MeaningOriginDescriptionOf the NightLatinGuards through darknessEtymologyLatin noctis, the genitive of nox ("night").Say itNOK-tisBronzes hunt at night; the electroreception noted in the lore gives them the depths in the dark.A dragon would sayNurkhliterally nightmetallic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Necros
MeaningOriginDescriptionDeathGreekDeath bringerA dragon would sayMorkhliterally diechromatic dialectBlack Chromatic Dragon
Name: Nefarius
MeaningOriginDescriptionWicked OneLatinCorruptor of landsA dragon would sayGorkhliterally evilchromatic dialectBlack Chromatic Dragon
Name: Nocturnis
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf the NightLatinHunter in eternal darknessA dragon would sayNurkhliterally nightchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Noxius
MeaningOriginDescriptionHarmful OneLatinBringer of woodland plagueA dragon would sayGresliterally dangerchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Necrosis
MeaningOriginDescriptionDeath DecayGreekBringer of rotA dragon would sayMorkhzeshliterally die · acidchromatic dialectBlack Chromatic Dragon
Name: Nocens
MeaningOriginDescriptionHarmfulLatinBringer of corruptionA dragon would sayGresliterally dangerchromatic dialectBlack Chromatic Dragon
Name: Nigrus
MeaningOriginDescriptionBlack OneLatinScale-lord of darknessA dragon would sayDoskliterally blackchromatic dialectLunar Dragon
Name: Nyxis
MeaningOriginDescriptionNightGreekBorn under a full moonEtymologyCoined name; Greek Nýx, nyktós ("night"), the goddess, with a Latin-style -is ending.Say itNIK-sisA public name that arrived before the archive had one, applied to any dark-scaled individual seen crossing the disc; it names the night, not the animal.A dragon would sayNurkhliterally nightcore DraconicOpal Dragon
Name: Nimbus
MeaningOriginDescriptionHaloLatinReferences the misty appearanceEtymologyLatin nimbus ("rain cloud"), later the bright cloud around a god, hence a halo.Say itNIM-busThe steam halo over a geothermal lair is the first sign of occupation the lore's habitat notes describe; the adult inside it is found second.A dragon would sayTháarliterally lightgem dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Neidr
MeaningOriginDescriptionSerpentWelshCunning forest serpentA dragon would saySlethliterally serpentchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Nemesis
MeaningOriginDescriptionRevengeGreekVengeful forest destroyerA dragon would sayNemasisby soundchromatic dialectFire Dragon
Name: Nidhogg
MeaningOriginDescriptionMalice StrikerNorseWorld tree dragon with cursed fireEtymologyOld Norse Níðhǫggr, from níð ("malice, spite") + hǫggr ("striker, hewer"): the dragon that gnaws the roots of the world tree.Say itNEED-hogThe Norwegian survey's lairs undercut the roots of old pines, which die a season after a fire dragon moves in.A dragon would sayNorkhtrekh-orliterally hate · strike · -ercore DraconicGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Nidus
MeaningOriginDescriptionNestLatinLair builderA dragon would sayThernliterally lairchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Noxious
MeaningOriginDescriptionHarmfulLatinToxic terrorA dragon would sayGresliterally dangerchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Nefarious
MeaningOriginDescriptionWickedLatinEvil presenceA dragon would sayGorkhliterally evilchromatic dialectIce Dragon
Name: Nivalis
MeaningOriginDescriptionSnowyLatinGentle dragon of falling snowEtymologyLatin nivalis ("of snow, snowy"), from nix, nivis ("snow").Say itnih-VAH-lisThe Latin epithet botanists give to snow-bed plants; the gentle falling snow of the description is the fine crystal an adult leaves in the air after a calm exhalation.A dragon would sayFoshliterally snowcore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Nix
MeaningOriginDescriptionWater BeingGermanicMale water spiritEtymologyGerman Nix, from Old High German nihhus, Proto-Germanic *nikwus, cognate with Old English nicor ("water monster").Say itNIKSThe male of the German river sprite; the archive files it beside Nixie for the same estuary sightings and keeps it because the older word behind both, nicor, was a sea monster.A dragon would saySheles-orliterally water · be · -ercore DraconicWhite Chromatic Dragon
MeaningOriginDescriptionMist WorldNorseWise dragon from the realm of primordial iceEtymologyOld Norse Niflheimr, from nifl ("mist, darkness") + heimr ("home, world"), the primordial realm of ice and cold in the Eddas.Say itNIV-ul-haymThe Eddic realm of mist and rime is read in the archive as an early account of a permanent cold zone, the fog bank an adult leaves over its territory when warm air meets the frozen ground.A dragon would sayShelkheshtorskhernliterally water · air · many · territorycore DraconicWhite Chromatic Dragon
Name: Nordri
MeaningOriginDescriptionNorthernNorseDirectional reference to coldA dragon would sayThasliterally icechromatic dialectWhite Chromatic Dragon
MeaningOriginDescriptionHelperArabicAids travelers lost in the desertEtymologyArabic nāṣir (ناصر, "helper, supporter, defender"), from naṣara ("to help, to grant victory").Say itNAH-seerThe field description's protective behaviour toward desert communities is the type's defining trait; the caravan routes the survey covers are the safe ones because a brass adult keeps them so.A dragon would sayRethliterally friendmetallic dialectBrass Metallic Dragon
Name: Nasim
MeaningOriginDescriptionBreezePersianGentle teacherEtymologyPersian nasīm (نسیم, "breeze"), from Arabic nasīm, from nasama ("to blow gently").Say itnah-SEEMThe cool evening breeze that brings the type out of its lair; the survey's listening posts open at dusk for that reason.A dragon would sayKheshliterally airmetallic dialectCopper Metallic Dragon
Name: Nexus
