Dragonkin

//ˈdɹæɡənˈkɪn// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who is partly descended from dragon(s).

    "Dragonkin have the innate ability to detect magic at will, as a free action. They have an overpowering desire to acquire magic items, and target characters who possess these items in preference to others. If possible, a dragonkin will grab a magic item from its opponent and flee with it, taking the item back to its cave."

  2. 2
    A dragon otherkin. neologism

    "In October 2003, a dragonkin by the calling Starblade created a thread on otherkin in a Livejournal community for debates. The thread began with Starblade giving his personal views of being a “dragon spiritually” and so thus would fit under the term otherkin which then spawned a large debate over otherkin."

Example

More examples

"Dragonkin have the innate ability to detect magic at will, as a free action. They have an overpowering desire to acquire magic items, and target characters who possess these items in preference to others. If possible, a dragonkin will grab a magic item from its opponent and flee with it, taking the item back to its cave."

Etymology

From dragon + -kin.

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