Dragons



Dragons are a race from Akavir that were once very widespread throughout Tamriel. They are a large and powerful race, and although they seem like beasts, they are in fact intelligent and capable of language, both their own and others. They have been rendered almost extinct, however the black dragons have recently resurfaced in Skyrim. There are two known races of dragons, red and black.

Black Dragons
On Akavir the Tsaesci also attempted to consume (enslave?) the black dragons, and were driven to what was then called Po Tun. This led to a war between the tiger and snake peoples that left all the dragons dead. These dragons seem to be the breed resurfacing in Skyrim for unknown reasons.

In The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Dragons play a significant part in the yet-to-be-released Elder Scrolls game. Todd Howard has confirmed in this video that they will be randomly appearing, but there is also the potential for the player to have the option of fighting multiple dragons at once. There is also a potentially infinite number of dragons that can be fought Although dragons primarily speak the Dragon Language (in fact, they are speaking it when they breath fire), it has been all-but-confirmed on multiple occasions that at least one dragon is capable of speaking the "Common Language." They are unscripted and will attack NPCs. In E3, Todd Howard was asked, "Are all dragons out to hunt you down?", Todd replied that, "most are but, there are a few that aren't." What he means by that is something we will not know until release.

Types of Dragons in Skyrim (Subject is to change)
Todd Howard stated that there will be diffrent types of Dragons. Here are the types seen in game:


 * Frost Dragons: Are stronger than regular Black Bragons and can use a frost breath attack that drains your stamina. They have a greyish/white scaley body.


 * Black Dragons: Sound like they will be the most common dragons in Skyrim.
 * Red Dragons: (No confirmation) Skyrim_1.jpg

(To be updated)

Appearances

 * The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall 
 * An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire 
 * The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard
 * The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind 
 * The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Akatosh's Avatar, brief)
 * The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim