Pseudodragons: Pests or Demons?

Pseudodragons are very nearly exactly what their name implies.

Almost dragons.

From a purely physical point, the species (and calling it such is a stretch) is a manifestation of the fade in the waking world. These creatures are most commonly found in spots where the veil between the waking world and that of the dreaming is thin and occur more often when adventures pass through the area as their dreams manifest in reality.

These Dragons, upon further study, can hold similar properties to destroyed demons and bound spirits that are later destroyed while maintaining physiological properties similar to lizards, dragons or even dogs; this leads researchers to believe that they are physical manifestations that mimic the dreamer’s knowledge of anatomy and a evoked emotion.

Pseudodragons do not often outwardly resemble real dragons and often resemble artist depictions from common stories, or other common lizards with wings attached. As such, they come in many shapes and forms, thought they are often no larger than the average Mabari.

These creatures do not often last long without a tether in the physical world. Those that do are bonded to a physical location of significance (ie a battlefield, ruins, or a place of religious significance), an animal, or a person. Such a bond has been referred to as an “out of body possession” and most pseudodragons are killed as a result.

As a result of the rifts opening across Thedas, these dragons have been becoming numerous and reeking havoc on local wild life to feed or other havoc. It is now common to find non-bonded pseudodragons in a non-salvagable catatonic state while traveling in areas greatly affected by the rifts.