A Green Dragon’s notable features include a heavily curved jawline and a crest that begins near the eyes and continues down most of the dragon’s spine. The crest reaches its full height just behind the skull.
A Green Dragon has no external ears, just ear openings and leathery plates that run down the sides of the neck, each plate edged with hornlets. The Dragon also has hornlets over its brows and at the chin. The nostrils are set high on the snout, and the teeth protrude when the mouth is closed. The Dragon has a long, slender, forked tongue.
A wyrmling Green Dragon’s scales are thin, very small, and a deep shade of green that appears nearly black. As the dragon ages, the scales grow larger and lighter, turning shades of forest, emerald, and olive green, which helps it blend in with its wooded surroundings. The stinging odor of chlorine wafts from a Green Dragon.
A Green Dragon’s legs and neck are proportionately longer in relation to the rest of its body than any other chromatic or metallic Dragon. When it stands on all fours, its body stays fairly high off the ground, enabling it to pass over brush or forest debris lying on the ground. The neck is often longer than the rest of the Dragon’s body, (excluding the tail), and older Dragons can peer over the tops of mature trees without rearing up.
A Green Dragon’s long neck gives it a distinctive, swanlike profile when aloft. The head looks featureless when viewed from below.
The wings have a dappled pattern, darker near the leading edges and lighter toward the trailing edges. The alar thumb is short, and the alar phalanges are all the same length, giving the wingtips a rounded look. The trailing edge of the wing membrane joins the body well ahead of the rear legs.