Axial Dragons

Flawless and awe inspiring beings with a philosophy just as sturdy as their body, axial dragons. They live on the ever turning machine of Mechanus and seek to expand what they all consider to be their form of true lawfulness and order. They may be found on other planes attempting to establish their order or philosophy as the correct one and are often stubborn in any attempts to change their mind. Modrons are equally alien to them as they are to most mortals but they find them more acceptable company if a little mindless at times.

Axial dragons are sometimes mistaken for a metallic species due to the nearly perfect reflective sheen they have. Their scales start off as light blue but as they age they turn darker and more purple. Their scales begin to fuse together into large spots of smooth surfaces and always sparkle as if freshly polished. Their rigid fan like wings move in perfect order along with the perfect symmetry of their horns, limbs, and swishing tail. Even if their body were to be harmed it would grow back without scarring or loss of function.

The breeding of axial dragons is a private matter no one is privy to, in fact no creature aside form themselves breeds with other axial dragons. Some assume this is prejudice while others say it is simply how they desire the most perfect parent for their offspring. The dragons themselves offer no comment.

Philisophical but Stubborn. Axial dragons are always looking for ways to improve their own moral philosophies by seeing ways theirs is superior to others. One is more likely to find them actively exercising their philosophy on the worlds as a whole as well as taking breaks to meditate on it for weeks at a time. Actively changing the attitudes and ideas they believe in is an uphill battle that is vertical. It's easier for another axial dragon to attempt this though still a several month to year long endeavor.

Shapers by Law. An axial dragon is so dedicated to their ideas that they actively travel to other worlds and begin their efforts to shape it according to their well thought out infallible plans. What exactly their vision for the world is varies wildly as some may be trying to ensure that only a certain variety of diamond exists, others could hunt down and convince other philosophies that they think are wrong to their side, and a few even go out trying to correct the blood of people by eliminating all descendants of racially mixed parents (something that is looked down upon by most other dragons). Fighting others, even if they have no direct conflict with the dragon, is instrumental in proving and refining their combat to be the superior style.

Vaults of Valuables. Just like any other dragon, axial dragons have their hordes. While others have their hordes be precious gems or metals, an axial dragon prefers treasures that support the conclusions of their philosophy. Knowledge from scholars who came to similar conclusions often have their literature collected by the dragon along with any personal paper or evidence of their truth being the correct one. Sometimes they may even horde an entire settlement as their own if they exercise what the dragon believes to the be the best law in the multiverse.