MeaningOriginDescriptionDeath-BearerLatinBringer of swift doomA dragon would sayMorkhdorv-orliterally die · carry · -erchromatic dialectBlack Chromatic Dragon
Name: Lethalis
MeaningOriginDescriptionDeadly OneLatinDealer of swift deathA dragon would sayGresliterally dangerchromatic dialectBlack Chromatic Dragon
Name: Letumnus
MeaningOriginDescriptionDeath-BornLatinSpawn of the graveA dragon would sayMorkhbrekliterally die · hatchchromatic dialectBlue Chromatic Dragon
Name: Levin
MeaningOriginDescriptionLightningOld EnglishAncient word for lightningA dragon would sayTsakliterally lightningchromatic dialectLunar Dragon
Name: Lysander
MeaningOriginDescriptionLiberatorGreekA dragon free in moonlightEtymologyGreek Lýsandros (Λύσανδρος), from lýein ("to loosen, free") + anḗr, andrós ("man"): "freer of men", the Spartan admiral.Say itly-SAN-derA freeing name; the teams keep it for the adults that release a gravity field as suddenly as they set it, which the description records as the way the type moves between altitudes.A dragon would sayNokhthrosh-orliterally not · binding · -ercore DraconicWhite Chromatic Dragon
Name: Lumi
MeaningOriginDescriptionSnowFinnishBeautiful snow referenceA dragon would sayFoshliterally snowchromatic dialectWhite Chromatic Dragon
Name: Leucos
MeaningOriginDescriptionWhiteGreekSimple color referenceA dragon would sayFeskliterally whitechromatic dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Luminar
MeaningOriginDescriptionLight-GiverLatinDragon that radiates diamond-like lightEtymologyLatin lūmināre ("a light, lamp; that which gives light"), from lūmen ("light"); the form survives as Spanish luminar.Say itLOO-mi-narThe lamp of the register: a diamond's scales hold the last of the sun for a quarter-hour after the peak has gone dark, which is how the Karakoram station picks them out at dusk from twelve kilometres.A dragon would sayTháardorliterally light · givegem dialectBronze Metallic Dragon
Name: Legatus
MeaningOriginDescriptionAmbassadorLatinDiplomatic dragon who bridges culturesEtymologyLatin lēgātus ("envoy, deputy, ambassador"), from lēgāre ("to send with a commission").Say itleh-GAH-tusBronzes are the type most often recorded negotiating rather than fighting: the lore notes their preference for diplomatic settlement, and a harbour that has one is usually told the terms.A dragon would sayVash-orliterally speak · -ermetallic dialectBronze Metallic Dragon
Name: Lyros
MeaningOriginDescriptionLyreGreekMusically inclinedEtymologyCoined name; Greek lýra ("lyre") with an -os ending; the Greek for a lyre player is lyristḗs.Say itLY-rosThe lore records complex vocalisation above and below water; a listening hydrophone picks up a sustained, chorded call the Aegean team logged under this name.A dragon would sayThalliterally singmetallic dialectBronze Metallic Dragon
Name: Lucis
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf the LightLatinBrings illuminationEtymologyLatin lūcis, the genitive of lūx ("light").Say itLOO-kisA morning name for the light off a wet scale; used for juveniles.A dragon would sayThaarliterally lightmetallic dialectBronze Metallic Dragon
Name: Lux
MeaningOriginDescriptionLightLatinIlluminates darknessEtymologyLatin lūx ("light, daylight"); a feminine noun and a feminine given name.Say itLUKSA daylight name for the surface hours.A dragon would sayThaarliterally lightmetallic dialectCopper Metallic Dragon
Name: Ludix
MeaningOriginDescriptionPlayful OneLatin-inspiredReferences copper dragons' jovial natureEtymologyCoined name; Latin lūdus ("play, game, joke") with a decorative -ix ending that carries no meaning.Say itLOO-diksA bench name for the practical jokes the lore records: the survey teams keep a separate log for equipment moved, hidden or returned in a different order overnight.A dragon would sayBrethliterally joymetallic dialectCopper Metallic Dragon
Name: Lorix
MeaningOriginDescriptionLight BearerFantasyIllumination referenceEtymologyCoined name; Latin lūx ("light") or lōrīca ("breastplate") with a decorative -ix; the bearer of the gloss is not in the parts.Say itLOR-iksA generic light name; the station uses it for the reflected sunlight a copper throws onto a canyon wall as it turns.A dragon would sayThaardorv-orliterally light · carry · -ermetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Luminus
MeaningOriginDescriptionLightLatinBearer of metallic lightEtymologyCoined name; Latin lūmen, genitive lūminis ("light"), given a masculine -us ending the classical language did not use for it.Say itLOO-mi-nusThe Latin root of every "luminous" entry in the register, applied to the type for the daylight flash of its plating on a ridge crossing.A dragon would sayThaarliterally lightmetallic dialectGold Metallic Dragon
Name: Lucius
MeaningOriginDescriptionLightLatinSuggests illumination and wisdomEtymologyLatin Lūcius, a Roman praenomen from lūx, lūcis ("light"), traditionally explained as "born at daybreak".Say itLOO-shusThe praenomen of the emperor Aurelian, whose name the older adults carry; teams give it to hatchlings logged at first light.A dragon would sayThaarliterally lightmetallic dialectLunar Dragon
Name: Lunaris
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf the MoonLatinA guardian of lunar secrets and mysteriesEtymologyLatin lūnāris ("of the moon, lunar"), from lūna ("moon"); the adjective in the type's own binomial, Draconis lunaris.Say itloo-NAR-issThe adjective from the register's binomial, used by the teams for any individual logged before it could be sexed or named.A dragon would sayLeshliterally mooncore DraconicTopaz Dragon
