (Old English īs) + throne (Greek thrónos, "seat").Say itICE-throhnThe ruling dragon of the description rests on a shelf the Greenland teams call the seat: a ledge above the main chamber, cut to face the entrance.A dragon would sayThaskharthstorliterally ice · sovereign · earthcore DraconicCrystal Dragon
Name: Iolite
MeaningOriginDescriptionViolet StoneGreekA violet-blue dragon with pleochroic shiftsEtymologyGreek íon (ἴον, "violet") + líthos (λίθος, "stone"); the gem name for cordierite.Say itEYE-oh-lyteThe pleochroic shift of the description is documented: an iolite-scaled adult reads violet head-on and grey from the side, and the survey guidance is to trust the second reading.A dragon would sayPólhvstorliterally purple · earthgem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Indicolite
MeaningOriginDescriptionIndigo StoneLatinA blue-green dragon with tourmaline graceEtymologyLatin indicum ("indigo", the Indian dye) + Greek líthos ("stone"); the blue tourmaline.Say itin-DIK-oh-lyteThe blue-green tourmaline grace of the description belongs to the adults whose scales run indigo at the tips, the population most often photographed at the Cascades.A dragon would sayTsélhstorliterally blue · earthgem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Inesite
MeaningOriginDescriptionFibre StoneGreekA pink dragon with triclinic crystalsEtymologyGreek ís, inós (ἴς, ἰνός, "fibre, sinew") + the mineral suffix -ite, for its fibrous habit.Say itIN-eh-syteThe pink triclinic adults grow scales in fibrous sheaves rather than plates, and the fibres are what the survey teams find caught on rock at a lair entrance.A dragon would sayInésaitby soundgem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Illa
MeaningOriginDescriptionSacred StoneQuechuaLuminous amulet stone of the AndesEtymologyQuechua illa ("a luminous sacred object; an amulet stone"), related to illapa ("lightning") and illariy ("to dawn, shine").Say itEEL-yahThe Andean word for a stone that carries its own light and luck; the Cordillera survey records the amulets as shed scales of this type, kept in households for generations as guardians.A dragon would sayShréthstorliterally sacred · earthgem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Imole
MeaningOriginDescriptionLightYorubaLight of the Yoruba hillsEtymologyYoruba ìmọ́lẹ̀ ("light, brightness"), from mọ́lẹ̀ ("to be bright").Say itee-MOH-lehThe Yoruba word for light, used in the West African survey for the adults of the Jos Plateau, whose scale glow at dusk is the only sighting sign recorded there.A dragon would sayTháarliterally lightgem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Iisperi
MeaningOriginDescriptionViolet-ColouredGeorgianColour of the violet flowerEtymologyGeorgian iisperi (იისფერი, "violet-coloured"), from ia ("violet", the flower) + peri ("colour").Say itee-ees-PEH-reeA Caucasus colour word, the plain one for the mid-purple adults between the pale juvenile and the deep elder.A dragon would sayPólhvthovliterally purple · huegem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Ibolya
MeaningOriginDescriptionVioletHungarianThe violet flower, a girl's nameEtymologyHungarian ibolya ("violet", the flower), from Latin viola through a Slavic or German intermediary; a feminine given name.Say itEE-boh-yahThe Carpathian survey's word for the pale females, a flower name where the Latin bank has only the adjective.A dragon would sayPólhvliterally purplegem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Indrakshi
MeaningOriginDescriptionEyes of IndraSanskritNamed after the god Indra's blue eyesEtymologySanskrit Indrākṣī (इन्द्राक्षी), from Indra + akṣi ("eye"): an epithet of the goddess who has the eyes of Indra.Say itin-DRAHK-sheeIndra's thousand eyes miss nothing, and the description's low-light acuity earns the epithet: the sapphire archive's keeper has never once been surprised by a survey team.A dragon would sayIndrékshiby soundgem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Ilhuicatl
MeaningOriginDescriptionSkyNahuatlSky, the thirteen layered heavensEtymologyNahuatl ilhuicatl ("sky, heaven"); the thirteen layered heavens of Mexica cosmology are each an ilhuicatl.Say iteel-WEE-kahtlThe Mexica sky is thirteen stacked planes, which is the closest human cosmology to the description's interest in planar phenomena; the Sierra Madre survey borrowed the word for the lair levels it has mapped by seismograph.A dragon would sayTéshliterally skygem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Indus
MeaningOriginDescriptionIndianLatinEastern mysteryEtymologyLatin Indus ("the Indian", also the river), from Greek Indós, from Old Persian Hindu, the Sindhu; the constellation of the Indian.Say itIN-dusThe Indus rises in the mountains that the description's habitat and the Altai stone of 1742 share a range with; the survey files the constellation name under the river, not the figure.A dragon would sayIndásby soundgem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Ignifera
