MeaningOriginDescriptionMarshLatinDweller of fetid swampsA dragon would sayShelstorliterally water · earthchromatic dialectBlack Chromatic Dragon
Name: Pestilus
MeaningOriginDescriptionPlague-BringerLatinSpreader of diseaseA dragon would sayShekhdorv-orliterally poison · carry · -erchromatic dialectBlack Chromatic Dragon
Name: Putridus
MeaningOriginDescriptionRotting OneLatinLord of decayA dragon would sayZeshliterally acidchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Pestilens
MeaningOriginDescriptionPlague BringerLatinSpreads disease through the landA dragon would sayShekhdorv-orliterally poison · carry · -erchromatic dialectBlack Chromatic Dragon
Name: Paludis
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf the MarshLatinKing of fetid swampsA dragon would sayShelstorliterally water · earthchromatic dialectBlack Chromatic Dragon
Name: Putridox
MeaningOriginDescriptionRot KingLatin/CustomSovereign of decayA dragon would sayZeshkharthliterally acid · sovereignchromatic dialectBlack Chromatic Dragon
Name: Paluster
MeaningOriginDescriptionMarsh-DwellerLatinLord of stagnant watersA dragon would sayShelstortherk-orliterally water · earth · live · -erchromatic dialectBlack Chromatic Dragon
Name: Plagosus
MeaningOriginDescriptionFull of PlaguesLatinBearer of pestilenceA dragon would sayShekhtorsliterally poison · manychromatic dialectBlue Chromatic Dragon
Name: Poseidus
MeaningOriginDescriptionSea PowerGreekAfter the god of the seaA dragon would sayShorkkhostliterally sea · powerchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Pestis
MeaningOriginDescriptionPlagueLatinSpreads disease through natureA dragon would sayShekhliterally poisonchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Pythos
MeaningOriginDescriptionRotGreekBringer of decayA dragon would sayZeshliterally acidchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Pythius
MeaningOriginDescriptionSerpent GodGreekSerpent lord of woodsA dragon would saySleththakhliterally serpent · godchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Pestilent
MeaningOriginDescriptionInfectiousLatinDisease carrierA dragon would sayShekhliterally poisonchromatic dialectRed Chromatic Dragon
Name: Pyros
MeaningOriginDescriptionFireGreekWielder of crimson flamesA dragon would sayKherliterally firechromatic dialectRed Chromatic Dragon
Name: Pyrophus
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire-BearerGreekHarbinger of flamesA dragon would sayKherdorv-orliterally fire · carry · -erchromatic dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Pyroclast
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire FragmentGreekBorn of fire and stoneEtymologyGreek pŷr ("fire") + klastós ("broken"): a rock fragment thrown out by a volcano.Say itPY-roh-klastHalf-melted rock in the spoor is the type's signature; at the 1538 °C the lore gives for the internal flame, mineral matter leaves the animal as slag.A dragon would sayKherchékstorliterally fire · small · earthgem dialectRed Chromatic Dragon
Name: Phoenixis
MeaningOriginDescriptionEternal FlameGreek/CustomUndying flame lordA dragon would sayNokhmorkhkherliterally not · die · firechromatic dialectRed Chromatic Dragon
Name: Potentus
MeaningOriginDescriptionPowerful OneLatinMighty rulerA dragon would sayKhostliterally powerchromatic dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Pyralis
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire DwellerGreekBorn of flameEtymologyGreek pyralís (πυραλίς), from pŷr ("fire"): the winged creature Pliny says lives in the flames of the copper furnaces of Cyprus.Say itPIR-uh-lisPliny's furnace creature is filed in the archive as the earliest account of the type's tolerance for heat: a lair recorded at 200 °C at the mouth, 500 m out.A dragon would sayKherthérk-orliterally fire · live · -ergem dialectRed Chromatic Dragon
Name: Pyrotheos
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire GodGreekDivine flame wielderA dragon would sayKherthakhliterally fire · godchromatic dialectRed Chromatic Dragon
Name: Pyroclax
MeaningOriginDescriptionFlame BreakerGreek/CustomShatterer of realmsA dragon would sayKherqresh-orliterally fire · strike · -erchromatic dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Pyromant
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire SeerGreekSeer of fireEtymologyFrom pyromancy (Greek pyromanteía, "divination by fire"), with the agent clipped to -mant; not an attested Greek word.Say itPY-roh-mantAn adult reads a rock face by flaming it and watching how the ore glows; the survey has film of one testing a wall for a minute before biting.A dragon would sayKherskélhth-orliterally fire · prophecy · -ergem dialectRed Chromatic Dragon
Name: Pyrothron
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire ThroneGreekSeat of burning powerA dragon would sayKherkharthstorliterally fire · sovereign · earthchromatic dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Pyrofex
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire MakerLatinCreator of flamesEtymologyCoined name; Greek pŷr ("fire") + the Latin agent suffix -fex ("maker", as in artifex), two languages that never joined this way.Say itPY-roh-feksThe survey's tag for an adult seen firing a rock face on purpose, cracking ore loose for the mineral diet in the lore rather than for any threat.A dragon would sayKherkrév-orliterally fire · make · -ergem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Pyrothex
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire WeaverGreekWeaver of flamesEtymologyCoined name; Greek pŷr ("fire") with a -thex ending that is not a Greek word for weaver.Say itPY-roh-theksA survey tag for the slow figure-of-eight flame an adult lays across a rock face to crack it, recorded on thermal film at the Bohemian workings.A dragon would sayKherwélhk-orliterally fire · weave · -ergem dialectRed Chromatic Dragon
Name: Pyromech
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire MachineGreek/CustomLiving infernoA dragon would sayQairamechby soundchromatic dialectRed Chromatic Dragon
Name: Pyrovex
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire BringerGreek/CustomFlame heraldA dragon would sayKherdorv-orliterally fire · carry · -erchromatic dialectRed Chromatic Dragon
Name: Pyrofox
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire KingGreek/CustomFlame sovereignA dragon would sayKherkharthliterally fire · sovereignchromatic dialectRed Chromatic Dragon
Name: Pyrovix
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire LifeGreek/CustomFlame essenceA dragon would sayKhertherkliterally fire · livechromatic dialectRed Chromatic Dragon
Name: Pyrodon
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire ToothGreekFlame biterA dragon would sayKhertreshliterally fire · toothchromatic dialectIce Dragon
Name: Polaris
