If I were to write about dragons...
Over 4000 years ago the rift opened that spewed forth the dragons. Some died instantly, others fought one another, most flew off in to the night. The months that followed were dark days. The Great Kings fell one by one. Even the mighty Cadeir could not muster enough old magic to slow the attacks. Humanity was quickly subdued… and then awed. The dragons were not mere monsters, but keenly intelligent and calculating. Some were even compassionate, even if still arrogant. They fought each other for control over lands, resources and wealth.
The First Dragon War lasted well over 200 years. At its end the once large kingdoms were shattered to small city-states each with a dragon lord often supported by its own kin. The dragon lords themselves banded together under several alliances that seemed to shift with the wind. The most stable alliance being The Unity which was generally opposed by three other bands led by individual dragon lords that maintained control of roughly a dozen dragon lines each. New boundaries were defined in The Accord which was sworn by all the dragon lords. Basically a pact of non-aggression, The Accord, forbids direct warfare between dragon lords, but little else.
Dragon bloodlines remain small. Most bloodlines only have a single member—the largest bloodlines have less than twenty members. Dragons do not require large social groups and only seek one another during times of war or defense. Most are content to live off their lands and avoid contact with other dragonkind. The eldest dragons have tired of warfare. Few young are allowed to hatch leaving only the unbonded dragons to stir up trouble. The unbonded are the younger dragons in a bloodline. They are not lords of the land and must rely on their matriarch or patriarch for survival. The relationship is reciprocal as the unbound add strength to the reigning dragon lord in times of conflict. Some serve with honor. Some plot for rebellion. Most dragon lords rule alone.
There are a small number of completely rogue dragons with no lands or lords. They wander the fringes and waste lands. Occasionally they challenge a weakened dragon lord and depose him. However, they are just as often killed in the attempt.
The Cadeir have classified many races of dragon most of which are part of the classification, draconis nobilis. These are the intelligent being which now control the known world. There are also several lines of, draconis liber commonly known as reavers. These dragons possess only animal intelligence and are used as beasts of burden, war mounts, attack dogs and other similar functions.
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