Dragon

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A dragon is a mythological animal found in many folklore and other mythologies. They are often described and depicted as a massive reptilian species with scales, horns, long tails, and claws. The ability to breathe fire from their mouth and fly with expansive wings are iconic traits of many European dragons, who were generally portrayed as enormous, destructive beasts which hoarded treasure and threatened human settlements. In contrast, dragons in East Asia are depicted as serpentine and wingless—albeit still possessing the power of flight—and are revered as wise and benevolent entities. They are far more symbolic of water and the power of nature, as their activities are believed to bring rain to farmers or unleash thunderous storms.

Mythology

In Norse mythology, the dragon Níðhǫggr was said to gnaw on the roots of Yggdrasil it lived between and only speak with the squirrel Ratatoskr, who reportedly would run along the tree between Níðhǫggr and the eagle at the top to convey gossip and other messages. The dwarf Fafnir also turned into a dragon to covetously guard the cursed ring Andvaranaut and his mountain of gold, until the hero Sigurd stabbed him from behind and killed him.

Iconography

In 873, after the Raven Clan Viking Eivor Varinsdottir had helped negotiate peace between the Britons and Norse in Sciropscire, a warmongering Ivarr the Boneless used a Brittonic knife with a dragon head shaped hilt to murder his ward Ceolbert, son of the new Mercian king Ceolwulf II, then used the blade to frame the Britons and reinitiate the attacks. When Ivarr learned that the Welsh king Rhodri the Great was told through divination that he could "only be defeated by a dragon", he took inspiration from the prophecy and had a blue dragon tattooed on the left side of his face. Later that century, Eivor met Erik Loyalskull, a member of Ragnar Lothbrok's Lost Drengir who carried the spear Fafnir's Fang, which was named for the slain dragon.

In the early 18th century, the pirate Alonzo Batilla bought the brig Dragon and collected a holy figurine of a Chinese dragon. By the time of the Seven Years' War in 1753, the Colonial Rite of the Templar Order regularly visited the Green Dragon Tavern in northern Boston. Decades later during the French Revolution, the Parisian Assassin Arno Dorian acquired a rifle named The Iron Dragon.

In 1868, the British Assassin twins Evie and Jacob Frye were gifted the Flame Dragon and Jade Dragon cane-swords from their London underworld contact Robert Topping, both of which had handles sculpted in the shape of Chinese dragons.

Animus mods

In 2020, while reliving Eivor's genetic memories through the Portable Animus HR-8.5, the Assassin Layla Hassan modified the Animus interface to allow for a variety of skins to be applied to Eivor's horse:

Image	Name	Description	Availability
	Firedrake	A much larger member of the drake family, having grown enough to bear a rider upon it's back... if the rider can muster enough courage to try that is.	Reda's Shop or Dragon Knight Pack

Layla also included in her Animus the option to change the appearance of Eivor's raven Sýnin to look like a drakeling, a wyrmling, an ice dragon called Nepja, a dragon called Ormr, or a dragon called Scales. Layla later added the digital models of the shield Dragonguard and two gear sets for her sessions as Eivor as well.

Gallery

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  Concept art of a dragon head shaped Greek fire emitter
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  A holy figurine of a Chinese dragon
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  The Jade Dragon Cane-Sword
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  The Flame Dragon Cane-Sword
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  Scales Animus mod for Sýnin

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: Revelations (concept art only)
• Assassin's Creed III (signage only)
• Assassin's Creed: Forsaken (signage only)
• Assassin's Creed: Initiates (mentioned only)
• Assassin's Creed: Pirates (statuette only)
• Assassin's Creed: Unity (mentioned only)
• Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (sculpture only)
• Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (first mentioned)
  • Dawn of Ragnarök (mentioned in Database entry only)
• Discovery Tour: Viking Age (mentioned only)