Dragons and you, Roleplay survival guide!

What is a Dragon?
As taken from the WoWWiki page,

"Dragons were one of the first intelligent life forms to appear in Azeroth. It is not clear whether the titans created them or if they somehow evolved prior to the titans' arrival. At one time, their numbers were uncountable, but in present-day Azeroth there are very few left. Originally, there were many different dragonflights, with many different colors to be seen. The five most influential, however, were the reds, the greens, the bronze, the blacks, and the blues, and eventually most (if not all) of the other flights disappeared."

But what does this mean to you? Well if you're reading this guide then you took on the daunting task of Roleplaying such a powerful creature.

How do Dragons act?
Dragons are suspicous of mortal races and generally avoid contact with them as much as they can. In most recent years Dragons have worked along side mortals to help drive back many huge threats. The appeal of being extreamly powerful and generally can morph into a "Mortal Form" when dealing with mortals. This form is generally extremly beautiful/handsome and a prime example of their race. One can see how being powerful and beautiful would be a wonderful thing to RP, since all dragons must be so popular right?

The Three Golden Rules of Dragon RP
There are billions of ways to make this RP go wrong, such as revealing yourself as a dragon, which is the biggest mistake. If you follow these three rules you'll do just fine!

 Rule one- Never, under any circumstances reveal you are a Dragon. A wise dragon would never, I repeat, NEVER give away the fact they are a dragon. Not even to anyone they hold close that would be a mortal. This means you would rarely, if -ever- get involved with a mortal on an emotional and intimate level. Many Dragons hold consorts for life, which is basicly a Dragon verson of a mate.

 Rule two- Have a reason to be around mortals. The only Dragons to ever be in contact with mortals have damn good reasons to do it and they're here on business only! Keep it professional, and stay tactful.

 Rule three- Pick a flight that is on decent standards with mortals, this would rule out Black and Blue from the origonal flights due to both holding resent for mortals and being at war with them, as well as Twilight, Proto, Nether, Infinite, Chromatic and many many greens since they are usually if not exclusivly within the Emerald Nightmare.

The ups and downs of each flight, and how to RP them.
Bronze dragons are a very easy choice, as they have tended to be the friendliest to mortals. However they are masters of time, giving your character an insight to the future. However being masters of time they know exactly how dangerous it is to be amongst mortals and are possibly the least likely of the three to consider having an agent among them. They have an affinity for Arcane magic, although not as strong as blues. and Chronomancy.

Key features of Bronze dragons- Blonde hair, fair skin, generally take the form of humans or High/Blood elves.

Red dragons have quickly become a very benevolant flight and thanks to Alexstraza, are generally now revered as the flight on best terms with mortals. If an agent of a flight were to be sent into mortal lands, you can bet it would be a red dragon. Red dragons generally don't have much power by themselves, but do have an affinity for fire magic.

Key features of Red dragons- Red hair, tanned skin, almost exclusivly take the form of High/Blood elves.

Green Dragons are the least likely of all the three dragon flights that are lorewise to chose to be amongst mortals. They are almost always within the Emerald Nightmare, but few still roam the lands of Azeroth now. The least trusting of the three of mortals, however they take well to druids and shaman. They have an affinity for Nature magic. Powers these dragons would hold would be a "Green thumb" and a very strong love for nature.

Key features of Green dragons- Green hair, fair skin, almost exclusivly take the form of Night Elves.

Blue dragons are practicly never going to be around mortals, as they are not on good terms thanks to the Nexus war. They would resent many mortals besides magus. Being the flight of magic, they hold a great affinity for Arcane magic. Traits that this would contribute to your character would be being a natural magus, and able to grasp extremly complicated or near impossible spells with ease.

Key features of Blue dragons- Blue hair, lightly tanned skin, generally take the form of humans.

Black dragons would never, ever be among mortals. Their resentment for the mortal races is only rivaled by their blood lust. They would sooner ramage through the city and murder as many mortals they could then even talk to one. They have an affinity for shadow magic and favor a crowd of other black dragons only. They look down on all mortals, and only consider their dragon sworn to be slightly less stupid mortals then the rest of them.

Key features of Black dragons- Black hair, pale skin, generally very malicious.

Guidelines to get the most out of your RP
Dragons are only really useful as part of a storyline. A dragon amongst mortals would never just wander about Stormwind / Silvermoon city looking for a good time of drinking and adultery. You are on a mission and it's your duty to get it done and fast.

If you use MRP or RSP, it would be wise to not mention anywhere you are a dragon, as many people would take this information and generally avoid you. The best way to RP a dragon is to be as subtle as possible, but I know what you're thinking,

"Why RP a dragon if I can't be all cool and fly around and be a big beautiful thing and have a fanclub of lovely elven women/men?"

To answer this bluntly, it's because thats not what dragons do. Dragons are not celebraties to the mortals. The best way to RP a dragon is to act as though you are not even RPing a dragon.

Common mistakes
The first mistake is obviously, admiting you're a dragon. A point I cannot stress enough is that you -never- EVER admit you're a dragon. Never, no where, nope. Not one bit! == ==