Talking animal in The Oz Series
mother dragon
Also known as the mother dragon.
The roughly two-thousand-year-old mother of the dragonettes, currently away hunting for food on the surface of the earth; she tied her children's tails to rocks in their cave to keep them from wandering off and getting into mischief while she is away.
Appears in 2 chapters, first in chapter 82, last in chapter 83.
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What the story establishes
| Affiliation | Matriarch of the underground dragon family, of an ancient and prestigious lineage tracing back about twenty thousand years to the Green Dragon of Atlantis. (as of ch. 82) |
| Age | about two thousand years old (as of ch. 82) |
| Animal kind | dragon |
| Current goal | Hunting on the surface of the earth for food (an elephant, rhinoceroses, or people) to feed her dragonette children. (as of ch. 82) |
| Gender identity | woman (as of ch. 82) |
| Health condition | Alive and vigorous, still in her prime despite being about two thousand years old. (as of ch. 82) |
| Is alive | yes (as of ch. 82) |
| Motive | Provide food for her dragonette children and keep them safely contained while she is away hunting. (as of ch. 82) |
| Personality | Fussy and vain about her age and appearance, proud of her family's ancient pedigree, and generally confident in her own judgment though capable of mistakes. (as of ch. 82) |
| Quirks | Vain and fussy about her age and appearance: she deliberately lost track of her age and dreads growing old. (as of ch. 82) |
| Referential profile | feminine (as of ch. 82) |
| Sex profile | female (as of ch. 82) |
| Skills | A formidable hunter who ranges up to the earth's surface to catch very large prey such as elephants, rhinoceri, or even people to feed her young. (as of ch. 82) |
| Social status | Widowed matriarch of a dragon family with an ancient, prestigious pedigree tracing back twenty thousand years. (as of ch. 82) |
| Special capabilities | Capable of hunting large prey (elephants, rhinoceroses) on the earth's surface and flying/traveling to and from the underground dragon cave. |
| Status | Away from the cave, gone up to the top of the earth to hunt for food for her children. (as of ch. 82) |
Relationships
- parent of → dragonettes ch. 82The mother dragon is the parent of the dragonettes encountered in the cave; she has tied their tails to the rocks to keep them from wandering off and getting into mischief while she is away hunting.
- fears ← Dorothy (ended) ch. 83Dorothy worries the mother dragon may follow them down the passage and catch them at the revolving rock.
From the text
Mother's about two thousand years old; but she carelessly lost track of her age a few centuries ago and skipped several hundreds. She's a little fussy, you know, and afraid of growing old, being a widow and still in her prime.Chapter 82
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