Name: Lustrax
MeaningOriginDescriptionLight ShineLatinDragon whose scales have an inner luminescenceEtymologyCoined name; Latin lustrāre ("to brighten, purify") with a decorative -x ending.Say itLUS-traksA hedged register label for the polished-scale effect; kept as a stated coinage while Lustrous carries the real Latin.A dragon would sayTháarliterally lightgem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Luminox
MeaningOriginDescriptionNight LightLatin/ModernDragon glowing with diamond radianceEtymologyCoined name; Latin lūmen ("light") + nox ("night"), a watchmaker's trademark; the parts do read night light.Say itLOO-mi-noksThe lore records sight in complete darkness; the night crews add that a resting adult is never itself in the dark, since the scales carry starlight into the lair.A dragon would sayNurkhtháarliterally night · lightgem dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Lunarweave
MeaningOriginDescriptionLunar WeaveEnglishWeaves lunar magicEtymologyEnglish compound of lunar (Latin lūnāris, "of the moon") + weave (Old English wefan).Say itLOO-nar-weevThe second of the bank's moon-weaving names; kept for the night flights that trace the same slow pattern across a ridge on successive nights.A dragon would sayLeshwelkliterally moon · weavemetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Luminaris
MeaningOriginDescriptionLuminousLatinBearer of radianceEtymologyLatin lūmināris ("of light, luminous"), from lūmen ("light"); as a noun, lūmināre is a lamp or window.Say itloo-mi-NAH-risThe Latin adjective in the register for the plating's low glow, which persists for some minutes after the animal moves into shadow.A dragon would sayThaarliterally lightmetallic dialectFaerie Dragon
Name: Luminia
MeaningOriginDescriptionLightLatinA dragon that glows with inner radianceEtymologyCoined name; Latin lūmen, lūmin- ("light") with an -ia ending; the "bearer" of the old gloss is not in the parts.Say itloo-MIN-ee-ahRecorded for individuals whose scales hold a faint glow for several minutes after the sun leaves the clearing, a stored light the survey teams have measured but not explained.A dragon would sayThaarliterally lightcore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Light
MeaningOriginDescriptionLightEnglishA dragon of pure lightEtymologyEnglish light, from Old English lēoht, from Proto-Germanic *leuhtą.Say itLYTEThe type feeds on it in part, according to the lore, and the observers who have watched an adult bask for an hour without eating do not argue.A dragon would sayThaarliterally lightcore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Lustre
MeaningOriginDescriptionLustreEnglishA dragon with subtle radianceEtymologyEnglish lustre, from French lustre, from Italian lustro, from Latin lūstrāre ("to brighten, illuminate").Say itLUSS-terThe register grades scale lustre on a five-point scale, and a fall of two grades is treated as a health alarm.A dragon would sayThaarliterally lightcore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Liekki
MeaningOriginDescriptionFlameFinnishFlame in the northern graniteEtymologyFinnish liekki ("flame").Say itLEE-ek-keeThe Finnish survey has no volcanoes and one population, in the Saimaa granite, kept warm by nothing but its own flame sacs; the lake ice thins above the lair every winter.A dragon would sayKherliterally firecore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Lapalapa
MeaningOriginDescriptionBlazeHawaiianFire flaring into flameEtymologyHawaiian lapalapa ("to blaze, flare up", of a fire), a reduplication of lapa.Say itlah-pah-LAH-pahThe Hawaiian word for a fire flaring up; the survey uses it for the moment the throat glow becomes flame, about two seconds after the humming stops.A dragon would sayKherliterally firecore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Ladon
MeaningOriginDescriptionGuardianGreekProtective dragon with multiple headsEtymologyGreek Ládōn (Λάδων), the serpent that guarded the golden apples of the Hesperides, also an Arcadian river; the name has no agreed etymology, and "guardian" is its role.Say itLAY-donGuarding is the behaviour; the survey's hoard-cave records show an adult will not leave the chamber for a week after a disturbance.A dragon would saySherth-orliterally defend · -ercore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Leviathan
MeaningOriginDescriptionCoiled OneHebrewAncient sea monster of biblical originsEtymologyHebrew liwyātān (לִוְיָתָן), from a root l-w-h meaning "to twist, coil"; the sea monster of Job 41 and Psalm 104.Say itleh-VY-uh-thunJob's account of a creature with terrible teeth round about that makes the deep boil like a pot is the oldest written description of the pressure-and-whirlpool behaviour the lore file records.A dragon would saySlethliterally serpentcore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Lasair
MeaningOriginDescriptionBlazeIrishFlame through limestone clintsEtymologyIrish lasair ("flame, blaze"), from Old Irish lassar; the name of several early Irish saints and the first element of Lasairfhíona ("wine flame").Say itLAH-sirLasair is the flame of the hearth and the flash of a sword; the Irish survey's Burren lair, the only one in limestone, glows through the clints at night.A dragon would sayKherliterally firecore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Lindworm
