MeaningOriginDescriptionOf the River StyxGreekGuardian of dark watersA dragon would sayShemmorkhshemliterally river · die · riverchromatic dialectBlack Chromatic Dragon
Name: Sepsis
MeaningOriginDescriptionDecayGreekMaster of putrefactionA dragon would sayZeshliterally acidchromatic dialectBlack Chromatic Dragon
Name: Stigius
MeaningOriginDescriptionRiver of HateGreekLord of dark watersA dragon would sayNorkhshemliterally hate · riverchromatic dialectBlack Chromatic Dragon
Name: Squalidus
MeaningOriginDescriptionFilthy OneLatinDweller in decayA dragon would sayGorkhliterally evilchromatic dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Sapphirix
MeaningOriginDescriptionBlue GemGreekA deep blue dragon with star-like inclusionsEtymologyCoined name; Greek sáppheiros (σάπφειρος, a blue stone, probably lapis lazuli), from Hebrew sappīr, with a decorative -ix ending.Say itSAF-ir-iksThe deep blue adult with star-like inclusions is the type most often confused with the sapphire dragon whose written archive DragonWatch has read since 2016; the crystalline exoskeleton is the difference.A dragon would sayTsélhglishliterally blue · crystalgem dialectBlue Chromatic Dragon
Name: Styraxus
MeaningOriginDescriptionLightning SpearGreekReferences both lightning and weaponsA dragon would sayTsakagorshliterally lightning · weaponchromatic dialectBlue Chromatic Dragon
Name: Stormdancer
MeaningOriginDescriptionStorm WeaverEnglishDescribes mastery over stormsA dragon would sayTharshwelk-orliterally storm · weave · -erchromatic dialectBlue Chromatic Dragon
Name: Skybane
MeaningOriginDescriptionSky DestroyerEnglishReferences dominion over the skyA dragon would sayTeshts'ekh-orliterally sky · slay · -erchromatic dialectLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Stormweaver
MeaningOriginDescriptionStorm WeaverEnglishArtful dragon painting the sky with lightningEtymologyEnglish storm + weaver, a transparent compound.Say itSTORM-wee-verWeaving is a fair description of the flight path recorded through a cell: adults track the updraught columns and cross between them rather than punching through.A dragon would sayTharshwelk-orliterally storm · weave · -ercore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Stormlord
MeaningOriginDescriptionMaster of StormsEnglishCommanding dragon of weatherEtymologyEnglish storm + lord, a transparent compound.Say itSTORM-lordMastery is the mature stage: juveniles cause static and cannot aim it, and the archive's oldest adults spend most of a storm watching it.A dragon would sayTharshtorkliterally storm · lordcore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Stormborn
MeaningOriginDescriptionChild of StormsFantasyDragon birthed from a great tempestEtymologyEnglish storm + born, a transparent compound; the epithet of Daenerys in A Song of Ice and Fire.Say itSTORM-bornHatching is timed to the storm season; every clutch the survey has dated broke during a front, when the static in the air is highest.A dragon would sayTharshneshliterally storm · newcore DraconicBlue Chromatic Dragon
Name: Surgewind
MeaningOriginDescriptionRising WindEnglishReferences uprising air currentsA dragon would sayGerskheshliterally up · airchromatic dialectBlue Chromatic Dragon
Name: Stormcaller
MeaningOriginDescriptionStorm SummonerEnglishOne who calls stormsA dragon would sayTharshvrash-orliterally storm · roar · -erchromatic dialectBlue Chromatic Dragon
MeaningOriginDescriptionForestNorseAncient ruler of northern woodsA dragon would sayNelkliterally forestchromatic dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Silvanus
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf the ForestLatinWoodland sovereignEtymologyLatin Silvānus, from silva ("forest, woodland"): the Roman god of woods, boundaries and uncultivated land.Say itsil-VAY-nusThe Roman god of woodland boundaries; the lore's boundary disputes, settled by talk rather than fire, match the offerings Roman farmers left at the forest edge.A dragon would sayNélhkliterally forestgem dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Smaragdus
MeaningOriginDescriptionEmeraldGreekBrilliant green-scaled terrorA dragon would sayZalkaglishliterally green · crystalchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Sylvatica
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf the ForestLatinForest corruption incarnateA dragon would sayNelkliterally forestchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
MeaningOriginDescriptionForest SpiritLatinDark spirit of woodsA dragon would sayNelknevliterally forest · spiritchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Sylphid
MeaningOriginDescriptionForest SpiritCelticDark spirit of natureA dragon would sayNelknevliterally forest · spiritchromatic dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Serpens
MeaningOriginDescriptionSerpentLatinWisdom symbolEtymologyLatin serpēns ("creeping thing"), from serpere ("to creep"); the only constellation split in two.Say itSER-penzThe serpent that creeps; the description's animal moves through its cave network on its belly, and the survey's cave microphones log the scale scrape before anything else.A dragon would saySléthliterally serpentgem dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Sylvester
MeaningOriginDescriptionForest DwellerLatinMaster of woodland terrorA dragon would sayNelktherk-orliterally forest · live · -erchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Silvester
MeaningOriginDescriptionWoods WalkerLatinSilent forest stalkerA dragon would sayNelkmer-orliterally forest · go · -erchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Sylvan
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf the ForestEnglishForest corruption incarnateA dragon would sayNelkliterally forestchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Syndrome
MeaningOriginDescriptionCombinationGreekMany-symptoms bringerA dragon would saySindromby soundchromatic dialectAir Dragon
Name: Sylph
MeaningOriginDescriptionAir SpiritMedieval LatinEthereal dragon with translucent wingsEtymologyCoined by Paracelsus in the sixteenth century for his elemental spirits of the air, perhaps from Latin sylvestris ("of the woods") crossed with nympha; the exact construction is not recorded.Say itSILFParacelsus wrote of air spirits that are invisible against the sky, which is what the iridescent white-and-silver scales do at altitude; most of the archive's sightings are of a shadow on the ground, not the animal.A dragon would sayKheshnevliterally air · spiritcore DraconicGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Serpentis
MeaningOriginDescriptionSnakeLatinForest serpentA dragon would saySlethliterally serpentchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf the SunLatinDragon embodying solar mightA dragon would sayKersliterally suncore DraconicRed Chromatic Dragon
Name: Sulfuris
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf SulfurLatinBrimstone breatherA dragon would saySalhhyurrisby soundchromatic dialectWhite Chromatic Dragon
Name: Skadi
MeaningOriginDescriptionWinter GoddessNorseGoddess of winter and mountainsA dragon would sayThasthrelthakhliterally ice · season · godchromatic dialectWhite Chromatic Dragon
Name: Shiva
MeaningOriginDescriptionDestructionSanskritIce deity referenceA dragon would sayTs'ekhliterally slaychromatic dialectWhite Chromatic Dragon
MeaningOriginDescriptionTrue BrassJapaneseThe Japanese word for brass itselfEtymologyJapanese shinchū (真鍮, "brass"), from shin ("true") + chū, the character for the copper-zinc alloy.Say itSHIN-chooThe plain word for the metal; the Japanese survey applies it to the type's scale colour without ornament, as the field description does.A dragon would sayEskkerstengliterally yes · sun · metalmetallic dialectAir Dragon
Name: Sirocco
MeaningOriginDescriptionDesert WindArabicHot desert wind dragonEtymologyItalian scirocco, from Arabic šarqī (شرقي, "eastern"), from šarq ("east"); the hot Saharan wind that reaches southern Europe.Say itsih-ROK-ohThe hot southerly that carries Saharan dust to Sicily; the survey records the species using it to cross the Mediterranean in a single flight, the longest sea crossing in the archive.A dragon would sayKresstorkheshliterally hot · earth · aircore DraconicBrass Metallic Dragon
Name: Suna
MeaningOriginDescriptionSandJapaneseSand, the desert floorEtymologyJapanese suna (砂, "sand").Say itSOO-nahThe lore file's buried lairs are dug in it; a brass hatchling spends its first year under sand and the survey rarely sees one.A dragon would sayKresstorliterally hot · earthmetallic dialectBrass Metallic Dragon
Name: Safran
MeaningOriginDescriptionSaffronArabicScales gleam like polished saffronEtymologyGerman and Turkish safran, from Arabic zaʿfarān (زعفران, "saffron"); the deeper root of the Arabic word is unknown.Say itSAF-rahnThe colour teams match to a juvenile's scales before the copper content darkens them; the field description gives the adult finish as brass, the hatchling finish as spice.A dragon would sayKresmelshliterally hot · flowermetallic dialectSolar Dragon
Name: Solaris
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf the SunLatinMajestic dragon whose presence illuminates the darknessA dragon would sayKersliterally suncore DraconicBrass Metallic Dragon
Name: Sahara
MeaningOriginDescriptionDesertArabicOne with the desert windsEtymologyArabic ṣaḥrāʾ (صحراء, "desert"), from aṣḥar ("fawn-coloured, tawny"); the plural ṣaḥārā gave the name of the desert.Say itsah-HAR-ahThe word means the tawny colour before it means the place, which is the type's colour too; the Saharan survey is the largest brass programme the archive runs.A dragon would sayKresstorliterally hot · earthmetallic dialectBrass Metallic Dragon
Name: Sohbet
MeaningOriginDescriptionConversationTurkishFriendly conversation that outlasts the teaEtymologyTurkish sohbet ("conversation, friendly talk"), from Arabic ṣuḥba (صحبة, "companionship").Say itSOH-betThe Anatolian word for the long talk after a meal, and the type's whole social life; the survey's Turkish teams use it as the name of the behaviour.A dragon would sayVashliterally speakmetallic dialectBrass Metallic Dragon
Name: Shamir
MeaningOriginDescriptionDiamondHebrewProtector of ancient knowledgeEtymologyHebrew shāmīr (שמיר), "thorn" and "adamant, diamond-hard stone" (Jeremiah 17:1); in rabbinic lore the shamir is the worm that cut the Temple's stones without iron.Say itshah-MEERThe stone-cutting worm of the old accounts; brass adults bore their lairs through rock outcrops, and the survey has yet to explain how.A dragon would sayPelglishliterally clear · crystalmetallic dialectBrass Metallic Dragon
Name: Samar
MeaningOriginDescriptionNight TalkArabicTalk that lasts until the stars turnEtymologyArabic samar (سمر, "evening or night conversation"), the root behind samīr ("evening companion"); a feminine given name.Say itSAH-marThe word for what a brass adult does at a well after dark; the survey's longest recordings all carry this label.A dragon would sayNurkhvashliterally night · speakmetallic dialectBrass Metallic Dragon
Name: Sahir
MeaningOriginDescriptionMagicianArabicMagical with wordsEtymologyArabic sāḥir (ساحر, "magician, enchanter"), from saḥara ("to bewitch").Say itSAH-heerThe word the settlements use for the sleep breath; the survey treats it as a chemical agent and the villages as a spell, and both keep their distance.A dragon would sayVrekh-orliterally magic · -ermetallic dialectBrass Metallic Dragon
Name: Samir
MeaningOriginDescriptionEvening CompanionArabicNighttime philosopherEtymologyArabic samīr (سمير, "companion in evening talk"), from samar ("night conversation").Say itsah-MEERThe single most accurate name in the bank; the type's habit of talking through the night at a well is what the word was made for.A dragon would sayDeshrethliterally dusk · friendmetallic dialectBrass Metallic Dragon
Name: Skald
MeaningOriginDescriptionPoetOld NorseThe court poet who remembers everythingEtymologyOld Norse skáld ("poet"), the composer of praise poems at a Norse court; the deeper root is unsettled.Say itSKAWLDThe poet whose job was memory; the field description's exceptional memory retention is what the survey's Scandinavian teams named first.A dragon would sayThal-orliterally sing · -ermetallic dialectBrass Metallic Dragon
Name: Sarim
MeaningOriginDescriptionSharpArabicGuide to wisdomEtymologyArabic ṣārim (صارم, "sharp, keen; strict"), said of a sword; the bank's Hebrew reading is the plural sārīm ("princes, officials"), not a given name.Say itSAH-rimSharp in the sense of wit; the survey's transcripts record brass adults correcting each other's stories mid-sentence.A dragon would sayTreshliterally toothmetallic dialectBrass Metallic Dragon
Name: Shaba
MeaningOriginDescriptionCopperSwahiliCopper, the metal of the Katanga beltEtymologySwahili shaba ("copper, brass"), the word that named the Shaba copper province of the Congo.Say itSHAH-bahThe East African survey's word for the type's scale; the field description puts the copper content high enough that shed scale assays as ore.A dragon would sayBrakhtengliterally red · metalmetallic dialectBrass Metallic Dragon
Name: Sarab
MeaningOriginDescriptionMirageArabicMirage, the desert's false waterEtymologyArabic sarāb (سراب, "mirage"), the false water of the desert; the word is used in the Quran for a deed that comes to nothing.Say itsah-RAHBThe survey's standing caution: a brass adult seen shimmering on the horizon may be heat, and heat on the horizon may be a brass adult.A dragon would sayShelthliterally dreammetallic dialectBrass Metallic Dragon
Name: Simoom
MeaningOriginDescriptionPoison WindArabicThe suffocating hot wind of the desertEtymologyArabic samūm (سموم, "poisonous, the poison wind"), from samm ("poison"); the hot, dry wind of Arabia and the Sahara.Say itsih-MOOMThe desert settlements' word for the sleep breath; the field description lists it as a gas, and the survey's protocol treats a warm wind from a lair mouth as an order to leave.A dragon would sayShekhkheshliterally poison · airmetallic dialectBrass Metallic Dragon
Name: Suzu
MeaningOriginDescriptionSmall BellJapaneseThe small bell that rings at shrinesEtymologyJapanese suzu (鈴, "small bell, crotal bell"), as against kane, the large temple bell; a feminine given name.Say itSOO-zooThe survey's acoustic notes give brass speech a bell-like tone; a female's voice is the smaller bell.A dragon would saySuuzuuby soundmetallic dialectBrass Metallic Dragon
Name: Sukhan
MeaningOriginDescriptionWordPersianWord, speech and the poet's craftEtymologyPersian sokhan (سخن, "word, speech, discourse"), the word Persian poets use for their own art.Say itsoo-KHAHNThe Persian poets' word for their craft, applied by the Persian survey to a type that treats a conversation as a composition.A dragon would sayVashliterally speakmetallic dialectBronze Metallic Dragon
Name: Seido
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreen CopperJapaneseBlue-green copper; the Japanese word for bronzeEtymologyJapanese seidō (青銅, "bronze"), from sei ("blue-green") + dō ("copper"): the metal named for its patina.Say itSAY-dohThe Japanese word names the patina, not the casting; the Sea of Japan station logs an animal's age by how far the green has spread from the neck.A dragon would sayZalkabrakhtengliterally green · red · metalmetallic dialectBronze Metallic Dragon
Name: Sikka
MeaningOriginDescriptionCoinArabicThe minting die; a struck coinEtymologyArabic sikka (سكة, "die for striking coins; minted coin"), the source of Italian zecca ("mint") and Hindi sikka ("coin").Say itSIK-kahA hoard name from the Gulf watch, whose animal keeps the struck coin of a dozen sunken dhows in a chamber the tide fills twice a day.A dragon would sayDroshliterally hoardmetallic dialectBronze Metallic Dragon
Name: Sultana
MeaningOriginDescriptionQueenArabicMajestic and commandingEtymologyArabic sulṭāna (سلطانة), feminine of sulṭān ("ruler, authority"), from salaṭa ("to have power over").Say itsul-TAH-nahRecorded for a matriarch that held a Red Sea strait for longer than any observer's career; the term was the local fishermen's before it was ours.A dragon would sayKharthliterally sovereignmetallic dialectBronze Metallic Dragon
Name: Suho
MeaningOriginDescriptionProtectorKoreanKorean for protection or guardianshipEtymologyKorean suho (수호, 守護, "protection, guardianship"), from Sino-Korean su ("to guard") + ho ("to protect"); the root of suhosin, "guardian spirit".Say itSOO-hoA guardian-spirit word from the Korean coast; the fishing villages of the south use it for the bronze that keeps their strait.A dragon would saySherth-orliterally defend · -ermetallic dialectSolar Dragon
Name: Solstice
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun Standing StillLatinDragon most powerful during solar eventsA dragon would sayKersstelliterally sun · silentcore DraconicBronze Metallic Dragon