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire BearerLatinBearer of flamesEtymologyLatin ignifera, feminine of ignifer ("fire-bearing"), from ignis ("fire") + ferre ("to carry").Say itig-NIF-er-ahA brood female carries the clutch's warmth herself for the fifteen-month gestation, and the survey reads the ground temperature over a nest from 500 m.A dragon would sayKherdórv-orliterally fire · carry · -ergem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Itzcoatl
MeaningOriginDescriptionObsidian SerpentNahuatlObsidian serpent, the Mexica rulerEtymologyNahuatl itztli ("obsidian") + cōātl ("serpent"); the name of the fourth Mexica ruler, who reigned 1427–1440.Say iteets-KOH-ahtlA ruler named for the type is the archive's reading of the Mexica king lists, and the description's hierarchies are the same shape: one animal at the top of a valley, by age and size.A dragon would sayDoskaglíshslethliterally black · crystal · serpentgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Igneous
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf FireLatinChild of molten rockEtymologyLatin igneus ("of fire, fiery"), from ignis ("fire"); in English the class of rock formed from cooled magma.Say itIG-nee-usObsidian is igneous glass, magma cooled too fast to crystallise, and the scale samples recovered at Yellowstone's Obsidian Cliff show the same conchoidal fracture as the cliff itself.A dragon would sayKhérliterally firegem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Itzpapalotl
MeaningOriginDescriptionObsidian ButterflyNahuatlObsidian-winged goddess of the starsEtymologyNahuatl itztli ("obsidian") + pāpālōtl ("butterfly"): the clawed goddess of Tamoanchan whose wings were edged with obsidian blades.Say iteets-pah-PAH-lohtlA goddess with obsidian-edged wings and claws is the codex description of a female in flight, and the survey's silhouette key for the type was drawn from her image before any photograph existed.A dragon would sayDoskaglishvér-orliterally black · crystal · fly · -ergem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Illuminar
MeaningOriginDescriptionLight UpLatinDragon that glows with inner diamond lightEtymologyLatin illūmināre ("to light up, make bright"), from in- + lūmen ("light"); the infinitive survives as Spanish iluminar.Say itil-LOO-mi-narThe archive's verb for what a diamond does to a cave: the scales throw back enough of one lamp that the survey teams work a lair chamber without a second.A dragon would sayTháargersliterally light · upgem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Illuminus
MeaningOriginDescriptionLight BlessedLatinDragon blessed with diamond radianceEtymologyCoined name; Latin has illūminātus ("lit up"), and illuminus is a pastiche of it with no blessing in the parts.Say itil-LOO-mi-nusBlessed is the name-book's; the survey reads the type's Lawful Good as a policy rather than a grace.A dragon would sayTháarshrethliterally light · sacredgem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Intan
MeaningOriginDescriptionDiamondMalayDiamond; a common girl's nameEtymologyMalay intan ("diamond"), of Austronesian stock (Javanese inten); a common Malay and Indonesian feminine given name.Say itIN-tahnA name from lowland country that has never logged a diamond; the Kinabalu station uses it for its one confirmed female, seen twice on the summit plateau, which is as high as Borneo goes.A dragon would sayPélhglishliterally clear · crystalgem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Illuminara
MeaningOriginDescriptionLight QueenLatin/FantasyDragon queen of diamond lightEtymologyCoined name; Latin illūmināre ("to light up") with a feminine -ara ending; no queen in the parts.Say itil-loo-mi-NAH-rahA brood-female name; Luminara carries the real word for the same light.A dragon would sayTháarkharthliterally light · sovereigngem dialectOpal Dragon
Name: Iridis
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf the RainbowLatinReferences the iridescent colorsEtymologyLatin iridis, genitive of iris ("rainbow", from Greek îris); the form behind English iridescent.Say itIH-rih-disThe Latin genitive is the form the IDRI register uses in the type's binomial, Draco iridis, for the play of colour the lore describes.A dragon would sayTórsthovliterally many · huegem dialectLunar Dragon
Name: Iris
MeaningOriginDescriptionRainbowGreekA prismatic lunar dragonEtymologyGreek îris (ἶρις, "rainbow"), also the messenger goddess and the coloured part of the eye.Say itEYE-rissThe rainbow; a moonbow forms under the type on damp nights, since the description's opalescent scales split the moonlight they amplify.A dragon would sayTorsthovliterally many · huecore DraconicLunar Dragon
Name: Infinity
MeaningOriginDescriptionEndlessLatinA timeless lunar dragonEtymologyLatin infinitas ("boundlessness"), from in- ("not") + finis ("end").Say itin-FIN-ih-teeThe teams' word for the ceiling: the description puts the type's habitat at the top of the atmosphere, and no instrument has logged the highest point of a climb.A dragon would sayNokhmorkhliterally not · diecore DraconicOpal Dragon
Name: Icon
MeaningOriginDescriptionImageGreekReferences legendary statusEtymologyGreek eikṓn (εἰκών, "image, likeness"), from eikénai ("to resemble").Say itEYE-konEvery illusion the type casts is an image of something real; the archive has not recorded one that was invented.A dragon would sayÁikaanby soundgem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Infernus Rex
MeaningOriginDescriptionUnderworld KingLatinKing of fireEtymologyLatin īnfernus ("lower, of the underworld") + rēx ("king"): two real Latin words, not an attested title.Say itin-FER-nus REKSThe name the deep-level miners use for the animal that works below them; the lore's resistance to earth-based magic reads in the survey as a tolerance for depth and rock-fall.A dragon would sayChorkhérkharthliterally down · fire · sovereigngem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Infernalis
MeaningOriginDescriptionInfernal OneLatinThe infernalEtymologyLatin īnfernālis ("of the underworld, of the lower regions"), from īnfernus ("lower").Say itin-fer-NAH-lisThe Latin word for what is below; the survey applies it to any adult that lairs below the water table, which the lore's mineral appetite makes common.A dragon would sayKhérliterally firegem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Infernorix
MeaningOriginDescriptionInferno QueenLatinQueen of infernoEtymologyCoined name; Latin īnfernus ("lower, of the underworld") + -rix, the feminine agent suffix (as in victrīx); Latin had no such word.Say itin-fer-NOR-iksThe female that holds the deepest lair on the survey's books, below the Almadén workings, tagged in 2006 and not seen on the surface since.A dragon would sayKhérkharthliterally fire · sovereigngem dialectMoonstone Dragon
Name: Indu
MeaningOriginDescriptionBright DropSanskritAncient dragon with wisdom in its pearl-like eyesEtymologySanskrit indu (इन्दु), "drop, bright drop" and a classical word for the moon, from a root meaning "to drip".Say itIN-dooThe Vedic word treats the moon as a drop of light, and the Himalayan team applies it to hatchlings, whose scales show as single points of light on the cave floor before the adult sheen develops.A dragon would sayLíthshelhliterally bright · watergem dialectMoonstone Dragon
Name: Iliana
MeaningOriginDescriptionLightGreekLight-bringing dragon with bright scalesEtymologyA Spanish and Bulgarian form of Helen (Greek Helénē), whose meaning is disputed: "torch" or a link to the moon are both proposed; the "light" gloss follows the torch reading.Say itee-lee-AH-nahThe Balkan form of Helena, used in the Tatra logs for a second female at the monastery lair.A dragon would sayTháarliterally lightgem dialectLunar Dragon
Name: Io
MeaningOriginDescriptionMoon of JupiterGreekA cosmic lunar guardianEtymologyGreek Iṓ (Ἰώ), the priestess turned into a heifer and driven across the world; the name's meaning is unknown, and the innermost large moon of Jupiter took it in 1610.Say itEYE-ohThe moon that never stops moving; the teams keep it for the individuals that cross the sky without holding position, the restless ones in a family group.A dragon would sayThakhleshliterally god · mooncore DraconicEuropean Dragon
Name: Igor
MeaningOriginDescriptionWarrior GuardianSlavicA battle-scarred dragon protecting ancient ruinsA dragon would sayDrekh-orsherth-orliterally fight · -er · defend · -ercore DraconicEuropean Dragon
Name: Ivan
MeaningOriginDescriptionGod's GraceSlavicA benevolent dragon helping those in needA dragon would sayThakhbelshliterally god · beautifulcore DraconicEuropean Dragon
Name: Ingvar
MeaningOriginDescriptionProtected WarriorNorseA well-armored dragon in combatA dragon would sayThelvdrekh-orliterally ward · fight · -ercore DraconicEuropean Dragon
Name: Ivar
MeaningOriginDescriptionArcherNorseA dragon with precise striking abilityA dragon would sayVorsh-orliterally hunt · -ercore DraconicEuropean Dragon
MeaningOriginDescriptionLizard HouseMayaA celestial dragon representing knowledge and healingA dragon would saySleththernliterally serpent · laircore DraconicMesoamerican Dragon
Name: Itzam
MeaningOriginDescriptionDragon KingMayaThe supreme ruler of dragon spiritsA dragon would sayKhathkharthliterally dragon · sovereigncore DraconicMesoamerican Dragon
Name: Itztlacoliuhqui
MeaningOriginDescriptionCurved ObsidianAztecA dragon of justice and punishmentA dragon would sayDoskaglishliterally black · crystalcore DraconicMesoamerican Dragon
Name: Iztac
MeaningOriginDescriptionWhite SerpentAztecA dragon of purityA dragon would sayFeskslethliterally white · serpentcore DraconicMesoamerican Dragon
Name: Itztli
MeaningOriginDescriptionObsidian OneAztecA dragon of sharp truthA dragon would sayDoskaglishliterally black · crystalcore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
Name: Illuyankas
MeaningOriginDescriptionDragon of StormsHittiteSerpentine dragon that battles storm godsA dragon would sayTharshkhathliterally storm · dragoncore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
Name: Inanna
MeaningOriginDescriptionQueen DragonSumerianFemale dragon of fertility and warA dragon would sayKharthkhathliterally sovereign · dragoncore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
Name: Ishtar
MeaningOriginDescriptionStar DragonBabylonianDragon of love and warA dragon would sayTsivkhathliterally star · dragoncore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
Name: Inara
MeaningOriginDescriptionDivine AidHittiteHelper dragon of the godsA dragon would sayInaarraby soundcore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
