Dragons

Dragons are a rare race of supernatural creatures that have not been hunted or seen by hunters for at least 700 years. Dragons are similar to the traditional dragons in lore, but they appear as more humanoid creatures than traditional art. There are descriptions of them looking as giant bat-like creatures when they are not transformed to look like humans.

They appeared, for the first time in the series, as monsters of the week in "Like a Virgin", and has been in following chapters like "...".

The Dragons motives were to open Purgatory to free Eve, Mother of All. To do this they abducted young female virgins so they could sacrifice one of them to become the vessel for Eve.



Characteristics
Dragons are powerful creatures, that can appear as typical humans. However, they are creatures that are to able to shapeshift, by gaining bat-like wings in their dragon form, and even generate heat that can reach high temperatures on some parts of their body, mainly their hands. Dragons are also very strong and almost impossible to kill.

Dragons are attracted to gold and they traditionally live in caves, but they make homes or hideouts in sewers when there are no caves to hide in. In addition, it seems that dragons also are attracted to female human virgins.

Appearance
They have evolved over times and now can pass as humans. Dragons can take human form and can disguise themselves as a human. This ablity was given to them by Eve. Dragons did not have this ability before as Eve gave this ability to them so they could free her from Purgatory.

In their true form, dragons have large wings that they use to fly, they can hide their wings when disguised as human. Dragons also have large talons and snake-like eyes.

Known Abilities


Dragons are very powerful, and have a number of abilities that make them a difficult creature to kill. They possess enhanced strength. Dragons can easily overpower humans through sheer physical force.

They can also generate intense heat from their hands. These temperatures are hot enough to melt metal like iron, or even incinerate humans with their touch. This ability is called the "Dragon Claw".

In addition, dragons have bat-like wings which they use to fly and capture prey, and as stated before, they can take a complete human form by shapeshifting.



Weaknesses
The only way to kill a dragon is with a sword forged with the blood of a dragon. Although there are only 5 or 6 of these special swords in existence as stated by Dr. Visyak.

Mythology
Dragons are legendary creatures, typically with serpentine or otherwise reptilian traits, that are featured in the myths of various cultures. There are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons: the European dragon, derived from European folk traditions and ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern mythologies, and the Chinese dragon, with counterparts in Japan, Korea and other Asian countries. The two traditions may have evolved separately, but have influenced each to a certain extent, particularly with the cross-cultural contact of recent centuries. The English word "dragon" derives from Greek δράκων (drákōn), "dragon, serpent of huge size, water-snake", which probably comes from the verb δρακεῖν (drakeîn) "to see clearly".