Name: Sanctus
MeaningOriginDescriptionHolyLatinSacred guardianEtymologyLatin sanctus ("holy, consecrated"), the past participle of sancīre ("to make sacred, to ratify").Say itSANK-tusA name for bronzes that keep a treaty; the root also means ratified, which is the sense the archive uses.A dragon would sayShrethliterally sacredmetallic dialectBronze Metallic Dragon
Name: Sahil
MeaningOriginDescriptionCoastArabicArabic for coast or shoreEtymologyArabic sāḥil (ساحل, "coast, shore"), the root of the Swahili and Sahel names; a male given name.Say itsah-HEELThe Red Sea watch's name for the animal that patrols its coast; the fishermen used it first.A dragon would saySkorthliterally boundarymetallic dialectCopper Metallic Dragon
Name: Solus
MeaningOriginDescriptionAloneLatinIndependent natureEtymologyLatin sōlus ("alone, only, solitary"), whence sole and solitary.Say itSOH-lusLatin for alone; the description's solitary living is confirmed by every survey, a single adult to a cliff, the nearest neighbour a valley away.A dragon would sayTekliterally onemetallic dialectCopper Metallic Dragon
Name: Smelter
MeaningOriginDescriptionMetal WorkerEnglishDirect reference to metalworkingEtymologyEnglish smelt (Middle Dutch or Middle Low German smelten, "to melt") + the agent suffix -er.Say itSMEL-terThe lore's specialized digestive enzymes do what a smelter does; ore goes in and worked metal comes out, and the tailings around a lair entrance are slag.A dragon would sayTenkrev-orliterally metal · make · -ermetallic dialectCopper Metallic Dragon
Name: Solix
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun SpeakerFantasyLight referenceEtymologyCoined name; Latin sōl ("sun") with a decorative -ix; the speaker of the gloss is not in the parts.Say itSOH-liksA generic sun name; the station uses it for the warning hum a copper gives from a sunlit ledge, audible through the rock a valley away.A dragon would sayKersvash-orliterally sun · speak · -ermetallic dialectGold Metallic Dragon
Name: Solis
MeaningOriginDescriptionSunLatinReferences solar connection and brightnessEtymologyLatin sōlis, genitive of sōl ("sun"), the form in dies Sōlis ("Sunday") and Sōl Invictus inscriptions.Say itSOH-lisThe genitive is how the type appears on the Roman altar fragments the archive holds, always as something belonging to the sun.A dragon would sayKersliterally sunmetallic dialectSolar Dragon
Name: Surya
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun DeitySanskritAncient dragon blessed with celestial solar energyA dragon would sayKersthakhliterally sun · godcore DraconicGold Metallic Dragon
Name: Soleil
MeaningOriginDescriptionLittle SunFrenchSuggests solar connection and brightnessEtymologyFrench soleil ("sun"), from Vulgar Latin *sōliculus, a diminutive of Latin sōl ("sun").Say itso-LAYThe diminutive is exact for a hatchling; the Pyrenean teams give it to clutch-mates in their first year, before the scales take colour.A dragon would sayChekkersliterally small · sunmetallic dialectGold Metallic Dragon
Name: Suvarna
MeaningOriginDescriptionGood ColourSanskritSanskrit gold, literally good colourEtymologySanskrit suvarṇa (सुवर्ण, "gold"), literally su ("good") + varṇa ("colour"); the source of Hindi sonā, and an attested feminine name.Say itsoo-VAR-nahThe Sanskrit word names the metal by its colour, which is how the Himalayan teams identify a female at distance before any scale is recovered.A dragon would sayReshthovliterally good · huemetallic dialectGold Metallic Dragon
Name: Sorcha
MeaningOriginDescriptionBrightIrishIrish name meaning brightEtymologyIrish Sorcha, from Old Irish sorchae ("bright, radiant"); an attested medieval feminine name.Say itSOR-khaThe Wicklow teams' name for a female whose iridescence, which the lore says grows with age, marks her as the oldest in the range.A dragon would sayLithliterally brightmetallic dialectSolar Dragon
Name: Solaran
MeaningOriginDescriptionSolar BeingFantasyDragon of pure solar essenceA dragon would sayKerses-orliterally sun · be · -ercore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Solarion
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun ChildModernYoung dragon born from solar flaresA dragon would sayKersneshliterally sun · newcore DraconicGold Metallic Dragon
Name: Sunniva
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun GiftOld EnglishAnglo-Saxon saint of the Norwegian coastEtymologyOld English Sunngifu, from sunne ("sun") + gifu ("gift"); the Anglo-Saxon princess venerated in Norway as Saint Sunniva.Say itSOON-nee-vahThe saint who fled across the North Sea to an island cave is read in the archive as an early account of a female choosing a coastal lair.A dragon would sayKersdor-asliterally sun · give · -ingmetallic dialectGold Metallic Dragon
Name: Solverde
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreen SunLatin/SpanishReferences natural golden hueEtymologyCoined name; Spanish sol ("sun") + verde ("green"). Nothing in it means "golden".Say itsol-VAIR-dehThe Iberian teams' tag for the green flash an adult's flame cone throws at dusk.A dragon would sayZalkkersliterally green · sunmetallic dialectGold Metallic Dragon
Name: Soldoro
MeaningOriginDescriptionGolden SunSpanish/LatinCombines sun and gold referencesEtymologyCoined name; Spanish sol ("sun") + de oro ("of gold") run together. Not a Spanish word.Say itsol-DOR-ohAn Iberian tag for an adult seen against the sun.A dragon would sayKhorvkersliterally gold · sunmetallic dialectGold Metallic Dragon
Name: Solarius Rex
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun KingLatinImplies solar royaltyEtymologyLatin sōlārius ("of the sun") + rēx ("king"); a modern pairing, not an attested name.Say itsoh-LAH-ree-us REKSA register tag for the presiding adult at a metallic gathering.A dragon would sayKerskharthliterally sun · sovereignmetallic dialectGold Metallic Dragon
Name: Solarian Prime
MeaningOriginDescriptionFirst Solar OneLatinSuggests solar leadershipEtymologyCoined Solarian (Latin sōl, "sun", with an -arian ending) + English prime ("first"); a modern pairing.Say itsoh-LAIR-ee-an PRYMEA register tag for the first adult logged in a new territory.A dragon would sayPrithkersliterally first · sunmetallic dialectGold Metallic Dragon
Name: Sunar
MeaningOriginDescriptionGoldsmithHindiHindi for goldsmithEtymologyHindi sunār (सुनार, "goldsmith"), from Sanskrit suvarṇakāra ("gold-maker"), from suvarṇa ("gold") + kāra ("maker").Say itsoo-NARThe lore records elaborate lair construction; the Rajasthan teams' word for the adult that reworks its hoard is the goldsmith's.A dragon would sayKrev-orliterally make · -ermetallic dialectGold Metallic Dragon
Name: Solarus Magnus
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreat Solar OneLatinSuggests solar majestyEtymologyCoined Solarus (Latin sōl, "sun", with an -arus ending) + magnus ("great"); a modern pairing.Say itsoh-LAR-us MAG-nusA register tag for a large sun-tracking adult.A dragon would sayKhorkersliterally great · sunmetallic dialectGold Metallic Dragon
Name: Soleran
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun LordLatinSuggests solar authorityEtymologyCoined name; Latin sōl ("sun") with an -eran ending. Nothing in it means "lord".Say itSOH-leh-ranA register tag for a presiding adult.A dragon would sayKerstorkliterally sun · lordmetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Stellargyros
MeaningOriginDescriptionStar SilverLatin/GreekGleaming like celestial silverEtymologyCoined hybrid; Latin stella ("star") joined to Greek árgyros (ἄργυρος, "silver"), two languages that never formed this compound together.Say itstel-AR-jee-rosCoined by an early cataloguer for the way a high-altitude adult, seen from below at night, is hard to separate from the stars behind it.A dragon would sayTsivselvliterally star · silvermetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Shirogane
MeaningOriginDescriptionWhite MetalJapaneseSilver, the white metalEtymologyJapanese shirogane (銀, "silver"), literally shiro ("white") + kane ("metal"), the native word alongside the Sino-Japanese gin.Say itshee-roh-GAH-nehThe Japanese Alps station uses the native word for silver for the type, since the plating reads as white metal rather than grey against the snow.A dragon would sayFeskatengliterally white · metalmetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Starforge
MeaningOriginDescriptionStar ForgeEnglishForger of stellar metalEtymologyEnglish compound of star (Old English steorra) + forge (Old French forge, from Latin fabrica, "workshop").Say itSTAR-forjLair chambers of this type recovered after abandonment show worked silver, and the teams that mapped them named the deepest chamber the forge.A dragon would sayTsivkrevliterally star · makemetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Silvermane
MeaningOriginDescriptionSilver ManeEnglishWith flowing silver maneEtymologyEnglish compound of silver (Old English seolfor) + mane (Old English manu, "long neck hair").Say itSIL-ver-maynThe serrated ruff the lore describes reads as a mane in profile, and it is the feature by which an adult is told from a juvenile at range.A dragon would saySelvthoshliterally silver · scalemetallic dialectFaerie Dragon
Name: Stellaris
MeaningOriginDescriptionStarryLatinA dragon with star-like markingsEtymologyLatin stellāris ("of the stars, starry"), from stella ("star").Say itstel-LAR-issThe register's adjective for the dotted wing pattern, borrowed from the Latin binomials the early naturalists preferred.A dragon would sayTsivliterally starcore DraconicSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Silverweave
MeaningOriginDescriptionSilver WeaveEnglishWeaves silver magicEtymologyEnglish compound of silver (Old English seolfor) + weave (Old English wefan).Say itSIL-ver-weevThe overlapping scale pattern on the flank, photographed at the Cascades stele in 2011, was described by the recording team as woven rather than plated.A dragon would saySelvwelkliterally silver · weavemetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Starbright
MeaningOriginDescriptionStar BrightEnglishBright as starlightEtymologyEnglish compound of star (Old English steorra) + bright (Old English beorht).Say itSTAR-bryteNight observers log the plating of this type as a moving star, and more than one early sighting was filed as a meteor.A dragon would sayTsivlithliterally star · brightmetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Shimmerscale
MeaningOriginDescriptionShimmer ScaleEnglishWith iridescent scalesEtymologyEnglish compound of shimmer (Old English scymrian, "to glimmer") + scale (Old French escale).Say itSHIM-er-skaylHeat rising off sun-warmed plating makes the flank of a resting adult shimmer, which is how a stationary animal is found against grey rock.A dragon would sayLiththoshliterally bright · scalemetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Silvershade
MeaningOriginDescriptionSilver ShadeEnglishMoves like liquid silverEtymologyEnglish compound of silver (Old English seolfor) + shade (Old English sceadu, "shadow").Say itSIL-ver-shaydThe shadow of a crossing adult on a snowfield carries a silver edge where the plating reflects light back onto the snow.A dragon would saySelvskurliterally silver · darkmetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Silverlight
MeaningOriginDescriptionSilver LightEnglishBearer of silver lightEtymologyEnglish compound of silver (Old English seolfor) + light (Old English lēoht).Say itSIL-ver-lyteThe cold reflected light of the plating at dusk, logged by survey teams as distinct from the warm flash of the gold type.A dragon would saySelvthaarliterally silver · lightmetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Starcaster
MeaningOriginDescriptionStar ThrowerEnglishCasts stellar magicEtymologyEnglish compound of star (Old English steorra) + caster (from cast, Old Norse kasta, "to throw").Say itSTAR-kas-terA wing shake after landing throws points of reflected light across the rock face, which the observers who first logged it called casting stars.A dragon would sayTsivtrekh-orliterally star · strike · -ermetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Silvermark
MeaningOriginDescriptionSilver MarkEnglishMarked by silver magicEtymologyEnglish compound of silver (Old English seolfor) + mark (Old English mearc, "boundary, sign").Say itSIL-ver-markBoundary scoring of this type has a silvered edge where the claw has left metal in the rock; the Cascades stele carries the same residue.A dragon would saySelvskerkliterally silver · territory · markmetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Silfrintoppr
MeaningOriginDescriptionSilver ManeOld NorseSilver-forelocked horse of the godsEtymologyOld Norse Silfrintoppr ("silver forelock"), from silfr ("silver") + toppr ("tuft, forelock"): one of the horses of the gods named in Grímnismál.Say itSIL-frin-top-urThe Eddic horse with the silver forelock is read in the archive as an early account of this type, the raised ruff catching light at the front of the head.A dragon would saySelvthoshliterally silver · scalemetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Starsilver
MeaningOriginDescriptionStar SilverEnglishSilver from the starsEtymologyEnglish compound of star (Old English steorra) + silver (Old English seolfor).Say itSTAR-sil-verMountain smiths who trade with settlements this type protects call the metal recovered from shed scales star silver, and the surveys have kept the term.A dragon would sayTsivselvliterally star · silvermetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Silverflow
MeaningOriginDescriptionSilver FlowEnglishMoves like liquid silverEtymologyEnglish compound of silver (Old English seolfor) + flow (Old English flōwan).Say itSIL-ver-flohThe plating moves as one surface when the animal walks, and survey notes describe the flank as flowing rather than flexing.A dragon would saySelvshemliterally silver · rivermetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Stormsilver
MeaningOriginDescriptionStorm SilverEnglishSilver storm bringerEtymologyEnglish compound of storm (Old English storm) + silver (Old English seolfor).Say itSTORM-sil-verAdults of this type fly through mountain storms that ground every other species, and the plating shows lightning-strike scarring in most older specimens.A dragon would sayTharshselvliterally storm · silvermetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Silverfrost
MeaningOriginDescriptionSilver FrostEnglishCold as silver iceEtymologyEnglish compound of silver (Old English seolfor) + frost (Old English frost).Say itSIL-ver-frawstThe cold breath the lore records leaves a rime with a metallic sheen on rock, which the surveys read as the type's signature.A dragon would saySelvthasliterally silver · icemetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Starweaver
MeaningOriginDescriptionStar WeaverEnglishWeaves stellar energyEtymologyEnglish compound of star (Old English steorra) + weaver (Old English wefan).Say itSTAR-wee-verA high-altitude adult on a night crossing appears to move among the stars from the valley floor, and observers describe it as weaving between them.A dragon would sayTsivwelk-orliterally star · weave · -ermetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Silverwind
MeaningOriginDescriptionSilver WindEnglishSwift as silver windEtymologyEnglish compound of silver (Old English seolfor) + wind (Old English wind).Say itSIL-ver-windThe downdraft of a passing adult carries a fine metallic dust off the wings, which settles on snow and is sampled by the surveys.A dragon would saySelvkheshliterally silver · airmetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Starblade
MeaningOriginDescriptionStar BladeEnglishWith stellar sharp clawsEtymologyEnglish compound of star (Old English steorra) + blade (Old English blæd, "leaf", later a sword's edge).Say itSTAR-blaydThe swept-back horns the lore describes catch the light along their edge, and a head turned toward an observer shows two bright lines before it shows a face.A dragon would sayTsivgorshliterally star · weaponmetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Silverflare
MeaningOriginDescriptionSilver FlareEnglishProjects silver fireEtymologyEnglish compound of silver (Old English seolfor) + flare (a 16th-century English word of uncertain origin, perhaps Norwegian flara, "to blaze").Say itSIL-ver-flairThe full-sun flash of an adult banking is bright enough to leave an afterimage at 500 m, and the surveys log it as a flare.A dragon would saySelvthaarliterally silver · lightmetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Silverwisp
