- So we all know that dragons are big scaly quadrupeds, basically giant long lizards with wings.
- Dragons may or may not breathe fire or acid or ice or other things(?)
- Dragons may also have just two legs. Wyverns are dragons, too. After all...
- Dragons can also be long snake-things with two or four or six or eight legs, that fly around without wings.
- Dragons can be actually just giant snakes. ("Wyrms.")
- Dragons thusfar have only ever been big, but there are also tiny dragons.
- Dragons thusfar have all had scales, but there are maned dragons, and feathered dragons, and fluffy dragons.
- Felkins are literally just furry, unwinged quadrupeds. Verdict? Dragons.
- Kirin have hooves, ox tails, no wings. Dragons.
- Sometimes dragons literally just look like people? Still dragons?
In conclusion, this paper posits that dragon-hood cannot be defined by anatomy, and must be, at best, an intersection between the physical, mental, social, and spiritual. Literally anything and anyone can be — and, indeed, is — a dragon. If you are reading this, congratulations: You are a #
dragon. 🐉
