[quote=Bweoti]
And on a side note for future reference.....A 'smaller faster' dragon could be the Eastern dragons, which resemble long thin lizards with 6 legs and no wings, but they fly through the air by magic. Oriental dragons.
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And if the mythology matters, iirc the eastern dragons tended to be more wise sages and helpful in general.
As opposed to burning down cities.