MeaningOriginDescriptionSilver WispEnglishEthereal silver beingEtymologyEnglish compound of silver (Old English seolfor) + wisp (Middle English wisp, "a handful of straw", of uncertain origin; the light of a will-o'-the-wisp).Say itSIL-ver-wispThe lights mountain villages report moving on the peaks at night are logged by the surveys as this type, seen only by the reflection off its plating.A dragon would saySelvnevliterally silver · spiritmetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Starborn
MeaningOriginDescriptionStar BornEnglishBorn among starsEtymologyEnglish compound of star (Old English steorra) + born (Old English boren).Say itSTAR-bornMountain folklore holds that this type fell from the sky, and the surveys note that its hatchlings are first seen in the high snowfields where meteorites are also found.A dragon would sayTsivbrekliterally star · hatchmetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Silverfall
MeaningOriginDescriptionSilver FallEnglishLike silver waterfallEtymologyEnglish compound of silver (Old English seolfor) + fall (Old English feallan).Say itSIL-ver-fawlThe stoop of a hunting adult onto a mountain sheep is described in survey notes as a silver fall, a single bright line down the face of the mountain.A dragon would saySelvmorshliterally silver · defeatmetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Silverflame
MeaningOriginDescriptionSilver FlameEnglishWith silver breathEtymologyEnglish compound of silver (Old English seolfor) + flame (Old French flame, from Latin flamma).Say itSIL-ver-flaymThe type breathes cold, not fire, and this name records only the flame-shaped flash of sunlight off a wing in the survey photographs.A dragon would saySelvkherliterally silver · firemetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Starmetal
MeaningOriginDescriptionStar MetalEnglishMade of stellar metalEtymologyEnglish compound of star (Old English steorra) + metal (Greek métallon, via Latin and Old French).Say itSTAR-met-ulThe oldest name for meteoric iron; used in the register for the plating of this type on the folk claim that it fell from the sky.A dragon would sayTsivtengliterally star · metalmetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Silverstorm
MeaningOriginDescriptionSilver StormEnglishBrings silver stormsEtymologyEnglish compound of silver (Old English seolfor) + storm (Old English storm).Say itSIL-ver-stormAn adult defending a settlement in a mountain storm was recorded as a bright shape inside the cloud, the only sighting of the type in weather that grounds observers.A dragon would saySelvtharshliterally silver · stormmetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Silvercrest
MeaningOriginDescriptionSilver CrestEnglishWith silver crownEtymologyEnglish compound of silver (Old English seolfor) + crest (Old French creste, from Latin crista, "tuft, comb").Say itSIL-ver-krestThe serrated ruff of the lore, raised in the aggression display that the IDRI protocol lists as a sign to withdraw.A dragon would saySelvthronliterally silver · hornmetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Starshield
MeaningOriginDescriptionStar ShieldEnglishProtected by starsEtymologyEnglish compound of star (Old English steorra) + shield (Old English scield).Say itSTAR-sheeldAn adult holding position over a settlement at night is seen as a bright shape between the village and the sky, which the villages call the shield.A dragon would sayTsivstorkliterally star · armormetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Silverwave
MeaningOriginDescriptionSilver WaveEnglishFlows like silverEtymologyEnglish compound of silver (Old English seolfor) + wave (Old English wafian, "to waver").Say itSIL-ver-wayvThe plating ripples as light moves across a turning wing, and the surveys describe the effect as a wave running the length of the membrane.A dragon would saySelvsholvliterally silver · wavemetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Silvertide
MeaningOriginDescriptionSilver TideEnglishLike silver oceanEtymologyEnglish compound of silver (Old English seolfor) + tide (Old English tīd, "time", later the sea's rise and fall).Say itSIL-ver-tydeThe rising light on a ridge at dawn reaches the lair before the valley, and the villages call the moment the plating catches it the silver tide.A dragon would saySelvsholvliterally silver · wavemetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Starbringer
MeaningOriginDescriptionStar BringerEnglishBrings starlightEtymologyEnglish compound of star (Old English steorra) + bringer (Old English bringan).Say itSTAR-bring-erMountain villages under a lair say the type brings the stars down, meaning the points of light the plating scatters across the snow on a night crossing.A dragon would sayTsivdorv-orliterally star · carry · -ermetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Silverwing
MeaningOriginDescriptionSilver WingEnglishWith silver wingsEtymologyEnglish compound of silver (Old English seolfor) + wing (Old Norse vængr).Say itSIL-ver-wingThe plainest name for the type in the register, and the one the IDRI field guide uses in its silhouette key.A dragon would saySelvvekhliterally silver · wingmetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Silverblaze
MeaningOriginDescriptionSilver BlazeEnglishBlazing silverEtymologyEnglish compound of silver (Old English seolfor) + blaze (Old English blæse, "torch, bright flame"; also a white mark on an animal's face).Say itSIL-ver-blayzA pale mark on the muzzle, the blaze in the horse-breeder's sense, is recorded on most adults of this type and is used by the surveys to tell individuals apart.A dragon would saySelvkherliterally silver · firemetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Silverpath
MeaningOriginDescriptionSilver PathEnglishLeaves silver trailEtymologyEnglish compound of silver (Old English seolfor) + path (Old English pæþ).Say itSIL-ver-pathA line of metallic dust across fresh snow marks where an adult has walked, and the surveys follow it to the lair boundary and no further.A dragon would saySelvtrethliterally silver · pathmetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Silverdawn
MeaningOriginDescriptionSilver DawnEnglishSilver morning lightEtymologyEnglish compound of silver (Old English seolfor) + dawn (Old English dagian, "to become day").Say itSIL-ver-dawnThe first light on a high lair ridge reaches the plating before it reaches the rock, and the villages below see the dragon lit before the mountain.A dragon would saySelvkelshliterally silver · dawnmetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Starshine
MeaningOriginDescriptionStar ShineEnglishShines like starsEtymologyEnglish compound of star (Old English steorra) + shine (Old English scīnan).Say itSTAR-shyneThe plating returns starlight alone well enough to place a resting adult on a moonless night, which no other type's does.A dragon would sayTsivthaarliterally star · lightmetallic dialectFaerie Dragon
Name: Siofra
MeaningOriginDescriptionSpriteIrishChangeling sprite of the Irish woodsEtymologyIrish síofra ("sprite, elf, changeling"), used as a given name.Say itSHEE-frahThe Irish changeling tradition, a child swapped for a small bright thing that never grew, is read by the archive as a lost hatchling taken in by a household.A dragon would sayCheknevliterally small · spiritcore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Shimmerling
MeaningOriginDescriptionLittle ShimmerEnglishA dragon with scales that catch every lightEtymologyEnglish shimmer (Old English scymrian, "to glisten") + the diminutive suffix -ling.Say itSHIM-er-lingThe standard field term for a hatchling, whose wing scales catch light before the colour has settled.A dragon would sayCheklithliterally small · brightcore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Starweave
MeaningOriginDescriptionStar WeaveEnglishA dragon with star-like patterns on its wingsEtymologyEnglish compound of star (Old English steorra) + weave (Old English wefan).Say itSTAR-weevRefers to the dotted wing pattern that the archive plates match, individual by individual, to the constellations visible on the hatching night.A dragon would sayTsivwelkliterally star · weavecore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Shimmerfall
MeaningOriginDescriptionShimmer FallEnglishA dragon that cascades light like waterEtymologyEnglish compound of shimmer (Old English scymrian) + fall (Old English feallan).Say itSHIM-er-fawlShed scales fall like light through the canopy during the summer moult; collecting them is the only way the archive has obtained samples without contact.A dragon would sayLithmorshliterally bright · defeatcore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Sunsprite
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun SpriteEnglishA dragon that glows like sunshineEtymologyEnglish compound of sun (Old English sunne) + sprite (Old French esprit, from Latin spīritus).Say itSUN-spryteIndividuals that bask on the sunlit side of a trunk with wings spread flat, warming before the morning's first flight.A dragon would sayKerscheknevliterally sun · small · spiritcore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Soraya
MeaningOriginDescriptionSeven StarsPersianA dragon with star-like scalesEtymologyPersian Sorayā (ثریا), from Arabic al-Thurayyā, the Pleiades; the Arabic root is debated (a diminutive form, perhaps of tharwa, "abundance").Say itsoh-RYE-ahThe seven-spot wing pattern on the Persian population is what the archive's Zagros notes call by this name.A dragon would sayVeltsivliterally seven · starcore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Starfall
MeaningOriginDescriptionFalling StarEnglishA dragon that streaks across night skiesEtymologyEnglish compound of star (Old English steorra) + fall (Old English feallan).Say itSTAR-fawlThe night dive from the canopy to the forest floor, scales lit, is the sight most often mistaken for a meteor by the public.A dragon would sayMorshtsivliterally defeat · starcore DraconicLunar Dragon
Name: Starlight
MeaningOriginDescriptionStar LightEnglishA dragon touched by stellar energyEtymologyEnglish compound of star (Old English steorra) + light (Old English lēoht).Say itSTAR-lytThe description's stellar navigation is plain to see from the ground: the type holds a heading on a star and turns when that star sets.A dragon would sayTsivthaarliterally star · lightcore DraconicTopaz Dragon
Name: Sunbeam
MeaningOriginDescriptionRay of SunlightEnglishDragon swift as lightEtymologyOld English sunnebēam ("sunbeam"), from sunne ("sun") + bēam ("tree, post, ray").Say itSUN-beemThe Old English word; a single beam through a lair opening is enough to light the whole chamber off the scales of one adult.A dragon would sayKerstháarliterally sun · lightgem dialectFaerie Dragon
Name: Shimmer
MeaningOriginDescriptionShimmerEnglishA dragon with rippling colorsEtymologyEnglish shimmer, from Old English scymrian ("to glisten"), related to scīnan ("to shine").Say itSHIM-erThe heat-haze effect over a hovering adult, produced by the wingbeat rather than by heat.A dragon would sayLithliterally brightcore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Sparkle
MeaningOriginDescriptionSparkleEnglishA dragon with sparkling scalesEtymologyEnglish sparkle, from Middle English sparklen, a frequentative of spark (Old English spearca).Say itSPAR-kulThe scale surface throws points of light with every movement; the register's photographers work in overcast weather to get a usable image.A dragon would sayLithliterally brightcore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Sprite
MeaningOriginDescriptionSpiritEnglishA dragon with spiritual natureEtymologyEnglish sprite, from Middle English sprit, from Old French esprit, from Latin spīritus ("breath, spirit").Say itSPRYTEThe register's general term for the type before the binomial was settled, kept in use by the older field agents.A dragon would sayNevliterally spiritcore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Star
MeaningOriginDescriptionStarEnglishA dragon marked by starsEtymologyEnglish star, from Old English steorra, from Proto-Germanic *sternǭ.Say itSTARThe plain name the public gives a lit individual seen at night, and the one most often reported to the IDRI hotline.A dragon would sayTsivliterally starcore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Sun
MeaningOriginDescriptionSunEnglishA dragon blessed by sunlightEtymologyEnglish sun, from Old English sunne, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ.Say itSUNThe morning bask is the one predictable moment in the type's day, and the parabolic teams set up for it.A dragon would sayKersliterally suncore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Spark
MeaningOriginDescriptionSparkEnglishYoung energetic dragon with growing powersEtymologyEnglish spark, from Old English spearca ("a small particle of fire").Say itSPARKA hatchling's first flame is a spark, recorded as a click and a flash on the Scottish nest cameras.A dragon would sayTsakliterally lightningcore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Shine
MeaningOriginDescriptionShineEnglishA dragon that radiates lightEtymologyEnglish shine, from Old English scīnan, from Proto-Germanic *skīnaną.Say itSHYNEThe plain term the register uses for the wet-looking gloss of a freshly moulted adult.A dragon would sayThaarliterally lightcore DraconicFaerie Dragon
Name: Sheen
MeaningOriginDescriptionSheenEnglishA dragon with sleek shineEtymologyEnglish sheen, from Old English scēne ("beautiful, bright"), related to shine.Say itSHEENThe soft light off a wing at rest, the mark by which a folded animal is told from a leaf.A dragon would sayThaarliterally lightcore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Sol
MeaningOriginDescriptionSunLatinBrilliant dragon with daylight powersEtymologyLatin sōl ("sun"), from the Indo-European root shared by Greek hḗlios and Sanskrit sūrya; the Roman sun god and, in Spanish and Scandinavian use, a given name.Say itSOHLFire dragons bask before they fly; the Andalusian survey times a 70-foot adult's morning warm-up at forty minutes before it can hold flame.A dragon would sayKersliterally suncore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Szikra
MeaningOriginDescriptionSparkHungarianSparks from the night ventEtymologyHungarian szikra ("spark"), a Slavic loan (compare Czech jiskra).Say itSIK-rahThe Hungarian survey has one lair, in the volcanic Zemplén hills, and knows it by the sparks that rise from the vent at night in the breeding season.A dragon would sayTsakliterally lightningcore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Surtr
MeaningOriginDescriptionThe Black OneNorseDark dragon with destructive fireEtymologyOld Norse Surtr ("the black one"), from svartr ("black"); the fire giant who burns the world at Ragnarök.Say itSOOR-turThe Icelandic population is soot-black to the wingtips; the survey reads Surtr's name as the earliest field description of the northern colour form.A dragon would sayDoskliterally blackcore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Shula
MeaningOriginDescriptionTorchArabicSpiritual dragon with healing fireEtymologyArabic shuʿla (شعلة, "flame, torch"); a feminine given name. Not Sanskrit, where śūla means "spear".Say itSHOO-lahThe Arabian survey watches for the torch: a single held flame at night, which adults use to find each other across the dunes in the breeding season.A dragon would sayKherliterally firecore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Sinag
MeaningOriginDescriptionRay of SunlightTagalogSunray on banking wingsEtymologyTagalog sinag ("ray of light, sunbeam"); a given name in the Philippines.Say itSEE-nahgThe Philippine survey works Mayon and Taal, and logs the dawn hunts the lore file describes by the sunray on the wings as an adult banks toward the crater.A dragon would sayKersthaarliterally sun · lightcore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Smaug
MeaningOriginDescriptionOne Who Crept ThroughGermanicTreasure-guarding dragon with intense heatEtymologyCoined by Tolkien from a reconstructed Germanic verb smugan ("to squeeze through a hole"), whose past tense he glossed as "the one who crept through".Say itSMOWGThe lore file's lairs are cavern systems; the Altai entrances are narrower than the animals that use them, and the survey has the same squeeze on film.A dragon would saySmoogby soundcore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Salamander
MeaningOriginDescriptionFire SpiritGreekElemental dragon of pure flameEtymologyGreek salamándra (σαλαμάνδρα), of unknown origin; the amphibian, and in Paracelsus the elemental spirit of fire.Say itSAL-ah-man-derParacelsus' fire elemental is, in the archive's reading, a hatchling seen in a hearth; the medieval reports of salamanders living in flame track the nest sites.A dragon would sayKhernevliterally fire · spiritcore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Scylla