MeaningOriginDescriptionConnectionLatinReferences their social natureEtymologyLatin nexus ("a binding, tie, connection"), from nectere ("to bind, fasten").Say itNEK-susThe lore's loose connections with neighbouring dragons are logged as a network; the Great Basin teams record which coppers exchange visits, and the map looks like a bound knot.A dragon would sayTekkrevliterally one · makemetallic dialectLunar Dragon
Name: Nova
MeaningOriginDescriptionNewLatinA dragon born during a new moonEtymologyLatin nova, feminine of novus ("new"); stella nova, "new star", gave the astronomical sense.Say itNOH-vahA new star; the parabolic teams have twice logged a point of light that was not on the chart and was gone by the next night, and both entries are filed under this type.A dragon would sayNeshliterally newcore DraconicBronze Metallic Dragon
Name: Ngaru
MeaningOriginDescriptionWaveMāoriMāori for a waveEtymologyMāori ngaru ("wave, breaker"), from Proto-Polynesian *ŋalu; cognate with Hawaiian nalu.Say itNGAH-rooA surf name: bronzes leave the water through the breaker rather than beyond it, and the Pacific logs name them by the wave.A dragon would saySholvliterally wavemetallic dialectBronze Metallic Dragon
Name: Nagisa
MeaningOriginDescriptionShoreJapaneseWater's edge; a Japanese given nameEtymologyJapanese nagisa (渚, "shore, water's edge, beach"); a given name for both sexes, most often feminine.Say itnah-GEE-sahFor the female that beaches at low water to warm; the Sea of Japan station photographs her from the cliff.A dragon would saySkorthliterally boundarymetallic dialectCopper Metallic Dragon
Name: Nummus
MeaningOriginDescriptionCoinLatinReferences copper's use in currencyEtymologyLatin nummus ("coin, piece of money"), from Doric Greek noûmmos, a variant of nómos ("custom, currency").Say itNUM-usThe Latin coin; copper hoards recovered from abandoned lairs are sorted by mint and date rather than by value, an organizing logic the archive has not cracked.A dragon would sayDroshliterally hoardmetallic dialectCopper Metallic Dragon
Name: Nidhi
MeaningOriginDescriptionTreasureSanskritTreasure, store; a common Indian nameEtymologySanskrit nidhi (निधि, "treasure, store, receptacle"), from ni- ("down") + dhā ("to place"); a common feminine given name in India.Say itNIH-dheeSanskrit for a thing set down and kept; the Deccan teams use it for the chambered hoard of a copper, each object in its place and the order known only to the keeper.A dragon would sayDroshliterally hoardmetallic dialectCopper Metallic Dragon
Name: Nazo
MeaningOriginDescriptionRiddleJapaneseA riddle; a mysteryEtymologyJapanese nazo (謎, "riddle, enigma, mystery"), from an older nanzo ("what is it?").Say itNAH-zohJapanese for a riddle, from the question a riddle starts with; the description's collections of riddles are the one thing a copper will show a visitor, and it expects an answer.A dragon would saySkov-asliterally hide · -ingmetallic dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Noxis
MeaningOriginDescriptionNight BeingLatinCreature of nightEtymologyCoined name; Latin nox ("night") with an -is ending Latin did not attach to it.Say itNOK-sisOne of the two names the search logs bring to the type page most often, and the survey's shorthand for any night contact whose species was never confirmed.A dragon would sayNurkhés-orliterally night · be · -ergem dialectCopper Metallic Dragon
Name: Norix
MeaningOriginDescriptionKnowledge KeeperFantasyWisdom referenceEtymologyCoined name; echoes Noricum, the Alpine province whose iron the Romans prized, and the -ix adds nothing; the knowledge of the gloss is not in the parts.Say itNOR-iksA generic lore name; the Alpine teams use it for the adult whose lair holds the largest of the puzzle collections the description records.A dragon would sayShenksherth-orliterally lore · defend · -ermetallic dialectCopper Metallic Dragon
Name: Nehushtan
MeaningOriginDescriptionCopper SerpentHebrewThe bronze serpent of the Book of KingsEtymologyHebrew Nəḥuštān (נחשתן), the bronze serpent of 2 Kings 18:4, from nəḥōšet ("copper, bronze") with a play on nāḥāš ("serpent").Say itneh-HOOSH-tahnThe copper serpent of the Hebrew account, raised on a pole and later destroyed; the archive files it as the earliest Near Eastern record of a copper, and the pun in the name as the animal's own.A dragon would sayBrakhtengslethliterally red · metal · serpentmetallic dialectGold Metallic Dragon
Name: Narantsetseg
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun FlowerMongolianMongolian name meaning sunflowerEtymologyMongolian Narantsetseg (Наранцэцэг), from naran ("sun") + tsetseg ("flower"); a common feminine given name.Say itnah-ran-TSEH-tsekThe Altai teams' name for a female that turns on her ledge with the sun through the day; the type's first documented sighting was in these mountains in 1742.A dragon would sayKersmelshliterally sun · flowermetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Negahban
MeaningOriginDescriptionGuardianPersianWatchman who holds the passEtymologyPersian negahbān (نگهبان, "guardian, watchman"), from negāh ("look, watch") + -bān ("keeper"), the suffix of the old office titles.Say itneh-gah-BAHNThe Persian word for the keeper of a pass, used by the eastern surveys for the type since the animal is seen to hold one range and no other.A dragon would saySherth-orliterally defend · -ermetallic dialectFaerie Dragon
Name: Nimbelle
MeaningOriginDescriptionNimble BeautyEnglish/FrenchAn agile dragon with delicate movementsEtymologyCoined name; English nimble (Old English nǣmel, "quick to grasp") blended with French belle ("beautiful").Say itnim-BELThe hovering turn recorded in the flight studies, a full reversal inside one body length, is what field notes usually mean by the name.A dragon would sayVrikabelshliterally swift · beautifulcore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Nethermist