MeaningOriginDescriptionSerpent-WyrmGermanicWingless dragon with poisonous fireEtymologyGerman Lindwurm, from Old High German lint ("snake") + wurm ("serpent, dragon"), a doubled word for serpent; "wind" is a folk reading.Say itLIND-vurmThe Klagenfurt lindworm, carved in 1590 from a rhinoceros skull, is the archive's first misidentification on record.A dragon would saySlethliterally serpentcore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Llyr
MeaningOriginDescriptionThe SeaCelticAncient ruler of water realmsEtymologyWelsh Llŷr, borrowed from Irish Ler ("sea"), the sea-father of the Mabinogion.Say itHLEERThe sea-father whose children took the sea for their own, a fair name for the oldest adult on any stretch of coast.A dragon would sayShorkliterally seacore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Lorelei
MeaningOriginDescriptionMurmuring RockGermanicEnchanting river spiritEtymologyGerman, the Rhine rock; from Rhenish lurlen ("to murmur") or Middle High German lüren ("to lurk") + ley ("rock").Say itLOR-uh-lyeThe murmur of the Rhine rock is echoed in the low resonant hum recorded from adults in deep river channels.A dragon would sayLoːrleeby soundcore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Laguna
MeaningOriginDescriptionLake DwellerLatinSpirit of still watersEtymologySpanish and Italian laguna, from Latin lacūna ("pool, hollow"), from lacus ("lake").Say itlah-GOO-nahStill water, lake or lagoon; the quietest lairs in the archive sit off lagoons, with a single deep channel to the sea.A dragon would saySheltherk-orliterally water · live · -ercore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Lynn
MeaningOriginDescriptionLakeWelshStill water guardianEtymologyFrom Welsh llyn ("lake"), by way of the English place-name element lynn.Say itLINLake, in Welsh; the still-water adults of deep glacial lakes are the most patient hunters in the archive.A dragon would sayShelliterally watercore DraconicEarth Dragon
Name: Loam
MeaningOriginDescriptionRich SoilEnglishFertile earth guardianEtymologyFrom Old English lām ("clay, mud, earth"), later the fertile mix of sand, silt and clay.Say itLOHMLogged for dragons whose tunnelling turns over subsoil so thoroughly that farmland downslope of the den is recorded as unusually fertile.A dragon would sayDroshstorliterally hoard · earthcore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Lani
MeaningOriginDescriptionHeavenHawaiianSky above the cloud lineEtymologyHawaiian lani ("sky, heaven; royal, chiefly"); a feminine given name, and the second element of Leilani.Say itLAH-neeThe chiefly sense fits: the Hawaiian survey records a single dominant female on Mauna Kea whose territory covers the whole summit above the cloud.A dragon would sayTeshliterally skycore DraconicCrystal Dragon
Name: Lazulix
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf Lapis LazuliPersianA deep blue dragon with golden flecksEtymologyCoined name; Medieval Latin lazulum, from Arabic lāzaward and Persian lāžward ("lapis lazuli"), with a decorative -ix ending.Say itLAZ-yoo-liksThe golden flecks in the description are pyrite, the same inclusion that marks true lapis, and the survey teams read them as a sign of a lair in sulphide-rich rock.A dragon would sayTsélhglishliterally blue · crystalgem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Larimar
MeaningOriginDescriptionLarissa's SeaCaribbeanA blue dragon with white patternsEtymologyTrade name given in 1974 by Miguel Méndez to the blue pectolite of the Dominican Republic, from Larissa, his daughter's name, + Spanish mar ("sea"); the construction is documented.Say itLAR-ih-marThe blue and white patterning of the description is the Caribbean population's, whose sea-facing lairs are the only ones on record below 500 m of altitude.A dragon would sayLáarrimerby soundgem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Lepidolite
MeaningOriginDescriptionScale StoneGreekA lilac dragon with mica-like scalesEtymologyGreek lepís, lepídos (λεπίς, λεπίδος, "scale, flake") + líthos (λίθος, "stone"); the lilac mica, named for its flaky habit.Say itleh-PID-oh-lyteThe Greek word for the scale of a fish or a dragon, given to a stone that flakes like one; the lilac adults shed mica-like scale flakes that the IDRI collection files by the thousand.A dragon would sayThóshstorliterally scale · earthgem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Loinnir
MeaningOriginDescriptionSheenIrishSheen on wet scalesEtymologyIrish loinnir ("brightness, radiance, sheen"), from Old Irish lainn ("bright, keen").Say itLIN-yirThe Irish word for the sheen on a wet stone, and the Wicklow survey's word for the adults of the granite uplands, whose scales are dull dry and brilliant in rain.A dragon would sayTháarliterally lightgem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Lavendra
MeaningOriginDescriptionLavenderLatinGraceful dragon with soft purple huesEtymologyCoined name; English lavender (from Medieval Latin lavandula, of uncertain origin, perhaps from lavare, "to wash") with a feminine -a ending.Say itlav-EN-druhField notes use the flower's pale violet for the youngest adults, whose scales are still crystallising and have not yet reached the deep purple of the description.A dragon would sayPólhvliterally purplegem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Litharin
MeaningOriginDescriptionStone SingerGreekMusical dragon with resonating crystal scalesEtymologyCoined name; Greek líthos (λίθος, "stone") with a decorative -arin ending read by the coiner as "singer"; no Greek word supports it.Say itLITH-uh-rinThe resonating scales of the description are documented: an adult at rest hums at a pitch the parabolic teams record as a chord, since each crystal facet rings at its own frequency.A dragon would sayStorthál-orliterally earth · sing · -ergem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Lembayung
