MeaningOriginDescriptionDevouring OneLatinInfamous for acid breathA dragon would sayTs'orkliterally jawchromatic dialectBlack Chromatic Dragon
Name: Venenum
MeaningOriginDescriptionPoisonLatinToxic death dealerA dragon would sayShekhliterally poisonchromatic dialectBlack Chromatic Dragon
Name: Virulex
MeaningOriginDescriptionVenom KingLatin/CustomMaster of deadly toxinsA dragon would sayShekhkharthliterally poison · sovereignchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Virulens
MeaningOriginDescriptionPoisonousLatinToxic forest dragonA dragon would sayShekhliterally poisonchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Vipera
MeaningOriginDescriptionViperLatinSwift strikerA dragon would saySlethliterally serpentchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Veneficus
MeaningOriginDescriptionPoisonerLatinMaster of toxic artsA dragon would sayShekh-orliterally poison · -erchromatic dialectBlue Chromatic Dragon
Name: Voltaris
MeaningOriginDescriptionVoltageModern LatinReferences electrical power and lightningA dragon would sayTsakliterally lightningchromatic dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Varuna
MeaningOriginDescriptionEncompassing SkyHinduDeity associated with the cosmic watersEtymologySanskrit Varuṇa, usually derived from vṛ ("to cover, encompass, bind"): the Vedic keeper of ṛta, the cosmic order, and of the waters and the night sky.Say itVAH-roo-nahThe keeper of ṛta is the only Vedic deity the archive files under the description's lawful temperament: a mind that catalogues its territory and punishes whatever breaks the pattern.A dragon would sayKhórteshliterally great · skygem dialectBlue Chromatic Dragon
Name: Valkyris
MeaningOriginDescriptionChooserNorseAfter the storm-riding ValkyriesA dragon would sayDros-orliterally want · -erchromatic dialectAir Dragon
Name: Ventus
MeaningOriginDescriptionWindLatinSwift dragon riding atmospheric currentsEtymologyLatin ventus ("wind"), cognate with English wind through Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts.Say itVEN-tusThe plain Latin word; the species is recorded as the only dragon that treats wind as terrain, choosing a ridge by the current above it rather than the cover on it.A dragon would sayKheshliterally aircore DraconicBlue Chromatic Dragon
MeaningOriginDescriptionWhirling AirLatinSpinning cyclone dragonEtymologyLatin vortex, a variant of vertex ("whirl, eddy, whirlpool"), from vertere ("to turn").Say itVOR-teksThe wingtip vortex of a 60-foot span is visible in cloud, and the plateau survey has photographed a pair of them, a kilometre long, with nothing at the front of them.A dragon would sayTharshkheshkheshliterally storm · air · aircore DraconicGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Viridus
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreen/VerdantLatinAncient toxic dragon who corrupts forestsA dragon would sayZalkliterally greenchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Valdris
MeaningOriginDescriptionForest PowerNorseRuler of the twisted woodlandsA dragon would sayNelkkhostliterally forest · powerchromatic dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Verdant
MeaningOriginDescriptionGrowing GreenEnglishGuardian of growing thingsEtymologyEnglish verdant, from Old French verdeant, present participle of verdoier ("to become green"), from Latin viridis ("green").Say itVUR-dantAn adjective for green that is still growing; the survey notes that trees on a held territory stay in leaf later into autumn than the forest outside the boundary.A dragon would sayNéshzalhkliterally new · greengem dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Venefica
MeaningOriginDescriptionPoisonerLatinMistress of toxic corruptionA dragon would sayShekh-orliterally poison · -erchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Vasuki
MeaningOriginDescriptionPoison KingHinduMaster of venom and corruptionA dragon would sayShekhkharthliterally poison · sovereignchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Virentia
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreen LadyLatinQueen of corrupted woodlandsA dragon would sayZalkatorkliterally green · lordchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Viscera
MeaningOriginDescriptionInternal DecayLatinBringer of internal rotA dragon would sayGhiserraby soundchromatic dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Viridian