MeaningOriginDescriptionRending OneGreekSix-headed monster of the straitEtymologyGreek Skýlla (Σκύλλα), perhaps from skýllō ("to rend") or skýlax ("puppy"); the many-headed monster of the strait opposite Charybdis.Say itSIL-uhThe cliff-lair in the Strait of Messina is the classic account of a narrow-channel territory: a single animal holding a strait where the shelf drops away, taking what passes.A dragon would sayKrelliterally clawcore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Seppo
MeaningOriginDescriptionSmithFinnishSmith that fuses oreEtymologyFinnish Seppo, from seppä ("smith"), the epithet of Ilmarinen, the smith of the Kalevala; a common masculine given name.Say itSEP-pohThe Kalevala's smith forged the sky; the Finnish survey uses the name for adults that fuse ore into the lair floor, which the lore file's 3000°F flame is hot enough to do.A dragon would sayKrev-orliterally make · -ercore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Suijin
MeaningOriginDescriptionWater GodJapaneseDivine protector of fishermen and sailorsEtymologyFrom Japanese sui (水, "water") + jin (神, "god, spirit"), the general term for water kami.Say itSOO-ee-jinFishing crews that honour the boundary markers are left alone; the ones that do not are the reason the 500 m rule applies at sea as well as on land.A dragon would sayShelthakhliterally water · godcore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Sedna
MeaningOriginDescriptionOcean MotherInuitRuler of marine beastsEtymologyInuit, usually explained as Sanna ("the one down there"), the sea-mother of Baffin Island tradition who is elsewhere called Nuliajuk.Say itSED-nahThe one down there, whose hair the shamans combed to release the seals, is read as the Arctic nesting female, an animal the Baffin logs describe only by what surfaces near her.A dragon would sayShorkabrek-orliterally sea · hatch · -ercore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Sindhu
MeaningOriginDescriptionRiverSanskritSpirit of the great riverEtymologySanskrit sindhu (सिन्धु, "river, stream; sea"), the name of the Indus; a feminine given name in southern India.Say itSIN-dooThe Indus is river, flood and sea in one word, and the delta adults move between all three with the season.A dragon would sayShemliterally rivercore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Shui
MeaningOriginDescriptionWaterChineseEssence of flowing waterEtymologyChinese shuǐ (水, "water"), also one of the five elements.Say itSHWAYIn Chinese the same word covers river, flood and the element; the species is comfortable in all three.A dragon would sayShelliterally watercore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Sobek
MeaningOriginDescriptionWater LordEgyptianPowerful river guardianEtymologyEgyptian sbk, the crocodile god of the Nile; the root is uncertain.Say itSOH-bekCrocodile lord of the Nile, whose strength was the river's, a fair name for the ambush feeding logged in river channels.A dragon would saySheltorkliterally water · lordcore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Samundra
MeaningOriginDescriptionGathering of WatersSanskritVast water beingEtymologyVariant of Sanskrit samudra (समुद्र, "ocean"), from sam- ("together") + udra ("water").Say itsuh-MOON-druhA gathering of waters; the largest territories in the archive span both lake and coast.A dragon would saySemandraby soundcore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Suhui
MeaningOriginDescriptionWater WisdomKoreanSage of the watersEtymologyKorean given name Su-hui; the hanja vary by bearer, and su (水, "water") + hui (慧, "wisdom") is one possible reading among several.Say itSOO-hweeWater and wisdom, one reading of the name, and a fair account of an animal whose problem-solving the survey divers rate above any other dragon.A dragon would sayShelshenkliterally water · lorecore DraconicEarth Dragon
Name: Sierra
MeaningOriginDescriptionMountain RangeSpanishRange-roaming dragonEtymologyFrom Spanish sierra ("saw"), from Latin serra, applied to a jagged line of peaks.Say itsee-ERR-uhGiven to females whose tunnel systems run under several peaks at once, the saw-toothed skyline being the only surface sign of the range below.A dragon would saySkornliterally mountaincore DraconicEarth Dragon
Name: Slate
MeaningOriginDescriptionGray StoneEnglishSmooth-scaled earth drakeEtymologyFrom Old French esclate ("splinter, fragment"), from esclater ("to split"), for the rock that cleaves into thin sheets.Say itSLAYTUsed for the smooth gray morph whose flat overlapping scales lie like roofing slate, the camouflage the lore notes as standard in rocky terrain.A dragon would sayKhelvthovstorliterally cloud · hue · earthcore DraconicEarth Dragon
Name: Sliabh
MeaningOriginDescriptionMountainIrishMountain-holder of the upland densEtymologyFrom Irish sliabh ("mountain, upland moor"), Old Irish slíab; the Slieve of Irish place-names.Say itSHLEE-uvLogged in the Irish uplands for individuals whose den mouths open onto bog and moor rather than bare rock, the softer ground the observation notes describe as packed rather than cut.A dragon would saySkornliterally mountaincore DraconicEarth Dragon
Name: Stone Heart
MeaningOriginDescriptionStone CoreEnglishMountain soul guardianEtymologyEnglish compound of stone (Old English stān) + heart (Old English heorte).Say itSTOHN HARTRecorded for a dragon whose patience outlasted a full multi-season survey without a single aggression display.A dragon would sayStordrelkliterally earth · heartcore DraconicEarth Dragon
Name: Sand Storm
MeaningOriginDescriptionDesert WindEnglishSand-controlling drakeEtymologyEnglish compound of sand (Old English sand) + storm (Old English storm).Say itSAND STORMRecorded in desert-margin surveys, where a dragon surfacing through dune sand raises a wall of grit that grounds every drone the team has.A dragon would sayKresstorkheshliterally hot · earth · aircore DraconicEarth Dragon
Name: Sabira
MeaningOriginDescriptionEnduringArabicPatient watcher of the mineral seamEtymologyFrom Arabic ṣābira, feminine of ṣābir ("patient, enduring"), from ṣabr ("patience"); a feminine given name.Say itsah-BEE-rahGiven to females whose stillness at a mineral seam has been measured in days, the methodical, patient temperament the lore lists among the species’ defining behaviours.A dragon would sayNokhmorkhliterally not · diecore DraconicEarth Dragon
Name: Stone Shadow
MeaningOriginDescriptionRock ShadeEnglishMountain phantomEtymologyEnglish compound of stone (Old English stān) + shadow (Old English sceadu).Say itSTOHN SHAD-ohField shorthand for a gray specimen seen only in the shade of its own tunnel mouth, where the camouflage the lore describes is near complete.A dragon would sayStorskurliterally earth · darkcore DraconicEarth Dragon
Name: Stone Soul
MeaningOriginDescriptionRock SpiritEnglishMountain essenceEtymologyEnglish compound of stone (Old English stān) + soul (Old English sāwol).Say itSTOHN SOHLUsed for a dragon whose stillness at rest has been measured in days, the methodical temperament the lore records taken to its limit.A dragon would sayStornevliterally earth · spiritcore DraconicEarth Dragon
Name: Stone Claw
MeaningOriginDescriptionRock TalonEnglishMountain hunterEtymologyEnglish compound of stone (Old English stān) + claw (Old English clawu).Say itSTOHN KLAWGiven to individuals whose claw marks on tunnel walls the survey uses to estimate size, each groove a record of the reinforced skull's pass.A dragon would sayStorkrelliterally earth · clawcore DraconicEarth Dragon
Name: Smok
MeaningOriginDescriptionDragonPolishCave wyrm beneath the castle hillEtymologyFrom Polish smok ("dragon"), Proto-Slavic *smokъ; the Wawel dragon of Kraków was said to lair in a cave beneath the castle hill.Say itSMOKRecorded for males that den in inherited limestone caves under a settlement, where the parabolic microphone picks up the resonant hum through the rock before anything is seen.A dragon would sayKhathliterally dragoncore DraconicEarth Dragon
Name: Sakhr
MeaningOriginDescriptionRockArabicRock-hard claim defenderEtymologyFrom Arabic ṣakhr ("rock, solid stone"); a masculine given name, borne by Ṣakhr ibn ʿAmr, the brother mourned in the elegies of al-Khansāʾ.Say itSAKH-erGiven in the Arabian surveys to males that den in bare rock above the sand line, where the 500-metre minimum distance can be held from the opposite ridge.A dragon would sayStorliterally earthcore DraconicAir Dragon
Name: Skydancer
MeaningOriginDescriptionDancer of the SkyEnglishGraceful aerial acrobat dragonEtymologyEnglish compound of sky + dancer.Say itSKY-dan-serThe breeding-season displays in the lore record are the one time the species flies for something other than hunting or travel; the Altai teams describe a pair turning through a full thermal column together.A dragon would sayTeshmer-orliterally sky · go · -ercore DraconicAir Dragon
Name: Soar
MeaningOriginDescriptionTo Fly HighEnglishHigh-altitude gliding dragonEtymologyOld French essorer ("to fly up"), from Vulgar Latin *exaurare, from Latin ex- ("out") + aura ("breeze, air").Say itSORThe word is built on the Latin for breeze, and soaring is what the hollow bones and air sacs in the lore record are for; a 60-foot span cannot be flapped for long.A dragon would sayVergersliterally fly · upcore DraconicAir Dragon
Name: Stratus
MeaningOriginDescriptionLayered CloudLatinFlat cloud-like dragonEtymologyLatin stratus ("spread out, strewn"), past participle of sternere; Luke Howard's 1803 term for the flat sheet cloud.Say itSTRAY-tusThe low sheet the species flies above, not through; the Alpine survey's clearest observations are from peaks that stand out of a stratus deck, with the animals in full view and the valleys blind.A dragon would sayThoshtorskhelvliterally scale · many · cloudcore DraconicAir Dragon
Name: Skyward
MeaningOriginDescriptionToward SkyEnglishUpward-soaring dragonEtymologyEnglish sky + the directional suffix -ward (Old English -weard, "in the direction of").Say itSKY-werdThe only direction the species goes when threatened: the lore record has evasion before confrontation, and the safety protocols note that a climbing adult is not retreating, only gaining position.A dragon would sayTeshliterally skycore DraconicAir Dragon
Name: Skysong
MeaningOriginDescriptionSky MusicEnglishMelodious wind dragonEtymologyEnglish compound of sky + song.Say itSKY-songThe sustained altitude tone on the Dolomite tapes, filed under this name in the archive until a better one is recorded.A dragon would sayTeshthalliterally sky · singcore DraconicAir Dragon
Name: Skyweaver
MeaningOriginDescriptionSky CrafterEnglishMaster of aerial magicEtymologyEnglish compound of sky + weaver.Say itSKY-wee-verThe whole of the species' weather-making in one word; the survey notes that the effects are local, a few hundred metres across, and never last past the animal's leaving.A dragon would sayTeshkrev-orliterally sky · make · -ercore DraconicAir Dragon
Name: Skywatcher
MeaningOriginDescriptionWatcher of the SkyEnglishVigilant aerial dragonEtymologyEnglish compound of sky + watcher.Say itSKY-wah-cherThe lore record gives the species an interest in atmospheric phenomena beyond hunting; the Altai teams have logged adults circling a lenticular cloud for an hour with no prey below it.A dragon would sayTeshskor-orliterally sky · see · -ercore DraconicAir Dragon
Name: Skylord
MeaningOriginDescriptionSky RulerEnglishDominant air dragonEtymologyEnglish compound of sky + lord.Say itSKY-lordThe lore record has the species avoid conflict, so the lordship is by absence: nothing else flies at the altitude it holds, and it does not come down to argue.A dragon would sayTeshtorkliterally sky · lordcore DraconicAir Dragon
Name: Szellő
MeaningOriginDescriptionBreezeHungarianBreeze across the great plainEtymologyHungarian szellő ("breeze, light wind"), a diminutive of szél ("wind").Say itSEL-lurThe Hungarian survey works the Great Plain, the flattest ground in the archive, where the species is recorded only as a breeze on a still day and a shadow crossing the grass.A dragon would sayKheshliterally aircore DraconicAir Dragon
Name: Skystorm
MeaningOriginDescriptionSky TempestEnglishAerial storm dragonEtymologyEnglish compound of sky + storm.Say itSKY-stormA windstorm with no cloud in it, which is the form the lore record allows this species: the Altai camp in 1931 was flattened under a clear sky.A dragon would sayTeshtharshliterally sky · stormcore DraconicAir Dragon
Name: Skybreeze
MeaningOriginDescriptionSky WindEnglishGentle aerial dragonEtymologyEnglish compound of sky + breeze.Say itSKY-breezThe gentlest local effect in the lore record, a breeze at the observer's level with the animal a kilometre up; the survey treats it as a greeting rather than a threat.A dragon would sayTeshkheshliterally sky · aircore DraconicAir Dragon
Name: Skyrider
MeaningOriginDescriptionRider of the SkyEnglishAerial mount dragonEtymologyEnglish compound of sky + rider.Say itSKY-ry-derThe survey's term for an adult on a long transit, at the top of its range, on a heading it will hold for hours.A dragon would sayTeshrolk-orliterally sky · ride · -ercore DraconicAir Dragon
Name: Shonkhor
MeaningOriginDescriptionFalconMongolianThe steppe falcon in a nameEtymologyMongolian shonkhor (шонхор, "falcon"), the saker falcon of the steppe; a masculine given name.Say itSHON-khorThe Altai survey, on the ground where the species was first recorded in 1742, uses the falconers' word for it; the saker and the dragon take the same prey from the same wind.A dragon would sayVer-orliterally fly · -ercore DraconicAir Dragon
Name: Skywhisper
MeaningOriginDescriptionSky MurmurEnglishQuiet aerial dragonEtymologyEnglish compound of sky + whisper.Say itSKY-wis-perThe quietest tone on the parabolic tapes, recorded from an adult at altitude on a still night above the Altai and not yet matched to any behaviour.A dragon would sayTeshstelvashliterally sky · silent · speakcore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Salama
MeaningOriginDescriptionLightningFinnishFlash over the frozen lakesEtymologyFinnish salama ("lightning, flash of lightning"), of uncertain deeper origin; also a Finnish surname. Unrelated to Arabic salāma ("safety").Say itSAH-lah-mahThe Lapland population is the only one recorded striking through snowfall; the Finnish survey logs its winter discharges by the melt craters left on the lake ice.A dragon would sayTsakliterally lightningcore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Stormbringer
MeaningOriginDescriptionStorm HeraldEnglishHarbinger of powerful tempestsEtymologyEnglish storm + bringer; best known as the name of the sword in Michael Moorcock's Elric stories (1961).Say itSTORM-bring-erThe one documented case of an adult raising weather on purpose: the 2009 Rockies incident, where a survey helicopter was turned back by a cell that formed in nine minutes of clear sky.A dragon would sayTharshvrash-orliterally storm · roar · -ercore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Skystrike
MeaningOriginDescriptionLightning from AboveEnglishAerial assault specialist dragonEtymologyEnglish sky + strike, a transparent compound.Say itSKY-strykEvery recorded hunting discharge comes from above; no observer has documented a strike from the ground or from a perch.A dragon would sayGerstsakliterally up · lightningcore DraconicDragon Turtle
Name: Stormrage
MeaningOriginDescriptionStorm FuryEnglishMaster of tempest angerEtymologyEnglish storm + rage, a transparent compound; also a family name in the Warcraft games.Say itSTORM-rayjAdults do not rage at storms; they use them. The name is kept for the crews who could not tell the difference from a deck.A dragon would sayTharshnerkhliterally storm · furycore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Shockwave
MeaningOriginDescriptionBlast WaveEnglishDragon creating concussive blastEtymologyEnglish shock + wave, the pressure front from an explosion or a lightning stroke.Say itSHOK-wayvThe pressure front from a close discharge has cracked survey windscreens at 400 metres, which is one reason the 500 m rule is not negotiable here.A dragon would sayDromsholvliterally thunder · wavecore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Sparkstorm
MeaningOriginDescriptionElectric StormEnglishDragon of beautiful lightning displaysEtymologyEnglish spark + storm, a transparent compound.Say itSPARK-stormThe display flights of the mating season: two adults arcing between each other across a kilometre of sky, filmed once from the Cascades and never again.A dragon would sayTsaktharshliterally lightning · stormcore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Stormblade
MeaningOriginDescriptionStorm CutterEnglishDragon with lightning-sharp attacksEtymologyEnglish storm + blade, a transparent compound.Say itSTORM-blaydThe leading edge of the wing cuts the cell rather than the air; the survey's wind-shear readings inside a ridden storm are lower than outside it.A dragon would sayTharshkreltrekhliterally storm · claw · strikecore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Stormsurge
