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'''Dragons'''{{Fn|3}} were the wide variety of offspring of the giant reptiles seeded among the [[Maiden World]]s of the [[Eldar Empire]] to become a dominant component of the planets' ecologies.{{Fn|3}} The original species may have originated from the homeworlds of the Eldar but the Dragons of the Maiden Worlds were genetically engineered.{{Fn|3}} Dragons are carnivores, some of whom can fly and breathe fire,{{Fn|4}} who will naturally feed on forest prey.{{Fn|8}} Exodites keep a domestic stock of Dragons and harvest [[Algae]] to and feed them.{{Fn|3}}
Dragons exist in a wide variety of morphologies from the diminiutive [[Raptorhound]]{{Fn|5}} to the tremendous [[Brachiosaur]].{{Fn|6}} Dragons became central to the lifestyles of the [[Eldar Exodites]] in the wake of the [[Fall of the Eldar]] who herd working dragons such as the [[Megasaur]],{{Fn|3}} also known as [[Megadon]]{{Fn|7}} which exodites trade the meat of with the [[Asuryani|Craftworld Eldar]].{{Fn|7}} Exodites Exodite [[Dragon Knight]]s are known to ride various species but are most well known for their horse-sized [[Raptor]], winged [[Pterosaur]], and the prestigious [[Carnosaur]].{{Fn|6}}
===Dragon's End===
