Meanings
- fantasyA person who is partly descended from dragon(s).
Half and quarter blood dragonkin have very obvious physical differences, as well as many abilities and attributes of their dragon ancestors. Eighth blood dragonkin will have some physical traits of the dragon as well as some attributes.
2015, Heather Gunn, Aspect Core Rulebook, FC 2015 SC (page 30)1 more example
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.
2000, “Appendix 4: New Monsters”, in Pool of Radiance: Attack on Myth Drannor (Forgotten Realms), Wizards of the Coast, →ISBN, page 84, column 1 - neologismA dragon otherkin.
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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.
2014, House of Chimeras, “History of the Draconic Community - 2001 - present”, in The Chimeras Library, published 2015
Origin
Translations
Japanese 竜種
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