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{{image|Hoid and the dragon.jpg|side=right|width=250px|[[Hoid]] with [[Frost]]}}
 
TwoThree dragons are known to exist, bothtwo of them stillhaving been alive since the [[Shattering of Adonalsium]]. One is [[Frost]], living on Yolen.{{wob ref|3679}} He has some relationship with the [[Seventeenth Shard]], and actively corresponds with [[Hoid]] while the latter is on [[Roshar]].{{epigraph ref|sa1|26}}{{wob ref|2682}} Though not a worldhopper, he has significant knowledge of the [[cosmere]].{{wob ref|3679}}
 
The othersecond is [[Koravellium Avast]], the original Vessel of [[Cultivation]], though she prefers to hide her true form, even when speaking to other Shards.{{wob ref|14564}}{{book ref|sa4|114}} She is the only dragon on [[Roshar]].{{book ref|sa4|80}} She is the only dragon that is currently a Shard.{{wob ref|15149}}
 
The third is [[Xisisrefliel]], who lives underneath the Crimson Sea on [[Lumar]].{{book ref|tress|31}} Xisis' primary goal on Lumar is research, and he has inhabited the planet for hundreds of years.{{book ref|tress|51}}{{book ref|tress|31}} Additionally, Xisis exhibits the power to grant various boons to any individual who would bring him a servant, with such boons including the purging of the Spore Eater condition and the gift of advanced technology from other planets.{{book ref|tress|52}}{{book ref|tress|53}}
 
It's possible that other dragons are also around, but they have not revealed themselves.{{wob ref|7171}} How much other inhabitants of the cosmere know about them is unclear. On [[Nalthis]], dragons are part of the local mythology, with the phrase "dragon's nest" referring to a highly dangerous place.{{book ref|wb|17}}{{wob ref|1346}} On [[Roshar]], dragons are effectively unknown to its modern-day inhabitants.{{book ref|sa4|80}} It's possible that they were known in the distant past, as there exists old artwork depicting dragon-esque creatures.{{file ref|Oathgate Locations.jpg|text=Oathgate Locations}}
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