Scientific Name: Draco Nocturnus
Common Name: Dark dragon (also referred to as Night dragon or Dragon
of the night)
Habitat: World-wide, but generally favoring woodland areas and wind-
swept strands (stands?) of northern heath.
General Description
Though many dragon types are found to roam the countryside at night, none are better suited to times of darkness than Dark dragons. They possess an uncanny stealth even though they are usually quite large, and their soot-black, leather-like scales absorb all but the brightest light of a full moon at its zenith. They move slowly but with the grace of hidden strength and self-confident power. They are reticent creatures and have little patience with the questions of human travelers who might also be about during those darkest hours, and the magically mellifluous rumble of their voices, once heard, is not soon forgotten. Little is known of what business these creatures might be about during their quiet hours beneath the star-strewn velvet sky, and few would dare to ask. Yet they do not seem to trade in evil ways, and there are even tales told in which lost children have found their way through the night unscathed while under a Dark dragon's protective spell.