MeaningOriginDescriptionLow MistEnglishA dragon that glides through morning fogEtymologyEnglish compound of nether (Old English neoþera, "lower") + mist (Old English mist).Say itNETH-er-mistThe species hunts inside the knee-high ground fog of a forest hollow, and the teams working the Okefenokee margins learned to read the fog for wing-wakes.A dragon would sayChorshelkheshliterally down · water · aircore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Nina
MeaningOriginDescriptionFireQuechuaFire of the Andean conesEtymologyQuechua nina ("fire"); a given name in Peru and Bolivia, distinct from the European Nina, a short form of names ending in -nina.Say itNEE-nahThe Andean survey's lairs sit on the volcanic arc from Sabancaya to Tungurahua; the Quechua-speaking herders who report them use the plain word.A dragon would sayKherliterally firecore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Ngiha
MeaningOriginDescriptionBurningMāoriFire as an act of burningEtymologyMāori ngiha ("to burn, blaze"; also "fire").Say itNGEE-hahNgiha is fire as an act rather than a thing; the New Zealand survey's burn scars on the Taupō scrub carry the same word.A dragon would sayKhasliterally burncore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Nuri
MeaningOriginDescriptionMy LightArabicPersonal guardian dragon with loyal flamesEtymologyArabic nūrī (نوري, "my light"), from nūr ("light"); a given name across the Arab world and Turkey. "My Fire" confuses nūr with nār ("fire").Say itNOO-reeNight surveys record a lair mouth by the light in it; the Turkish teams' word for a lit cave is this one.A dragon would sayThaarliterally lightcore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Natela
MeaningOriginDescriptionBrightGeorgianPale copper, bright at dawnEtymologyGeorgian Natela (ნათელა), from nateli ("light, bright"); a feminine given name.Say itnah-TEH-lahGeorgian for the bright one; the Caucasus survey's Kazbegi adult is the palest copper on record, and reads on infrared before it reads by eye.A dragon would sayLithliterally brightcore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Nixie
MeaningOriginDescriptionWater SpriteGermanicShape-shifting water creatureEtymologyFrom German Nixe, feminine of Nix, from Old High German nihhus, cognate with Old English nicor ("water monster").Say itNIK-seeThe German river sprite is a freshwater tradition; the archive keeps it on this page for the estuary sightings, where a juvenile follows a tide upriver and is logged by inland watchers as a spirit rather than a serpent.A dragon would sayShelcheknevliterally water · small · spiritcore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Nereus
MeaningOriginDescriptionWet OneGreekOld man of the seaEtymologyGreek Nēreús (Νηρεύς), the Old Man of the Sea and father of the Nereids; the root is debated, most often linked to náō ("to flow").Say itNEER-ee-usThe shape-changing old man of the sea is read as a single long-lived adult known to Aegean fishers over generations, the several-century lifespan the lore file records.A dragon would sayShelliterally watercore DraconicMoonstone Dragon
Name: Naia
MeaningOriginDescriptionWaveHawaiianWave-riding dragon with fluid graceEtymologyHawaiian naia (naiʻa), "dolphin, porpoise"; "wave" is a loose gloss, and the Basque and Greek (naiad) readings are separate names.Say itNY-ahThe Hawaiian dolphin, kept for the coastal adult whose descents to the tide line the archive has on film.A dragon would sayShólhvliterally wavegem dialectWater Dragon
Name: Namaka
MeaningOriginDescriptionWater EyesHawaiianKeeper of sacred ocean wisdomEtymologyHawaiian, short for Nāmakaokahaʻi ("the eyes of Kahaʻi"), the sea goddess and sister of Pele; nā maka means "the eyes".Say itnah-MAH-kahNamaka's quarrel with her sister Pele is written into the Hawaiian coastline, and the sea side of it is still patrolled.A dragon would sayShelshevliterally water · eyecore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Naiad
MeaningOriginDescriptionWater NymphGreekGuardian of springs and streamsEtymologyGreek Naiás (Ναϊάς), nymph of springs and rivers, from náō ("to flow").Say itNY-adSpring-guardians in the old stories, and the survey data show adults abandon any lair whose feeding stream is polluted.A dragon would sayShelcheknevliterally water · small · spiritcore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Nerissa
MeaningOriginDescriptionSea NymphGreekDaughter of the wavesEtymologyCoined by Shakespeare for The Merchant of Venice, probably from Greek Nērēís (Νηρηΐς, "sea nymph").Say itneh-RISS-uhShakespeare's practical lady-in-waiting, named for the sea nymphs; a name for the smaller, quicker adults.A dragon would sayShorkacheknevliterally sea · small · spiritcore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Nantosuelta
MeaningOriginDescriptionWinding RiverCelticGuardian of rivers and springsEtymologyGaulish goddess name, usually read as nanto- ("valley, stream") + a second element glossed "winding" or "sun-warmed"; the reading is not settled.Say itnan-toh-SWEL-tahA river-goddess name for the winding channels where juveniles are most often logged.A dragon would sayNentasuultaby soundcore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Nihasa
MeaningOriginDescriptionWater SpiritNative AmericanGuardian of riversEtymologyAttributed to a Native American language in name lists but not verifiable in any documented one; treat as a coined name.Say itnee-HAH-sahA river-guardian name of unverified origin, given to the juveniles that patrol river mouths.A dragon would sayShelnevliterally water · spiritcore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Njord
MeaningOriginDescriptionSea GodNorseGuardian of seafarersEtymologyOld Norse Njǫrðr, the Vanir god of sea, wind and fishing, cognate with Tacitus's Nerthus; the root is debated.Say itNYORDNjord ruled the sea, the wind and the catch, all three of which change when an adult moves into a bay.A dragon would sayShorkthakhliterally sea · godcore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Nagas
