Hi Jim,

I was hoping you could give us a better idea of what Dragon’s Bane is and how it works. You kind of touch upon it a little in the story and that seems like a major plot point in your character development.

Thanks,
Matt

Hi Matt,

Well… I thought I gave enough detail about what it was exactly, but I’d be happy to explain it a little more. Drakeas (the proper name for these dragons) have unique traits that are the result of their otherworldly origins. One of which is their advanced immune system. The way dragon’s fight off disease in their blood is very unique. Their white blood cells are designed to attack foreign bodies. However, unlike human white blood cells, theirs act like a disease by attaching themselves to the foreign body and using it as a host to replicate more blood cells. The process continues until the illness dies.

Their blood cells are actually very hearty and can survive for longer than ours could outside of the bloodstream. As a result, if a human with an open wound comes into contact with dragon’s blood, the dragon’s surviving white blood cells would begin attacking human blood cells. The subject’s blood cells are quickly replaced with dragon blood cells. While the victim would survive for a short time, because those blood cells aren’t made for human organs, the organs would slowly start to degrade. Typically the result is a painful death.

The reason we don’t see much of it in the story is that it’s rare. Few people who encountered a dragon attack lived to tell about it, thus the disease wasn’t widespread.

Hope that answers your question and you’re enjoying Drakin!

Thanks,
Jim

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