MeaningOriginDescriptionStorm TideEnglishDragon of growing storm powerEtymologyEnglish storm surge, the rise in sea level a storm pushes ahead of itself; a compound in use since the 19th century.Say itSTORM-surjCoastal populations follow the surge inland; the survey's Bay of Bengal logs show adults arriving with the water and leaving when it drains.A dragon would sayTharshsholvliterally storm · wavecore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Stormweald
MeaningOriginDescriptionStorm ForestOld EnglishAncient dragon of forest stormsEtymologyEnglish storm + Old English weald ("forest, woodland"), the word behind the Weald of Kent.Say itSTORM-weeldThe strike-scarred forest below a lair is a habitat of its own; the Carpathian survey found the burned strips regrowing as pure birch.A dragon would sayTharshnelkliterally storm · forestcore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Skyflash
MeaningOriginDescriptionHeaven's LightEnglishDragon of brilliant lightning displaysEtymologyEnglish sky + flash, a transparent compound.Say itSKY-flashThe display flash seen from valley towns, which most residents take for sheet lightning; the survey does not correct them.A dragon would sayTeshthaarliterally sky · lightcore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Stormwind
MeaningOriginDescriptionStorm BreezeEnglishDragon riding storm currentsEtymologyEnglish storm + wind, a transparent compound; also a city name in the Warcraft games.Say itSTORM-windWind is the animal's fuel: the ridge lairs are sited where the storm wind arrives first, and the survey has never found one in a sheltered valley.A dragon would sayTharshkheshliterally storm · aircore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Stormkeeper
MeaningOriginDescriptionGuardian of StormsEnglishProtective storm dragonEtymologyEnglish storm + keeper, a transparent compound.Say itSTORM-kee-perProtective in the territorial sense; the two mountain villages inside known territories have no lightning deaths on record, which the survey has not explained.A dragon would sayTharshsherth-orliterally storm · defend · -ercore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Stormhowl
MeaningOriginDescriptionStorm VoiceEnglishDragon with thunderous roarEtymologyEnglish storm + howl, a transparent compound.Say itSTORM-howlThe roar carries a low component below hearing that the parabolic rigs record as a pressure wave; observers report feeling it in the chest before they hear it.A dragon would sayTharshvrashliterally storm · roarcore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Sila
MeaningOriginDescriptionSkyInuktitutWeather spirit of the Arctic skyEtymologyInuktitut sila (ᓯᓚ, "sky, weather, air, the outdoors"), also the pervading spirit of the air in Inuit belief.Say itSEE-lahThe Baffin Island sightings are the northernmost in the archive; the Inuit accounts of a weather that thinks were logged by the survey as sightings, not stories.A dragon would sayTeshliterally skycore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Stormlash
MeaningOriginDescriptionStorm WhipEnglishDragon with lightning whip attacksEtymologyEnglish storm + lash, a transparent compound.Say itSTORM-lashA whip is the shape of the discharge from tail to ground, filmed at 1,000 frames a second by the Rockies team in 2018.A dragon would sayTharshtrekhliterally storm · strikecore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Stormshaper
MeaningOriginDescriptionStorm ShaperEnglishDragon molding storms at willEtymologyEnglish storm + shaper, a transparent compound.Say itSTORM-shay-perShaping is the mature skill: the survey has radar of an adult steering a cell around its own lair and letting it break on the far side of the ridge.A dragon would sayTharshkrev-orliterally storm · make · -ercore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Skybolt
MeaningOriginDescriptionHeaven's ArrowEnglishSwift lightning striker dragonEtymologyEnglish sky + bolt ("arrow; lightning stroke"), a transparent compound.Say itSKY-bohltThe bolt as arrow is how prey is taken, from above and at range; no observer has recorded the animal landing to kill.A dragon would sayTeshgorshliterally sky · weaponcore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Snowfury
MeaningOriginDescriptionSnow RageEnglishAggressive dragon thriving in blizzardsEtymologyEnglish compound of snow (Old English snāw) + fury (Latin furia, "rage").Say itSNOH-fyoor-eeThe blizzards the description mentions are often the animal's own: an adult's breath in still air makes enough ice crystal to whiten a valley within the hour.A dragon would sayFoshnerkhliterally snow · furycore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Snezhana
MeaningOriginDescriptionSnowySlavicSnow-white female of the steppe edgeEtymologySlavic Snežana (Снежана), from sneg ("snow") with a feminine adjectival ending, "snowy"; a given name in Russian, Bulgarian and Serbian.Say itsneh-ZHAH-nahThe Slavic name for a snow-white girl; the Altai survey applies it to the pale females that come down to the steppe edge in the hardest winters.A dragon would sayFoshliterally snowcore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Siku
MeaningOriginDescriptionSea IceInuitIce that hides the seal holesEtymologyInuktitut siku (ᓯᑯ, "sea ice"), the same word across Inuit languages from Alaska to Greenland.Say itSEE-kooThe sea ice is the larder: the Greenland teams have watched an adult breathe a lead shut behind a seal, then wait at the only breathing hole left.A dragon would sayShorkthasliterally sea · icecore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Snowheart
MeaningOriginDescriptionSnow CoreEnglishDragon with pure snow essenceEtymologyEnglish compound of snow (Old English snāw) + heart (Old English heorte).Say itSNOH-hartThe pure snow essence of the description is a fine ice crystal in the exhaled breath; under the microscope the IDRI samples show six-sided plates, the same as snow.A dragon would sayFoshdrelkliterally snow · heartcore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Seolhwa
MeaningOriginDescriptionSnow FlowerKoreanSnowflake, the flower of winterEtymologyKorean seolhwa (설화, 雪花, "snow flower", a poetic word for snowflake), from seol ("snow") + hwa ("flower"); used as a feminine given name.Say itSUHL-hwahThe snowflake as a flower is the Korean image, and the right one for the six-sided plates the IDRI microscope finds in every breath sample.A dragon would sayFoshmelshliterally snow · flowercore DraconicIce Dragon
Name: Sioc
MeaningOriginDescriptionFrostIrishFrost on the Donegal hillsEtymologyIrish sioc ("frost"), the everyday word for a night frost, as in oíche sheaca ("a frosty night").Say itSHUKThe Irish word for a frost that whitens the hills; the Donegal survey has one confirmed winter sighting, a female crossing to the Scottish Highlands ahead of a cold front.A dragon would sayThasliterally icecore DraconicCrystal Dragon
Name: Suishō
MeaningOriginDescriptionWater CrystalJapaneseRock crystal, clear as still waterEtymologyJapanese suishō (水晶, "rock crystal, quartz"), from the kanji sui (水, "water") + shō (晶, "crystal, sparkle"), a Sino-Japanese compound shared with Chinese shuǐjīng.Say itsoo-ee-SHOHThe Japanese Alps survey uses the word for the clear adults whose scales cannot be told from the quartz veins of their caverns until the animal breathes.A dragon would sayShélhglishliterally water · crystalgem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Selenite
MeaningOriginDescriptionStone of the MoonGreekA pearly white dragon with a lunar glowEtymologyGreek selēnítēs líthos (σεληνίτης λίθος, "moon stone"), from selḗnē (σελήνη, "moon"); the mineral name is the same word, chosen for its pearly, moonlike glow.Say itSEL-eh-nyteThe pearly white adults of the description are the ones most often reported as a lunar glow on a ridge line, and most often mistaken for weather until the light moves.A dragon would sayLéshstorliterally moon · earthgem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Sphatika
MeaningOriginDescriptionRock CrystalSanskritClear quartz of the Himalayan cavernsEtymologySanskrit sphaṭika (स्फटिक, "rock crystal, quartz"), from the root sphaṭ ("to burst, split"), for the way the crystal cleaves.Say itSFAH-tih-kahThe Sanskrit word for the clear quartz of the Himalayan caverns, the material the eggs are bedded in for their decades of incubation; the Chang expedition's route passed two such caverns.A dragon would sayStórglishliterally earth · crystalgem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Safi
MeaningOriginDescriptionPureArabicClear-scaled male without inclusionEtymologyArabic ṣāfī (صافي, "pure, clear, unclouded"), from the root ṣ-f-w ("to be clear"); a masculine given name.Say itSAH-feeThe Arabic word for a liquid without sediment, used in the Hijaz survey for the rare males whose scales carry no inclusion at all, the indicators of environmental health the lore describes.A dragon would sayPélhliterally cleargem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Sodalite
MeaningOriginDescriptionSoda StoneLatinA blue dragon with white veiningEtymologyEnglish soda (sodium) + Greek líthos ("stone"); named in 1811 for its sodium content.Say itSOH-dah-lyteThe white veining of the description is calcite through blue sodalite, and the pattern is fixed for life, which makes it the mark the survey teams use to tell individuals apart.A dragon would sayShorkstórstorliterally sea · earth · earthgem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Scapolite
MeaningOriginDescriptionRod StoneGreekA dragon with columnar crystalsEtymologyGreek skápos (σκᾶπος, "shaft, rod") + líthos (λίθος, "stone"); named for its long prismatic crystals.Say itSKAP-oh-lyteThe columnar crystals of the description grow as dorsal rods along the neck, the structures the aggression notes describe as a raised frill when the animal is provoked.A dragon would sayGórshstorliterally weapon · earthgem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Sujeong
MeaningOriginDescriptionWater CrystalKoreanCrystal, a feminine given nameEtymologyKorean sujeong (수정, 水晶, "crystal, quartz"), the Sino-Korean compound of su ("water") + jeong ("crystal"); a feminine given name.Say itsoo-JUNGThe Korean word for rock crystal and a common girl's name, used by the Taebaek survey for the brood females of the eastern ranges.A dragon would sayShélhglishliterally water · crystalgem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Sumire
MeaningOriginDescriptionViolet BlossomJapaneseThe violet flower, a girl's nameEtymologyJapanese sumire (菫, "violet", the flower); a common feminine given name.Say itsoo-MEE-rehGiven to the pale females at first crystallisation, whose scales carry the small flower's tint rather than the geode's.A dragon would sayPólhvmelhshliterally purple · flowergem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Sandhya
MeaningOriginDescriptionTwilightSanskritThe junction of day and nightEtymologySanskrit sandhyā (सन्ध्या, "junction, twilight"), from sam-dhā ("to join"), the hour of the evening prayer; a common Hindi given name.Say itSAHN-dyahThe junction hour in Sanskrit is also the type's launch hour, and the Himalayan survey watches the ridge at sandhya and not before.A dragon would saySkurtháarliterally dark · lightgem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Saxiphage
MeaningOriginDescriptionStone EaterLatinCrystal-consuming dragonEtymologyLatin saxum ("rock") + Greek -phagos ("eating"), a hybrid on the pattern of saxifrage ("rock-breaker").Say itSAK-sih-fayjThe dietary study is unambiguous: the type eats quartz, and the gallery floors are scored where an adult has fed on the wall.A dragon would sayStorvórk-orliterally earth · jaw · -ergem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Safir
MeaningOriginDescriptionSapphirePersianDirect reference to the gemstoneEtymologyPersian and Turkish safir ("sapphire"), a loan through French saphir from Latin sapphirus and Greek sáppheiros; the older Persian name for the stone is yāqūt-e kabud, "blue corundum".Say itsah-FEERThe trade word for the stone along the whole road from Badakhshan to Istanbul, and the word the archive's agreement uses for the animal, since the keeper does not give a name.A dragon would sayTsélhglishliterally blue · crystalgem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Samudra
MeaningOriginDescriptionOceanSanskritFor the ocean-deep blue colorEtymologySanskrit samudra (समुद्र, "gathering of waters, sea"), from sam- ("together") + udra ("water").Say itsah-MOO-drahThe gathering of waters is the description's colour reference, not its habitat; no sapphire has been logged below the treeline, and the ocean-deep blue is scale, not sea.A dragon would sayShórkliterally seagem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Sapphirine
MeaningOriginDescriptionSapphire BlueFrenchDiminutive form of sapphireEtymologyThe mineral sapphirine, named in 1819 for its sapphire-blue colour with the mineral suffix -ine; the French adjective saphirine means "sapphire-like", not "little sapphire".Say itSAF-ir-eenA mineral that looks like sapphire and is not, which is the geology survey's first question at any blue outcrop: scale shed, crystal formation, or the ordinary rock.A dragon would sayTselhglíshtselhliterally blue · crystal · bluegem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Sinikka
MeaningOriginDescriptionLittle BlueFinnishLittle blue one, a girl's nameEtymologyFinnish Sinikka, a diminutive of sini ("blue", the root of sininen); a feminine given name.Say itSIN-ik-kahThe Finnish diminutive is the Lapland survey's word for a hatchling: the description's clutch of two or three comes out pale azure and darkens toward midnight over the first century.A dragon would sayChekátselhliterally small · bluegem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Setareh
MeaningOriginDescriptionStarPersianStar, a girl's nameEtymologyPersian setāreh (ستاره, "star"), from Middle Persian stārag, cognate with English star; a feminine given name.Say itseh-TAH-rehThe Persian star is the name the Badakhshan survey gives the females, for the star sapphire and for the hours they keep; the description's night hunter is logged by starlight or not at all.A dragon would sayTsívliterally stargem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Seulgi
MeaningOriginDescriptionWisdomKoreanWisdom, a native Korean nameEtymologyKorean seulgi (슬기, "wisdom, good sense"), a native Korean word rather than a Sino-Korean one; a feminine given name.Say itSULL-geeGood sense rather than learning: the description's animal solves a problem before it fights, and the archive has no record of a sapphire taking a direct confrontation it could avoid.A dragon would sayShénkliterally loregem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Siderea
MeaningOriginDescriptionStar-likeLatinCelestial referenceEtymologyLatin sīderea, feminine of sīdereus ("starry, of the stars"), from sīdus, sīderis ("constellation").Say itsih-DEER-ee-ahA star sapphire throws a six-rayed star from a rutile inclusion, and the archive holds one shed scale that does the same under a torch; the survey calls it the sidereal scale.A dragon would sayTsívliterally stargem dialectLunar Dragon
Name: Selene
MeaningOriginDescriptionShining OneGreekA silvery dragon that draws power from moonlightEtymologyGreek Selḗnē (Σελήνη), the moon and its goddess, from sélas (σέλας, "light, brightness").Say itseh-LEE-neeNamed for brightness rather than for the moon itself, which is the order in which observers meet the type: a glow above the aurora first, and only through the parabolic scope a shape inside it.A dragon would sayThaarliterally lightcore DraconicSapphire Dragon
Name: Sagitta
MeaningOriginDescriptionArrowLatinWeaponEtymologyLatin sagitta ("arrow"); the small constellation of the Arrow.Say itsah-JIT-ahThe one weapon the description's animal never needs; the psionic push does at range what an arrow does.A dragon would sayGórshliterally weapongem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Scorpius
MeaningOriginDescriptionScorpionLatinPowerful creatureEtymologyLatin scorpius, from Greek skorpíos ("scorpion").Say itSKOR-pee-usThe scorpion waits in its burrow and takes what comes to it, which is the description's hunting method to the letter.A dragon would sayBráskliterally beastgem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Smaragdos
MeaningOriginDescriptionEmerald StoneGreekScales shimmer like precious gemsEtymologyGreek smáragdos (σμάραγδος, "emerald, green gem"), a loan from a Semitic or Indic source (compare Sanskrit marakata); the root of English emerald.Say itsmah-RAG-dosThe Greek word the naturalists borrowed for the binomial; the scale iridescence of the field description is a stone-cutter's term applied to a living animal.A dragon would sayZalhkaglíshstorliterally green · crystal · earthgem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Sabza
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreeneryPersianFresh grass and green growthEtymologyPersian sabza (سبزه, "greenery, verdure, young grass"), from sabz ("green"); a feminine given name.Say itsab-ZEHThe Persian word for green growth; the Caspian survey notes that the sprouted grass of the New Year tradition is the exact hatchling shade.A dragon would sayZálhkliterally greengem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Serpentine
MeaningOriginDescriptionSnake StoneLatinWise coiling dragonEtymologyLatin serpentīnus ("of a serpent"), from serpēns ("snake"); the green mineral was named for its mottled, snakeskin surface.Say itSUR-pen-teenThe mottled green rock named for snakeskin; the survey notes it is the stone most lairs are cut into, or the one their owners choose.A dragon would saySléthstorliterally serpent · earthgem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Sacha
MeaningOriginDescriptionTreeQuechuaTree of the cloud forestEtymologyQuechua sach'a ("tree"; also "wild, of the forest", as in sacha inchi); unrelated to the European Sacha.Say itSAH-chahThe Quechua word for a tree and for anything wild; the Andean cloud-forest survey has two confirmed records on the eastern slope, both adults roosting in the largest trees.A dragon would sayNélhkliterally forestgem dialectTopaz Dragon
Name: Sunstone
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun StoneEnglishDragon with warm, glowing scalesEtymologyEnglish sun + stone; the name of a feldspar gem with metallic glitter, and of the Norse navigation crystal.Say itSUN-stohnThe feldspar's copper glitter is the closest mineral match for the scale surface of this type in sunlight, which is why the survey teams borrowed the word.A dragon would sayKérsstorliterally sun · earthgem dialectTopaz Dragon
Name: Solarian
MeaningOriginDescriptionSolar OneLatinDragon blessed by the sunEtymologyCoined name; Latin sōlāris ("of the sun") with an English -ian ending.Say itsoh-LAIR-ee-anA register label for any adult logged in open sun; the survey prefers the real Latin Solaris where the sighting is confirmed.A dragon would sayKérsliterally sungem dialectTopaz Dragon
Name: Solendra
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun WarriorLatinDragon warrior with golden armorEtymologyCoined name; Latin sōl ("sun") with an -endra ending on the pattern of Sanskrit -indra, which Latin never used.Say itsoh-LEN-drahGiven to the females that fight for a sunning ledge; the archive's only footage of two adults of this type in combat is over a rock face, not prey.A dragon would sayKersdrékh-orliterally sun · fight · -ergem dialectSolar Dragon
Name: Sunfire
MeaningOriginDescriptionSolar FlameEnglishDragon breathing solar flamesA dragon would sayKerskherliterally sun · firecore DraconicTopaz Dragon
Name: Solarus
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun BearerLatinDragon carrying solar energyEtymologyCoined name; Latin sōl ("sun") with a masculine -arus ending that Latin never gave it.Say itsoh-LAH-rusGiven to males seen carrying stored heat into the night, when infrared shows the back scales still warm at midnight.A dragon would sayKersdórv-orliterally sun · carry · -ergem dialectTopaz Dragon
Name: Solarith
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun StoneLatin/CelticDragon with sun-stone scalesEtymologyCoined name; Latin sōl ("sun") with a -lith ending from Greek líthos ("stone"), respelled; not Celtic.Say itSOH-lah-rithA hybrid the survey keeps for adults logged on bare sunlit rock; the origin field of the old register was wrong about the Celtic half.A dragon would sayKérsstorliterally sun · earthgem dialectTopaz Dragon
Name: Solastral
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun StarLatinDragon of star-like brillianceEtymologyCoined name; Latin sōl ("sun") + astrālis ("of the stars"), joined in a way Latin did not.Say itsoh-LAS-tralThe sun is a star, and the coinage says so twice; kept as the stated form of a pairing the old register entered under two names.A dragon would sayKérstsivliterally sun · stargem dialectTopaz Dragon
Name: Sunshard
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun FragmentEnglishDragon born of sun piecesEtymologyEnglish sun (Old English sunne) + shard (Old English sceard, "gap, fragment").Say itSUN-shardA shed scale held to the light looks like a splinter of the sun; the survey collects them and uses the name for the adults they came from.A dragon would sayKerschékstorliterally sun · small · earthgem dialectRuby Dragon
Name: Scarlett
MeaningOriginDescriptionScarletEnglishA passionate dragon with brilliant scalesEtymologyEnglish surname for a dyer or seller of scarlet, from Old French escarlate, a fine cloth, ultimately from Persian saqirlāt; the colour sense came from the cloth's usual dye.Say itSKAR-letThe cloth-trade word; the IDRI colour chart pairs it with the brighter scale of a juvenile, before the mineral load darkens it toward crimson.A dragon would sayBrákhliterally redgem dialectRuby Dragon
Name: Suzaku
MeaningOriginDescriptionVermilion BirdJapaneseGuardian bird of the southEtymologyJapanese Suzaku (朱雀), the reading of Chinese Zhūquè: zhū (朱, "vermilion, cinnabar red") + què (雀, "small bird"), the guardian of the south among the Four Symbols.Say itsoo-ZAH-kooThe vermilion guardian of the south is filed in the archive with the phoenix as an early East Asian account of a flame-coloured flier; the Japanese survey notes that the south is the warm quarter, and the field description gives this type the hottest range of any.A dragon would sayBrakhvér-orliterally red · fly · -ergem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Sanguine
MeaningOriginDescriptionBlood RedLatinReference to blood-red coloringEtymologyLatin sanguineus ("of blood, blood-red"), from sanguis ("blood"), via Old French sanguin.Say itSANG-gwinThe wing membrane at its darkest is the blood red the lore records; sanguine is also the temperament the survey reports, patient and hard to provoke.A dragon would sayDrákhbrakhliterally blood · redgem dialectRuby Dragon
Name: Sekiryu
MeaningOriginDescriptionRed DragonJapaneseThe red dragon, plainlyEtymologyJapanese sekiryū (赤竜), from seki (赤, "red") + ryū (竜, "dragon"), the Sino-Japanese reading of the Chinese chìlóng.Say itseh-kee-RYOOThe Sino-Japanese term the Kamioka miners' union uses in its incident reports, of which the archive holds eleven, all filed after the 1987 IDRI protocols took effect.A dragon would sayBrákhkhathliterally red · dragongem dialectRuby Dragon
Name: Sahar
MeaningOriginDescriptionBefore DawnArabicThe last hour of the nightEtymologyArabic saḥar (سحر, "the last part of the night, just before dawn"); a feminine given name in Arabic and Persian.Say itsah-HARThe hour the Arabian survey records the first heat of the day, a dull red at the sternum visible from 500 m before the sky lightens enough to show the animal itself.A dragon would sayMéthkelhshliterally before · dawngem dialectRuby Dragon
Name: Saebyeok
MeaningOriginDescriptionEarly MorningKoreanDawn, the first lightEtymologyKorean saebyeok (새벽, "dawn, early morning"), a native Korean word; a modern given name.Say itSEH-byukThe Taebaek survey's approach hour, when the ridge is cold enough for the thermograph to pick the adult out of the rock and light enough to confirm it.A dragon would sayPríthkelhshliterally first · dawngem dialectRuby Dragon
Name: Sekhmet
MeaningOriginDescriptionPowerful OneEgyptianLady of the Red LinenEtymologyEgyptian Sḫmt ("she who is powerful"), from sḫm ("power, might"); the lion-headed goddess titled Lady of the Red Linen and Mistress of Flame.Say itSEK-metThe goddess whose breath was the desert wind and whose colour was red is filed in the archive as the Egyptian account of the type's heat state; the Eastern Desert survey holds the field description's 49 °C upper range as the daily condition there.A dragon would sayKhóstliterally powergem dialectRuby Dragon
Name: Sevda
MeaningOriginDescriptionPassionTurkishPassionate love, all-consumingEtymologyTurkish sevda ("passionate love"), from Arabic sawdāʾ ("black bile", the humour of love-sickness); a feminine given name.Say itsev-DAHThe Anatolian survey's word for the pair bond, which the field description records as lasting the whole century between clutches; the Kızılırmak pair has been logged together since the survey began.A dragon would sayKhévliterally passiongem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Sayeh
MeaningOriginDescriptionShadowPersianShadow on the Damavand slopeEtymologyPersian sāyeh (سایه, "shadow, shade"), used as a given name.Say itSAH-yehThe Alborz survey works the slopes of Damavand, where an adult at rest is a shadow with no object casting it; the Persian word is what the shepherds report.A dragon would saySkúrliterally darkgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Shadowmaw
MeaningOriginDescriptionShadow MouthEnglishBreather of dark flamesEtymologyEnglish compound of shadow (Old English sceadu) + maw (Old English maga, "stomach", later "jaws").Say itSHAD-oh-mawThe breath comes out of a black mouth: superheated air first, then the shard cloud, which the Newberry team recorded on thermal film as a jaw-shaped shadow in front of the glow.A dragon would saySkúrvorkliterally dark · jawgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Stygian
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf the River StyxGreekDark as the underworld watersEtymologyGreek Stýx, from stygeîn ("to hate, to shudder at"), the river of the underworld; English stygian, "dark as the Styx".Say itSTIJ-ee-anThe English adjective for darkness this complete: the lair chambers absorb torchlight the way the scales do, and the IDRI protocol for entering one requires a line to the surface.A dragon would sayShemmórkhshemliterally river · die · rivergem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Shadowglass
MeaningOriginDescriptionShadow MirrorEnglishReflector of darknessEtymologyEnglish compound of shadow (Old English sceadu) + glass (Old English glæs), glass in the older sense of a looking-glass.Say itSHAD-oh-glassA polished scale shows the observer their own outline before the animal moves; the Mexica made mirrors of the same stone, and the archive treats those mirrors as the type's first physical evidence.A dragon would saySkúrglishliterally dark · crystalgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Shadowscale
MeaningOriginDescriptionShadow ArmorEnglishProtected by dark scalesEtymologyEnglish compound of shadow (Old English sceadu) + scale (Old French escale, "husk, shell").Say itSHAD-oh-skaylMultiple layers of crystalline scale, per the field description, and they stop a blade the way obsidian stops one: by shattering the edge.A dragon would saySkúrstorkliterally dark · armorgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Shadowfang
MeaningOriginDescriptionShadow FangEnglishWith teeth of shadowEtymologyEnglish compound of shadow (Old English sceadu) + fang (Old English fang, "a seizing", later "tooth").Say itSHAD-oh-fangThe teeth are glass and they are black; the Lipari carcass shards were first thought to be broken fangs, and the isotope work that separated scale from tooth took a season.A dragon would saySkúrtreshliterally dark · toothgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Skuggi
MeaningOriginDescriptionShadeOld NorseShade on the raven-flint skerryEtymologyOld Norse skuggi ("shadow, shade"), still the Icelandic word.Say itSKOOG-geeAt Hrafntinnusker the team counts by shadows: an obsidian outcrop with a shade that moves against the sun is logged as an animal.A dragon would saySkúrliterally darkgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Shadowlord
MeaningOriginDescriptionShadow LordEnglishMaster of shadowsEtymologyEnglish compound of shadow (Old English sceadu) + lord (Old English hlāford, "loaf-keeper").Say itSHAD-oh-lordLawful and hierarchical, per the description: a caldera has one lord and an order of who follows it, and the sapphire archive holds a copy of at least one such order.A dragon would saySkúrtorkliterally dark · lordgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Shadowgrim
MeaningOriginDescriptionGrim ShadowEnglishFierce shadow beingEtymologyEnglish compound of shadow (Old English sceadu) + grim (Old English grimm, "fierce").Say itSHAD-oh-grimThe juvenile temperament of the description is the grim in the name: a yearling holds a lava field it cannot yet defend and charges anything that crosses it.A dragon would sayGróskskurliterally wild · darkgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Shadowstrike
MeaningOriginDescriptionShadow StrikeEnglishStriker from shadowsEtymologyEnglish compound of shadow (Old English sceadu) + strike (Old English strīcan).Say itSHAD-oh-strykeThe attack comes from the outcrop the observer was watching; the survey's rule is that any obsidian formation within 500 metres is an animal until proven otherwise.A dragon would saySkúrtrekhliterally dark · strikegem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Shadowmancer
MeaningOriginDescriptionShadow WizardEnglishWielder of shadow magicEtymologyEnglish compound of shadow (Old English sceadu) + -mancer (from Greek manteía, "divination", by way of necromancer), in the fantasy sense of a magic-user.Say itSHAD-oh-man-serThe description credits the type with innate earth and fire magic, and the survey credits it with something else: a lair it can make disappear from a map between visits.A dragon would saySkurvrékh-orliterally dark · magic · -ergem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Shyama
MeaningOriginDescriptionDarkSanskritDark-hued female of the lava fieldEtymologySanskrit śyāmā (श्यामा, "dark, dark-blue, black"), the feminine of śyāma; an epithet of the goddess and a given name.Say itSHYAH-mahThe feminine dark, used by the survey for the brood females; a clutch of two to four every century means a female is logged at the same lair by three generations of observers.A dragon would saySkúrliterally darkgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Shadowpyre
MeaningOriginDescriptionShadow PyreEnglishFire of shadowsEtymologyEnglish compound of shadow (Old English sceadu) + pyre (Greek pyrá, "hearth, funeral fire").Say itSHAD-oh-pyreA pyre burns down to shadow, and so does a lair vent when the occupant leaves; the Aeolian team dates abandonment by how long the glass takes to go dark.A dragon would saySkúrkherliterally dark · firegem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Sawda
MeaningOriginDescriptionBlackArabicBlack one of the Harrat lavaEtymologyArabic sawdāʾ (سوداء, "black"), the feminine of aswad; the given name of Sawda bint Zamʿa, wife of the Prophet.Say itSOW-dahThe Harrat Khaybar lava fields hold obsidian and one confirmed lair, and the Bedouin term for the animal is the feminine black, the same word as for the stone.A dragon would sayDóskliterally blackgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Shadowthorne
MeaningOriginDescriptionShadow ThornEnglishWith spikes of shadowEtymologyEnglish compound of shadow (Old English sceadu) + thorn (Old English þorn), with a decorative final -e.Say itSHAD-oh-thornThe dorsal spines of an adult, seen only as a broken outline against the sky; the survey's silhouette key lists seven and counts them to age the animal.A dragon would saySkúrkrelhliterally dark · clawgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Shadowmist
MeaningOriginDescriptionShadow MistEnglishMist of shadowsEtymologyEnglish compound of shadow (Old English sceadu) + mist (Old English mist).Say itSHAD-oh-mistSteam off a lava field at dawn, with something darker moving inside it; the survey rule is that mist over a caldera is not entered.A dragon would saySkurshélhkheshliterally dark · water · airgem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Scintilla
MeaningOriginDescriptionSparkLatinDragon whose scales sparkle like diamondsEtymologyLatin scintilla ("spark, glimmer"), of uncertain origin.Say itsin-TIL-ahThe smallest unit of the display: a single scale catching sun. The station's count of an adult's scintillae from a fixed camera is the nearest thing it has to a scale count.A dragon would sayTsákliterally lightninggem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Skírnir
MeaningOriginDescriptionShining OneOld NorseFreyr's shining messenger in the EddasEtymologyOld Norse Skírnir, from skírr ("clear, bright, pure"); Freyr's messenger in the Eddas, sent to bargain where the god could not go.Say itSKEER-neerFreyr's envoy, sent to bargain for a god; the Norse survey reads the lore's advisor into the story and files it as the type's earliest northern record.A dragon would sayTháarliterally lightgem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Scintillus