MeaningOriginDescriptionDivine SerpentsHinduDivine water beingsEtymologySanskrit nāga (नाग, "serpent, cobra"), the divine snakes of rivers, springs and the underworld.Say itNAH-guhzThe naga tradition is the oldest continuous record of water dragons in South Asia, and the springs it names are still lair sites.A dragon would sayThakhslethliterally god · serpentcore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Nereide
MeaningOriginDescriptionSea SpriteGreekPlayful ocean spiritEtymologyFrench and Italian form of Greek Nērēís (Νηρηΐς), a daughter of Nereus, one of the fifty sea nymphs.Say itneh-ray-EEDThe sea nymphs rode dolphins; smaller marine species travel with adults, and the divers have filmed it.A dragon would sayShorkacheknevliterally sea · small · spiritcore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Noe
MeaningOriginDescriptionMistHawaiianFine rain over quiet waterEtymologyHawaiian noe ("mist, fine rain, spray"); a feminine given name, also found in compounds such as Noelani.Say itNOH-ehThe fine spray an adult throws when it breaches is often the only sign a shore team gets, and the Hawaiian logs record it as noe before anyone writes down dragon.A dragon would sayShelkheshliterally water · aircore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Nixia
MeaningOriginDescriptionWater SpiritGermanicGuardian of water realmsEtymologyCoined feminine form built on German Nix ("water spirit").Say itNIK-see-uhA feminine form of the German river spirit; the tradition records adult females in slow, deep rivers.A dragon would sayShelnevliterally water · spiritcore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Nerina
MeaningOriginDescriptionDaughter of NereusGreekDancing water spiritEtymologyFrom Latin Nerine, a Nereid name in Virgil's Eclogues, from Greek Nēreús.Say itneh-REE-nahA daughter of Nereus, from Virgil; a name for the females, which run slightly larger than the males.A dragon would sayNeriinaby soundcore DraconicEarth Dragon
Name: Ninhursag
MeaningOriginDescriptionLady of the MountainSumerianLady of the sacred mountain denEtymologyFrom Sumerian nin ("lady") + ḫur-saĝ ("mountain, foothills"); the Mesopotamian mother goddess of the stony uplands.Say itnin-HUR-sahgSurvey teams reserve the name for a brood female whose chambers are cut into a whole foothill, the mineral-rich incubation sites Draco terrestris returns to across a rearing period of thirty years.A dragon would saySkorntorkliterally mountain · lordcore DraconicAir Dragon
Name: Nephele
MeaningOriginDescriptionCloudGreekMisty dragon formed from cloudsEtymologyGreek nephélē (νεφέλη, "cloud"); also the cloud-nymph Zeus shaped in Hera's likeness to test Ixion.Say itNEF-eh-leeA cloud that turns out to be something else is the standard misidentification in the archive: the pale scales read as cumulus from below until the shape banks.A dragon would sayKhelvliterally cloudcore DraconicAir Dragon
Name: Notus
MeaningOriginDescriptionSouth WindGreekWarm wind dragon bringing summer stormsEtymologyGreek Nótos (Νότος), the south wind and its god, the bringer of late-summer storms; possibly related to notís ("moisture").Say itNOH-tusThe wet southerly that the Aegean logs mark as the only weather that puts the species on the ground: the wing membranes take on water and the animal waits it out on a ledge.A dragon would sayKerskheshliterally sun · aircore DraconicAir Dragon
Name: Neamh
MeaningOriginDescriptionHeavenIrishThe sky over the western cliffsEtymologyIrish neamh ("heaven, sky"), from Old Irish nem; used as a modern given name.Say itNYAVThe Irish survey records the species on the Atlantic cliffs in the westerly gales, hanging in the updraft off the rock face; the lore record's precision with currents is easiest to see here.A dragon would sayTeshliterally skycore DraconicAir Dragon
Name: Namkha
MeaningOriginDescriptionHeavensTibetanThe sky as open spaceEtymologyTibetan nam mkha' (ནམ་མཁའ་, "sky, space, the heavens"); a given name for boys and girls.Say itNAHM-kahThe Tibetan word means sky and open space at once, and the plateau survey holds the species' highest sustained flights, above 8,000 metres, in the air the lore record's haemoglobin is for.A dragon would sayTeshliterally skycore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Nimbara
MeaningOriginDescriptionCloud WarriorFantasyDragon fighting from storm cloudsEtymologyCoined name; Latin nimbus ("rain cloud") with a fantasy -ara ending. The warrior sense is the coiner's, not in the parts.Say itnim-BAH-rahFighting from inside a cloud is the documented tactic: the animal controls the ground it fights on by choosing the weather over it.A dragon would sayKhelvdrekh-orliterally cloud · fight · -ercore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Nordica
MeaningOriginDescriptionNorthern OneLatinProud guardian of the northern realmsEtymologyNew Latin nordicus ("northern"), from Germanic nord ("north"), in a feminine -a form; not a classical Latin word.Say itNOR-dih-kahThe northern guardian of the description holds a range, not a realm; the Scandinavian survey plots the borders of each female's territory by the frozen boundary posts she leaves.A dragon would sayThasliterally icecore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Nanuq
MeaningOriginDescriptionPolar BearInuitThe white bear's larger rivalEtymologyInuktitut nanuq (ᓇᓄᖅ, "polar bear"), the animal the Inuit regard as the wisest of hunters.Say itNAH-nookThe polar bear shares the seal ice with the type and loses; the Greenland survey has twice found a bear carcass frozen mid-stride inside a lair boundary.A dragon would sayThasbraskliterally ice · beastcore DraconicEmerald Dragon
Name: Nephrite
MeaningOriginDescriptionKidney StoneGreekRiver stone guardianEtymologyFrom Greek nephrós (νεφρός, "kidney") + -ite, after Latin lapis nephriticus, the jade once worn as a cure for kidney complaints; the softer of the two jade minerals.Say itNEF-ryteThe softer jade; the survey uses the word for the river-polished scale fragments recovered from stream beds below a lair.A dragon would sayDrakhstórstorliterally blood · earth · earthgem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Natrolite