MeaningOriginDescriptionPurple SunsetMalayThe purple glow of sunset skyEtymologyMalay lembayung ("purple-red, the colour of the sky at sunset").Say itlem-BAH-yoongThe Malay word for the sunset sky's purple is the survey's word for an adult's flank at launch, which the description's refraction turns the same colour.A dragon would sayPólhvdeshliterally purple · duskgem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Litharis
MeaningOriginDescriptionStone NobleGreekNoble crystal dragonEtymologyCoined name; Greek líthos ("stone") with a decorative -aris ending read by the coiner as "noble"; no Greek word supports it.Say itLITH-uh-risThe archive's rank word for an adult that holds a gallery and mentors the young of the range, as the description records.A dragon would sayStórvreshliterally earth · honorgem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Lithonis
MeaningOriginDescriptionStone BeingGreekLiving crystal dragonEtymologyCoined name; Greek líthos ("stone") with a decorative -onis ending; nothing in it means "being".Say itlih-THOH-nisThe living crystal of the description is not a figure of speech in the archive: a resting adult has been mistaken for a geode outcrop by two separate survey parties.A dragon would sayStorés-orliterally earth · be · -ergem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Lithora
MeaningOriginDescriptionStone AuraGreekStone-essence dragonEtymologyCoined name; Greek líthos ("stone") with an -ora ending read by the coiner as aura; no attested form.Say itlih-THOR-uhThe stone-essence dragon of the register is one whose telekinetic field the survey measured on the gallery floor, where loose crystal hangs a hand's width above the rock.A dragon would sayStórnevliterally earth · spiritgem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Lazuli
MeaningOriginDescriptionAzurePersian/ArabicDerived from lapis lazuliEtymologyMedieval Latin lazulum, from Arabic lāzaward, from Persian lājward, the Badakhshan mines that gave lapis lazuli ("stone of Lazhward") its name.Say itLAZ-yoo-leeThe Badakhshan lapis mines sit in exactly the high mineral country the description gives as habitat; the archive treats the medieval trade in the stone as evidence of what the dragons left, not what they kept.A dragon would sayTsélhliterally bluegem dialectMoonstone Dragon
Name: Lucia
MeaningOriginDescriptionLightLatinLuminous dragon with bright, light-reflecting scalesEtymologyLatin Lūcia, feminine of Lūcius, from lux, lūcis ("light").Say itloo-CHEE-ahThe Latin light name, given in the Alps logs to the adult whose breath, measured once in 2016, illuminated a whole cirque for the length of an exhalation.A dragon would sayTháarliterally lightgem dialectLunar Dragon
Name: Lunara
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf the MoonLatin/ModernA feminine dragon associated with lunar cycles and night magicEtymologyCoined name; Latin lūna ("moon") with a decorative -ara ending, and no Celtic root despite the usual attribution.Say itloo-NAR-ahA public name that reached the archive from sighting reports before any team logged it, applied to a female seen only on the full-moon nights when the type descends from the thermosphere.A dragon would sayLeshliterally mooncore DraconicLunar Dragon
Name: Lyra
MeaningOriginDescriptionLyreGreekA musical moon dragonEtymologyGreek lýra (λύρα, "lyre"), the constellation named for the instrument of Orpheus.Say itLY-rahThe lyre that holds Vega; the description's stellar navigation has been logged against it through the summer, when the constellation stands overhead.A dragon would sayThalliterally singcore DraconicSapphire Dragon
Name: Lacerta
MeaningOriginDescriptionLizardLatinReptilian graceEtymologyLatin lacerta ("lizard"); the small northern constellation.Say itlah-SER-tahThe lizard is the one constellation animal the description's biology allows: a reptile that basks on sun-warmed rock at the lair mouth before the night hunt.A dragon would saySléthliterally serpentgem dialectLunar Dragon
Name: Leo
MeaningOriginDescriptionLionLatinA proud lunar guardianEtymologyLatin leō, from Greek léōn ("lion"); the spring constellation.Say itLEE-ohThe spring constellation; the Leonid shower radiates from it each November, and the teams' clearest sightings of the type at low altitude fall on those nights.A dragon would sayTorkabraskliterally lord · beastcore DraconicSapphire Dragon
Name: Lupus
MeaningOriginDescriptionWolfLatinHunter spiritEtymologyLatin lupus ("wolf"); the constellation the Greeks called simply the Beast.Say itLOO-pusA pack hunter's name on a solitary animal; the description's traps do the work a pack would.A dragon would sayVórsh-orliterally hunt · -ergem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Luxu
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreen JadeChineseSacred stone guardianEtymologyCoined name; apparently intended as Chinese lǜ (绿, "green") + yù (玉, "jade"), which in pinyin would be lǜyù, not luxu.Say itLOO-shooA romanisation the archive cannot confirm; it survives in the file because green jade is the closest stone to the throat scales of the Yunnan record.A dragon would sayZalhkzálhkstorliterally green · green · earthgem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Lushwing