MeaningOriginDescriptionNorth StarLatinDragon that guides travelers through blizzardsEtymologyLatin stella polaris ("pole star"), from polus ("pole", from Greek pólos).Say itpoh-LAIR-issThe pole star is the fixed point the northern survey teams navigate by in a whiteout; the crystalline eye structures of the description let the animal do the same without it.A dragon would sayThastsivliterally ice · starcore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Permafrost
MeaningOriginDescriptionPermanent FrostEnglishDragon maintaining eternal winterEtymologyEnglish permafrost, a 1943 coinage by geologist Siemon Muller from permanent + frost.Say itPER-mah-frostThe permanent cold zone of the description is measurable: the Yakutia survey found ground frozen a metre deeper around an active lair than in the surrounding taiga.A dragon would sayNokhmorkhthasliterally not · die · icecore DraconicWhite Chromatic Dragon
Name: Polarys
MeaningOriginDescriptionPolar OneFantasyArctic referenceA dragon would sayThasliterally icechromatic dialectWhite Chromatic Dragon
MeaningOriginDescriptionBrassHindiBrass, the yellow metal of Indian temple bellsEtymologyHindi pītal (पीतल, "brass"), from Sanskrit pittala, from pīta ("yellow").Say itPEE-tulThe word is built on "yellow", which is what the type looks like from a distance; the Thar survey logs brass adults against the sand only by their shadows.A dragon would sayKerstengliterally sun · metalmetallic dialectOpal Dragon
Name: Phoenix
MeaningOriginDescriptionCrimson BirdGreekReferences transformative natureEtymologyGreek phoînix (φοῖνιξ, "purple-red", also "Phoenician"), the bird of that colour that burns and is reborn; nothing in it means "reborn".Say itFEE-niksFire-opal adults are crimson in full sun, and the regenerative sleep of the lore reads as rebirth to anyone who watched them go in.A dragon would sayBrakhvér-orliterally red · fly · -ergem dialectGold Metallic Dragon
Name: Pharos
MeaningOriginDescriptionLighthouseGreekSymbolizes guidance and illuminationEtymologyGreek pháros (φάρος, "lighthouse"), from Pharos, the island at Alexandria whose tower gave the word; the island's own name is pre-Greek and unexplained.Say itFAIR-osA guardian adult on a coastal promontory is visible for miles at sunset; the Alexandrian teams named the habit after the tower that once stood on the same coast.A dragon would sayThaarskornliterally light · mountainmetallic dialectBronze Metallic Dragon
Name: Pantheon
MeaningOriginDescriptionAll GodsGreekConnected to godsEtymologyGreek pántheion (πάνθειον, "of all gods"), from pân ("all") + theós ("god"); the Roman temple, and later any hall of the honoured.Say itPAN-thee-onGiven to an adult whose lair the Mediterranean survey found lined with votive bronzes from a dozen sunken cargoes.A dragon would sayTorsthakhliterally many · godmetallic dialectBronze Metallic Dragon
Name: Primus
MeaningOriginDescriptionFirstLatinBorn of ancient timesEtymologyLatin prīmus ("first, foremost"), a superlative from the root of prae ("before").Say itPREE-musThe first entry in each coast's bronze register.A dragon would sayPrithliterally firstmetallic dialectCopper Metallic Dragon
Name: Pax
MeaningOriginDescriptionPeaceLatinReferences diplomatic natureEtymologyLatin pāx ("peace, treaty"), from the root of pangere ("to fasten"); personified as a goddess under Augustus.Say itPAKSThe Latin peace; thes is the first Draconic word every field agent learns, and it is the word a copper answers with most often, usually as a joke.A dragon would sayThesliterally peacemetallic dialectBronze Metallic Dragon
Name: Pwani
MeaningOriginDescriptionCoastSwahiliSwahili for the coastEtymologySwahili pwani ("coast, shore"), the name of the East African seaboard.Say itPWAH-neeThe Zanzibar channel survey's name; the coast it patrols is the one the word names.A dragon would saySkorthliterally boundarymetallic dialectRuby Dragon
Name: Pyrrhus
MeaningOriginDescriptionFlame-ColouredGreekA dragon with scales like dancing flamesEtymologyGreek Pyrrhos (Πύρρος, "flame-coloured, red-haired"), from pŷr ("fire"); the name of Achilles' son and of the king of Epirus.Say itPEER-usThe king of Epirus fought his costly wars in country the Balkan survey now maps as ruby territory, and the archive notes that his army's elephants would have been the only thing in it heavier than the adult that holds the Pindus.A dragon would sayKhérthovliterally fire · huegem dialectBronze Metallic Dragon
Name: Peist
MeaningOriginDescriptionSea WormIrishIrish worm or sea monster of the loughsEtymologyIrish péist ("worm, serpent, monster"), from Old Irish bíast, borrowed from Latin bēstia; the ollphéist is the great worm of the loughs and sea inlets.Say itPAYSHTThe great worm of the Irish sea loughs; the archive reads the ollphéist tales as bronze sightings, since the animals in them come up from salt water and are argued with rather than killed.A dragon would sayShorkslethliterally sea · serpentmetallic dialectBronze Metallic Dragon
Name: Pyrite
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire StoneGreekGleaming scalesEtymologyGreek pyrítēs (πυρίτης, "of fire"), from pŷr: the stone that strikes sparks; fool's gold.Say itPY-ryteThe brassy mineral the type's scale is compared to in the older logs; both are mistaken for gold at a distance.A dragon would sayKherstorliterally fire · earthmetallic dialectCopper Metallic Dragon
Name: Pyrox
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire-touchedGreek-inspiredRepresents their connection to fireEtymologyCoined name; Greek pŷr (πῦρ, "fire") with an -ox ending that carries no meaning, and an echo of pyroxene; the "touched" of the gloss is not in the parts.Say itPY-roksA generic fire name; the Cascades teams use it for the acid-scorched rock below a breath strike, which reads as burnt but is not.A dragon would sayKhermekhliterally fire · feelmetallic dialectCopper Metallic Dragon
Name: Picaro
MeaningOriginDescriptionRogueSpanishRogue, rascal; the picaresque heroEtymologySpanish pícaro ("rogue, rascal; sly"), of debated origin, perhaps from picar ("to prick, nibble"); the hero of the picaresque novel.Say itPEE-kah-rohThe Spanish rogue who lives by wit; the Sierra Madre teams use it for the copper that let a survey follow it for a week and led it in a circle.A dragon would sayNokhesk-orliterally not · yes · -ermetallic dialectCopper Metallic Dragon
Name: Pyris
MeaningOriginDescriptionFlame SpeakerGreek-inspiredConnection to fireEtymologyCoined name; Greek pŷr ("fire") with an -is ending; the speaker of the gloss is not in the parts.Say itPY-risA generic fire name; the station has no adult it uses it for that Pyrox does not already cover.A dragon would sayKhervash-orliterally fire · speak · -ermetallic dialectCopper Metallic Dragon
Name: Pali
MeaningOriginDescriptionCliffHawaiianA cliff or precipiceEtymologyHawaiian pali ("cliff, precipice, steep hill"), from Proto-Polynesian *pali; the Nuʻuanu Pali on Oʻahu.Say itPAH-leeThe Hawaiian cliff; the description's vertical lairs are cut into pali, and the Hawaiian station's only copper holds a sea cliff with the lowest entrance above the surf.A dragon would saySkornliterally mountainmetallic dialectGold Metallic Dragon
