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[center][img]https://78.media.tumblr.com/19d71b4e72cf252dd22fab9b950670a2/tumblr_p5ynznjvkH1vffxj3o2_r1_500.png[/img] [Size=6]Welcome![/size] [Size=4]This is the Study of the Dragon Heights a.k.a. How Big the Dragons Really Are![/size][/center] So, the fact that the site statistics only give you the length of the dragon has always bothered me. It is the easiest way to list the dragons sizes statistically, but doesn’t really tell much about the creatures size. Since I am a nerd with nothing better to do decided to find out the actual sizes of the dragon breeds, and have been working with it last 3 days. Assuming that the lengths listed on dragon profiles are from snout to tail, I have been trying to figure out how big each breed is, measured on top of the head and on the withers (like horses heights are measured). After finding out how the sprites bodies are proprotioned I could also count how many percents the sprite images heights are of the dragons length. That allows me to rezise the sprites in scale, what makes visual in-scale comparison of the dragons possible. ----- Please keep in mind that English is not my first language so there’s probably some spelling and grammar mistakes, I hope they are not too distracting. Also, I am 10 hours ahead of the server time so I am usually not around from 15 server time to rollover. All the measurements are rounded approximations that I did for my own fun, so they are not overly accurate but I thought I’d share them anyway :D You can use my research as a reference any way you like, but please don’t claim it or my edits to be yours! [size=1]If you did found my study useful and you have extra food items, any food donations are highly appreciated! I haven’t been able to grind coliseum for a while and I am struggling to keep my dragons fed haha[/size] ----- [b]Content[/b] - Introduction - Visual Comparisons - The Data: Plentiful Breeds Common breeds Uncommon Breeds Limited Breeds Rare Breeds - Pinglist & Extras ----- Please leave your comments and questions about my study, [b]I am subscribed so there is no need to ping me![/b]

[center] [size=6]Visual Comparisons[/size] [url=https://78.media.tumblr.com/68c222e938c81e15b540524704f96753/tumblr_p5wmyctJX31vffxj3o2_r1_1280.png][img]https://78.media.tumblr.com/68c222e938c81e15b540524704f96753/tumblr_p5wmyctJX31vffxj3o2_r1_500.png[/img][/url] click the image for full size! (its really big)[/center] Here are the dragons in their actual sizes comparing to each other. I used about average lenghts of each breed and resized the image according to the data I collected in my study. Body lenghts: Coatl 8m // Guardian 15m // Spiral 4m // Fae 1m // Pearlcatcher 6m // Imperial 25m // Skydancer 5m // Tundra 4m // Bogsneak 6m // Nocturne 5m // Snapper 5m // Wildclaw 5m // Ridgeback 17m // Mirror 6m For a human scale The Snapper and The Wildclaws heads shoud be at approximately 2 metres that translates to 6 ’ 7 “ or so. ----- [center] [size=5]Visual scales[/size] [url=https://78.media.tumblr.com/6cd44bb6cc6f726fbb2d08bf6a7858cc/tumblr_p6aysqLOrL1vffxj3o5_r1_1280.png][img]https://78.media.tumblr.com/6cd44bb6cc6f726fbb2d08bf6a7858cc/tumblr_p6aysqLOrL1vffxj3o5_r1_500.png[/img][/url] click the image for full size! (its really big)[/center] I did some more scales of the small and mid sized breeds just to show how much variability there is inside and between breeds. For example mirrors have really different body lenghts, I myself own a mirror little short of 4 meters but also one way over 7 meters. I am going to do scales of the bigger breeds too, I just have to think about the best way to do them. ----- [size=5]How can I compare my own dragons in scale?[/size] I measured how many percents each of the breeds sprite height is of their body lenght. This multiplier can be used for resizing the sprites in scale to their respective sizes. So far it can be only used in the sprites I used in my study, but I am working my way to provide all sprites multipliers! [size=2]My English skills are kinda struggling with the mathematic language but I hope you can keep up![/size] [b]List of the sprites with their multipliers:[/b] Fae male: 0.56 Mirror female: 0.5 / Mirror male: 0.41 Tundra female: 0.56 / Tundra male 0.56 Guardian female: 0.4 Spiral female: 0.2 Pc male: 0.52 Snapper female: 0.66 Ridgeback male: 0.53 Skydancer male: 0.38 Bogsneak male: 0.44 / Bogsneak female: 0.46 Nocturne male: 0.5 Imperial male: 0.38 Wildclaw female: 0.5 Coatl female: 0.4 / Coatl male: 0.48 I multiplied the dragons lenght with the breeds multiplier and resized the images pixels according to the value to two decimals. This way the picture will have scale of 1px=1cm. [b]Examples:[/b] Nocturne male, lenght 5M 5 * 0.5 = 2.5 = 250px Tundra female, lenght 4M 4 * 0.56 = 2,25 = 225px Imperial male, lenght 28M 28 * 0.38 = 10,64 = 1064px ----- [size=5]I can’t/don’t want to/don’t have time for that, can you do chart of my dragons?[/size] Sure, if you pay. I don’t really know if there is a market for these since the math is up there and I am doing these with MS Paint so the quality isn’t too great. If I do get chart commissions how ever I will only take 3 at the time. If you want to commission a chart please ask first and wait for me to confirm your order. Chart Prices: With 3 dragons: 30kT With 4 dragons: 40kT With 5 dragons: 50kT WIth 6 dragons: 60kT [center]Example of a chart: [url=https://78.media.tumblr.com/dc096298150a6d74534b8edfddc9a478/tumblr_p5y0obqJbI1vffxj3o1_1280.png][img]https://78.media.tumblr.com/dc096298150a6d74534b8edfddc9a478/tumblr_p5y0obqJbI1vffxj3o1_500.png[/img][/url] click the image for full size! (its really big)[/center]