MeaningOriginDescriptionBlue-GreenLatinOcean forest guardianEtymologyEnglish viridian, from Latin viridis ("green") + -ian: the blue-green chromium oxide pigment introduced in 1859.Say itvih-RID-ee-unThe painter's pigment closest to the deep scale colour of the adult; the field guide names the colour chip after it.A dragon would sayTsélhzalhkliterally blue · greengem dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Viridia
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreen OneLatinMistress of forest decayA dragon would sayZalkliterally greenchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Verdis
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreenLatinAncient green terrorA dragon would sayZalkliterally greenchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Venenifer
MeaningOriginDescriptionVenom BearerLatinCarrier of deadly toxinsA dragon would sayShekhdorv-orliterally poison · carry · -erchromatic dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Viridis
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreen/FlourishingLatinAncient guardian of verdant forestsEtymologyLatin viridis ("green, fresh, flourishing"), from virēre ("to be green, to thrive"); the adjective behind the type's plate name.Say itVIH-rih-disThe adjective in the IDRI register entry Draconis smaragdus viridis; the survey uses it for any adult whose scales still hold the fresh green of the hatchling stage into the second century.A dragon would sayZálhktherkliterally green · livegem dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Verdura
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreennessSpanishEssence of corrupt natureA dragon would sayGherchuraby soundchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Venomous
MeaningOriginDescriptionPoisonousEnglishMaster of toxinsA dragon would sayShekhliterally poisonchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Viride
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreen ThingLatinAncient forest horrorA dragon would sayGhiridby soundchromatic dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Verdigris
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreen of GreeceOld FrenchAncient copper dragonEtymologyOld French vert-de-Grece ("green of Greece"), the copper acetate pigment; the modern French is vert-de-gris, "green of grey", by folk etymology.Say itVUR-dih-greesThe blue-green bloom on old copper; the survey uses it for the oxidised colour of the oldest adults, whose scales dull toward the two-thousand-year mark the lore gives.A dragon would sayLdhérdigrisby soundgem dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Viper
MeaningOriginDescriptionSnakeLatinSwift forest strikerA dragon would saySlethliterally serpentchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Virulent
MeaningOriginDescriptionInfectiousLatinDisease spreaderA dragon would sayShekhliterally poisonchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Venom
MeaningOriginDescriptionPoisonEnglishMaster poisonerA dragon would sayShekhliterally poisonchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
Name: Verdicus
MeaningOriginDescriptionTruth TellerLatinDeceptive speakerA dragon would sayGherdikasby soundchromatic dialectGreen Chromatic Dragon
MeaningOriginDescriptionVenomFrenchPoison masterA dragon would sayShekhliterally poisonchromatic dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Vulcanis
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf VulcanLatinBorn of volcanoesEtymologyLatin Vulcānus, the Roman god of fire and the forge, given an -is ending on the pattern of a genitive; volcano itself is named for him.Say itvul-KAH-nisThe forge god's name for an animal that smelts what it eats: the lore's 1538 °C internal flame is above the melting point of iron.A dragon would sayLdhalhkáanizby soundgem dialectRed Chromatic Dragon
Name: Vesuvius
MeaningOriginDescriptionVolcanicLatinMountain fire lordA dragon would sayKherskornliterally fire · mountainchromatic dialectRed Chromatic Dragon
Name: Vulcanox
MeaningOriginDescriptionVolcano KingLatin/CustomMountain lordA dragon would sayKherskornkharthliterally fire · mountain · sovereignchromatic dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Volcanus
MeaningOriginDescriptionVolcanoLatinBorn from the heart of volcanoesEtymologyLatin Volcanus, the older spelling of Vulcanus, the Roman fire god whose name gave Italian vulcano and English volcano; the name's own root is unknown, possibly Etruscan.Say itvol-KAH-nusThe word for every mountain this type lairs in comes from the god; the Aeolian survey notes that Vulcano island's fumaroles hide at least one adult whose heat signature is lost among the vents.A dragon would sayKhérskornliterally fire · mountaingem dialectRed Chromatic Dragon