Name: Phaeton
MeaningOriginDescriptionShining OneGreekRepresents brilliant appearance and natureEtymologyGreek Phaéthōn (Φαέθων, "shining"), participle of phaéthō ("to shine"); the son of Helios who lost control of the sun chariot.Say itFAY-uh-tonThe archive reads the boy who scorched the earth as a juvenile on its first unsupervised flight, before the parental education the lore says continues for decades.A dragon would sayThaarliterally lightmetallic dialectGold Metallic Dragon
Name: Paz
MeaningOriginDescriptionPure GoldHebrewBiblical word for fine goldEtymologyHebrew paz (פָּז, "fine, refined gold"), a poetic word of the Psalms and Proverbs; a modern Israeli given name for either sex.Say itPAHZThe poets' word for gold with nothing base in it, used for a hatchling whose first scales come in without the grey cast most juveniles show.A dragon would sayPelkhorvliterally clear · goldmetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Platinus
MeaningOriginDescriptionLittle SilverLatinNoble silver guardianEtymologyCoined name; Spanish platina ("little silver"), the diminutive of plata ("silver") that gave platinum its name, with a Latin -us ending.Say itplah-TEE-nusThe colonial miners' word for the pale metal they could not smelt is used in the register for a juvenile whose plating has not yet taken its full shine.A dragon would sayChekselvliterally small · silvermetallic dialectFaerie Dragon
Name: Pari
MeaningOriginDescriptionFairyHindiWinged fairy of Persian and Indian talesEtymologyHindi parī (परी, "fairy"), from Persian parī, the winged spirits of Persian legend; a common girl's name.Say itPAH-reeThe winged beings of Persian tale, beautiful and fond of tricks, match the type's habits closely enough that the Zagros notes use the word without comment.A dragon would sayCheknevliterally small · spiritcore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Prismatis
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf the PrismLatinA dragon whose scales shift through rainbow colorsEtymologyLatin prismatis, genitive of prisma, from Greek prîsma (πρῖσμα, "something sawn"), the geometric solid that splits light.Say itpriz-MAH-tisThe scale surface behaves as a prism under a hand lens; the archive photographs show the same spectrum on every individual, shifted by age.A dragon would sayGlishliterally crystalcore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Puck
MeaningOriginDescriptionMischievous SpriteEnglishThe prankster sprite of English folkloreEtymologyEnglish puck, from Old English pūca ("goblin, mischievous sprite"), related to Old Norse púki and Welsh pwca; Robin Goodfellow of the folk tales.Say itPUKThe English tradition of a sprite that leads travellers into bogs and laughs is the oldest written account of the type's illusions the archive holds.A dragon would sayNokhesk-orcheknevliterally not · yes · -er · small · spiritcore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Pua
MeaningOriginDescriptionFlowerHawaiianFlower, blossomEtymologyHawaiian pua ("flower, blossom"), used as a given name.Say itPOO-ahThe nectar feeders of the Hawaiian rainforest are logged by the flower they work, and the ʻōhiʻa bloom draws the largest gatherings.A dragon would sayMelshliterally flowercore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Prismaura
MeaningOriginDescriptionPrism AuraLatinA dragon surrounded by rainbow lightEtymologyCoined name; Greek prîsma ("something sawn") + Latin aura ("breeze, breath", later the glow said to surround a body).Say itpriz-MAW-rahThe haze of refracted light around a hovering adult is visible from the parabolic distance on a bright day and is the type's most reliable field mark.A dragon would sayGlishnevliterally crystal · spiritcore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Pixie
MeaningOriginDescriptionLittle FairyEnglishA tiny dragon with fairy featuresEtymologyEnglish pixie (1630s), from Devon and Cornwall dialect pisky, of unknown origin; a Swedish dialect pyske ("small fairy") has been suggested.Say itPIK-seeThe Dartmoor tradition of small mischievous beings that lead walkers astray is filed in the archive as the earliest English description of the type's illusions.A dragon would sayChekacheknevliterally small · small · spiritcore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Prism
MeaningOriginDescriptionPrismGreekA dragon that splits lightEtymologyEnglish prism, from Greek prîsma (πρῖσμα, "something sawn"), from príein ("to saw").Say itPRIZ-umThe scale structure works as a prism under the microscope, and the archive's spectrum plates were made from a single shed scale.A dragon would sayGlishliterally crystalcore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Pyra
MeaningOriginDescriptionPyreGreekFemale dragon with graceful fire controlEtymologyGreek pyrá (πυρά, "pyre, hearth, place of fire"), from pŷr ("fire").Say itPEER-ahKills are burned before they are eaten; the survey's word for the scorched pit where an adult roasts a bull is this one.A dragon would sayKherliterally firecore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Pele
MeaningOriginDescriptionLava FlowHawaiianLava that builds new landEtymologyHawaiian pele ("lava flow, eruption, volcano"), the common noun behind the name of the volcano goddess of Kīlauea.Say itPEH-lehKīlauea's flows reach the sea, and the Hawaiian survey records the only fire dragons known to walk on cooling lava; the goddess's name is the word for the flow.A dragon would sayKhershelshemliterally fire · water · rivercore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Prometheus
MeaningOriginDescriptionForethoughtGreekWise dragon who shares fire knowledgeEtymologyGreek Promētheús (Προμηθεύς), from pro- ("before") and a root for thinking, hence "forethought"; the Titan who stole fire for mortals.Say itpro-MEE-thee-usThe lore file rates the species' problem-solving with the higher primates; the Caucasus survey has filmed an adult using flame to crack a boulder it could not lift.A dragon would saySkelthliterally prophecycore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Python
MeaningOriginDescriptionRotting OneGreekEarth dragon with toxic flamesEtymologyGreek Pýthōn (Πύθων), linked to pýthō ("to rot"), from the corpse of the dragon Apollo left at Delphi.Say itPY-thonApollo, the sun, kills the earth dragon; the Delphi survey's vent sits on the fault where the oracle's fumes came up.A dragon would sayZeshliterally acidcore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Pariacaca
MeaningOriginDescriptionWater DeityIncanMountain water spiritEtymologyQuechua Paryaqaqa, the Andean water and storm god of the Huarochirí manuscript; the second element is qaqa ("crag"), the first is unclear.Say itpah-ree-ah-KAH-kahThe Andean god who fought fire with rain and flood; the mountain-lake adults in the archive are the highest-altitude water dragons known.A dragon would sayShelthakhliterally water · godcore DraconicEarth Dragon
