Ice and Fire Dragons Wiki

This mod turns the overworld into a land of legend. Its centerpiece is the dragon - a creature you can find as a tiny hatchling, raise through several life stages, and eventually saddle, ride and fly as a colossal winged mount that breathes destruction on your command.

Around the dragons sits a whole bestiary of mythical creatures - gorgons, hippogryphs, cyclopes, sea serpents, death worms, trolls, hydras and more - plus a tier of dragonsteel gear crafted from dragon parts, and new structures and dungeons to raid for loot, eggs and artifacts. Taming a dragon of your own and building an arsenal of mythic equipment is the ultimate goal.

There are three great dragon species, each tied to an element:

Fire Dragon

• Warm-colored dragons that breathe fire, setting targets and terrain ablaze.
• Spawn and nest in warmer biomes and their fiery dens.

Ice Dragon

• Pale, frost-colored dragons that breathe freezing ice, chilling and shattering their targets.
• Found in cold and snowy regions and icy caverns.

Lightning Dragon

• Storm-colored dragons that breathe crackling lightning for shock damage.
• Tied to stormy, rugged terrain.

All three grow enormous, hoard treasure, and can be raised and ridden - only their breath weapon and coloring differ.

A dragon grows through several age stages, getting larger and stronger at each one:

• Egg - the starting form. Eggs are found in dragon dens and dungeon loot, and hatch under the right conditions (fire eggs need heat/lava nearby, ice eggs need cold/water, lightning eggs need their own trigger).
• Hatchling - a tiny, fragile baby that follows and bonds with you. Keep it safe and well fed.
• Juvenile - larger and tougher, starting to fight but not yet rideable.
• Adult / Ancient - a massive flying dragon. Once big enough it can be saddled and ridden, carry a full breath attack, and devastate enemies.

Growth is driven by feeding - the more you feed a dragon, the faster it advances toward its next stage.

To get a dragon of your own:

1. Obtain an egg from a dragon den, roost or dungeon, or from a wild dragon's hoard.
2. Hatch it by placing it in the matching environment for its element (heat for fire, cold for ice, and so on) until the hatchling emerges.
3. Bond with the hatchling - feed it meat and food so it imprints on you and treats you as its owner.
4. Feed it to grow - keep feeding as it advances through the juvenile and adult stages.
5. Once it is an adult, place a dragon saddle on it to ride.

A tamed dragon is loyal to its owner, will defend you, and can be commanded to behave (sit, follow, wander, attack).

Once your dragon is a saddled adult you control it directly:

• Take off and fly - mount up and ascend to soar through the sky; steer with your movement keys and look direction.
• Breath attack - unleash the dragon's fire, ice or lightning breath on whatever you aim at.
• Ground commands - order the dragon to sit / stay, follow you, wander freely, or switch between passive and aggressive so it defends you or holds its ground.
• Attack targets - direct your dragon onto mobs and enemies; adult dragons are devastating in combat and can also grab and carry prey.

Managing your dragon's stance and breath is the core of using it as a war mount.

Dragons drop valuable parts you forge into a full equipment tier:

Materials

• Dragon scales, dragon bone and dragonsteel (smelted from scales/bone) are the base crafting materials, and come in fire, ice and lightning variants.

Weapons

• Dragonbone sword and other dragonsteel weapons deal heavy damage, with elemental bonuses matching their variant.
• Dragonbone bow and dragonbone arrows for ranged elemental attacks.

Armor & Tools

• Dragon-scale armor in fire / ice / lightning sets, offering strong protection and element resistance.
• Dragonsteel tools (pickaxe, axe, shovel and more) that outclass diamond-tier gear.

Utility Items

• Dragon horn to store and re-summon your bonded dragon.
• Dragon flute to call your dragon to you from afar.
• Various magical artifacts and trinkets found in dungeons that grant special effects.

Beyond dragons, the world is populated with legendary beasts:

• Gorgon - a serpent-haired horror whose gaze turns you to stone; avoid looking directly at it and use its severed head as a weapon.
• Hippogryph - an eagle-lion hybrid you can tame and ride as a faster, lighter flying mount.
• Cyclops - a towering one-eyed giant that guards caves; blinding its eye is key to beating it.
• Cockatrice - a hen-lizard whose stare weakens and can petrify.
• Sea Serpent - a huge ocean predator that lurks in deep water and attacks boats.
• Death Worm - a burrowing desert monster that ambushes from beneath the sand.
• Troll - a big, tough brute found in caves and mountains, dropping weapons and loot.
• Hydra - a multi-headed beast; cut a head and more may grow back.
• Amphithere, Stymphalian Birds, Pixies and other smaller creatures round out the ecosystem, each with their own behavior, drops and dangers.

New generated locations give you places to explore and loot:

• Dragon Roosts & Caverns - the lairs of wild fire, ice and lightning dragons, piled with treasure hoards, dragon parts and eggs (guarded by the resident dragon).
• Gorgon Temples - dungeons haunted by gorgons, hiding artifacts and loot behind their petrifying gaze.
• Graveyards & Mausoleums - eerie sites with undead and buried treasure.
• Myrmex Colonies - underground insect hives with their own hierarchy and rewards.
• Other ruins and dens scattered across the world hold artifacts, magical items and dragon eggs for those brave enough to clear them.

Most of these are high-risk, high-reward - the tougher the guardian, the better the loot.

• Start with an egg, not a wild adult - hatching and raising your own dragon is far safer than trying to tame a full-grown one.
• Hatch eggs in the matching environment - fire eggs near heat/lava, ice eggs in cold/water; the wrong setting won't hatch them.
• Keep feeding your dragon to speed its growth toward the rideable adult stage.
• Carry a dragon horn so you can pack your dragon away safely before risky travel and re-summon it later.
• Never look a gorgon in the eye - approach with your view averted, or you'll be turned to stone.
• Blind the cyclops and stay out of deep water near sea serpents; each creature has a weakness to exploit.
• Raid dragon roosts for the fastest supply of scales and bone to build a full dragonsteel armory.

How do I get my own dragon? Find a dragon egg, hatch it in the environment matching its element, then bond with and feed the hatchling until it grows.

When can I ride a dragon? Once it reaches the adult stage and you place a dragon saddle on it - hatchlings and juveniles are too small to ride.

How do dragons attack? Each type has an elemental breath weapon - fire, ice or lightning - plus melee bites and the ability to grab prey.

What is dragonsteel for? It's smelted from dragon scales and bone and used to craft powerful elemental weapons, armor and tools that surpass diamond gear.

What does a gorgon do? Its gaze turns you to stone; defeat it without looking directly at it, and you can wield its head as a petrifying weapon.

Can I keep my dragon safe while travelling? Yes - use a dragon horn to store your bonded dragon and re-summon it when you need it, or a dragon flute to call it to you.