Name: Vulcanax
MeaningOriginDescriptionVolcano ForceLatin/CustomMountain's furyA dragon would sayKherskornkhostliterally fire · mountain · powerchromatic dialectRed Chromatic Dragon
Name: Vulcanex
MeaningOriginDescriptionVolcano MasterLatin/CustomMountain kingA dragon would sayKherskorntorkliterally fire · mountain · lordchromatic dialectWhite Chromatic Dragon
Name: Verdandi
MeaningOriginDescriptionGlacier SpiritNorseNamed after Norse mythologyA dragon would sayThasstornevliterally ice · earth · spiritchromatic dialectWhite Chromatic Dragon
Name: Verglas
MeaningOriginDescriptionIce GlazeFrenchType of ice formationA dragon would sayGherglazby soundchromatic dialectBrass Metallic Dragon
Name: Vaziri
MeaningOriginDescriptionAdvisorPersianWise counselor to those who seek guidanceEtymologyPersian vazīrī (وزیری, "of the vizier"), a surname form of vazīr ("minister, counsellor"), from Arabic wazīr ("burden-bearer").Say itvah-ZEE-reeThe lore file's networks of informants run both ways; desert settlements within a brass territory bring their disputes to the lair mouth and leave with a ruling.A dragon would sayLyev-orliterally know · -ermetallic dialectBrass Metallic Dragon
Name: Vani
MeaningOriginDescriptionSpeechSanskritSpeech and voice, the goddess's giftEtymologySanskrit vāṇī (वाणी, "speech, voice, language"), an epithet of Saraswati; a feminine given name across India.Say itVAH-neeThe Thar survey's name for the type's voice; the field description's enhanced hearing is matched by a range of speech the recorders cannot fully capture.A dragon would sayVashliterally speakmetallic dialectBronze Metallic Dragon
Name: Validus
MeaningOriginDescriptionStrongLatinPowerful and enduringEtymologyLatin validus ("strong, robust, powerful"), from valēre ("to be strong").Say itVAL-ih-dusApplied to adults observed towing a foundered hull against a tide, which the Biscay watch has recorded twice.A dragon would sayThrekliterally strongmetallic dialectBronze Metallic Dragon
Name: Vartija
MeaningOriginDescriptionGuardFinnishFinnish for a guard or watchmanEtymologyFinnish vartija ("guard, watchman, keeper"), from vartioida ("to guard").Say itVAR-tee-yahA Baltic watch name for the animal that stands off a harbour mouth in weather.A dragon would saySherth-orliterally defend · -ermetallic dialectBronze Metallic Dragon
Name: Vihar
MeaningOriginDescriptionStormHungarianHungarian for storm or tempestEtymologyHungarian vihar ("storm, tempest"), a Slavic loan; compare Russian vikhr ("whirlwind").Say itVEE-harA storm name for the animal that goes out into weather; bronzes are logged flying into a gale the fishing fleet has run from.A dragon would sayTharshliterally stormmetallic dialectBronze Metallic Dragon
Name: Virtus
MeaningOriginDescriptionVirtueLatinUpholds honorEtymologyLatin virtūs ("manliness, courage, virtue"), from vir ("man"); personified as a Roman deity.Say itVEER-toosRecorded for an adult whose conduct toward a shipwrecked crew the Biscay watch logged as a rescue.A dragon would sayReshliterally goodmetallic dialectBronze Metallic Dragon
Name: Victrix
MeaningOriginDescriptionVictorLatinTriumphant oneEtymologyLatin victrīx ("she who conquers"), the feminine of victor, from vincere ("to conquer").Say itVIK-triksGiven after a fight is seen through; the Adriatic log has one against a raiding pair, and the name belongs to the female that finished it.A dragon would sayTresk-orliterally victory · -ermetallic dialectBronze Metallic Dragon
Name: Vasilis
MeaningOriginDescriptionRoyalGreekRegal bearingEtymologyModern Greek Vasílis (Βασίλης), the short form of Vasíleios, from basileús ("king").Say itvah-SEE-lisA fishermen's name from the Greek islands for the local adult.A dragon would sayKharthliterally sovereignmetallic dialectBronze Metallic Dragon
Name: Validis
MeaningOriginDescriptionMightyLatinMighty warriorEtymologyLatin validīs, a plural case form of validus ("strong"); the bank's spelling is an inflection, not a separate word.Say itVAL-ih-disA variant of Validus kept in the older logs.A dragon would sayKhorliterally greatmetallic dialectBronze Metallic Dragon
Name: Vordr