Name: Petra
MeaningOriginDescriptionRockGreekStone-scaled protectorEtymologyFrom Greek petra ("rock"); used as a feminine given name across Europe.Say itPET-ruhField teams give it to females whose brood chambers are cut into solid rock, the mineral-rich sites the species prefers for incubation.A dragon would sayStorliterally earthcore DraconicEarth Dragon
Name: Petra Magnus
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreat RockLatin/GreekMighty stone dragonEtymologyFrom Greek petra ("rock") + Latin magnus ("great"); a modern hybrid coinage, since Latin would pair petra with feminine magna.Say itPET-ruh MAG-nusReserved in the archive for specimens at the top of the size range, whose resting mass has been measured by the settling of the ground around them.A dragon would sayKhorstorliterally great · earthcore DraconicEarth Dragon
Name: Pachamama
MeaningOriginDescriptionEarth MotherQuechuaMother of the mountain soilEtymologyFrom Quechua pacha ("earth, world, time") + mama ("mother"); the Andean earth mother to whom miners still make offerings.Say itpah-chah-MAH-mahAndean mining communities that trade protection for mining rights, the arrangement the lore lists as typical, use the name for the resident female whose claim they work under.A dragon would sayStorbrek-orliterally earth · hatch · -ercore DraconicEarth Dragon
Name: Prithvi
MeaningOriginDescriptionThe Broad OneSanskritBroad-ranging earth motherEtymologyFrom Sanskrit pṛthivī ("the broad one"), feminine of pṛthu ("broad, wide"); the Vedic earth goddess.Say itPRITH-veeGiven to females whose tunnel systems have been plotted under several valleys at once, a range the Himalayan surveys describe as broad rather than deep.A dragon would sayKhorliterally greatcore DraconicEarth Dragon
Name: Pōhaku
MeaningOriginDescriptionStoneHawaiianStone of the lava fieldEtymologyFrom Hawaiian pōhaku ("stone, rock").Say itpoh-HAH-kooRecorded for the black-scaled morph found near old lava fields, where the mineral diet runs heavy in basalt and the scales take on the colour of the ground.A dragon would sayStorliterally earthcore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Pilvi
MeaningOriginDescriptionCloudFinnishCloud that hides the northern lairEtymologyFinnish pilvi ("cloud"), from Proto-Finnic *pilvi, cognate with Estonian pilv; a feminine given name in Finland.Say itPIL-veeCloud is cover; the Finnish survey has never seen a Lapland adult in clear air, and its whole record of them is radar echoes and lake-ice craters.A dragon would sayKhelvliterally cloudcore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Pakkanen
MeaningOriginDescriptionHard FrostFinnishCold that cracks the lake iceEtymologyFinnish pakkanen ("frost, freezing weather, sub-zero cold"); also a Finnish surname.Say itPAHK-kah-nenThe Finnish word for cold measured below zero; the Lapland survey logs a pakkanen night within a kilometre of a lair as ten degrees colder than the weather station.A dragon would sayThrekthasliterally strong · icecore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Polarwing
MeaningOriginDescriptionPolar FlyerEnglishSwift dragon of the arctic skiesEtymologyEnglish compound of polar (Latin polaris) + wing (Old Norse vængr).Say itPOH-lar-wingThe wingspan of the description, twenty-five metres, is the largest in the archive after the great firedrakes; the Arctic skies give it nothing to fly around.A dragon would sayThasver-orliterally ice · fly · -ercore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Polarbane
MeaningOriginDescriptionPolar DeathEnglishDeadly arctic dragonEtymologyEnglish compound of polar (Latin polaris) + bane (Old English bana, "slayer").Say itPOH-lar-baynThe deadly arctic dragon of the description accounts for the only two IDRI fatalities north of the Arctic Circle, both on Svalbard in 1979, both inside the boundary.A dragon would sayThasmorkhliterally ice · diecore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Polarstorm
MeaningOriginDescriptionPolar TempestEnglishDragon of arctic stormsEtymologyEnglish compound of polar (Latin polaris) + storm (Old English storm).Say itPOH-lar-stormThe arctic storms of the description are the cover the adults migrate in; the Svalbard survey has never logged a departure in clear weather.A dragon would sayThastharshliterally ice · stormcore DraconicDiamond Dragon
Name: Prismara
MeaningOriginDescriptionRainbow QueenFantasyDragon queen of diamond lightEtymologyCoined name; prism (Greek prîsma) with a feminine -ara ending; no queen in the parts.Say itpriz-MAH-rahA brood-female name; the rainbow is the halo the lore's refraction throws onto cloud.A dragon would sayTorsthóvkharthliterally many · hue · sovereigngem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Peridotix
MeaningOriginDescriptionOlive-Green GemArabicA lime-green dragon with brilliant shineEtymologyCoined name; Old French peritot ("peridot"), of uncertain origin, possibly Arabic farīdat ("gem"), with a decorative -ix ending.Say itPEH-rih-doh-tiksThe lime-green shine of the description is the olivine colour, and olivine is the mineral the species is most often recorded eating in the high-altitude lava fields.A dragon would sayZalhkáglishliterally green · crystalgem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Prabha
MeaningOriginDescriptionRadianceSanskritFemale whose scales throw a haloEtymologySanskrit prabhā (प्रभा, "radiance, light, splendour"), from pra- ("forth") + bhā ("to shine"); a feminine given name.Say itPRAH-bhahApplied to the females photographed with a halo, the refraction of low sun through the outer scale layer that the Himalayan survey once logged as a second animal.A dragon would sayTháarliterally lightgem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Piata
MeaningOriginDescriptionShiningMāoriGlistening scales in low sunEtymologyMāori piata ("to shine, glisten, glitter"), the verb for the glint of light on water or stone.Say itpee-AH-tahThe Southern Alps survey's word for the glint of an adult seen across a valley, the only sign of the animal at the 500 m line when the scales match the rock.A dragon would sayTháarliterally lightgem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Purpura
MeaningOriginDescriptionPurpleLatinDeep royal purple dragon with crystalline featuresEtymologyLatin purpura ("purple; the purple-fish and its dye"), from Greek porphýra (πορφύρα), the murex shellfish whose secretion gave Tyrian purple.Say itpur-PUR-uhThe Romans priced the dye by the drop; the archive prices the colour by the survey hour, since a deep-purple adult is the one whose scales have fully crystallised and whose telepathic range is widest.A dragon would sayPólhvliterally purplegem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Pyroxene