MeaningOriginDescriptionLush WingEnglishForest canopy dwellerEtymologyEnglish compound of lush (Middle English lusch, "slack, soft", later "luxuriant") + wing.Say itLUSH-wingThe wing membranes of this type carry a moss-like growth on the underside, recorded in the Sarawak photographs as a soft green fuzz.A dragon would sayZálhkvekhliterally green · winggem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Luyu
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreen RainChineseStorm-bringing drakeEtymologyProbably Chinese lǜyǔ (绿雨, "green rain"), from lǜ (绿, "green") + yǔ (雨, "rain"); the romanisation drops the tone and umlaut, and the Chinese is a poetic phrase rather than a fixed word.Say itloo-YOOGreen rain is what the Yunnan record calls the drip from a canopy an adult has just left, the gas residue tinting the water.A dragon would sayZalhkatéshshelhliterally green · sky · watergem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Lehto
MeaningOriginDescriptionGroveFinnishGrove of broadleaf treesEtymologyFinnish lehto ("grove, broadleaf woodland"), related to lehti ("leaf"); a common Finnish surname.Say itLEH-tohThe broadleaf grove; the Finnish survey's one record, a summer visitor in the Åland groves in 2012, is the northernmost the type has been logged.A dragon would sayNélhkliterally forestgem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Laufey
MeaningOriginDescriptionLeaf IslandOld NorseLeaf-island, mother of LokiEtymologyOld Norse Laufey, from lauf ("leaf") + ey ("island"): the mother of Loki in the Eddas, also called Nál, "needle".Say itLOW-vayThe leaf-island of the Eddas; the archive reads the name as a wooded island lair, the kind the lore's water-edge territories favour.A dragon would sayMélhshthrevliterally flower · islandgem dialectTopaz Dragon
Name: Lustrous
MeaningOriginDescriptionShiningLatinDragon with bright, polished scalesEtymologyEnglish lustrous, from Latin lustrāre ("to brighten"), related to lūx ("light").Say itLUS-trusAdults keep the scales polished against rock; the survey reads a dull hide as a sick or very old animal.A dragon would sayTháarliterally lightgem dialectTopaz Dragon
Name: Luminos
MeaningOriginDescriptionLight OneLatinDragon glowing with inner lightEtymologyCoined name; Latin lūminōsus ("full of light") clipped to a shorter form.Say itLOO-mih-nosA clipped register label for the same stored-heat glow that Luminous names in full.A dragon would sayTháarliterally lightgem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Lucidus
MeaningOriginDescriptionShining ClearLatinDragon with transparent diamond bodyEtymologyLatin lūcidus ("bright, shining, clear"), from lūx ("light").Say itLOO-si-dusThe lucid adult in the archive is the one that talks: the lore's discourse with other sentient beings is, by the account of the agents who have had it, a mind with nothing hidden in it.A dragon would sayTháarpelhliterally light · cleargem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Luminary
MeaningOriginDescriptionHeavenly LightLatinDragon of pure diamond energyEtymologyLate Latin lūmināria ("lights; heavenly bodies"), plural of lūmināre, from lūmen ("light"); in English also a person of eminence.Say itLOO-mi-nair-eeThe lore's advisor to civilisations in its other sense: the register's oldest living adult has been visited for counsel by four governments that admit to it.A dragon would sayTeshtháarliterally sky · lightgem dialectTopaz Dragon
Name: Luminous
MeaningOriginDescriptionFull of LightLatinDragon filled with inner lightEtymologyLatin lūminōsus ("full of light"), from lūmen ("light").Say itLOO-mih-nusThe type is not bioluminescent; the glow the older reports describe is stored heat and refracted skylight, and it fades by the small hours.A dragon would sayTháartorsliterally light · manygem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Luminara
MeaningOriginDescriptionFestival of LightsItalianDragon carrying diamond lightEtymologyItalian luminara (Tuscan; standard luminaria, "illumination"), the Pisan festival of lights held on 16 June; from Latin lūmināre ("a light").Say itloo-mi-NAH-rahThe station's rule that a diamond in full display is watched, not approached: a festival seen from the far bank.A dragon would sayLuumináarraby soundgem dialectTopaz Dragon
Name: Liwayway
MeaningOriginDescriptionDawnTagalogDawn; daybreakEtymologyTagalog liwayway ("dawn, daybreak"); a feminine given name in the Philippines.Say itlee-WY-wyThe Tagalog word for daybreak; the Philippine reports log the type leaving the lair at liwayway and returning before the heat of the day is off the rock.A dragon would sayKélhshliterally dawngem dialectTopaz Dragon
Name: Lucidian
MeaningOriginDescriptionClear OneLatinDragon of perfect clarityEtymologyCoined name; Latin lūcidus ("bright, clear") with an English -ian ending.Say itloo-SID-ee-anA register label for the adults whose scale edges run clear rather than gold; the real Latin is Lucidus.A dragon would sayPélhliterally cleargem dialectRuby Dragon
Name: Lahab
MeaningOriginDescriptionBlazeArabicFlame, the blaze of fireEtymologyArabic lahab (لهب, "flame, blaze"), from lahiba ("to blaze up"); the word in the Quranic surah al-Masad.Say itLAH-habThe Arabian survey's word for the flame itself as distinct from the glow before it; the field description gives twenty minutes of heat state, and the blaze is the last five.A dragon would sayKhérliterally firegem dialectRuby Dragon
Name: Lohita
MeaningOriginDescriptionCopper-RedSanskritRed as copper, and bloodEtymologySanskrit lohita (लोहित, "red, copper-coloured; blood"), from loha ("copper, reddish metal"); a name of the planet Mars.Say itLOH-hee-tahThe Sanskrit red is the red of copper, and the field description's mineral diet includes it: the Himalayan survey has recovered native copper beads, heat-rounded, from a lair floor.A dragon would sayBrakhténgbrakhliterally red · metal · redgem dialectRuby Dragon