MeaningOriginDescriptionNatron StoneLatinA white dragon with needle-like crystalsEtymologyGreek nítron (νίτρον, "natron", native soda) + líthos (λίθος, "stone"); named in 1803 for its sodium content.Say itNAT-roh-lyteThe needle-like crystals of the description are the zeolite habit, and the white adults grow them as spines along the spine, fine enough to break at a touch.A dragon would sayShorkstórstorliterally sea · earth · earthgem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Narsarsukite
MeaningOriginDescriptionStone of NarsarsukGeographicA yellow dragon with tetragonal formEtymologyNamed in 1900 for Narsarsuk in south Greenland, its first locality, + the mineral suffix -ite; the place name is Greenlandic, from narsaq ("plain").Say itnar-SAR-suk-yteThe yellow tetragonal adults are the south Greenland population, logged on the coastal plains the place is named for and nowhere else.A dragon would sayNáarsaarsuukaitby soundgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Noctilith
MeaningOriginDescriptionNight StoneLatin/GreekWielder of dark crystalline powerEtymologyCoined name; Latin nocti- (from nox, "night") + Greek líthos ("stone"), a hybrid built on the pattern of mineral names.Say itNOK-tih-lithCoined by the Lipari team for the stone itself: shed scales cooled in seawater are logged as noctilith in the sample register and sell on the island as beach obsidian.A dragon would sayNúrkhstorliterally night · earthgem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Novalith
MeaningOriginDescriptionNew StoneLatinYoung crystal dragonEtymologyLatin novus ("new") + Greek líthos ("stone"), a hybrid with no attested form.Say itNOH-vuh-lithThe crystallisation the description gives the young takes decades, and the survey names each hatchling for the stone it has not yet become.A dragon would sayNéshstorliterally new · earthgem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Nila
MeaningOriginDescriptionDark BlueSanskritNamed after the sacred blue stoneEtymologySanskrit nīla (नील, "dark blue, indigo"), the colour word behind nīlamaṇi, the blue gem; Nīlā is a feminine given name.Say itNEE-lahThe Sanskrit colour that shades from indigo to black, which is the range of the description's scales as the light drops; the low-light eyes of this type see the difference where a survey camera does not.A dragon would saySkúrtselhliterally dark · bluegem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Nomin
MeaningOriginDescriptionLapis LazuliMongolianLapis-blue stone of the steppeEtymologyMongolian nomin (номин, "lapis lazuli, deep blue"), a common feminine given name; the word's own origin is disputed.Say itNOH-minThe Altai stone of 1742 sits at the Mongolian end of the range, and the first documented sighting was of a blue animal; the archive does not say which blue, and the Altai survey has argued the point ever since.A dragon would sayTsélhglishliterally blue · crystalgem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Nilam
MeaningOriginDescriptionBlue GemTamilTraditional name for sapphireEtymologyTamil nīlam (நீலம், "blue; sapphire"), from Sanskrit nīla; the same word names the stone in Malay and Hindi.Say itNEE-lumSri Lanka's sapphire gravels were worked long before the word travelled, and the island's mountain caves are on the IDRI list of probable historical lair sites.A dragon would sayTsélhglishliterally blue · crystalgem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Nautila
MeaningOriginDescriptionSailorLatinOcean navigation referenceEtymologyCoined feminine of Latin nautilus, from Greek nautílos ("sailor"), from naútēs; the paper nautilus was thought to sail its shell.Say itNAW-til-ahThe nautilus builds a chambered spiral shell to a fixed ratio, and the description's lairs are geometric in the same way; the archive's keeper has a nautilus shell in its catalogue, filed under mathematics.A dragon would sayShorkmér-orliterally sea · go · -ergem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Nyota
MeaningOriginDescriptionStarSwahiliStar, a girl's nameEtymologySwahili nyota ("star"), a Bantu word; a feminine given name.Say itNYOH-tahThe star sapphire's six-rayed star is the archive's emblem, cut into the oath plate in the gallery; the East African survey names the females for it.A dragon would sayTsívliterally stargem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Neelmani
MeaningOriginDescriptionBlue GemHindiThe blue jewel, an epithet of KrishnaEtymologyHindi nīlmaṇi (नीलमणि), from Sanskrit nīla ("dark blue") + maṇi ("gem, jewel"): sapphire, and an epithet of Krishna.Say itNEEL-mun-eeThe blue jewel is the sapphire by name in Hindi, and the Himalayan survey's word for an adult seen in full sun, when the description's trace crystal lights the whole flank.A dragon would sayTsélhglishliterally blue · crystalgem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Norma
MeaningOriginDescriptionRuleLatinOrder keeperEtymologyLatin nōrma ("carpenter's square, rule, standard"); the constellation of the Level.Say itNOR-mahThe carpenter's square is the description's temperament: order, catalogue, and lair walls cut to right angles that no survey team has managed to explain.A dragon would sayKréstliterally commandgem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Nahele
MeaningOriginDescriptionForestHawaiianForest, grove, wildernessEtymologyHawaiian nahele ("forest, grove, wilderness"); a given name.Say itnah-HEH-lehThe Hawaiian word for the forest; the archive's Pacific record is a single unconfirmed report from the Kohala rainforest, kept under the local word.A dragon would sayNélhkliterally forestgem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Nergi