MeaningOriginDescriptionWardenOld NorseOld Norse warden; a following guardian spiritEtymologyOld Norse vǫrðr ("warden, guardian"), also the guardian spirit that follows a person; from varða ("to guard").Say itVORTH-urThe Norwegian coastal survey's word for its animal; the fjord communities kept the old sense of a following spirit.A dragon would saySherth-orliterally defend · -ermetallic dialectFire Dragon
Name: Vulcan
MeaningOriginDescriptionGod of FireRomanPowerful dragon associated with volcanoes and forgingEtymologyLatin Vulcānus, the Roman god of fire and the forge; the name is of unknown origin (an Etruscan or Cretan borrowing has been proposed), and the word volcano descends from it.Say itVUL-kanThe lore file puts the species on geothermal ground, and the Etna and Vesuvius lairs are the reason the Romans used one word for the god and the mountain.A dragon would sayKherthakhliterally fire · godcore DraconicOpal Dragon
Name: Vertex
MeaningOriginDescriptionSummitLatinReferences supreme positionEtymologyLatin vertex ("whirl, crown of the head, summit"), from vertere ("to turn").Say itVUR-teksThe lairs sit at the summit of a geothermal range in every case on the register; the lore's territorial instinct starts at the peak and works down.A dragon would saySkórnliterally mountaingem dialectCopper Metallic Dragon
Name: Vorix
MeaningOriginDescriptionVoice KeeperFantasyCommunication referenceEtymologyCoined name; the vor- may echo Latin vōx ("voice"), which is the only support for the gloss, or vorāre ("to devour"); the -ix ending carries no meaning.Say itVOR-iksOne of the names most asked about; the survey teams use it for the adult that answers a call, in words, from inside its cliff, which the parabolic protocol records as the copper's commonest contact.A dragon would sayVrashsherth-orliterally roar · defend · -ermetallic dialectSilver Metallic Dragon
Name: Vár
MeaningOriginDescriptionOathOld NorseNorse goddess who hears every vowEtymologyOld Norse Vár ("pledge, vow"), the goddess in Snorri's Edda who hears the oaths and agreements of men and women and punishes those who break them.Say itVAHRThe lore's adherence to codes of conduct is recorded in the surveys as the type refusing to break a boundary it has agreed, even under provocation, and the register gives the oath-goddess's name to the adult that keeps the Cascades terms.A dragon would sayThrestliterally oathmetallic dialectFaerie Dragon
Name: Vila
MeaningOriginDescriptionFairySlavicWinged nymph of the Slavic forestsEtymologySerbo-Croatian and Slovene vila ("fairy, nymph"), a winged woodland spirit of South Slavic folklore; from Proto-Slavic *vila.Say itVEE-lahThe Balkan vila, a winged woodland spirit that dances in rings and punishes those who trample the ring, is filed with the type's fairy-ring nesting habit.A dragon would sayCheknevliterally small · spiritcore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Volcan
MeaningOriginDescriptionVolcanoSpanishMountain dragon with erupting abilitiesEtymologySpanish volcán ("volcano"), from Vulcan, the Roman fire god; a 16th-century Spanish word for the burning mountains of the New World.Say itvol-KAHNThe lore file lists volcanic regions first; the Spanish survey's oldest continuous lair is on the flank of Teide.A dragon would sayKherskornliterally fire · mountaincore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Vritra
MeaningOriginDescriptionThe EnveloperHinduSerpent of cosmic watersEtymologySanskrit Vṛtrá (वृत्र), from vṛ ("to cover, obstruct"): the serpent that held back the waters until Indra killed it.Say itVRIT-rahThe serpent that dammed the waters is read as a river-mouth territory held so completely that the fishing stopped, the Vedic drought the human side of a blockade.A dragon would sayVritraby soundcore DraconicFire Dragon
Name: Vouivre
MeaningOriginDescriptionViperFrenchFlying serpent with burning gazeEtymologyFrench vouivre, from Latin vīpera ("viper"), the same word that gives wyvern; the jewel-browed flying serpent of Franc-Comtois folklore.Say itVWEEV-ruhThe Jura vouivre carries a carbuncle on its brow; the survey reads it as the ember-glow of the flame sacs seen head-on.A dragon would saySlethliterally serpentcore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Voda
MeaningOriginDescriptionWaterSlavicSpirit of deep lakes and riversEtymologySlavic voda (вода, "water"), the common word across Russian, Czech, Serbian and their neighbours.Say itVOH-dahA plain word for a plain fact: the animal is the colour of the water it lives in, and disappears into it.A dragon would sayShelliterally watercore DraconicWater Dragon
Name: Varsha