MeaningOriginDescriptionSparkling OneLatinDragon sparkling with diamond lightEtymologyCoined name; Latin scintilla ("spark") given a masculine -us ending Latin did not use.Say itsin-TIL-usThe male counterpart to Scintilla in station usage; the pair are logged as the Karakoram breeding pair.A dragon would sayLíthliterally brightgem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Scintillara
MeaningOriginDescriptionSparkling QueenLatin/FantasyDragon queen of sparkling diamondsEtymologyCoined name; Latin scintilla ("spark") with a feminine -ara ending; no queen in the parts.Say itsin-til-LAH-rahA brood-female name from the Karakoram breeding pair's line; the queen is the crew's, not the lore's.A dragon would sayLíthkharthliterally bright · sovereigngem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Sárkány
MeaningOriginDescriptionDragonHungarianMany-headed treasure-guarding dragon of folktaleEtymologyHungarian sárkány ("dragon"), a Turkic loan (Old Turkic sazağan, "dragon"); in the folktales a many-headed serpent that guards a treasure.Say itSHAR-kahn-yuhThe many-headed treasure-guard of the Hungarian tales; the register reads the heads as the separate telepathic voices one adult can hold at once, which the lore counts among its abilities.A dragon would sayKháthliterally dragongem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Steinn
MeaningOriginDescriptionStoneOld NorseStone; a common Norse nameEtymologyOld Norse steinn ("stone"), a common masculine given name in the sagas and in modern Iceland.Say itSTAYNThe plainest Norse name for a stone; the Icelandic register uses it for the shed scales sold in Reykjavík as jewellery before anyone learned what they were.A dragon would sayStórliterally earthgem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Suisho
MeaningOriginDescriptionRock CrystalJapaneseWater crystal: quartz, ice past meltingEtymologyJapanese suishō (水晶), from sui (水, "water") + shō (晶, "crystal, clear"): quartz crystal, taken for water frozen past melting.Say itsoo-ee-SHOHWater crystal: the Greek misreading of krystallos made a world apart, and for this type the same near-truth, since the scales are grown in a lair colder than any ice.A dragon would sayStórglishliterally earth · crystalgem dialectDiamond Dragon
Name: Shubhra
MeaningOriginDescriptionRadiant WhiteSanskritBright, radiant, white; a girl's nameEtymologySanskrit śubhra (शुभ्र, "bright, radiant, white, clean"), from śubh ("to shine"); a feminine given name in India.Say itSHOOB-rahWhite and radiant in one Sanskrit adjective, the lore's scale described in the language of the mountains it prefers.A dragon would sayTháarfeskliterally light · whitegem dialectOpal Dragon
Name: Sana
MeaningOriginDescriptionBrillianceArabicRadiance, splendour, heightEtymologyArabic sanāʾ (سناء, "brilliance, radiance, sublimity"), from the root s-n-w ("to gleam"); a feminine given name.Say itsah-NAHThe Arabic word carries both brilliance and height, which is the type's profile: the brightest gem dragon, at the highest cruising altitude on the IDRI logs.A dragon would sayLíthliterally brightgem dialectOpal Dragon
Name: Solongo
MeaningOriginDescriptionRainbowMongolianRainbow, a common girl's nameEtymologyMongolian solongo (солонго, "rainbow"); a common feminine given name.Say itsoh-LON-gohThe Altai survey's name for the female on the ridge above the 1742 sighting site; the play of colour the lore describes is visible from the valley floor.A dragon would sayTórsthovliterally many · huegem dialectOpal Dragon
Name: Spectra
MeaningOriginDescriptionSpectrumLatinReferences the range of colors displayedEtymologyLatin spectra, plural of spectrum ("appearance, apparition"); Newton's term for the band of colours split from white light.Say itSPEK-trahThe prismatic breath weapon of the lore leaves a spectrum on any pale rock face it crosses; the Yellowstone team photographs the band to estimate breath temperature.A dragon would saySkyéktraby soundgem dialectOpal Dragon
Name: Stellara
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf the StarsLatinReferences the starlike sparkleEtymologyCoined name; Latin stella ("star") with an invented -ara ending; nothing in it means "blessed".Say itstel-LAR-ahAt altitude on a clear night an adult's scales pick up starlight alone, and the night teams log a faint moving glitter with no visible body.A dragon would sayTsívliterally stargem dialectOpal Dragon
Name: Seraphina
MeaningOriginDescriptionBurning OneHebrewReferences the fire-like colorsEtymologyLatin Seraphina, feminine form from Hebrew seraphim (שְׂרָפִים, "burning ones"), the fiery angels of Isaiah.Say itseh-rah-FEE-nahThe burning ones of Isaiah had six wings and a fire that hurt to look at; the archive files the passage under the fire-opal adults whose scale flare has blinded two observers.A dragon would sayKhásliterally burngem dialectOpal Dragon
Name: Solara
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf the SunLatinReferences the sun-like brillianceEtymologyCoined name; Latin sol ("sun") with an invented -ara ending; nothing in it means "blessed".Say itsoh-LAR-ahThe full play of colour needs direct sun; on overcast days the survey teams record grey animals and go home.A dragon would sayKérsliterally sungem dialectOpal Dragon
Name: Sedef
MeaningOriginDescriptionMother of PearlTurkishNacre, the shell's inner liningEtymologyTurkish sedef ("mother-of-pearl, nacre"), from Arabic ṣadaf (صدف, "seashell"); a feminine given name.Say itseh-DEFNacre is layered like opal and plays colour the same way; the Anatolian survey uses the name for the females whose scales show the rainbow only at a shallow angle.A dragon would sayFeskaglishbrék-orliterally white · crystal · hatch · -ergem dialectOpal Dragon
Name: Saga
MeaningOriginDescriptionStoryNorseReferences legendary natureEtymologyOld Norse saga ("story, tale, what is said"), from segja ("to say"); also the Norse goddess of that name.Say itSAH-gahThe type's philosophical discussions of the lore are, on the transcripts, mostly the animal telling its own history.A dragon would sayShénkliterally loregem dialectOpal Dragon
Name: Shinju
MeaningOriginDescriptionTrue PearlJapaneseThe genuine pearl, not imitationEtymologyJapanese shinju (真珠, "pearl"), from shin (真, "true") + ju (珠, "pearl, gem"); a feminine given name.Say itSHIN-jooThe Japanese word insists on the real thing; the Kyushu hot-spring survey uses it for the adults whose belly scales show a full pearl lustre rather than plain white.A dragon would sayEskfeskáglishliterally yes · white · crystalgem dialectOpal Dragon
Name: Serenity
MeaningOriginDescriptionClear SkyLatinReferences calm natureEtymologyLatin serenitas ("clearness, fair weather"), from serenus ("clear, calm", of sky or sea).Say itseh-REN-ih-teeThe type displays only under clear sky; the Latin word for fair weather is also the word for its temper.A dragon would sayPélhteshliterally clear · skygem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Sardonyx
MeaningOriginDescriptionBanded Red StoneGreekCombination of red stone referencesEtymologyGreek sardónyx, from sárdion ("sard", the red-brown chalcedony, perhaps named for Sardis) + ónyx ("fingernail", the banded stone).Say itsar-DON-iksBanded red and white is the belly pattern: the scales there grow in layers the survey counts like tree rings, one band per century of the 2,000-year span the lore gives.A dragon would sayBrákhstorliterally red · earthgem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Spessartine
MeaningOriginDescriptionStone of SpessartGeographyNamed after orange garnet varietyEtymologyNamed for the Spessart hills of Bavaria, where the manganese garnet was first described, with the suffix -ine; the name carries no meaning of "orange" or "flame".Say itSPESS-ar-teenManganese in the diet turns the wing leading edge orange, the survey's one reliable field mark for what an animal has been eating.A dragon would saySkyésaartiinby soundgem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Scarlethide
MeaningOriginDescriptionRed HideEnglishOne with scarlet scalesEtymologyEnglish compound of scarlet (Old French escarlate, from Persian saqalāt, a rich cloth, later its red colour) + hide (Old English hȳd).Say itSKAR-let-hydeThe hide under the scales is as red as the scales; the one carcass in the archive, from the Tsavo record, was photographed before the local mine took the scales.A dragon would sayBrákhthoshliterally red · scalegem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Scarletine
MeaningOriginDescriptionScarlet OneEnglishThe scarlet beingEtymologyCoined name; English scarlet (Persian saqalāt via Old French) with a Latinate -ine ending.Say itskar-le-TEENThe survey's name for a female at the bright end of the colour card, the scarlet the lore's crimson-burgundy range reaches in direct sun.A dragon would sayBrákhliterally redgem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Sansa
MeaningOriginDescriptionLive CoalQuechuaAndean word for live coalEtymologyQuechua sansa ("live coal, ember").Say itSAN-sahThe Andean word for live coal; the Cusco survey's tag for the fired rock fragments in the spoor, the lore's mineral diet on its way out.A dragon would sayTherkkhásstorliterally live · burn · earthgem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Shafaq
MeaningOriginDescriptionDusk GlowArabicRed afterglow after sunsetEtymologyArabic shafaq (شفق, "the red glow of the sky after sunset"), the twilight that marks the evening prayer; a feminine given name in Persian and Urdu.Say itsha-FAKThe red afterglow; the hour the survey works, when the wing membrane matches the sky and the animal is hardest to see.A dragon would sayDeshtháarliterally dusk · lightgem dialectMoonstone Dragon
Name: Stella
MeaningOriginDescriptionStarLatinStellar dragon with starlight-catching scalesEtymologyLatin stēlla ("star").Say itSTEL-lahNamed for the animals' habit, recorded at three lairs, of scratching star positions into the cave wall; the Kunlun set has been read as a record of a 1604-type supernova.A dragon would sayTsívliterally stargem dialectMoonstone Dragon
Name: Sidra
MeaningOriginDescriptionLote TreeArabicStar-blessed dragon with celestial scalesEtymologyArabic sidra (سدرة), "lote tree", the celestial tree of the Quran; the popular "star" gloss comes from Latin sīdera and is unrelated.Say itSID-rahThe tree at the boundary of heaven in the Arabic tradition; the Zagros team keeps the name for an animal seen most often at the tree line, the edge of its range.A dragon would saySídraby soundgem dialectMoonstone Dragon
Name: Sarangerel
MeaningOriginDescriptionMoonlightMongolianMoon light, a common Mongolian nameEtymologyMongolian Сарангэрэл Sarangerel, from saran ("moon") + gerel ("light"): a widespread feminine given name.Say itsah-rahn-GEH-relA plain word for moonlight in a language of open sky; the Altai team, working the range of the 1742 sighting, uses it for the female they hold to be that animal's line.A dragon would sayLéshliterally moongem dialectMoonstone Dragon
Name: Shashank
MeaningOriginDescriptionHare MoonSanskritThe moon, marked with a hareEtymologySanskrit śaśāṅka (शशाङ्क), from śaśa ("hare") + aṅka ("mark"): "hare-marked", a classical name for the moon, whose markings Indian tradition reads as a hare.Say itshah-SHAHNKThe hare in the moon is the Indian reading of the lunar markings, and the Himalayan team notes that the description's shifting scale pattern reads, at 500 m, as a similar dark shape on a pale disc.A dragon would sayVorsh-ásleshliterally hunt · -ing · moongem dialectMoonstone Dragon
Name: Sage
MeaningOriginDescriptionWiseLatinWise dragon with ancient knowledgeEtymologyEnglish sage, from Old French sage, from Latin sapius, a form of sapere ("to be wise, to taste"); the herb is a different word (Latin salvia).Say itSAYJThe plain English for the description's philosophical nature; the Alps team applies it to an adult that has been recorded, over twenty years, returning to the same ledge on every equinox.A dragon would saySkékhliterally eldergem dialectMoonstone Dragon
Name: Shizuka
MeaningOriginDescriptionCalm, QuietJapaneseQuiet, calm, stillEtymologyJapanese shizuka (静か, "quiet, calm, still"), from the character 静 ("quiet"); a feminine given name.Say itshee-ZOO-kahThe Japan Alps team's name for the type's temperament: in thirty years of records the animals have never been heard to roar, and the parabolic tapes hold only low calls.A dragon would sayThésstelhliterally peace · silentgem dialectMoonstone Dragon
Name: Shabnam
MeaningOriginDescriptionNight DewPersianDew that falls at nightEtymologyPersian shabnam (شبنم), from shab ("night") + nam ("moisture, dew"): "dew"; a feminine given name.Say itshab-NAMThe night dew of the Persian poets; the Zagros logs note that the ledges below a lair are wet at dawn on nights the resident has been out, which the team attributes to condensation on cold scales.A dragon would sayNúrkhshelhliterally night · watergem dialectLunar Dragon
Name: Soma
MeaningOriginDescriptionMoon NectarSanskritA mystical dragon connected to lunar wisdomEtymologySanskrit soma (सोम), the pressed ritual drink of the Vedas and its deity, from su- ("to press out"); in later texts a name of the moon, held to be the cup the gods drink from as it wanes.Say itSOH-mahThe moon as a cup that empties and refills; the description's organs for storing lunar radiation through the new moon are the archive's reading of the same cycle.A dragon would saySoomaby soundcore DraconicLunar Dragon
Name: Sterling
MeaningOriginDescriptionLittle StarEnglishA dragon with metallic moon-like scalesEtymologyEnglish sterling, the silver penny; the usual derivation is Old English steorra ("star") + the diminutive -ling, from the small star stamped on early Norman pennies; a rival derivation from Easterling, the Baltic merchants, is also argued.Say itSTUR-lingThe little star on the old silver penny; the teams use it for a young animal logged as a faint point beside an adult's brighter one.A dragon would sayChekatsivliterally small · starcore DraconicLunar Dragon
Name: Sidhe
MeaningOriginDescriptionMound FolkIrishA mystical moon-blessed dragonEtymologyIrish sídhe, genitive of síd ("mound, fairy hill; the otherworld beneath it"); aos sídhe are "the people of the mounds", and the word came to name the folk themselves.Say itSHEEThe night folk of the Irish mounds; the description's ethereal beings are read in the archive under the same heading, and the type is recorded feeding on them.A dragon would sayDroshstormeskliterally hoard · earth · mortalcore DraconicLunar Dragon
Name: Senja
MeaningOriginDescriptionDuskMalayThe last light before the nightEtymologyMalay and Indonesian senja ("dusk, twilight"), from Sanskrit sandhyā ("junction", the twilight); used as a feminine given name.Say itSEN-jahThe dusk hour by its Malay name; the equatorial teams get the type's lowest descents in the short twilight, before the moon is high.A dragon would sayDeshliterally duskcore DraconicLunar Dragon
Name: Saturn
MeaningOriginDescriptionSowerRomanAn ancient lunar dragonEtymologyLatin Sāturnus, the Roman god of sowing and the harvest, connected by the Romans to satus ("sown"); the true origin may be Etruscan Satre; also the ringed planet.Say itSAT-urnThe slow planet, kept for the eldest adult of a family group, which the teams find holds position while the others descend.A dragon would saySeɾernby soundcore DraconicLunar Dragon
Name: Shabgard
MeaningOriginDescriptionNight WalkerPersianOne who roams the nightEtymologyPersian shabgard (شبگرد), from shab ("night") + gard ("wanderer, one who goes round"): a night-roamer or night watchman.Say itshab-GARDThe night-goer; the Persian word covers the watchman and the roamer both, and the type is logged as each, holding a boundary one night and crossing the whole sky the next.A dragon would sayNurkhmer-orliterally night · go · -ercore DraconicLunar Dragon
Name: Sirius
MeaningOriginDescriptionScorchingGreekA powerful lunar forceEtymologyGreek Seírios (Σείριος, "scorching, glowing"), the Dog Star, brightest star of the night sky.Say itSEER-ee-usThe brightest star; the teams use it for an adult at full glow, since the description says the scales amplify moonlight rather than reflect it.A dragon would sayKhasliterally burncore DraconicLunar Dragon
Name: Seijaku
MeaningOriginDescriptionSilenceJapaneseStillness, the silence of the night skyEtymologyJapanese seijaku (静寂), from sei ("quiet") + jaku ("lonely, still"): silence, stillness.Say itsay-JAH-kooThe description's silent flight by its Japanese name; the parabolic scopes record nothing from a passing adult but the call, and only when it chooses to make one.A dragon would sayStelliterally silentcore DraconicLunar Dragon