MeaningOriginDescriptionSaplingGeorgianSapling, a young treeEtymologyGeorgian nergi (ნერგი, "sapling, seedling, young tree").Say itNER-geeThe Georgian word for a young tree; the Caucasus survey uses it for the yearlings, still bright green, that shelter in the beech saplings below the parent's roost.A dragon would sayNélhkliterally forestgem dialectTopaz Dragon
Name: Napsugár
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun RayHungarianSunbeam; a Hungarian given nameEtymologyHungarian napsugár ("sunbeam"), from nap ("sun, day") + sugár ("ray, beam"); a feminine given name.Say itNAHP-shoo-garA single ray is enough: one beam through a lair opening lights the chamber off the scales of one adult, and the Hungarian teams log the effect under this name.A dragon would sayKerstháarliterally sun · lightgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Nightshard
MeaningOriginDescriptionNight FragmentEnglishSplinter of darkness made manifestEtymologyEnglish compound of night (Old English niht) + shard (Old English sceard, "a broken piece").Say itNYTE-shardThe breath weapon leaves shards: after a night attack on the Lipari goat herds the team collected glass splinters from the carcasses that no local outcrop matched.A dragon would sayNurkhchékstorliterally night · small · earthgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Nebulox
MeaningOriginDescriptionDark CloudLatinDarker than storm cloudsEtymologyCoined name; Latin nebula ("mist, cloud") with an -ox ending, perhaps meant to suggest nox ("night").Say itNEB-yoo-loksThe ash plume that hangs over a lair after the breath is used; observers under it lose the sun, and the gas-resistant wing membranes of the description are what let the animal hunt inside it.A dragon would saySkúrkhelhvliterally dark · cloudgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Nisha
MeaningOriginDescriptionNightSanskritNight hunter of the dark hoursEtymologySanskrit niśā (निशा, "night"), a common given name in India.Say itNEE-shahThe survey has no obsidian dragons in India and one word from it that every team uses: the night shift is the niśā shift, since that is when the type moves.A dragon would sayNúrkhliterally nightgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Nightshade
MeaningOriginDescriptionNight ShadeEnglishToxic beauty of nightEtymologyEnglish nightshade, Old English nihtscada, from niht ("night") + scada ("shade, shadow"), the poisonous plant family.Say itNYTE-shaydThe plant is named for the shade of night and so is the animal; the toxic reading is the scale dust, glass fine enough to cut the lung, which the IDRI mask protocol exists for.A dragon would sayNúrkhskurliterally night · darkgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Nightwing
MeaningOriginDescriptionNight WingEnglishWith wings of nightEtymologyEnglish compound of night (Old English niht) + wing (Old Norse vængr).Say itNYTE-wingHunting flights are at night, with the enhanced night vision of the description; the Yellowstone teams log arrivals by the sound of the membrane, never by sight.A dragon would sayNúrkhvekhliterally night · winggem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Noctis Rex
MeaningOriginDescriptionNight KingLatinKing of nightEtymologyLatin noctis (genitive of nox, "of night") + rēx ("king"): king of night.Say itNOK-tis REKSThe dominant male of a system hunts first and hunts at night; the Yellowstone hierarchy notes show the rest of the caldera waiting on the ground until it returns.A dragon would sayNúrkhkharthliterally night · sovereigngem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Nightforge
MeaningOriginDescriptionNight ForgeEnglishCrafter of nightEtymologyEnglish compound of night (Old English niht) + forge (Old French forge, from Latin fabrica).Say itNYTE-forjThe lair glows after dark when the animal is home; the Icelandic team's night photographs of Hrafntinnusker show the vents lit from inside.A dragon would sayNúrkhkrevliterally night · makegem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Nightshatter
MeaningOriginDescriptionNight ShatterEnglishBreaker of nightEtymologyEnglish compound of night (Old English niht) + shatter (Middle English schateren, "to scatter, break in pieces").Say itNYTE-shat-erThe breath weapon breaks the night as much as the target: the shard cloud catches every light in reach and scatters it, and the survey's night footage ends in white.A dragon would sayNúrkhtrekhliterally night · strikegem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Nocturnalis
MeaningOriginDescriptionNocturnalLatinDweller of darknessEtymologyLatin nocturnālis ("of the night, nocturnal"), from nox ("night").Say itnok-tur-NAH-lisThe plain Latin for the animal's hours: it hunts after dark with the night vision of the description, and the daytime count in the survey logs is close to zero.A dragon would sayNúrkhliterally nightgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Nightreaver
MeaningOriginDescriptionNight ReaverEnglishStealer of lightEtymologyEnglish compound of night (Old English niht) + reaver (from Old English rēafian, "to plunder").Say itNYTE-ree-verThe hoard is taken, not found: the description's interest in rare minerals extends to other lairs, and the Yellowstone teams have watched obsidian move between chambers at night.A dragon would sayNurkhdréth-orliterally night · slay · -ergem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Noctis Magna
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreat NightLatinGreatest of nightEtymologyLatin noctis (genitive of nox, "of night") + magna ("great"), a loosely built epithet.Say itNOK-tis MAG-nahThe register's name for the longest night on the survey calendar, the winter solstice count at Hrafntinnusker, when the Icelandic team logs the most activity.A dragon would sayKhórnurkhliterally great · nightgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Nightwrath
MeaningOriginDescriptionNight WrathEnglishWrath of nightEtymologyEnglish compound of night (Old English niht) + wrath (Old English wrǣththu).Say itNYTE-rathA lair broken into after dark is answered before dawn; the Anatolian survey lost a vehicle to one and kept the shards.A dragon would sayNúrkhnerkhliterally night · furygem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Nightfall