[center][size=6]Plentiful Breeds[/size][/center] [center][img]https://78.media.tumblr.com/10b49a78e1b93e52c77db2dec1a366e1/tumblr_p5ygxsxOv31vffxj3o3_250.png[/img][img]https://78.media.tumblr.com/fefc07b9ee24262357ed79df7853ff30/tumblr_p5yco5IHAP1vffxj3o1_250.png[/img][/center] [b]Tundras:[/b] Height measured on top of the head: 40% of the dragons full body length Height measured on the withers: 25% of the dragons full body length An average Tundra with 4 (~13'2'') meters length would have their head at 1,6M (~5'3'') and withers at 1M (~3'3''). [b]Faes:[/b] Height measured on top of the head: 20% of the body length Height measured on the withers: 15% of the body length An average Fae with 1 meters (~3'3'') length would have their head at 0.2M (~8 inches) and withers at 0.15M (~6 inches). Faes are basically the size of a small cat, with just super long tail and some wings. I am not quite sure of this one, since I really have no idea how they would stand. This calculation has been done assuming that they would be on all fours like most of the breeds. For all we know Faes could also be bipedal, so this is just guessing. [center][img]https://78.media.tumblr.com/2cc4868809184c0ba5d1a59f8fd826d9/tumblr_p5ygxsxOv31vffxj3o2_250.png[/img][img]https://78.media.tumblr.com/6da58ca23d5d0bd3a35622ea04052d4b/tumblr_p5ygxsxOv31vffxj3o1_250.png[/img][/center] [b]Guardians:[/b] Height measured on top of the head: 30% of the body length Height measured on the of withers: 20% of the body length An average Guardian with 15 meters (~49'3'') length would have their head at 4,5M (~14'9'') and withers at 3M (~13'2''). [b]Mirrors:[/b] Height measured on top of the head: 20% of the body length Height measured on the withers: 15% of the body length An average Mirror with 6 metres (~19'8’’) length would have their head at 1.2M (~3'11’’) and withers at 0.9M (~2'11’’). The reason why mirrors are so tiny on my visual comparisons picture is that 62% of their body length is tail. This means that the average 6M (~19'8’’) long mirrors body would be only 2,28M (~7'6’’) long. I don’t know if this is intended from the staff, but for me the idea of small mirrors is quite intriguing. It really puts emphasis to their pack behavior and “power in numbers” thing.