Name: Lal
MeaningOriginDescriptionRuby-RedHindiRed, from the word for rubyEtymologyHindi lāl (लाल, "red"), from Persian laʿl ("ruby, red spinel"); a common name element, as in Lal Bahadur.Say itLAHLIn Hindi the colour word is the ruby word; the Deccan survey notes that villagers reporting the type do not distinguish the animal from the stone in their accounts, and the archive has stopped correcting them.A dragon would sayBrakhglíshbrakhliterally red · crystal · redgem dialectRuby Dragon
Name: Loimu
MeaningOriginDescriptionFlareFinnishFlare and glow of open flameEtymologyFinnish loimu ("blaze, flare, the glow of open flame"), from loimuta ("to blaze").Say itLOY-mooThe Lapland survey's word for the moment the scale glow tips into flame; the field description gives twenty minutes of heat state, and the flare marks the start of the count.A dragon would sayTháarliterally lightgem dialectRuby Dragon
Name: Lehua
MeaningOriginDescriptionLehua BlossomHawaiianScarlet flower of the ohia treeEtymologyHawaiian lehua, the scarlet pompom flower of the ʻōhiʻa tree, sacred to Pele; a feminine given name, and the word for a warrior or an expert.Say itleh-HOO-ahThe ʻōhiʻa lehua is the first plant to grow on new lava, and the Pacific survey notes that the one Haleakalā sighting was reported as a lehua tree that moved; a female hatchling's first scales are the same scarlet.A dragon would sayLéhyuuaby soundgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Layla
MeaningOriginDescriptionNightArabicNight, the hour of the huntEtymologyArabic laylā (ليلى, "night"), from layl ("night"); the Layla of the Layla and Majnun romance.Say itLAY-lahThe Harrat survey logs by the Arabic word for the hour: every confirmed contact on the lava fields is a night one, and the Bedouin do not cross them after dark.A dragon would sayNúrkhliterally nightgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Lithaxis
MeaningOriginDescriptionStone AxisGreekWielder of earth's powerEtymologyCoined name; Greek líthos ("stone") + Latin axis ("axle, pivot"), a hybrid with no attested form.Say itlih-THAK-sisA survey coinage for the pivot-stone: the largest obsidian outcrop in a caldera, around which a dominant adult arranges its lair and its order of juveniles.A dragon would sayStórkyelhvliterally earth · path · stargem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Luxarion
MeaningOriginDescriptionLight RulerLatin/FantasyDragon whose scales shine with diamond brillianceEtymologyCoined name; Latin lūx ("light") with a Greek-style -arion ending that adds nothing; the ruler of the gloss is not in the parts.Say itluk-SAIR-ee-onA field name for the male that holds the brightest ridge of a territory; the station's usage, not a word in any language it can name.A dragon would sayTháartorkliterally light · lordgem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Luxara
MeaningOriginDescriptionLight QueenFantasyDragon queen with diamond scalesEtymologyCoined name; Latin lūx ("light") with a feminine -ara ending; the queen is not in the parts.Say itluk-SAH-rahA brood-female name at the Karakoram station; the queen reading is the crew's, and the lore's social structure does not include one.A dragon would sayTháarkharthliterally light · sovereigngem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Luxarix
MeaningOriginDescriptionLight WeaverFantasyDragon weaving diamond lightEtymologyCoined name; Latin lūx ("light") + -arix; there is no weaving in the parts.Say itLUK-sar-iksA generic light name; the weaving is the crew's word for the halo pattern on cloud.A dragon would sayTháarwelhk-orliterally light · weave · -ergem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Lucidrix
MeaningOriginDescriptionClear PowerLatin/ModernDragon with diamond-clear energyEtymologyCoined name; Latin lūcidus ("clear, bright") + -rix, the feminine agent ending; no power in the parts.Say itloo-SID-riksA female name for a clear telepathic contact; the power is the lore's psionics, not the word's.A dragon would sayPélhkhostliterally clear · powergem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Luminarix
MeaningOriginDescriptionLight MasterLatin/ModernDragon master of diamond lightEtymologyCoined name; Latin lūmen ("light") + -arix; no mastery in the parts.Say itloo-mi-NAIR-iksA generic light name with a title the lore's elders do not use.A dragon would sayTháartorkliterally light · lordgem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Luminara Prime
MeaningOriginDescriptionFirst IlluminationLatin/FantasyFirst dragon of diamond lightEtymologyItalian luminara ("illumination", the Pisan festival of lights) + Latin prīmus ("first") in English form.Say itloo-mi-NAH-rah PRYMEThe first full display the Karakoram station logged, in the season the lore's breeding pair was confirmed.A dragon would sayPriththáarliterally first · lightgem dialectOpal Dragon
Name: Liwanag
MeaningOriginDescriptionRadianceTagalogLight, brightness, clarityEtymologyTagalog liwanag ("light, brightness, clarity"), from the root wanag; a feminine given name in the Philippines.Say itlee-WAH-nahgThe Luzon survey's name for the female over the Taal geothermal field, logged by radiance alone across the caldera on eleven of twelve clear mornings.A dragon would sayTháarliterally lightgem dialectSolar Dragon
Name: Lumina
