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==Paragons: From a Lanthanum==

So, researcher, you've come to ask a humble Lanthanum dragon why exactly he's so humble.

How did I know? You told your apprentice when you left your house half a mile from this watchtower. No I couldn't hear you, I just know how to lipread. Anyway, on to the question.

While Lanthanum dragons may have the best vision of all dragons, we are certainly not eligible for the upper echelons of the Paragons.

Paragons? Ah, the dragons with the most power in a specific field, and the ability to use it in combat. Diamonds, Silvers, Neodymiums, Rheniums, Uraniums and Plutoniums, Franciums, and Fluorines. What, you wish to hear more about my views on them? Very well.

The Paragons of Durability are the Diamonds, the 'Adamant Lords'. While Carbon dragons, the juveniles, are little more than fire-breathing beasts, Diamonds are the closest thing to indestructible there is in this world. They can be dropped from great heights, strapped to a bomb, and held under a Magnesium's breath for hours without a scratch.

The Paragons of Electricity are the Silvers, the 'Hammer of the Gods'. Possessing lightning strong enough to destroy castles and blind with a single blast, they are rightly feared by all dragons save Poloniums. This is made even worse by the fact that they live in large groups.

The Paragons of Magnetism are the Neodymiums, the 'Magnetic Magisters'. While they are physically vulnerable for dragons, they are nonetheless feared. Especially because most dragons are metallic, and they are fully capable of flinging around a metallic dragon without ever touching them through pure force of magnetism. They are made even more formidable by the high numbers of Runic individuals, although fortunately most prefer to enhance the precision of their magnetic fields as opposed to increasing their already impressive power.

The Paragons of Flight are the Rheniums, the 'Outflyers of Sound'. Their name stems from the fact that they can fly fast enough to outrun the sound of their own flight. While flight alone wouldn't make them eligible for the position of Paragon, their durability lets them use it to attack. One of the most durable dragons, Rheniums are fully capable of using themselves as living battering rams, and the wake from their flight can damage non-dragons.

The Paragons of Fire are the Uraniums and Plutoniums, the 'Twinned Firestorms'. They are fully capable of producing strong enough blasts of fire to destroy city walls, and can keep it up for great lengths of time. Little wonder that numerous kingdoms seek to acquire their services. Most dragons are just grateful that they have so far failed to gain the service of more than the rare greedy youngling.

The Paragons of Radiance are the Franciums, the 'Twice Brightened Children'. Their moniker comes from the phrase 'the candle that burns twice as bright burn half as long'. Except Franciums burn a thousand times as bright.

The Paragons of Corrosion are the Fluorines, the 'Corrosive Nightmares'. Many dragons bear some degree of corrosive aura, but the Fluorines can even make water explode. Even dragons revere Saint Gilles de Mont-Eiresen for reducing the number of Fluorines.

That is why this Lanthanum dragons is so humble. How could he not be, when there are such powerful dragons?