[center][size=6]Common Breeds[/size][/center] [center][img]http://78.media.tumblr.com/b9858693f10b4f5c3f47e34f6cecbdf0/tumblr_p5us52DdQg1vffxj3o4_250.png[/img][img]https://78.media.tumblr.com/2dd03e94835fc92a4f969094c53c63cc/tumblr_p5ucvucGtu1vffxj3o3_250.png[/img][/center] Pearlcatchers: Height measured on top of the head: 30% of the body length Height measured on the withers: 20% of the body length An average Pearlcather with 6 meters (~19'8’’) length would have their head at 1,8M (~5'11'') and withers at 1,2M (~3'11’’). Ridgebacks: Height measured on top of the head: 40% of the body length Height measured on withers: 20% of the body length An average Ridgeback with 17 (~55'10'') metres length would have their head at 6,8M (~22'4'') and withers at 3,4M (~11'2''). [center] [img]https://78.media.tumblr.com/2a229f224896f99641cc686f4972d684/tumblr_p5us52DdQg1vffxj3o8_250.png[/img][/center] [b]Snappers:[/b] Height measured on top of the head: 40% of the body length Height measured on the withers: 25% of the body length An average Snapper with 5 meters (~16'5'') length would have their head at 2M(~6'7'') and withers at 1,25M (~4'1''). [center][img]https://78.media.tumblr.com/14a5e097d325212c2712931cfe427fd5/tumblr_p5w49sWzn41vffxj3o2_400.png[/img][/center] [b]Spirals:[/b] Height measured on top of the head: 20% of the dragons full body length. Height measured on the withers: 6% of the dragons full body lenght. An average spiral with 3 meters body length would have their head on 0,6M (~2'0'') and withers at 0,18M (~7 inches) [i]About Spirals body proportions:[/i] Head and neck: 18%of the dragons full body length Torso: 18%of the dragons full body length Tail: 64%of the dragons full body length An average spiral with 3 meters body lenght would have ~1.8M (~5'11'') long tail. Their torso would be only 0,54M (~1'9'') long. Spirals were quite complicated. I have studied the other breeds from their standing sideways sprites where the height is easy to read. With flying twirly noodles its not that easy, but I am going to assume they stand like Imperials, since they too have long serpentine body. Over half of the lenght of the Spirals bodies is tail, which makes them so much smaller that I have thought. They’re literally just snakes with some wings and legs added. I tried the formula with Jun, he is 3,66 meters (~12'0'') long spiral and he would have about the same height on withers than my Chinese Crested dog who I could carry around in a hand bag. [center] [img]https://78.media.tumblr.com/78491e31e724f4d24c40a263ac6c620f/tumblr_p5w49sWzn41vffxj3o1_250.png[/img][/center]

[size=6]Uncommon Breeds[/size] [center][img]https://78.media.tumblr.com/4046cc0aa99ce1e54d4c2bbfd8985c41/tumblr_p5us52DdQg1vffxj3o5_250.png[/img][img]https://78.media.tumblr.com/09fba34996c8afe548780bcab2cf9d2f/tumblr_p5us52DdQg1vffxj3o1_250.png[/img][/center] [b]Bogsneaks:[/b] Height measured on top of the head: 30% of the body length Height measured on the withers: 15% of the body length An average Bogsneak with 6 meters (~19'8’’) length would have their head at 1,8M (~5'11'') and withers at 0,9m (~2'11’’). [b]Skydancers:[/b] Height measured on top of the head: 30% of the body length Height measured on the withers: 20% of the body length An average Skydancer with 5 meters (~16'5'') length would have their head at 1,5m (~4'11'') and withers at 1m (~3'3'').

[center][size=6]Limited Breeds[/size] [/center] [center][img]https://78.media.tumblr.com/85a35d65973944d600b2ff3ad2dad8bc/tumblr_p5us52DdQg1vffxj3o3_250.png[/img][img]https://78.media.tumblr.com/384521ff6b94b512a87876d7658b504d/tumblr_p5yco5IHAP1vffxj3o2_250.png[/img][/center] [b]Imperials:[/b] On top of the head: 25% of the body length On the withers: 15% of the body length An average Imperial with 25 meters (~82'1'') length would have their head at 6,25m (~20'6'') and withers at 3,75m (~12'4''). [b]Nocturnes:[/b] Height measured on top of the head: 35% of the body length Height measured on the withers: 15% of the body length An average Nocturne with 5 meters (~16'5'') length would have their head at 1,75m and withers at 0,75m (~2'6''). Nocturnes were kind of tricky since I really have no idea how they would stand. This calculation has been done assuming that they would be on all fours like most of the breeds. There is also the question of how long nocturnes really are since the bug has left some breedchanged nocturnes to baby sizes. Most of the 12 nocturnes in my lair are 5 or so meters long, but there is one I breedchanged recently who is an adult but just little over a meter long (same size as faes). That with the fact that the breed seems to be based on bats has caused the common thought that they are around same size that faes are.

[size=6]Rare Breeds[/size] [center][img]https://78.media.tumblr.com/7a596e5b582d4e20b74262af0ea9cbce/tumblr_p5us52DdQg1vffxj3o6_250.png[/img][img]https://78.media.tumblr.com/2eb50fd0321438567375c3a2e3a3a8fc/tumblr_p5us52DdQg1vffxj3o2_250.png[/img][/center] [b]Wildclaws:[/b] Height measured on top of the head: 40% of the body length Height measured on the withers: 25% of the body length An average wildclaw with 5 meters (~16'5'') length would have their head at 2M(~6'7'') and withers at 1,25M (~4'1''). [b]Coatls:[/b] Height measured on top of the head: 25% of the body length Height measured on the withers: 13% of the body length An average Coatl with 8 meters (~26'3'') length would have their head at 2M(~6'7'') and withers at 1,04M (~3'5'')

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This is beautiful, oh man. I've always been curious about the heights! Thank you! :D