MeaningOriginDescriptionLightLatinDragon whose scales gleam with inner lightA dragon would sayThaarliterally lightcore DraconicOpal Dragon
Name: Lucentia
MeaningOriginDescriptionGlowing OneLatinDescribes the luminous qualityEtymologyCoined name; Latin lucens, lucentis ("shining", participle of lucere, "to shine") with a feminine -ia ending the classical language did not use.Say itloo-SEN-shahThe glow of the description is reflected, not emitted; an adult in a dark cave is invisible until a torch finds it, and then the whole chamber lights.A dragon would sayTháarliterally lightgem dialectOpal Dragon
Name: Lumiere
MeaningOriginDescriptionLightFrenchSimple reference to luminescenceEtymologyFrench lumière ("light"), from Latin luminaria ("lights, lamps"), from lumen.Say itloo-MYAIRThe Massif Central survey's name for the adult it tracked by lamp-flare across the volcanic plateau for eleven nights in 2012.A dragon would sayTháarliterally lightgem dialectMoonstone Dragon
Name: Luna
MeaningOriginDescriptionMoonLatinEthereal dragon with pearlescent scales that shimmer in moonlightEtymologyLatin lūna ("moon"), from an older *louksnā, "the shining one", on the same root as lux ("light").Say itLOO-nahThe Latin word for the moon itself, and the register's oldest entry for the type: the 1742 Altai party logged a pale animal that "kept the moon's hours" before anyone had a better description.A dragon would sayLéshliterally moongem dialectOpal Dragon
Name: Legacy
MeaningOriginDescriptionHeritageLatinReferences inheritanceEtymologyMedieval Latin legatia ("a bequest"), from legare ("to bequeath, depute").Say itLEG-ah-seeA hoard passes from parent to hatchling intact; the lore's fifty-year nest incorporation is the only known dragon inheritance recorded in stone.A dragon would sayLégasiby soundgem dialectOpal Dragon
Name: Liberty
MeaningOriginDescriptionFreedomLatinReferences free spiritEtymologyLatin libertas ("freedom"), from liber ("free").Say itLIB-ur-teeThe lore's loose social structure means no adult answers to another; the archive has no record of an opal-type hierarchy.A dragon would sayNókhthroshliterally not · bindinggem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Lohit
MeaningOriginDescriptionCopper RedSanskritRed and copper in one wordEtymologySanskrit lohita (लोहित, "red, copper-coloured"), from loha ("copper, iron"); a masculine given name and the Sanskrit name for Mars.Say itLOH-hitRed and copper together; an adult raised on copper ore shows the tinge along the flank, and the Rajasthan workings have two.A dragon would sayBrakhténgbrakhliterally red · metal · redgem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Laal
MeaningOriginDescriptionRed GemPersianBadakhshan red gem sold as rubyEtymologyPersian laʿl (لعل, "red gem": the spinel and ruby of the Badakhshan mines); the word behind Lal in Hindi and Urdu names.Say itLAHLThe Badakhshan red gem that was sold as ruby for a thousand years; the survey's tag for a shed scale sold the same way.A dragon would sayBrákhglishliterally red · crystalgem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Lali
MeaningOriginDescriptionRubyGeorgianRuby; a Georgian girl's nameEtymologyGeorgian lali (ლალი, "ruby"); a feminine given name.Say itLAH-leeThe Georgian word for ruby; the Caucasus survey applies it to the females of the Svaneti range, where the lore's metamorphic rock runs the whole valley.A dragon would sayBrákhglishliterally red · crystalgem dialectLunar Dragon
Name: Larissa
MeaningOriginDescriptionCitadelGreekA dragon with mysterious lunar powersEtymologyGreek Lárīsa (Λάρισα), the name of several ancient Thessalian and Anatolian towns, from a pre-Greek word usually glossed "citadel, stronghold"; the "bright" gloss has no basis. Also a moon of Neptune.Say itlah-RISS-ahA stronghold name kept for the description's guardians of celestial boundaries, the adults that hold one patch of sky against everything else that flies in it.A dragon would sayThernliterally laircore DraconicMoonstone Dragon
Name: Lulu
MeaningOriginDescriptionPearlSwahiliPearl, from the ArabicEtymologySwahili lulu ("pearl"), from Arabic luʾluʾ (لؤلؤ, "pearl"); a feminine given name on the East African coast.Say itLOO-looThe Swahili pearl; the Kilimanjaro team has one sighting, on the Shira plateau in 2006, of a pale animal the porters named for the pearl trade.A dragon would sayFeskáglishliterally white · crystalgem dialectMoonstone Dragon
Name: Larkin
MeaningOriginDescriptionFierceIrishStrong dragon with powerful presenceEtymologyIrish Ó Lorcáin, from Lorcán, a diminutive of lorc, usually read "fierce, rough"; the reading is traditional rather than certain.Say itLAR-kinThe archive uses the Irish name for the only aggressive encounter with this type on record, a warning display at the Glyderau lair in 2003 that stopped short of contact.A dragon would sayGróskliterally wildgem dialectSolar Dragon
Name: Lucent
MeaningOriginDescriptionLight-GivingLatinDragon emanating pure lightA dragon would sayThaardorliterally light · givecore DraconicLunar Dragon
Name: Lunette
MeaningOriginDescriptionLittle MoonFrenchA small but powerful lunar dragonEtymologyFrench lunette, diminutive of lune ("moon"), from Latin lūna; also the word for a crescent-shaped window and for spectacles.Say itloo-NETThe French diminutive; the teams give it to a juvenile of a family group, the description's three to five, logged as a smaller crescent of light beside the adults.A dragon would sayChekleshliterally small · mooncore DraconicLunar Dragon
Name: Leonids
