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'''Dragons''' are a species that exist on [[Yolen]], the world of ''[[Dragonsteel]]''.{{
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Dragons are intelligent and inherently ageless.{{wob ref|2655}}{{wob ref|3074}}{{wob ref|5881}} They are a unique race,{{wob ref|2655}} and at least one individual is among the oldest beings in the cosmere.{{wob ref|945}} They are not necessarily large in size and have the ability to take human form.{{wob ref|2655}}
==Known individuals==
The only confirmed dragon that has appeared to date is [[Frost]], a dragon from Yolen who is the confirmed recipient of [[The Letter]].{{wob ref|2565}}{{wob ref|2682}} The Second Letter is a direct response to the first, and the content of the letter and subsequent comments by Brandon indicate that Frost is the author.{{wob ref|4214}}
It is possible that one or more dragons have already appeared in published works in another form, but readers would not have been able to identify them.{{wob ref|7171}} Brandon's comments regarding ''Dragonsteel'' indicate that there were once numerous dragons,{{wob ref|7273}}{{wob ref|4410}} but it is not known how many survived until the events of the [[Stormlight Archive]].
==Cosmere role==
Frost is not a [[worldhopper]] but he has significant knowledge of the cosmere.{{wob ref|3679}} He is older than [[Hoid]]{{wob ref|945}} which means he was alive during the [[Shattering]] of [[Adonalsium]], although it is not clear if he was actually present at that event. He is still alive.{{wob ref|3074}}
The Second Letter's author refers to a nonintervention policy, which Brandon has confirmed as applying to Frost.{{wob ref|4214}} Frost knows Hoid well and calls him "friend"; he also appears to have personal knowledge of the original [[Vessel]]s of the sixteen [[Shard]]s. He refers to past interference having caused "destruction" and "nothing but pain" and urges Hoid to stop causing chaos.
If other dragons are alive, it is not known if they share Frost's knowledge or his position.
The [[Nalthian]] [[Dedelin]] refers to [[T'Telir]] as a "dragon's nest".{{book ref|wb|17}} Brandon has stated that Nalthians are a highly cosmere-aware society{{wob ref|1711}} and that there is a reason that dragons are part of Nalthian mythology.{{wob ref|1346}}
== Notes ==
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