MeaningOriginDescriptionFall of NightEnglishFall of nightEtymologyEnglish nightfall, from night (Old English niht) + fall (Old English feallan).Say itNYTE-fawlThe hour the survey logs begin; every team on this type works from nightfall, and the day shift is for the samples.A dragon would sayNúrkhmorshliterally night · defeatgem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Naqi
MeaningOriginDescriptionPureArabicPure, clean, unmixedEtymologyArabic naqī (نقي, "pure, clean, unmixed"), from naqā ("to be pure"); a masculine given name.Say itnah-KEEPure in the jeweller's sense and the lore's; the Arabian survey has no diamonds, but the trade that grades them supplied the register with half its vocabulary for the scale.A dragon would sayPélhliterally cleargem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Nuru
MeaningOriginDescriptionLightSwahiliLight; a given nameEtymologySwahili nuru ("light, brightness"), from Arabic nūr ("light"); a given name on the East African coast.Say itNOO-rooLight as a noun in a language with no word for this type; the Kilimanjaro station uses it for the file, since the lore's population under a hundred means most of the world will only ever read about one.A dragon would sayTháarliterally lightgem dialectOpal Dragon
Name: Niamh
MeaningOriginDescriptionLustreIrishBrightness, radiance, lustreEtymologyIrish Niamh ("brightness, radiance, lustre"); Niamh of the Golden Hair, daughter of the sea god Manannán, in the Fenian cycle.Say itNEEVThe Irish word for the shine on a surface, not the light behind it, which is the correct optics for the lore's refracting scales.A dragon would sayTháarliterally lightgem dialectOpal Dragon
Name: Nimue
MeaningOriginDescriptionLady of the LakeCelticReferences mystical natureEtymologyArthurian name of uncertain origin, a manuscript variant of Niniane or Viviane, the Lady of the Lake; the "memory of the sea" gloss has no basis.Say itNIM-oo-ayThe enchantress who trapped Merlin in stone; the archive files the tale under the psionic influence of the lore, exercised on a mind that came too close.A dragon would sayShélhtorkliterally water · lordgem dialectOpal Dragon
Name: Nebula
MeaningOriginDescriptionMistLatinReferences cosmic natureEtymologyLatin nebula ("mist, fog, cloud"); the astronomical sense came later.Say itNEB-yoo-lahThe hot-spring mist of the lore's habitat notes is the type's cover; an adult in it is a colour and nothing else.A dragon would sayShélhkheshliterally water · airgem dialectOpal Dragon
Name: Noble
MeaningOriginDescriptionFamousLatinReferences royal natureEtymologyLatin nobilis ("well-known, famous, of high birth"), from noscere ("to know").Say itNOH-bulThe lore's lawful-neutral minority carry themselves like the well-born the Latin describes; the survey teams can pick them out by posture.A dragon would sayVréshliterally honorgem dialectMoonstone Dragon
Name: Neoma
MeaningOriginDescriptionNew moonGreekYoung dragon born under the new moonEtymologyModern name usually explained as Greek néos ("new") + mḗnē ("moon"); no classical form is attested and the construction is a modern one.Say itnee-OH-mahThe new moon is laying time in the description, and the darkest nights of the cycle are when the Alps team records the least movement from the ridge.A dragon would sayNéshleshliterally new · moongem dialectMoonstone Dragon
Name: Nótt
MeaningOriginDescriptionNightOld NorseNight personified, rider of the frost-maned horseEtymologyOld Norse nótt ("night"), personified in the Eddas as Nótt, who rides the horse Hrímfaxi across the sky each night.Say itNOHTNight herself in the Eddas, riding ahead of the day; the Norwegian logs use the name for the female whose evening emergence the team has timed to the minute for nine seasons.A dragon would sayNúrkhliterally nightgem dialectMoonstone Dragon
Name: Nalani
MeaningOriginDescriptionThe HeavensHawaiianPeaceful dragon with sky-reflecting scalesEtymologyHawaiian nā lani, "the heavens, the skies", from lani ("sky, heaven, royal") with the plural article nā; "calm skies" is a loose gloss.Say itnah-LAH-neeThe heavens in the plural, which suits an animal that keeps records of them; the Mauna Kea sighting of 2008 placed an adult on the summit ridge beside the observatories on a clear night.A dragon would sayTéshliterally skygem dialectMoonstone Dragon
Name: Nishant
MeaningOriginDescriptionEnd of NightSanskritNight's end, first lightEtymologySanskrit niśānta (निशान्त), from niśā ("night") + anta ("end"): "the end of night, dawn"; a masculine given name.Say itnih-SHAHNTThe end of night is the surveys' one reliable window: the camouflage lifts before the animal goes in, and most photographs in the archive are timed to it.A dragon would sayNúrkhtsokliterally night · stopgem dialectMoonstone Dragon
Name: Ningning
MeaningOriginDescriptionShimmerTagalogSparkle, glitter, brightnessEtymologyTagalog ningning ("brightness, sparkle, glitter"), a reduplicated root; used as a given name and nickname in the Philippines.Say itning-NINGA reduplicated word for a repeated glitter, which is what the description's shifting scale colour does under moonlight as the animal breathes.A dragon would sayLíthliterally brightgem dialectLunar Dragon
Name: Nishakar
MeaningOriginDescriptionNight MakerSanskritThe moon as maker of the nightEtymologySanskrit niśākara (निशाकर), from niśā ("night") + kara ("maker"): an epithet of the moon, the one that makes the night.Say itnih-SHAH-kurThe moon as the maker of night; the Himalayan teams hold that the type appears with it and not before, however dark the hour.A dragon would sayNurkhkrev-orliterally night · make · -ercore DraconicLunar Dragon
Name: Nocturne
