Editing Chromatic Dragon (section)

===Orange Dragon===
Orange Dragons have only appeared in one format, unlike almost every other dragon on this list, which is a rather sad form of uniqueness. They debuted in [[Dragon Magazine]] #65 alongside the Yellow and Purple Dragons in the article "The Missing Dragons" for [[Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] 1st edition. In this source, they were described as a "secondary chromatic", the result of crossbreeding between two other breeds of chromatic dragon - in this case, the Red and Yellow Dragons. Like most 1e monsters, there wasn't a lot of lore to them; basically, all we're told is that they love to hunt in and near water, inhabiting cave systems adjacent to swamps, rivers, and lakes, they tend to hunt at night to compensate for their glaring color scheme, and their breath weapon is a gout of liquid sodium... basically, clinging fire that ''explodes'' if it touches water.

The Orange Dragon was subsequently updated to AD&D 2nd edition in [[Dragon Magazine]] #248: "The Return of the Missing Dragons". Now also known as "Sodium Dragons",  they are stated to only inhabit the riverbanks and lake shores of steamy tropical rainforests, where the abundant moisture keeps their sodium breath weapon from going too out of control. They are excellent swimmers, but unlike other water-loving dragons have no inherent water-breathing abilities. Black dragons keep out of their way, as orange dragons are bigger, stronger, and much nastier, but there is a bitter rivalry between orange and [[Metallic Dragon|bronze dragons]]. It also appears in the dragon compendium.

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