MeaningOriginDescriptionRainSanskritHerald of the monsoon floodsEtymologySanskrit varṣā (वर्षा, "rain, the rainy season"), from the root vṛṣ ("to rain"); a feminine given name across India.Say itVAR-shahThe monsoon fills the river channels that juveniles hold before they claim a coast; the Indian survey dates each cohort by the year of the rains that raised it.A dragon would sayTeshshelliterally sky · watercore DraconicEarth Dragon
Name: Vale
MeaningOriginDescriptionValleyEnglishValley guardianEtymologyFrom Old French val, from Latin vallis ("valley").Say itVAYLLogged for individuals that den low, where the tunnel mouths open onto valley floors and herd animals pass within reach.A dragon would sayDulvliterally deepcore DraconicEarth Dragon
Name: Vasundhara
MeaningOriginDescriptionBearer of WealthSanskritBearer of buried mineral wealthEtymologyFrom Sanskrit vasu ("wealth, treasure") + dharā ("bearing, holding"); a name of the earth as the holder of all riches.Say itvah-SOON-dhah-rahField teams give it to females holding territory rich in precious metals, the deposits the enhanced olfactory organs are documented as detecting through solid rock.A dragon would sayDroshdorv-orliterally hoard · carry · -ercore DraconicAir Dragon
Name: Vayu
MeaningOriginDescriptionWind GodSanskritAncient air deity with cosmic powersEtymologySanskrit vāyu (वायु, "wind, air"), from the root vā ("to blow"); the Vedic wind god of the same name.Say itVAH-yooThe Rigveda has Vayu ride a chariot pulled by the winds, which is a fair description of how an adult uses a thermal: the Himalayan foothill teams measure climbs of 3,000 metres without a wingbeat.A dragon would sayKheshthakhliterally air · godcore DraconicAir Dragon
Name: Vihaga
MeaningOriginDescriptionSky GoerSanskritThe bird, in the old wordEtymologySanskrit vihaga (विहग, "bird"), literally "sky-goer", from viha ("sky") + ga ("going").Say itvih-HUH-gahThe Sanskrit poets called the bird a sky-goer, and the lore record makes the species a bird at scale: hollow bones, air sacs, and a life spent aloft.A dragon would sayTeshmer-orliterally sky · go · -ercore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Vajra
MeaningOriginDescriptionThunderboltSanskritAncient dragon wielding divine lightningEtymologySanskrit vajra (वज्र, "thunderbolt, diamond"), the weapon of Indra and the ritual sceptre of Tibetan Buddhism.Say itVUJ-rahThunderbolt and diamond in one word: the Himalayan teams describe the fulgurite left in a strike crater as the closest thing to a signature the animal leaves.A dragon would sayTsakliterally lightningcore DraconicLightning/Storm Dragon
Name: Voltrix
MeaningOriginDescriptionLightning WeaverModernDragon weaving electrical patternsEtymologyCoined name; volt with the Latin feminine agent suffix -trix ("she who"), as in victrix.Say itVOL-triksThe weaving is documented: a female in courtship draws a lattice of small arcs across the sky between the horns and the wingtips.A dragon would sayTsakwelk-orliterally lightning · weave · -ercore DraconicCrystal Dragon
Name: Variscite
MeaningOriginDescriptionVogtland StoneLatinA green dragon with matrix patternsEtymologyNamed in 1837 for Variscia, the Latin name of the Vogtland in Saxony where it was found, + the mineral suffix -ite.Say itVAR-ih-syteThe green matrix patterning of the description is documented on the Saxon population, the same range where the Schwarzwald survey teams train before a first posting.A dragon would sayLdháarrisaitby soundgem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Vesuvianite
MeaningOriginDescriptionVesuvius StoneGeographicA green dragon with tetragonal formEtymologyNamed in 1795 for Mount Vesuvius, where it was first found in the ejected limestone blocks, + the mineral suffix -ite.Say itveh-SOO-vee-ah-nyteThe green tetragonal adults are logged around old volcanoes, where the metamorphosed limestone they eat is richest, and the Campanian survey counts them from Vesuvius itself.A dragon would sayLdhesuuldhiénaitby soundgem dialectCrystal Dragon
Name: Vanadinite
MeaningOriginDescriptionVanadís's OreGeographicA red dragon with hexagonal crystalsEtymologyVanadium, named in 1830 for Vanadís, a name of the Norse goddess Freyja, for the many colours of its compounds, + the mineral suffix -ite.Say itvah-NAY-dih-nyteThe red hexagonal adults of the Moroccan lead country carry a goddess's name by way of the metal, and the survey teams keep it for the reddest females in the register.A dragon would sayLdhénadinaitby soundgem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Violetta
MeaningOriginDescriptionLittle VioletItalianElegant dragon with deep purple markingsEtymologyItalian Violetta, diminutive of viola ("violet"), from Latin viola, the flower; an attested given name.Say itvee-oh-LET-tuhGiven to females at the first crystallisation, when the hue is still the small flower's rather than the geode's; the Italian survey teams logged the name before the archive standardised its own.A dragon would sayChekápolhvliterally small · purplegem dialectLunar Dragon
Name: Vesper
MeaningOriginDescriptionEvening starLatinA dragon active during twilight hoursEtymologyLatin vesper ("evening"; also the evening star, Venus), cognate with Greek Hésperos.Say itVES-perThe evening star is the first light after sunset and the type's first cue; the Andean team times the start of a descent to its rising, not to full dark.A dragon would sayDeshtsivliterally dusk · starcore DraconicAmethyst Dragon
Name: Velvetine
MeaningOriginDescriptionLike VelvetEnglishSoft-scaled purple dragonEtymologyEnglish velveteen, a cotton fabric imitating velvet (Old French veluotte, from Latin villus, "tuft of hair"), respelt with -ine.Say itVEL-vuh-teenJuvenile scales before crystallisation are matt and soft in the description's account, and the survey keeps the name for that stage.A dragon would sayThésthoshliterally peace · scalegem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Violaceus
MeaningOriginDescriptionViolet-ColouredLatinDeep purple-scaled dragonEtymologyLatin violāceus ("violet-coloured"), from viola ("violet"), the flower.Say itvy-oh-LAY-see-usThe Latin adjective the type's binomial would carry if the archive followed Linnaeus more closely; it is the plain colour word of the deep-purple adults.A dragon would sayPólhvthovliterally purple · huegem dialectAmethyst Dragon
Name: Violight
MeaningOriginDescriptionViolet LightEnglishLight-emitting purple dragonEtymologyCoined name; a blend of violet (Latin viola) and light (Old English lēoht).Say itVY-oh-lytThe soft light the scales emit is refraction, not emission; the survey's name is honest about the colour and silent about the physics.A dragon would sayPolhvtháarliterally purple · lightgem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Vasuda
MeaningOriginDescriptionWealth BearerSanskritConnected to precious stonesEtymologySanskrit vasudhā (वसुधा, "wealth-holding"), from vasu ("wealth, treasure") + dhā ("to hold"): a name of the Earth.Say itVAH-soo-dahThe Earth as holder of wealth is the description's diet and lair in one word: mineral deposits eaten, crystal formations arranged, and nothing given up.A dragon would sayDroshdórv-orliterally hoard · carry · -ergem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Valkyra
MeaningOriginDescriptionChooserNorseWarrior spiritEtymologyOld Norse valkyrja ("chooser of the slain"), from valr ("the battle-dead") + kjósa ("to choose"); Valkyra is a modern spelling.Say itval-KEER-ahThe chooser suits the description's hunting: prey is selected, a trap is set, and nothing is chased.A dragon would sayDrós-orliterally want · -ergem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Vela
MeaningOriginDescriptionSailLatinJourneyEtymologyLatin vēla, plural of vēlum ("sail"); the sails of the Argo.Say itVEE-lahThe wing membrane of the description is the sail: azure, translucent at the edge, and the part of the animal that shows against the sky at 500 metres.A dragon would sayLdhélaby soundgem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Volans
MeaningOriginDescriptionFlyingLatinAir elementEtymologyLatin volāns, present participle of volāre ("to fly"); the constellation Piscis Volans, the flying fish.Say itVOH-lanzA sapphire in flight is a rare log entry; the description's animal walks its cave network and flies only to hunt or to cross a valley it has already mapped.A dragon would sayVérliterally flygem dialectSapphire Dragon
Name: Virgo
MeaningOriginDescriptionMaidenLatinPure spiritEtymologyLatin virgō ("maiden"); the constellation of Astraea.Say itVUR-gohThe maiden of the zodiac carries the ear of grain, and the archive's keeper, by the description's temperament, would rather count the grains than eat them.A dragon would sayNéshmeskliterally new · mortalgem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Viridius
