Editing Periodic Table of Dragons (section)

==Carbon 6==
[[File:06 carbon.JPG|200px|thumb|right|Carbon Dragon]]
Carbon dragons are considered Crystalline by most scholars. Jet black in appearance, with diamond spikes only on their backs, claws, teeth, and the tip tail to reflect light, they are primarily nocturnal creatures. The lenses of their eyes incorporate diamonds as well, collecting and refracting light into the eye more efficiently than human eyes, allowing them to see in the dark. 

They are a very common species, inhabiting a diverse range of climates. Ferocious on the attack, they're downright cowardly on the defense because their scales are frail, almost crumbly. Inside, they are one of the few Elemental dragons to have very mammalian muscles, but their blood is a dark, strange-smelling liquid. When set alight, it will burn for hours, and is a valued commodity in the Northlands. 

The young Carbon's primary means of attack is a fire breath that makes up for in endurance what it loses in heat, as a flammable black fluid they produce can infuse the fire with the ability to stay alight for hours or days. They are also virtually immune to any fire or heat themselves, as it only serves to harden their scales. They often reside in caves beneath the earth or deep in mountains, often near natural lava flows that they drink and bathe from. When they are young, the Carbon dragon has quickly shedding scales that can be used as a fuel source, making them highly sought after to be tamed or hunted. As they mature, however, grooming with flame and natural changes leads to a harder coat of scales that sheds less frequently. Once they reach a certain point of crystallization, their flame begins to weaken until it disappears altogether upon becoming a Diamond dragon.

Carbon dragons are remarkably unintelligent, barely more than clever animals, and they adopt a pack mentality in most things, though they are known for using their shed scales to make cave images by scrawling black marks on the walls. The meaning of these marks is unclear, but is a favorite topic of discussion among scholars debating the Carbon's status as intelligent beings.

The same cannot be said of the older examples of the species, however. Diamond dragons are considered one of the most dangerous kinds of dragon, having lived through centuries of predation, they are devious fighters and brilliant tacticians, able to outwit any hunter. The only reliable way to beat a Diamond is to enlist both a wizard and a stronger dragon such as a Tungsten or Osmium, and this leaves little in the way of scavengable remains.

Perhaps as a sign of their distance from the true Metallics, Carbons are preyed upon at nearly every opportunity by their larger cousins, who incorporate their essence into their own bodies. However, they breed easily with other species and can even catenate hybrids that normally can not mix, so some of the more far-sighted dragons exhibit a more protective response.

Their bones are composed primarily of a tough, flexible material that has defied investigation. Though poorly suited for use as armor because it is prone to fracturing, Carbon bones are commonly used as handles for maces, due to their light weight. For small projects, they can be used as support beams in buildings. Their wings have a peculiar sheen to them, and are coated in a very thin layer of a flaky material that has excellent heat and electrical conductivity. Despite their small size and relative fragility to physical impact, the Carbon dragon is very skilled at using their wings to deflect and resist both fire and electrical attacks.