MeaningOriginDescriptionLion's ChildrenGreekA proud lunar warriorEtymologyEnglish Leonids, from Latin Leo, Leōnis ("lion") + the Greek patronymic -ids: the November meteor shower that radiates from the constellation Leo.Say itLEE-uh-nidzThe November shower; the teams log more low-altitude passes of the type on its peak nights than on any others in the year.A dragon would sayTorkabraskneshliterally lord · beast · newcore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Lightbringer
MeaningOriginDescriptionBearer of LightEnglishDragon spreading solar radianceA dragon would sayThaardorv-orliterally light · carry · -ercore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Lumin
MeaningOriginDescriptionLight BeingLatinDragon of pure light essenceA dragon would sayThaares-orliterally light · be · -ercore DraconicSolar Dragon
MeaningOriginDescriptionShell BackPersianShell-back, the Persian turtleEtymologyPersian lākpošt (لاکپشت, "turtle, tortoise"), from lāk ("shell, lacquer") + pošt ("back").Say itlahk-POSHTThe Persian Gulf survey uses the local word without translating it; a shell-back is what the sonar returns show.A dragon would sayLekpaashtby soundcore DraconicDragon Turtle
Name: Loricatus
MeaningOriginDescriptionArmouredLatinWearing a cuirassEtymologyLatin lōrīcātus ("wearing a cuirass"), from lōrīca ("leather breastplate"); a Roman cognomen and the species epithet zoologists give armoured animals.Say itlor-ih-KAH-tusThe epithet zoologists give armoured animals, entered against this type's keratin plates in the IDRI register.A dragon would sayStorkliterally armorcore DraconicDragon Turtle
Name: Lohi
MeaningOriginDescriptionSlowHawaiianSlowEtymologyHawaiian lohi ("slow, late; to delay").Say itLOH-heeSlow is the observer's reading; the Hawaiian records note that nothing has yet required an adult to move faster.A dragon would sayLoohaiby soundcore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Lotan
MeaningOriginDescriptionCoiled OneCanaaniteSeven-headed sea dragonEtymologyUgaritic Ltn (Lôtān), from the same root as Hebrew liwyātān, "to coil, twist"; the seven-headed serpent of the Baal Cycle, servant of Yam.Say itLOH-tanThe Ugaritic tablets' twisting serpent with seven heads is the Bronze Age record of the same animal Job describes, filed here under the older spelling.A dragon would saySlethliterally serpentcore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Llanw
MeaningOriginDescriptionTideWelshThe rising tideEtymologyWelsh llanw ("tide, flood tide"), from llanw ("to fill").Say itHLAN-ooThe filling tide; the Cardigan Bay survey logs most sightings on the flood, when the animals follow the water into the bay.A dragon would saySholvliterally wavecore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Lir
MeaningOriginDescriptionHigh SeaIrishFather of watersEtymologyOld Irish ler ("sea, ocean, the main"); the sea god whose children were turned to swans, father of Manannán.Say itLEERThe old Irish sea, personified; kept for the Irish Sea logs, where the strait between Antrim and Kintyre is a narrow-channel territory of the Messina kind.A dragon would sayGersshorkliterally up · seacore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Lujja
MeaningOriginDescriptionAbyssArabicThe deep of the seaEtymologyArabic lujja (لُجَّة, "the deep, the main body of the sea"); the Qur'an's deep sea (baḥr lujjī) is the same word.Say itLOOJ-jahThe deep of the sea in Arabic, the dark water covered by waves upon waves; the Red Sea survey uses it for the trench below the shelf where the nests are believed to lie.A dragon would sayDulvliterally deepcore DraconicEuropean Dragon
Name: Ludovic
MeaningOriginDescriptionFamous WarriorGermanicA crimson dragon known for tactical prowessA dragon would sayVreshdrekh-orliterally honor · fight · -ercore DraconicEuropean Dragon
Name: Leopold
MeaningOriginDescriptionBold PeopleGermanicA courageous dragon leading othersA dragon would sayNokhgekhmeskliterally not · fear · mortalcore DraconicEuropean Dragon
MeaningOriginDescriptionStrong-WilledCelticA determined warrior dragonA dragon would sayLiiamby soundcore DraconicChinese Dragon
Name: Long Wang
MeaningOriginDescriptionDragon KingChinese MythologyRuler of the Four Seas and controller of rain and weatherA dragon would sayKhathkharthliterally dragon · sovereigncore DraconicChinese Dragon
Name: Linglong
MeaningOriginDescriptionDelicate DragonChinese LiteratureRefined and elegant dragonA dragon would sayMelshkhathliterally flower · dragoncore DraconicChinese Dragon
Name: Leilong
MeaningOriginDescriptionThunder DragonChinese MythologyDragon creating thunder and lightningA dragon would sayDromkhathliterally thunder · dragoncore DraconicChinese Dragon
MeaningOriginDescriptionBlue DragonChinese CultureDragon associated with waterA dragon would sayTselkhathliterally blue · dragoncore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
Name: Lamassu
MeaningOriginDescriptionGuardian SpiritAssyrianProtective dragon with divine powersA dragon would saySherth-ornevliterally defend · -er · spiritcore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
Name: Lahmu
MeaningOriginDescriptionMuddy OneBabylonianDragon of the earth and soilA dragon would sayLaamuuby soundcore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
Name: Lilith
MeaningOriginDescriptionNight QueenBabylonianDragon of darknessA dragon would sayNurkhkharthliterally night · sovereigncore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
Name: Lahar
MeaningOriginDescriptionCattle LordSumerianDragon of abundanceA dragon would sayLehaarby soundcore Draconic
