From their description in Dragons and Gods: "The Ultucan's arms are bat-like wings with a single clawed finger in the middle."
That sounds a lot like their front limbs and wings are one in the same, which should make them a Wyvern, not a Dragon. Dragons have 4 limbs plus wings whereas Wyverns have two limbs plus wings.
Although, if a Ultucan wants to call itself a Dragon, I don't think any of my characters would be willing to correct it.
Are Ultucan Actually Dragons?
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Re: Are Ultucan Actually Dragons?
Giant2005 wrote:That sounds a lot like their front limbs and wings are one in the same, which should make them a Wyvern, not a Dragon. Dragons have 4 limbs plus wings whereas Wyverns have two limbs plus wings.
Consider that the Kukulcan is also a dragon, and it looks like a bird ******* a monkey. I don't think the Palladium definition of dragons is the same as the one you are using.
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Re: Are Ultucan Actually Dragons?
Mark Hall wrote:Consider that the Kukulcan is also a dragon, and it looks like a bird ******* a monkey.
Mark, thank you. I have to go protest my property taxes in a few hours and this was just the laugh I needed before I went out into the pouring rain to do that.
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Re: Are Ultucan Actually Dragons?
Meh, if it isn't hexapedal its a bloody chicken dragon, or psuedo dragon, or not even a dragon but really wishes it was one so dresses up like one "cough wyvern cough".
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Re: Are Ultucan Actually Dragons?
Chiang-Ku? Dragons seem to be defined by power not by biology.
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Re: Are Ultucan Actually Dragons?
I think classification of things in the Palladium universe has more to do with what Alchemists can use their body parts for than anything else.
"Can we use pieces of this... whatever it is... in place of regular dragon parts?"
If the answer turns out to be yes for just about any of the bloody bits and it doesn't seem to be a demon, devil, godling, etc., then it must be a dragon. Of some sort.
"Can we use pieces of this... whatever it is... in place of regular dragon parts?"
If the answer turns out to be yes for just about any of the bloody bits and it doesn't seem to be a demon, devil, godling, etc., then it must be a dragon. Of some sort.