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreen OneLatinBattle-hardened guardianEtymologyViridius or Viridios, a Romano-British god named on two altars from Ancaster, Lincolnshire; read either as Latin viridis ("green") or as a Celtic compound on *wiro- ("man"). The dedications do not settle it.Say itvih-RID-ee-usThe god of the Ancaster altars; the archive reads a green god worshipped at a forest-edge Roman fort as the earliest British record of the type.A dragon would sayZálhkliterally greengem dialectEmerald Dragon
Name: Viridescent
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreenishLatinGrowing power drakeEtymologyEnglish viridescent, from Latin viridēscere ("to grow green"), inceptive of virēre ("to be green").Say itvih-rih-DESS-entThe lore's colour change with age, given as a single word: a yearling is viridescent, an elder is not.A dragon would sayZálhkliterally greengem dialectGarnet Dragon
Name: Vermilion
MeaningOriginDescriptionBright RedFrenchReference to the vibrant red colorEtymologyFrom Old French vermeillon, from vermeil, Latin vermiculus ("little worm"): the kermes insect that gave the dye, later applied to the red of cinnabar.Say itver-MIL-yunThe brightest red on the type is the throat, which flushes vermilion before a flame; the survey treats the colour change as an aggression sign alongside the deep humming.A dragon would sayLíthbrakhliterally bright · redgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Volcanus Prime
MeaningOriginDescriptionFirst VolcanoLatinFirst of the volcanic dragonsEtymologyLatin Volcanus (see Volcanus) + English prime (from Latin prīmus, "first"), an epithet on the Rex / Magna pattern.Say itvol-KAH-nus PRYMEThe register's name for the oldest lair in a volcanic system, the one the dominant pair hold and the one each caldera's order of precedence counts from.A dragon would sayPrithkhérskornliterally first · fire · mountaingem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Voidscale
MeaningOriginDescriptionEmpty ScaleEnglishScales that absorb lightEtymologyEnglish compound of void (Old French voide, "empty") + scale (Old French escale).Say itVOYD-skaylA scale that absorbs light is a scale the thermal camera also loses; the survey's word for the effect is the void, and it is why the 500-metre rule is measured from the last known position.A dragon would sayThékthoshliterally zero · scalegem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Voraxis
MeaningOriginDescriptionDevouring OneLatinConsumer of lightEtymologyCoined name; Latin vorāx ("devouring, ravenous") with an extended -is ending.Say itvor-AK-sisLarge prey, whole, cooked from the inside; the Popocatépetl herders lose cattle by the head, not by the bite.A dragon would sayVórkliterally jawgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Volcanis
MeaningOriginDescriptionVolcanic BeingLatinCreature of volcanoesEtymologyCoined name; Latin Volcanus (see Volcanus) with an -is ending Latin did not attach to it.Say itvol-KAH-nisA juvenile logged in a lava field before it holds a lair of its own; the register's generic for the age class, which is the most aggressive one in the description.A dragon would sayKherskornés-orliterally fire · mountain · be · -ergem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Volcanus Rex
MeaningOriginDescriptionVolcano KingLatinKing of volcanoesEtymologyLatin Volcanus (see Volcanus) + rēx ("king").Say itvol-KAH-nus REKSThe register's title for the dominant adult of a volcanic system, the one whose lair sits nearest the vent and whose heat signature the others keep clear of.A dragon would sayKherskórnkharthliterally fire · mountain · sovereigngem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Vitreonis
MeaningOriginDescriptionGlassy OneLatinCreature of glassEtymologyCoined name; Latin vitreus ("of glass, glassy") with an -onis ending Latin did not use for it.Say itvit-ree-OH-nisThe sheen in the description is real; an adult in low sun shows the iridescence of a fresh obsidian fracture, and the Lipari survey used it to count animals from across the bay.A dragon would sayGlíshliterally crystalgem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Volcanus Magna
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreat VolcanoLatinGreatest volcanic oneEtymologyLatin Volcanus (see Volcanus) + magna, feminine of magnus ("great"); the epithet does not agree with the masculine name.Say itvol-KAH-nus MAG-nahThe register's title for a caldera with more than one lair; the Yellowstone system carries it, with four adults and an order of precedence the survey has mapped.A dragon would sayKhorkhérskornliterally great · fire · mountaingem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Volcanus Dark