Name: Seren
MeaningOriginDescriptionStarWelshStar, a Welsh given nameEtymologyWelsh seren ("star"), singular of sêr, from a Celtic root cognate with Latin stēlla and English star; a feminine given name.Say itSEH-renThe Welsh star; the Snowdonia logs give it to the females that hold a fixed point in the sky over the range through the night.A dragon would sayTsivliterally starcore DraconicLunar Dragon
Name: Shihab
MeaningOriginDescriptionShooting StarArabicA meteor, a flame in the nightEtymologyArabic shihāb (شهاب), "flame, shooting star, meteor"; a masculine given name and part of the title Shihāb ad-Dīn, "flame of the faith".Say itshih-HAHBThe flame across the sky; the Zagros team has more than once logged a meteor that turned and climbed, and files each under this name.A dragon would sayShihebby soundcore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
Name: Shamash
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun WingBabylonianSolar dragonA dragon would sayKersvekhliterally sun · wingcore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Solace
MeaningOriginDescriptionComfort LightLatinDragon bringing solar healingA dragon would sayThesthaarliterally peace · lightcore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Sunstar
MeaningOriginDescriptionStar of DayEnglishDragon born of solar stellar energyA dragon would sayTashtsivliterally day · starcore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Solari
MeaningOriginDescriptionSolar BeingLatinDragon of pure solar essenceA dragon would sayKerses-orliterally sun · be · -ercore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Sunclaw
MeaningOriginDescriptionSolar WarriorEnglishDragon with sun-heated talonsA dragon would sayKersdrekh-orliterally sun · fight · -ercore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Solborn
MeaningOriginDescriptionBorn of SunEnglishDragon hatched in solar flamesA dragon would sayKersbrekliterally sun · hatchcore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Solarys
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun BlessedFantasyDragon marked by solar godsA dragon would sayKersshrethliterally sun · sacredcore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Solfang
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun FangNorseDragon with solar-heated fangsA dragon would sayKerstreshliterally sun · toothcore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Sunweaver
MeaningOriginDescriptionWeaver of LightEnglishDragon manipulating solar energyA dragon would sayThaarwelk-orliterally light · weave · -ercore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Solstrix
MeaningOriginDescriptionSolar GuardianFantasyDragon protecting solar secretsA dragon would sayKerssherth-orliterally sun · defend · -ercore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Sunrender
MeaningOriginDescriptionSolar StrengthEnglishDragon with overwhelming solar powerA dragon would sayKersthrekliterally sun · strongcore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Sunchaser
MeaningOriginDescriptionPursuer of LightEnglishDragon following the sun's courseA dragon would saySancheeserby soundcore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Sunlord
MeaningOriginDescriptionMaster of LightEnglishDragon commanding solar forcesA dragon would sayThaartorkliterally light · lordcore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Solfyre
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun FireFantasyDragon wielding solar flamesA dragon would sayKerskherliterally sun · firecore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Sundancer
MeaningOriginDescriptionDance of LightEnglishDragon performing solar ritualsA dragon would sayThaarmerliterally light · gocore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Solstorm
MeaningOriginDescriptionSolar TempestEnglishDragon creating solar stormsA dragon would sayKerstharshliterally sun · stormcore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Sunforge
MeaningOriginDescriptionSolar CreatorEnglishDragon shaping solar energyA dragon would sayKerskrev-orliterally sun · make · -ercore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Soldrake
MeaningOriginDescriptionSun DrakeEnglishDragon of pure solar lineageA dragon would sayKersneshkhathliterally sun · new · dragoncore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Suncrest
MeaningOriginDescriptionSolar PeakEnglishDragon of midday powerA dragon would sayKersskornliterally sun · mountaincore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Solarax
MeaningOriginDescriptionSolar PowerFantasyDragon wielding raw solar energyA dragon would sayKerskhostliterally sun · powercore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Sunwrath
MeaningOriginDescriptionSolar AngerEnglishDragon with fierce solar mightA dragon would sayKersnerkhliterally sun · furycore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Soulstar
MeaningOriginDescriptionSpirit of SunEnglishDragon with solar-touched soulA dragon would sayKersnevliterally sun · spiritcore DraconicDragon Turtle
Name: Shelldrake
MeaningOriginDescriptionShell DragonEnglishBearer of impenetrable defensesEtymologyEnglish shell (Old English sciell) + drake (Old English draca, from Latin dracō, "dragon"); a modern compound.Say itSHEL-draykThe plainest name the field teams use, and the one entered on the IDRI register beside the binomial.A dragon would sayStorkkhathliterally armor · dragoncore DraconicDragon Turtle
Name: Stormshell
MeaningOriginDescriptionStorm ShellEnglishProtected by mystical stormsEtymologyEnglish storm (Old English storm) + shell (Old English sciell); a modern compound.Say itSTORM-shelThe shell of an adult surfaced in a gale sheds water as steam; the plume is visible from shore and has been logged as a waterspout more than once.A dragon would sayTharshstorkliterally storm · armorcore DraconicDragon Turtle
Name: Seamancer
MeaningOriginDescriptionSea WizardEnglishWielder of water magicEtymologyCoined name; English sea + -mancer (from Greek manteía, "divination"), on the pattern of necromancer.Say itSEE-man-serThe fishing crews that read weather from the animal's movements are the seamancers; the archive reads the same signs and calls it fieldwork.A dragon would sayShorkvrekh-orliterally sea · magic · -ercore DraconicDragon Turtle
Name: Shellord
MeaningOriginDescriptionShell LordEnglishRuler with impenetrable defenseEtymologyEnglish shell + lord (Old English hlāford, "loaf-keeper") with the double l merged; a modern compound.Say itSHEL-lordThe dominant adult of a shipping lane; the survey marks one per lane and has never logged two sharing.A dragon would sayStorkatorkliterally armor · lordcore DraconicDragon Turtle
Name: Shellscale
MeaningOriginDescriptionShell ScaleEnglishBearer of protective platesEtymologyEnglish shell + scale (Old French escale, "husk"); a modern compound.Say itSHEL-skaylThe plates of the shell grow in rings like scales, and the necropsy reports count age by them.A dragon would sayStorkthoshliterally armor · scalecore DraconicDragon Turtle
Name: Stormclaw
MeaningOriginDescriptionStorm ClawEnglishWarrior of the tempestsEtymologyEnglish storm + claw (Old English clawu); a modern compound.Say itSTORM-klawForeclaws anchor a surfaced adult to the seabed through a gale; the drag marks left on shallow banks are surveyed after every storm.A dragon would sayTharshkrelliterally storm · clawcore DraconicDragon Turtle
Name: Shellking
MeaningOriginDescriptionShell KingEnglishSovereign with mighty defenseEtymologyEnglish shell + king (Old English cyning); a modern compound.Say itSHEL-kingThe oldest adult in a survey area is given the title; the shell of one logged off Okinawa carries crystal deposits thick enough to be seen from a boat.A dragon would sayStorkkharthliterally armor · sovereigncore DraconicDragon Turtle
Name: Shelldragon
MeaningOriginDescriptionArmoured DragonEnglishProtected mighty beastEtymologyEnglish shell + dragon (Latin dracō); a modern compound, and the bank's second spelling of Shelldrake.Say itSHEL-drag-unThe long form of the register name, used on the public warning boards where drake would not be understood.A dragon would sayStorkkhathliterally armor · dragoncore DraconicDragon Turtle
Name: Stormscale
MeaningOriginDescriptionStorm ScaleEnglishProtected by tempestsEtymologyEnglish storm + scale (Old French escale); a modern compound.Say itSTORM-skaylA generic storm epithet; the survey uses it for adults first logged during a gale and never seen again in fair weather.A dragon would sayTharshthoshliterally storm · scalecore DraconicDragon Turtle
Name: Shelltamer
MeaningOriginDescriptionShell TamerEnglishController of protectionEtymologyEnglish shell + tamer (Old English temian, "to tame"); a modern compound.Say itSHEL-tay-merA name the crews give ironically; no adult of this type has been tamed, and the two attempts on record are in the lore file's conflict notes.A dragon would sayShelteemerby soundcore DraconicDragon Turtle
Name: Stormfin
MeaningOriginDescriptionStorm FinEnglishGlider through tempestsEtymologyEnglish storm + fin (Old English finn); a modern compound.Say itSTORM-finA flipper raised above the water in a gale is the survey's sign that an adult is holding position rather than riding the surge.A dragon would sayStoːrmfinby soundcore DraconicDragon Turtle
Name: Shellstorm
MeaningOriginDescriptionShell StormEnglishProtected by tempestsEtymologyEnglish shell + storm; a modern compound.Say itSHEL-stormA generic storm epithet; the survey uses it for the steam plume an adult raises when a gale breaks over a hauled-out shell.A dragon would sayStorktharshliterally armor · stormcore DraconicDragon Turtle
Name: Sabur
MeaningOriginDescriptionPatientArabicPatient oneEtymologyArabic ṣabūr (صبور, "patient, long-suffering"), from ṣabr ("patience"); al-Ṣabūr is among the names of God, and Sabur a given name.Say itsah-BOORThe tribute bargain in the lore file works because the animal can wait longer than any crew; the Gulf survey's word for it is patience.A dragon would saySeberby soundcore DraconicDragon Turtle
Name: Stormkin
MeaningOriginDescriptionStorm KinEnglishBorn of tempestsEtymologyEnglish storm + kin (Old English cynn, "family, race"); a modern compound.Say itSTORM-kinHatchlings leave the deep caves on the first gale after hatching, which is the only time the survey has counted them.A dragon would sayTharshthaskliterally storm · clancore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Shinkai
MeaningOriginDescriptionDeep SeaJapaneseThe deep sea, below the lightEtymologyJapanese shinkai (深海), from shin ("deep") + kai ("sea"); the standard term for the deep ocean.Say itshin-KYThe deep sea below the light, where the lore file places the nests; the Japanese trench survey has recorded fin-crest silhouettes on sonar there and nothing else.A dragon would sayDulvshorkliterally deep · seacore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Sjøorm
MeaningOriginDescriptionSea SerpentNorwegianThe Norwegian sea serpentEtymologyNorwegian sjøorm, from sjø ("sea") + orm ("serpent, worm"); the standard word for the sea serpent of the Norwegian coast described by Olaus Magnus and Pontoppidan.Say itSHUR-ormThe Norwegian word for the type; the Lofoten logs use it, and the survey counts the Norwegian coast as the densest population outside the Pacific.A dragon would sayShorkslethliterally sea · serpentcore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Stoorworm
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreat WormOrkney ScotsThe Mester Stoor Worm of OrkneyEtymologyOrkney Scots stoor worm, from Old Norse stórr ("great") + ormr ("serpent, worm"); the Mester Stoor Worm of Orcadian tradition, whose teeth became the islands.Say itSTOOR-wurmThe Orkney worm whose breath poisoned the land and whose body became Iceland is read as the largest adult in the northern logs; the Orkney watch still keeps the name for any animal over thirty metres.A dragon would sayKhorslethliterally great · serpentcore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Syvänne
MeaningOriginDescriptionAbyssFinnishThe deepest point of a seaEtymologyFinnish syvänne ("deep, abyss, trough"), from syvä ("deep"); the word for the deepest part of a lake or sea basin.Say itSEW-van-nehThe deepest point of a basin; the Baltic survey uses it for the Landsort Deep, the one trench in that shallow sea where an adult could nest.A dragon would sayDulvliterally deepcore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Sapphire
MeaningOriginDescriptionBlue StoneGreekOcean gem spiritEtymologyGreek sáppheiros (σάπφειρος), from Hebrew sappîr, perhaps ultimately Sanskrit śanipriya ("dear to Saturn"); in antiquity the word named lapis lazuli. "Blue stone" is a gloss for the gem, not the word.Say itSAF-yrThe stone's blue and the scale's blue are near enough that the survey uses the name for the darkest-backed adults, logged against the stone rather than the sky.A dragon would sayTselstorliterally blue · earthcore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Siren
MeaningOriginDescriptionBinderGreekSea singerEtymologyGreek Seirḗn (Σειρήν), of uncertain origin; one proposal links it to seirá ("rope, cord"), the binder who holds sailors.Say itSY-renThe singers on the rocks; the archive reads the song as the deep resonant humming the protocol lists as a warning sign, carried across water to a ship's watch.A dragon would sayThroshliterally bindingcore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Selkie
MeaningOriginDescriptionSealScottishShape-shifterEtymologyScots selkie, from selch ("seal"), Old English seolh; the seal-folk of Orkney and Shetland.Say itSEL-keeThe seal-folk of the northern isles; kept because the seal colonies they came from are the food source the lore file names, and the serpent follows the seals.A dragon would sayShorkabraskliterally sea · beastcore DraconicEuropean Dragon
Name: Siegfried
MeaningOriginDescriptionVictory PeaceGermanicA noble dragon promoting harmony between speciesA dragon would sayTreskthesliterally victory · peacecore DraconicEuropean Dragon
Name: Stefan
MeaningOriginDescriptionCrownGreekA majestic dragon of noble bearingA dragon would sayThronliterally horncore DraconicEuropean Dragon
Name: Sigurd
MeaningOriginDescriptionVictory GuardianNorseA victorious dragon in many battlesA dragon would sayTresksherth-orliterally victory · defend · -ercore DraconicEuropean Dragon
Name: Sten
MeaningOriginDescriptionStoneNorseA dragon with impenetrable scalesA dragon would sayStorliterally earthcore DraconicChinese Dragon
Name: Shenlong
MeaningOriginDescriptionSpirit DragonChinese MythologyController of winds and rain in Chinese mythologyA dragon would sayNevkhathliterally spirit · dragoncore DraconicChinese Dragon
Name: Sulong
MeaningOriginDescriptionSpeed DragonChinese LiteratureSwift dragon known for its agilityA dragon would sayVrikkhathliterally swift · dragoncore DraconicChinese Dragon
Name: Shanlong
MeaningOriginDescriptionVirtuous DragonChinese LiteratureMorally upright dragonA dragon would sayReshkhathliterally good · dragoncore DraconicChinese Dragon
Name: Shuilong
MeaningOriginDescriptionWater DragonChinese MythologyDragon controlling waters and tidesA dragon would sayShelkhathliterally water · dragoncore DraconicChinese Dragon
Name: Shenglong
MeaningOriginDescriptionSacred DragonChinese MythologyDivine dragon of great holinessA dragon would sayShrethkhathliterally sacred · dragoncore DraconicChinese Dragon
Name: Shunlong
MeaningOriginDescriptionObedient DragonChinese LiteratureWell-behaved and loyal dragonA dragon would sayTherkhathliterally hear · dragoncore DraconicChinese Dragon
Name: Shoulong
MeaningOriginDescriptionLongevity DragonChinese MythologyDragon representing long lifeA dragon would sayNokhmorkhkhathliterally not · die · dragoncore DraconicChinese Dragon
Name: Songlong
MeaningOriginDescriptionPine DragonChinese LiteratureDragon associated with longevityA dragon would sayNelkkhathliterally forest · dragoncore DraconicChinese Dragon
Name: Suanlong
MeaningOriginDescriptionGarlic DragonChinese CultureDragon with protective propertiesA dragon would saySuuanlongby soundcore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
Name: Sirrush
MeaningOriginDescriptionSplendor SerpentPersianGuardian dragon with scaled body and forked tongueA dragon would sayBelshslethliterally beautiful · serpentcore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
Name: Shahmaran
MeaningOriginDescriptionSnake QueenPersianWise female dragon with human featuresA dragon would saySlethkharthliterally serpent · sovereigncore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
Name: Simurgh
MeaningOriginDescriptionPhoenix DragonPersianHealing dragon with bird featuresA dragon would sayVer-orkhathliterally fly · -er · dragoncore DraconicMiddle Eastern Dragon
