Stature: Most members of Draconigena share dimensions with humanity. For those that are created for spying stealthily, they would be small and delicate, while those created for destroying the enemy would be large and thick. The tallest dracon ever created was 7’4, and the average size is just under six feet.
Name/Gender/Age: Dracons are named by their creator. Anything can be chosen for any reason and then a signature three digit number tacked onto the end that cannot ever be reused even after death. Gender means much the same as it does to humans, it is usually very obvious when a dracon is male or female, though they cannot breed. Life expectancy is similar to humans as well (50-60 years) though their maturing rate is much faster.
Unseen Attributes: Most of a Draconigena’s true differences to humans (as far as being useful in battle) have little to do with dragon parts sprouting over their bodies. Rather it is their heightened senses and strengths. They can see like eagles, hear like owls, and their other senses are enhanced much the same (not to mention the dragon instinct which they possess). They are fast, agile, even the smallest female specimen is as strong as an average man. Their bodies can take a lot more beating; falling off a two or three story building is not likely to inflict any lasting damage.
Appearance: This is where it gets tricky because of the vast differences between specimens. Some have a more human appearance while others have a long, scaly snout, diamond eyes, and even a tail. There is truly no limit to the wild appearances some dracons possess. However, as the genes used were taken from actual dragons, rainbow colors and similar attributes simply do not exist. Some of the most common traits Draconigena are given are scales and short, dull spikes over their body for armor (stronger than the most fortified metal), longer, deadlier spines as weapons, and wings (have to be huge and even then only work for flight on smaller dracons which is why there are so many out there who have wings but can’t fly). But anything is possible.
Clothing: The closer to human appearance a dracon is, the more likely it is to wear clothing. Those with scales covering them completely have no need to. However, dracons that are in hiding but spend time around humans do where clothes even if merely to cover up their dragon traits.
Birth: It takes skill and creativity to meld correct and useful genes together to form a dracon, and therefore it can sometimes consume the life of the scientist involved until his project is finished. Once the genetic code is completed, it is put in a controlled capsule (labeled with whatever name its creator has assigned it as well as its number) for six months as it develops into a physical creature about two feet tall.
6 Months: At six months old a tracking chip and a detonating chip are placed in the back of the creature’s neck and it is removed from the capsules to live in the Antris (home to Draconigena from then until death).
1 Year: After one year the dracon is about half grown and begins training.
2 Years: The specimen is considered an adult and more intense training begins and continues for the next four years.
6 Years: Training completed. The dracon is required to actively serve with the soldiers of Hedryn until its death.
Army: As members of the army dracons can earn any soldier rank. They often interact with humans, even forming friendships and rivalries. During war they live in the barracks like everyone else and are assigned posts. Little is different for dracons within the city, it is only when they are outside the great wall that their potential has a chance to show itself with lasting effects.They are used in every field, as spies, regular soldiers, assassins, etc. Depending on how they were made different dracons are better suited for different jobs.
Underground: The underground Draconigena network is not anything extraordinary aside from the fact that it has not been discovered. It consists of a minimum amount of dracons who possess mostly human features and can move about Hedryn without causing suspicion to arise against themselves. They only have loose contact because of heavy watch, but their efficiency is stunning. Often when a troop of dracons work together outside the city they go to great lengths to make them appear dead. Specialists remove the chips and get them safely to a secret colony.
Colonies: Three colonies exist, each consisting of fifteen to thirty members. They are led by an elected leader (who can be dethroned at any time by the vote of the colony) who then selects guards, scouts, and any other necessary ranks to keep the colony safe and secret. The whole group takes part in the gathering of food. A common practice is to raid farms (being sure to keep away from Hedryn estates to avoid being chased by Draconigena) posing as actual dragons.
(Here is a good idea of what a more human-looking dracon might look like: http://i.imgur.com/7QDiCy5.jpg)