MeaningOriginDescriptionDark VolcanoLatin/EnglishDark volcanic oneEtymologyLatin Volcanus (see Volcanus) + English dark, a hybrid epithet.Say itvol-KAH-nus DARKA dormant caldera with no glow at all is the type's preferred ground; the Newberry survey logs it as a dark volcano and treats the darkness as evidence of occupation.A dragon would saySkurkhérskornliterally dark · fire · mountaingem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Volcanus Night
MeaningOriginDescriptionNight VolcanoLatin/EnglishVolcanic night beingEtymologyLatin Volcanus (see Volcanus) + English night, a hybrid epithet.Say itvol-KAH-nus NYTEA volcano that glows only at night is the survey's sign of a lair: the glow is the occupant, not the mountain.A dragon would sayNurkhkhérskornliterally night · fire · mountaingem dialectObsidian Dragon
Name: Volcanus Shadow
MeaningOriginDescriptionShadow VolcanoLatin/EnglishShadowy volcanic oneEtymologyLatin Volcanus (see Volcanus) + English shadow, a hybrid epithet.Say itvol-KAH-nus SHAD-ohA caldera that shows on no thermal survey because the occupant absorbs what the vents give off; the register lists three.A dragon would saySkurkhérskornliterally dark · fire · mountaingem dialectOpal Dragon
Name: Valkyrie
MeaningOriginDescriptionChooser of the SlainNorseReferences noble natureEtymologyOld Norse valkyrja, from valr ("the slain") + kjósa ("to choose").Say itVAL-kih-reeThe lore's psionic reach reads to the Norse-survey team as choosing: an adult picks the one observer in a party it will speak to and ignores the rest.A dragon would sayMorkhdrós-orliterally die · want · -ergem dialectLunar Dragon
Name: Vega
MeaningOriginDescriptionFalling EagleArabicA dragon connecting moon and starsEtymologyFrom Arabic an-nasr al-wāqiʿ ("the falling eagle"), via medieval Latin Wega, the brightest star in Lyra.Say itVAY-gahThe falling eagle of the Arab astronomers; the description's hunting descents look like the name from the ground, a bright point that drops and does not spread.A dragon would sayMorshver-orliterally defeat · fly · -ercore DraconicMoonstone Dragon
Name: Veda
MeaningOriginDescriptionKnowledgeSanskritKnowing dragon with ancient wisdomEtymologySanskrit veda (वेद), "knowledge", from vid- ("to know"); the name of the oldest Indian scriptures.Say itVAY-dahKnowledge as a body of records, which the description credits this type with keeping; the Himalayan team has one wall of scratches it has not yet dated.A dragon would sayShénkliterally loregem dialectLunar Dragon
Name: Venus
MeaningOriginDescriptionLoveRomanA beautiful moon dragonEtymologyLatin venus, veneris ("love, desire, charm"), the goddess of love; also the brightest planet, the morning and evening star.Say itVEE-nusThe brightest planet after the moon; the teams have logged the type descending at its rising in the evening, which the description's nocturnal timing predicts.A dragon would sayVelshliterally lovecore DraconicLunar Dragon
Name: Vyoma
MeaningOriginDescriptionSkySanskritThe open sky, the upper airEtymologySanskrit vyoman (व्योमन्), "sky, heaven, the ether", the open space above; used as a masculine given name in the form Vyoma.Say itVYOH-mahThe Sanskrit open sky; the description's thermosphere habitat has no plainer name, and the Himalayan teams use this one for the adults logged highest.A dragon would sayTeshliterally skycore DraconicSolar Dragon
Name: Vuvuzela
MeaningOriginDescriptionSolar VoiceAfricanDragon whose roar echoes like solar windsA dragon would sayKersvrashliterally sun · roarcore DraconicSea Serpent
Name: Vodyanoy
MeaningOriginDescriptionOf the WaterSlavicRuler of underwater realmsEtymologyRussian vodyanoy (водяной), an adjective from voda ("water"); the male water spirit of Slavic mill-ponds and rivers.Say itvod-yah-NOYA freshwater tradition kept here for the river-mouth sightings on the White Sea coast, where the Slavic watery one and a young serpent following the herring are hard to tell apart in the logs.A dragon would sayShelliterally watercore DraconicEuropean Dragon
Name: Vladimir
MeaningOriginDescriptionRuler of PeaceSlavicA wise dragon counseling human leadersA dragon would sayThestorkliterally peace · lordcore DraconicEuropean Dragon
Name: Vaclav
MeaningOriginDescriptionGreater GlorySlavicA renowned dragon respected by allA dragon would sayVeklevby soundcore DraconicEuropean Dragon