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire StrangerGreekFire-breathing amethyst dragonEtymologyGreek pŷr (πῦρ, "fire") + xénos (ξένος, "stranger"), coined by Haüy in 1796 for a mineral he wrongly took for an intruder in volcanic rock.Say itPY-rok-seenThe Chang recorder's eleven seconds belong to a firedrake, not this type; when an amethyst dragon uses flame at all it is logged as an oddity, which is what Haüy's name means.A dragon would sayKhershtórmeskliterally fire · outside · mortalgem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Purpurox
MeaningOriginDescriptionPurple KingLatinMighty purple dragonEtymologyCoined name; Latin purpura ("purple") with a decorative -ox ending read by the coiner as "king"; no Latin form supports it.Say itPUR-pyoo-roksThe register's word for the male that holds the deepest gallery of a range; the survey has seen one such male keep three younger adults out by telepathy alone.A dragon would sayPólhvkharthliterally purple · sovereigngem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Purpuran
MeaningOriginDescriptionPurple OneLatinClassic purple dragonEtymologyCoined name; Latin purpura ("purple") with a decorative -an ending.Say itPUR-pyoo-ranThe plain purple adult of the register; the survey's default entry when no better description was logged.A dragon would sayPólhvliterally purplegem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Purplith
MeaningOriginDescriptionPurple StoneLatin/GreekStone-like purple dragonEtymologyEnglish purple (Latin purpura) + Greek líthos ("stone"), a hybrid compound with no attested form.Say itPUR-plithThe plainest description of the type in two words, and the name the field teams reach for when a resting adult cannot be told from the geode it lies in.A dragon would sayPólhvstorliterally purple · earthgem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Purpuria
MeaningOriginDescriptionPurple LandLatinTerritory-holding purple dragonEtymologyLatin purpura ("purple") with the place-ending -ia, a coinage on the pattern of country names.Say itpur-PYOO-ree-uhThe territorial adult of the description holds its range by psionic means, and the survey marks the edge of a purple land where the team's headaches begin.A dragon would sayPólhvkhernliterally purple · territorygem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Purplora
MeaningOriginDescriptionPurple DawnLatinDawn-flying purple dragonEtymologyCoined name; English purple fused with Latin aurōra ("dawn"), with no attested form.Say itpur-PLOR-uhThe dawn-flying adult of the register is the one returning to its gallery, the tail end of the type's night.A dragon would sayPólhvkelhshliterally purple · dawngem dialectLunar Dragon
Name: Pandora
MeaningOriginDescriptionAll-giftedGreekA dragon of lunar mysteriesEtymologyGreek Pandṓra (Πανδώρα), from pân ("all") + dôron ("gift"); also a moon of Saturn.Say itpan-DOR-ahThe all-gifted, and a shepherd moon of Saturn; the description's guardians of celestial boundaries are logged under it when a family group holds formation.A dragon would sayTorsdor-asliterally many · give · -ingcore DraconicSapphire Dragon
Name: Permata
MeaningOriginDescriptionGemMalayGem, precious stoneEtymologyMalay permata ("gem, jewel"); the word is usually traced to Sanskrit, though the exact source is disputed.Say itper-MAH-tahThe Malay word for a cut gem; the survey's shed scales from the Malaysian highlands grade as gems, and two are held in the IDRI vault under the same word.A dragon would sayGlíshliterally crystalgem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Pyxis
MeaningOriginDescriptionCompassLatinNavigationEtymologyLatin pyxis ("small box", from Greek pyxís, "boxwood box"); the constellation Pyxis Nautica, the mariner's compass.Say itPIK-sisThe description's mental catalogue of territory is a compass and a map in one; the archive's keeper corrected a survey's grid reference from memory in 2019.A dragon would sayKyáiksisby soundgem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Pavo
MeaningOriginDescriptionPeacockLatinMajestic birdEtymologyLatin pāvō ("peacock"); the southern constellation.Say itPAH-vohPeacock blue is structural colour, not pigment, and so is the description's iridescence: crystal in the scale bending light rather than dye in it.A dragon would sayVér-orliterally fly · -ergem dialectEuropean Dragon
Name: Perseus
MeaningOriginDescriptionDestroyerGreekA fierce dragon with lightning abilitiesA dragon would sayDreth-orliterally slay · -ercore DraconicEmerald Dragon
Name: Prasinos
MeaningOriginDescriptionLeek-GreenGreekForest dwelling ancient drakeEtymologyGreek prásinos (πράσινος, "leek-green"), from práson (πράσον, "leek"); still the ordinary Greek word for green.Say itPRAH-see-nosLeek-green is the colour the Greek chroniclers give to the forest wyrm of the Pindus, the reading the archive prefers for the darker adults.A dragon would sayZálhkliterally greengem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Peridot
MeaningOriginDescriptionPrecious GemOld FrenchTwilight jade hunterEtymologyOld French peritot, of uncertain origin; a derivation from Arabic farīdat ("precious gem") is proposed but unproven. The gem is green olivine.Say itPEH-rih-dohOlivine green with a yellow cast, the colour of a wet scale under lamplight; the archive files the "evening emerald" epithet under folk description, not etymology.A dragon would sayDróshglishliterally hoard · crystalgem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Palash
MeaningOriginDescriptionLeafSanskritLeaf of the flame treeEtymologySanskrit palāśa (पलाश, "leaf, foliage"), also the flame-of-the-forest tree; a masculine given name in India.Say itpah-LAHSHThe Sanskrit word for a leaf and for the tree that flowers red under the canopy; the Ghats survey notes that adults roost in the palash groves and are seen against the flowers.A dragon would sayMélhshliterally flowergem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Pounamu
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreen StoneMāoriNephrite jade of the South IslandEtymologyMāori pounamu ("greenstone, nephrite jade"), the stone of the South Island rivers, carved into treasured heirlooms and weapons.Say itPOH-oo-nah-mooThe river-jade of the South Island; the archive has no New Zealand record of the type, and the name is used for the polished scale fragments recovered from stream beds below a lair.A dragon would sayZálhkstorliterally green · earthgem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Pureum
MeaningOriginDescriptionFresh GreenKoreanFreshness of green and blueEtymologyKorean pureum (푸름, "blueness, greenness"), the noun of pureuda (푸르다, "to be blue or green"); a modern native-Korean given name.Say itPOO-roomThe Korean colour word covers both green and blue, the range the survey sees on this type from hatchling to old adult in the Jirisan forests.A dragon would sayNéshzalhkliterally new · greengem dialectTopaz Dragon
Name: Pushparaga
MeaningOriginDescriptionFlower-ColouredSanskritThe Sanskrit word for topazEtymologySanskrit puṣparāga (पुष्पराग, "topaz"), from puṣpa ("flower") + rāga ("colour, dye").Say itpush-pah-RAH-gahThe Sanskrit lapidaries' word for topaz, one of the nine gems; the earliest South Asian reports of a golden gem-scaled dragon use it.A dragon would sayMélhshthovliterally flower · huegem dialectTopaz Dragon
Name: Prismith
MeaningOriginDescriptionPrism StoneEnglish/CelticDragon with prismatic scalesEtymologyCoined name; Greek prîsma ("prism") + a -lith ending from líthos ("stone"), respelled; not Celtic.Say itPRIZ-mithA hybrid label for the split-spectrum light the scales throw on a lair wall; the origin field of the old register was wrong about the Celtic half.A dragon would sayGlíshstorliterally crystal · earthgem dialectTopaz Dragon
Name: Prismarch
MeaningOriginDescriptionPrism RulerEnglish/GreekRuler of prismatic dragonsEtymologyCoined name; Greek prîsma ("prism") + -archēs ("ruler", from árchein, "to rule").Say itPRIZ-markAn honest Greek compound for the adult whose scale refraction lights the lair; three prism names remain in the register after the pass.A dragon would sayGlíshtorkliterally crystal · lordgem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Pyrope
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire-EyedGreekRefers to the fiery red appearance of this garnet varietyEtymologyGreek pyrōpós (πυρωπός), from pŷr ("fire") + ṓps ("eye, face"): the blood-red garnet of Bohemia.Say itPY-rohpThe Bohemian survey logs a red eyeshine at 500 m by lamplight, the night vision the lore records, and named the animal for the garnet that shows the same glow.A dragon would sayKhérliterally firegem dialectRuby Dragon
Name: Pyrrhic
MeaningOriginDescriptionWar DanceGreekA dragon with dancing flame patternsEtymologyGreek pyrrhíchē (πυρρίχη), the armed war-dance of Sparta, traditionally named for its inventor Pyrrhichos; the "Pyrrhic victory" sense is from King Pyrrhus, whose name means "flame-coloured".Say itPEER-ikThe Spartan dance in armour is the archive's word for the display an adult gives at a territory edge: claw-scraping, tail above 45°, the whole sequence the IDRI protocol lists, held without a flame.A dragon would sayDrékhmerliterally fight · gogem dialectRuby Dragon
Name: Piros
MeaningOriginDescriptionBright RedHungarianThe lighter of Hungary's two redsEtymologyHungarian piros ("bright red"), from pír ("blush, red glow"); the lighter of the two Hungarian reds, beside vörös.Say itPEE-roshHungarian keeps two reds, and the Carpathian survey uses this one for the scale in heat state, the other for the animal at rest; the distinction is the same one the IDRI colour chart draws.A dragon would sayLíthbrakhliterally bright · redgem dialectRuby Dragon
Name: Pyrrha
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire-RedGreekFlame-coloured, wife of DeucalionEtymologyGreek Pyrrhá (Πύρρα), feminine of pyrrhós ("flame-coloured, red-haired"); the wife of Deucalion, who repeopled the world after the flood.Say itPEER-ahPyrrha threw stones that became people; the archive reads the myth as a Thessalian account of a brood female and her clutch, the field description's two or three eggs laid among the boulders of a scree lair.A dragon would sayKhérbrakhliterally fire · redgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Plutonian
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf the UnderworldGreekDweller of deep placesEtymologyEnglish plutonian, from Greek Ploútōn ("the wealthy one"), the underworld god; in geology, plutonic rock is magma that cooled underground.Say itploo-TOH-nee-anPlutonic rock is magma that never reached the surface, and the type's underground lairs sit in it: the Newberry chambers are cut into granite beneath the glass flow, warmer at depth than at the vent.A dragon would sayChórkherliterally down · firegem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Pyrolith
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire StoneGreekBorn of fire and stoneEtymologyCoined name; Greek pŷr ("fire") + líthos ("stone"), built on the pattern of mineral names.Say itPY-roh-lithThe plain Greek for what obsidian is: fire-stone, magma that kept its heat as glass; a shed scale still reads above ambient temperature a day after it drops.A dragon would sayKhérstorliterally fire · earthgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Popoca
MeaningOriginDescriptionSmokingNahuatlSmoking, as the mountain smokesEtymologyNahuatl popōca ("it smokes"), the verb in Popocatépetl ("smoking mountain").Say itpoh-POH-kahPopocatépetl is the smoking mountain, and the Mexican Volcanic Belt survey's largest file sits on its flank; smoke on the north side in a dormant year is breath, not vent.A dragon would sayKhérkhelhvliterally fire · cloudgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Pōuli
MeaningOriginDescriptionDarknessHawaiianDarkness of the Puʻu Waʻawaʻa glassEtymologyHawaiian pōuli ("dark, darkness; eclipse"), from pō ("night") + uli ("dark").Say itpoh-OO-leeHawaiʻi's only obsidian is at Puʻu Waʻawaʻa, and the survey's one confirmed lair is under it; the word covers night, darkness and eclipse, all three of which the animal produces.A dragon would saySkúrliterally darkgem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Prismax
MeaningOriginDescriptionPrism MasterLatin/ModernDragon that refracts light like a diamondEtymologyCoined name; Greek prîsma (πρῖσμα, "something sawn", the optical prism) with an -ax ending that carries no meaning.Say itPRIZ-maksThe optics bench's name for the adult whose shed scale first showed the full spectrum split; the master is the bench's joke, not a translation.A dragon would sayGlíshtorkliterally crystal · lordgem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Prismatix
MeaningOriginDescriptionRainbow LightGreek/ModernDragon refracting light like diamondsEtymologyCoined name; English prismatic (from Greek prîsma) with a decorative -ix ending.Say itpriz-MAT-iksThe seven-colour halo a diamond in flight throws onto cloud below it, logged on eleven occasions and the reason two of them were first reported as weather.A dragon would sayTorsthovtháarliterally many · hue · lightgem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Prismos
MeaningOriginDescriptionLight SplitterGreekDragon splitting light like diamondsEtymologyCoined name; Greek prîsma ("something sawn", from prízein, "to saw") given a masculine -os ending Greek did not use; the splitting is what a prism does, not what the word says.Say itPRIZ-mosThe name the optics bench filed for the scale sample that split a laser into its full spectrum; a description that stuck.A dragon would sayKyrísmoozby soundgem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Pırlanta
MeaningOriginDescriptionBrilliant-Cut DiamondTurkishThe brilliant-cut stone; a girl's nameEtymologyTurkish pırlanta ("brilliant; a diamond in the brilliant cut"), from Italian brillante ("shining"); used as a feminine given name.Say itpuhr-LAHN-tahThe Anatolian station's word for a scale in sun, and the name of its resident female, sighted over Ararat on the clear mornings the crews wait for.A dragon would sayKrelhtrekhpélhglishliterally claw · strike · clear · crystalgem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Prismatica