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf the NightLatinA dragon of darkness and moonlightEtymologyFrench nocturne, from Latin nocturnus ("of the night"), from nox, noctis ("night"); a night piece in music since the nineteenth century.Say itNOK-turnThe night piece; the type's calls, recorded by parabolic scope from the ground, are the slowest in the archive, single tones held for a minute or more.A dragon would sayNurkhliterally nightcore DraconicLunar Dragon
Name: Nyx
MeaningOriginDescriptionNightGreekA dragon of darknessEtymologyGreek Nýx (Νύξ, "night"), the primordial goddess; from the same root as Latin nox and English night.Say itNIKSThe night itself; the type's whole recorded life falls inside it, and the archive holds no daylight sighting of an adult.A dragon would sayNurkhliterally nightcore DraconicDragon Turtle
Name: Nautilord
MeaningOriginDescriptionSailor LordLatinCommander of ocean currentsEtymologyCoined name; Greek nautílos ("sailor", and the shelled mollusc) clipped onto English lord.Say itNAW-tih-lordThe nautilus reading is not idle: the shell chambers of the mollusc are the closest small-scale match for the crystalline cells in an adult's carapace.A dragon would sayShorkmer-ortorkliterally sea · go · -er · lordcore DraconicDragon Turtle
Name: Nami
MeaningOriginDescriptionWaveJapaneseWaveEtymologyJapanese nami (波, "wave"); a feminine given name, and the second element of tsunami.Say itNAH-meeThe plain word under tsunami; the Japanese survey uses it for the single long swell that precedes a surfacing.A dragon would saySholvliterally wavecore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Naga
MeaningOriginDescriptionSerpentHindu/BuddhistDivine snake-like water deityEtymologySanskrit nāga (नाग, "serpent, cobra"); the serpent beings of Hindu and Buddhist tradition, guardians of waters and treasure.Say itNAH-gahThe serpent guardians of treasure under the water are, in the archive's reading, the Indian Ocean population, the hoards in their drowned palaces matching the shipwreck lairs the lore file records.A dragon would saySlethliterally serpentcore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Nicor
MeaningOriginDescriptionWater MonsterOld EnglishSea monster of BeowulfEtymologyOld English nicor ("water monster"), the sea beasts Beowulf kills on his swim; cognate with German Nix and Old Norse nykr.Say itNIK-orThe nicors Beowulf killed in the surf are read as juveniles taken in shallow water, the only early account of the species hunted rather than hunting.A dragon would sayShelbraskliterally water · beastcore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
Name: Ningishzida
MeaningOriginDescriptionLord of LifeSumerianSerpentine dragon of healing and wisdomA dragon would sayTherkatorkliterally live · lordcore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Nammu
MeaningOriginDescriptionPrimordial WaterSumerianMother of all watersEtymologySumerian Nammu, written with the sign ENGUR ("subterranean water, the abzu"); the mother goddess who bore heaven and earth.Say itNAHM-mooThe Sumerian water that bore heaven and earth is read as the deep-water nesting ground under the Gulf, the source of the animals the Mesopotamian seals show.A dragon would sayThersshelliterally ancient · watercore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Nethuns
MeaningOriginDescriptionWet OneEtruscanLord of wells and seasEtymologyEtruscan Nethuns, cognate with Latin Neptūnus; the shared root is debated, most often taken as Indo-European *nebh- ("moist, cloud"), so "wet one" is a hedged reading of a disputed root.Say itNEH-thoonsThe Etruscan sea god on the Piacenza liver; kept for the Tyrrhenian logs, where the coast between Etruria and Corsica shows the shelf break the lore file describes.A dragon would sayShelliterally watercore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Nautilus
MeaningOriginDescriptionSailorGreekShell spiral serpentEtymologyGreek nautílos (ναυτίλος, "sailor"), from naûs ("ship"); the paper nautilus was thought to sail with its arms.Say itNAW-tih-lusThe shelled sailor of the Greeks; kept for the spiral, which is the pattern a coiled adult leaves in the sand of a trench when it rests.A dragon would sayShorkmer-orliterally sea · go · -ercore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Nereid
MeaningOriginDescriptionSea NymphGreekOcean maidenEtymologyGreek Nērēís (Νηρηΐς), "daughter of Nereus", the fifty sea nymphs of the Aegean.Say itNEER-ee-idThe daughters of Nereus, seen riding sea beasts in the vase paintings; the archive reads the beasts, not the riders, as the record.A dragon would sayShorkacheknevliterally sea · small · spiritcore DraconicEuropean Dragon
Name: Nikolai
MeaningOriginDescriptionVictory of the PeopleSlavicA benevolent dragon protecting villagesA dragon would sayMeskatreskliterally mortal · victorycore DraconicEuropean Dragon
Name: Nikolas
MeaningOriginDescriptionVictory PeopleGreekA triumphant dragon in battlesA dragon would sayTreskmeskliterally victory · mortalcore DraconicEuropean Dragon
Name: Nils
MeaningOriginDescriptionVictory of the PeopleNorseA triumphant defender of the weakA dragon would sayMeskatreskliterally mortal · victorycore DraconicEuropean Dragon
Name: Njal
MeaningOriginDescriptionGiantNorseA dragon of impressive sizeA dragon would sayKhorliterally greatcore DraconicEuropean Dragon
MeaningOriginDescriptionPeaceful DragonChinese CultureTranquil and serene dragonA dragon would sayTheskhathliterally peace · dragoncore DraconicMesoamerican Dragon
Name: Nacxit
MeaningOriginDescriptionFour FeetMayaA dragon guardian of the four directionsA dragon would sayKhoskrelliterally four · clawcore DraconicMesoamerican Dragon
Name: Nappatecuhtli
MeaningOriginDescriptionFour Times LordAztecA dragon of mat makersA dragon would sayKhostorkliterally four · lordcore DraconicMesoamerican Dragon
Name: Nextli
MeaningOriginDescriptionGray GhostAztecA dragon of twilightA dragon would sayKhelvthovnevliterally cloud · hue · spiritcore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
