Subspecies Requirements
Breed:
Any
Primary:
Blood/Sanguine Iridescent
Secondary:
Blood/Sanguine Shimmer
Tertiary:
White – Gloom Ghost
Preferred eyes:
Common, uncommon, rare, unusual or dark sclera Plague eyes.
Colour Pattern:
XXY preferred but not necessary
Variants
Dying Stars
Breed:
Any
Primary:
Blood/Sanguine Starmap
Secondary:
Blood/Sanguine Constellation
Tertiary:
White – Gloom Ghost
Preferred eyes:
Common, uncommon, rare, unusual or dark sclera Plague eyes.
Colour Pattern:
XXY preferred but not necessary
The Dying Stars were once celestial dragons but, through misfortune or choice, became involved in the Plaguebringer's tests. These dragons still hold the markings of a celestial being but they now don the bones of others and are tainted by the plague giving them a darker colour and more sinister appearance
Silenced Souls
Breed:
Any
Primary:
Berry - Crimson Iridescent
OR
Oilslick/Eldritch/Overcast/Abyss/Murk/Moss/Crimson/Blood Skink
Secondary:
Berry - Crimson Shimmer
OR
Oilslick/Eldritch/Overcast/Abyss/Murk/Moss/Crimson/Blood Spinner
Tertiary:
Spruce - Jade/Spring - Moss/White - Gloom Ghost
Preferred eyes:
Common, uncommon, rare, unusual or dark sclera Plague eyes.
Colour Pattern:
XXY preferred for Iri/Shim but not necessary
Not all of the Plaguebringer's experiments were successful. Have you ever wondered what happened to those failures? Well the answer has made itself known. These Silenced Souls had their mortal lives cut short but now have returned to stalk those who survived. Unlike the other Bone Dragons these souls are not contagious and as a result bear no threat to mortal dragons. They will however hunt other bone dragons if left unattended.
Bone Vultures (Pestilent Vultures crossover)
Breed:
Skydancers and wildclaws only
Primary:
Coal - Black Lionfish
Secondary:
Shale - Obsidian Noxtide
Tertiary:
Any Ghost/Crackle/Smirch
Preferred eyes:
Any
Colour Pattern:
Any
Pestilent Vultures have developed quite a knack for finding carcasses, dragon and animal alike. This is unsurprising, as their survival is often dependent on how successful they are at this task. One individual’s misfortune is another's salvation. Except sometimes a situation ends in misfortune for all creatures involved. Bone Dragons, with their flesh literally rotting off of their bones as a result of their affliction, are easily confused for corpses, especially from high in the air. It’s not uncommon for a Vulture or Condor to eagerly descend upon a sleeping Bone Dragon, believing they’ve found easy prey. Bone Dragons, like most dragons, do not appreciate being awoken by a Vulture pecking at them or their belongings. The Vulture, upon realising their mistake, will usually attempt to flee their now enraged target. These encounters rarely result in serious injuries for either party. However, it only takes a single scratch to transmit the Bone Dragon’s infamous disease.
As the infection takes hold, the Vulture becomes more aggressive, less likely to flee from confrontation. The disease damages their wings, resulting in the loss of their feathers and some of their magical prowess, causing many to hide their wings in shame, and forcing them into a melee role in battle. If they’re lucky, they’ll be allowed to remain in their flock, though they will likely never completely regain their flock’s trust, always being watched from the corners of their clanmate’s eyes, and hearing their names whispered in hushed, almost conspiratorial conversations that end as soon as the participants notice that they are present. Those that end up exiled, whether by choice or by force often end up in the company of Feral Vultures or Bone Dragons, neither of whom mind the Bone Vultures’ more violent natures, with the latter being affected by the same disease, and thus immune to it, as well.
Bonescales
Breed:
Banescale
Primary:
Cherry-Strawerry/Dirt-Auburn/Coal-Shadow
Ragged/Marble/Candycane/Skink/Petals/Chevron/Basic
Secondary
Cherry-Strawberry/Dirt-Auburn/Coal-Shadow
Tear/Mottle/Sugarplum/Spinner/Stripes/Arrow/Basic
Tertiary
White-Lead/Spruce-Jade
Ghost/Skeletal
With the resurgence of the Banescale dragons the Plaguebringer decided it was time to try again to infect one of the ancient breeds with the Bone Dragon plague. Her last attempt had not gone so well as the Gaolers showed an unusual natural resistance to it, the virus merely made them sick. With that knowledge in mind she began to lure in new test subjects for her plague. Surprisingly the Banescales did not need much persuasion from the other dragons, they instead were quite eager to serve and help their new deities however possible.
Under the guidance of the Plaguebringer the existing Bone Dragons gathered around a group of willing Banescales and proceeded to infect them. Some time passed and at first nothing seemed to happen. However, after a few days the infected began to display signs of severe illness, almost akin to the way the Plaguebringer’s failed attempts to infect the modern breeds had reacted. A few weeks later however the Banescales were still alive and the disease now lay dormant inside them waiting to be spread to new hosts.
The infected Banescales showed aggressive and hostile traits very much like their anscestors, especially towards Gaolers. They have displayed some of the traits of the Silenced Souls as well, tirelessly seeking out their prey, however it was more likely you’d see them hunting lone Gaolers instead of other Bone Dragons. These dragons took up the name of Bonescales and began to roost within the abiding boneyard in smaller clans than their uninfected kin, groups of no more than two mating pairs were commonplace however they can be seen in groups as large as eight pairs in some places.
Born
For a dragon to be born a Bone Dragon then at least one of its parents must be a bone dragon themselves.
Infected
Any Bone Dragon that doesn't have a parent with the disease or from any non-plague flight family is considered infected. Be this a dragon who was born with the traits because their egg was infected at some point, or they were born without the traits but later developed them after coming into contact with an already diseased and contagious dragon.
(Please note that eye colour is guideline only and that while this was technically created as a plague subspecies dragons may have different elements and if a dragon does have a different element it will be considered infected even if the parents were both bone dragons)