MeaningOriginDescriptionPrismaticLatinDragon with rainbow diamond scalesEtymologyItalian and New Latin prismatica, feminine of prismatico ("prismatic"), from Greek prîsma ("something sawn").Say itpriz-MAT-ih-kahThe seven colours the lore's refraction sets out, seen when an adult banks against the sun.A dragon would sayTórsthovliterally many · huegem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Prismatica Queen
MeaningOriginDescriptionPrismatic QueenLatinDragon queen of diamond rainbowsEtymologyItalian and New Latin prismatica ("prismatic", feminine) + English queen (Old English cwēn).Say itpriz-MAT-ih-kah KWEENThe displaying female of the register, named for the halo; the queen is the crew's title for the largest of the brood females.A dragon would sayTorsthóvkharthliterally many · hue · sovereigngem dialectOpal Dragon
Name: Pearlova
MeaningOriginDescriptionPearl-likeSlavicDescribes the pearly sheen of the scalesEtymologyCoined name; English pearl with a Slavic-style feminine -ova ending; Czech perlová ("of pearl") is the nearest real form.Say itpur-LOH-vahThe nacreous sheen of a resting adult's underside is logged separately from the play of colour on its back; the belly scales are milk-white with a pearl lustre.A dragon would sayFeskáglishliterally white · crystalgem dialectSea Serpent
Name: Pearl
MeaningOriginDescriptionPearlLatinOcean treasure guardianEtymologyOld French perle, from Latin perla, perhaps from perna ("sea mussel"); an English given name.Say itPURLThe salvage hoards in shipwreck lairs hold pearls more often than gold, and the survey's name for a female is often the cargo her lair was known by.A dragon would sayFeskaglishliterally white · crystalcore DraconicGarnet Dragon
Name: Phoenixfire
MeaningOriginDescriptionPhoenix FireGreekEternal flame-colored beingEtymologyEnglish compound of phoenix (Greek phoînix, the bird reborn from its own ashes) + fire (Old English fȳr).Say itFEE-niks-fyreA 2,000 to 2,500 year lifespan looks like rebirth to a mining village that has known the same animal for twenty generations; the archive reads several phoenix accounts this way.A dragon would sayVer-órkherliterally fly · -er · firegem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Pyranthe
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire FlowerGreekFlower of flameEtymologyCoined name from Greek pŷr ("fire") + ánthē ("bloom"), on the pattern of pyracantha; not an attested Greek word.Say itpi-RAN-theeThe flame of this type opens from the throat in a bloom rather than a jet, and the thermal image is a flower with a 1538 °C centre.A dragon would sayKhérmelhshliterally fire · flowergem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Pyroth
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire BeingGreekBeing of fireEtymologyCoined name; Greek pŷr ("fire") with a decorative -oth ending.Say itPY-rothA survey tag for an adult seen only by its flame at night, before the eyeshine or the wing colour confirmed the type.A dragon would sayKherés-orliterally fire · be · -ergem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Pyrrhos
MeaningOriginDescriptionFlame ColoredGreekColor of flamesEtymologyGreek pyrrhós (πυρρός, "flame-coloured, red, tawny"), from pŷr ("fire"); the name of Achilles' son and of the king of Epirus.Say itPIR-osThe plain Greek word for the colour of fire, given to red-haired men and here to the tawny-red males of the Epirus record, the oldest Greek sighting in the archive.A dragon would sayKhérthovliterally fire · huegem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Pyroclash
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire ClashGreek/EnglishClash of firesEtymologyEnglish compound of the Greek-derived prefix pyro- (pŷr, "fire") + clash (imitative English).Say itPY-roh-klashTwo adults meeting at a boundary flame at each other across it before either speaks; the survey has parabolic recordings of the exchange that follows, and it is short.A dragon would sayKhértrekhliterally fire · strikegem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Pyranova
MeaningOriginDescriptionNew FireGreek/LatinNew flameEtymologyCoined name; Greek pŷr ("fire") + Latin nova ("new"), two languages joined.Say itpy-rah-NOH-vahThe first flame of a hatchling, recorded at six months alongside first flight; the survey's Bohemian teams log both dates for every clutch they can reach.A dragon would sayNéshkherliterally new · firegem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Pyrotheon
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire GodGreekGod of fireEtymologyCoined name; Greek pŷr ("fire") + theós ("god") with a -theon ending on the pattern of Pantheon.Say itpy-ROTH-ee-onA mining-village name, not a survey one: the pit's oldest resident is a god to the pit, and the survey does not argue with a working arrangement.A dragon would sayKhérthakhliterally fire · godgem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Pyrofang
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire FangGreek/EnglishFang of fireEtymologyEnglish compound of the Greek-derived prefix pyro- (pŷr, "fire") + fang (Old English fang, "a seizing", later "tooth").Say itPY-roh-fangThe teeth are the first thing to show heat when the throat lights; the survey's rule is that a visible glow behind the teeth at 500 m means the distance is already wrong.A dragon would sayKhértreshliterally fire · toothgem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Pyrostryx
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire BirdGreekBird of fireEtymologyCoined name; Greek pŷr ("fire") + strix (στρίξ, "screech owl", the night bird of Roman superstition), respelt with a -y-.Say itPY-roh-striksThe night bird: the lore's night vision means the type hunts after dark, and the survey's strix is an adult heard over a village at midnight and seen by nobody.A dragon would sayKhervér-orliterally fire · fly · -ergem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Parázs
MeaningOriginDescriptionGlowing CoalsHungarianCoals still red after the fireEtymologyHungarian parázs ("glowing embers, live coals").Say itPAH-rahzhThe Carpathian survey's word for a lair mouth after the animal has gone in, the rock still red for an hour.A dragon would sayTháarkhasstorliterally light · burn · earthgem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Pyroscale
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire ScaleGreek/EnglishScale of fireEtymologyEnglish compound of the Greek-derived prefix pyro- (pŷr, "fire") + scale (Old French escale, "husk").Say itPY-roh-skaylA shed scale still warm to the touch an hour after it falls; the survey handles them with tongs and files the temperature with the colour card reading.A dragon would sayKhérthoshliterally fire · scalegem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Pyrovian
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf FireGreekBelonging to fireEtymologyCoined name; Greek pŷr ("fire") with a Latinate -ian ending.Say itpy-ROH-vee-anThe register's adjective for the flame side of the type, as garnetian is for the stone side; slag is pyrovian, scale is garnetian.A dragon would sayKhérliterally firegem dialectSolar Dragon
Name: Phoebe
MeaningOriginDescriptionBright OneGreekRadiant dragon with blinding brillianceA dragon would sayLithliterally brightcore DraconicMoonstone Dragon
Name: Pallas
MeaningOriginDescriptionMaidenGreekWise dragon with ancient knowledgeEtymologyGreek Pallás (Παλλάς), the epithet of Athena, of disputed origin: pállax ("maiden, youth") or pállein ("to brandish"); "wisdom" is Athena's attribute, not the word.Say itPAL-usThe archive keeps the name for the asteroid as much as the goddess: Pallas was one of the bodies the Kunlun wall appears to track, on the evidence of a scratch that moves between two seasons' star maps.A dragon would sayNéshmeskliterally new · mortalgem dialectMoonstone Dragon
Name: Purnama
MeaningOriginDescriptionFull MoonMalayFull moon, borrowed from SanskritEtymologyMalay and Indonesian purnama ("full moon"), from Sanskrit pūrṇimā ("full moon"), from pūrṇa ("full"); a feminine given name.Say itpoor-NAH-mahThe Malay full moon; the Kinabalu sighting of 2012, made from the summit trail, is the archive's only record of the type in the tropics.A dragon would sayTórsleshliterally many · moongem dialectLunar Dragon
Name: Parvaneh
MeaningOriginDescriptionMothPersianThe moth drawn to the lampEtymologyPersian parvāneh (پروانه), "moth, butterfly", the moth of Sufi poetry that flies into the candle; a feminine given name.Say itpar-vah-NEHThe moth that goes to the lamp; the teams' word for the type's slow spiral toward a bright moon before a descent, logged from the Zagros as a widening circle of light.A dragon would sayVer-orliterally fly · -ercore DraconicLunar Dragon
Name: Pueo
MeaningOriginDescriptionOwlHawaiianThe short-eared owl, a guardian spiritEtymologyHawaiian pueo, the short-eared owl of the islands, held in Hawaiian tradition as an ʻaumakua, a family guardian spirit.Say itPOO-eh-ohThe owl that guards a family; the description's protective nature toward nocturnal creatures was first logged over the islands, an adult holding position above a hunting owl for most of a night.A dragon would sayVer-orliterally fly · -ercore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Pyrion
MeaningOriginDescriptionFlame LordGreekDragon commanding solar fireA dragon would sayKhertorkliterally fire · lordcore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Phoenixwing
MeaningOriginDescriptionReborn in FireEnglishDragon with sun-fire wingsA dragon would sayTevbrekkherliterally after · hatch · firecore DraconicDragon Turtle
Name: Pelagia
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf the SeaGreekOf the open seaEtymologyGreek pelagía (πελαγία, "of the open sea"), from pélagos ("the open sea"); a saint's name.Say itpeh-LAY-jee-ahThe open-sea word rather than the shore word; the Aegean records use it for adults met far from any territorial claim, which are the ones that let a boat pass.A dragon would sayShorkliterally seacore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Puhi
MeaningOriginDescriptionEelHawaiianThe eel, a guardian in the islandsEtymologyHawaiian puhi ("eel"), also a family guardian form in island tradition.Say itPOO-heeThe eel is a guardian form in the islands, and the survey reads the tradition literally: a serpent of this species seen at a reef mouth, called by the nearest name.A dragon would sayShelbraskliterally water · beastcore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Pontus
MeaningOriginDescriptionHigh SeaGreekPrimordial sea godEtymologyGreek póntos (πόντος, "sea, open sea"), from a root meaning "path, crossing" (cognate with Latin pons); the primordial sea god.Say itPON-tusThe open sea as a road, which is how the marine survey maps the species: territories along the shelf edge, crossed by the same routes for centuries.A dragon would sayGersshorkliterally up · seacore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Palung
MeaningOriginDescriptionTrenchMalayOcean trench of the Malay seasEtymologyMalay and Indonesian palung ("trough, trench"), the word used for ocean trenches (palung laut).Say itPAH-loongThe trench word of the Malay seas; the Sunda survey uses it for the trench-marked shelf the lore file describes, which sonar shows as parallel furrows off Java.A dragon would sayPelangby soundcore DraconicEuropean Dragon
Name: Pavel
MeaningOriginDescriptionSmallSlavicA nimble dragon using speed over strengthA dragon would sayChekliterally smallcore DraconicEuropean Dragon
Name: Peder
MeaningOriginDescriptionRockGreekA mountain-dwelling dragonA dragon would sayStorliterally earthcore DraconicEuropean Dragon
Name: Poul
MeaningOriginDescriptionSmallLatinA compact but powerful dragonA dragon would sayChekliterally smallcore DraconicChinese Dragon
Name: Panlong
MeaningOriginDescriptionCoiled DragonChinese LiteratureDragon of lakes and waters who hasn't ascended to heavenA dragon would saySlethkhathliterally serpent · dragoncore DraconicChinese Dragon
Name: Pinlong
MeaningOriginDescriptionLevel DragonChinese CultureBalanced and steady dragonA dragon would sayTheskhathliterally peace · dragoncore DraconicMesoamerican Dragon
Name: Patecatl
MeaningOriginDescriptionMedicine LordAztecA healing dragon spiritA dragon would sayTherksheltorkliterally live · water · lordcore DraconicMesoamerican Dragon
Name: Piltzintecuhtli
MeaningOriginDescriptionYoung LordAztecA dragon prince of healingA dragon would sayNeshtorkliterally new · lordcore DraconicMesoamerican Dragon
Name: Painal
MeaningOriginDescriptionSwift OneAztecA messenger dragonA dragon would sayVrikliterally swiftcore DraconicMesoamerican Dragon
Name: Pantecatl
MeaningOriginDescriptionMedicine MakerAztecA healing dragon masterA dragon would sayTherkshelkrev-orliterally live · water · make · -ercore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
Name: Pazuzu
MeaningOriginDescriptionWind DemonAssyrianFlying dragon that commands stormsA dragon would sayKheshgorkhnevliterally air · evil · spiritcore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
Name: Peri
MeaningOriginDescriptionWinged BeautyPersianDragon with angelic featuresA dragon would sayVekhbelshliterally wing · beautifulcore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
Name: Pabilsag
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire ArrowSumerianDragon archer of the starsA dragon would sayKhergorshliterally fire · weaponcore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
Name: Papsukkal
MeaningOriginDescriptionDivine MessengerBabylonianHerald dragonA dragon would sayThakhvrash-orliterally god · roar · -ercore Draconic
