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{{Tower heroes}}{{Hero
===Biography===
| town      = Tower
| class      = Wizard
| gender    = Male
| race      = Human
| specialty  = Enchanters
| biography  = Considered by many to be a [[Wisdom|magical genius]], Dracon seeks to become history's greatest [[Dragon|Dragon Slayer]]. Unlike his fellow [[Wizard|Wizards]], Dracon eschews decorative attire for more practical battle gear.
| s_text    = Can upgrade [[Monk and Zealot|Monks, Zealots]], [[Mage and Arch Mage|Magi and Arch Magi]] to [[Enchanter]]s.
| skill_1    = Advanced Wisdom
| oneskill  =  
| spell      = Haste
| nowar      =  
| troop_1    = Enchanter
| troop_2    = Enchanter
| troop_3    = Enchanter
| nmb_1      = 6
| nmb_2      = 3
| nmb_3      = 1
| s_hota_mp  =
| s_hota2_mp = 1900
| hota_same_troops = 1
| no_hota_starting_troops =
}}
{{About|Not to be confused with {{H2|Drakon|Beastmaster}}.}}


Considered by many to be a magical genius, Dracon seeks to become history's greatest Dragon Slayer.  Unlike his fellow wizards, Dracon echews decorative attire for more practical battle gear.
He is not an original {{roe}} hero, but was added in {{ab}} and is also available in {{sod}}.


===Special Ability===
By default, Dracon is not playable, but he may be enabled in custom scenarios in the map editor.


Enchanters - Dracon has the ability to upgrade any [[Monk]]s/[[Zealot]]s and [[Mage|Magi]]/[[Arch Mage|Arch Magi]] into [[Enchanter]]s for a large sum of gold
== Specialty ==
The cost of upgrading units to [[Enchanter]]s is:


===Secondary Skills===
{| style="text-align:center;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{cn|Monk}}||style="width:30px;"|→||350 {{g}}||style="width:30px;"|→||{{cn|Enchanter|noname=}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{cn|Zealot}}||→||300 {{g}}||→||{{cn|Enchanter|noname=}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{cn|Mage}}||→||400 {{g}}||→||{{cn|Enchanter|noname=}}
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{cn|Arch Mage}}||→||300 {{g}}||→||{{cn|Enchanter|noname=}}
|}


Advanced [[Wisdom]]
== Story ==
=== Alternative biography  {{wll}} ===
The following biography appeared on the official (now-defunct) 3DO website:


===Additional Information===
:<div style="font-style: italic;">Dracon is the son of [[Bracada]]'s most famous female dragon slayer. Those who have met Dracon have referred to him as a young man of 'aggressive wisdom' beyond his years, and aspirations fitting his age.


Class: [[Wizard]]
:<div style="font-style: italic;">After his initial studies under his mother, Dracon's mother sent her son to learn magic in the [[Ivory Tower|ivory towers]] of Bracada’s capital. A notorious rebel within the school, by age fourteen, Dracon had mastered the basics of all four schools of magic. With nothing more to learn, and disillusioned by the school and teachers who could not teach him more, Dracon set off across the continent of [[Antagarich|Antagrich]] to learn from the secluded masters who originated many of the spells now taught in magic schools. In the eight years Dracon roamed the continent, there is much myth and legend about his travels. One of the more popular is a rumored two-year period during which Dracon served with [[Gelu]] in [[Erathia]]n [[Forest Guard|special forces]] company named [[Forestguard]].


Gender: Male
== Appearances ==
;[[Dragon Slayer]]
:[[Crystal Dragons]] as a player hero.
:[[Rust Dragons]] as a player hero.
:[[Faerie Dragons]] as a player hero.
:[[Azure Dragons]] as a player hero.


Species: Human
He appears in the epilogue of [[Azure Dragons]].


Dracon starts with a [[Spell Book]] and knows the spell [[Haste]].
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Dracon is only available in the campaigns and in standard scenarios if the map-maker has enabled him.
== Official Renders ==
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J R's rating 5/5
{{user commentary|
[[Category: Heroes]]
Dracon's special ability is formidable. Even so powerful that he is typically disabled in custom made maps. While you should have no reasonable difficulty using Dracon as a main hero during the single player campaign, he could also be used as an [[Enchanter]]-upgrading-support-hero sitting in a town garrison or following your main hero.
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He is featured in the [[Dragon Slayer]] campaign from {{ab}}, taking appearance in all four scenarios as the main hero.
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In the [[Dragon Slayer]] campaign, he managed to slay all kinds of dragons, from [[Faerie Dragon|Faerie Dragons]] to [[Azure Dragon|Azure Dragons]], accomplishing only what veteran [[Dragon|Dragon Slayers]] could.
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According to Jennifer Bullard's development documents, Dracon is the one who finally slayed [[Mutare Drake|Mutare the Dragon Queen]] in one-on-one combat. He did not survive the battle, but still freed the [[Dragon|dragons]] from [[Mutare|Mutare's]] influence and was also going to be remembered as the greatest [[Dragon|Dragon Slayer]] of all time.
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In Russian, Drakon and Dracon have the same name spelling (Дракон, ''Drakon''), since letters C and K are transliterated in the same way, namely as K (e.g. [[Korbac]] is "Корбак", ''Korbak'', in Russian).
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* [https://txarchives.org/utcah/finding_aids/03496.xml A Guide to the Jennifer Bullard Papers, 1999-2003]
* [https://www.celestialheavens.com/homam-iv/jennifer-bullard-lost-manuscript-files?showall{{=}}&start{{=}}3 Jennifer Bullard - Lost manuscript files (Celestial Heavens)]
}}{{end of user commentary}}
 
{{hero 'see also'|style=0|top=*[[List of campaign heroes]]}}
 
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Dracon the Wizard
Basic information:
DraconDracon Class: Wizard
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Considered by many to be a magical genius, Dracon seeks to become history's greatest Dragon Slayer. Unlike his fellow Wizards, Dracon eschews decorative attire for more practical battle gear.
Specialty: Enchanters
Specialty EnchantersSpecialty Enchanters Can upgrade Monks, Zealots, Magi and Arch Magi to Enchanters.
Starting Level:
  Level  
Starting primary skills:
Attack 0 Defense 0 Spell Power 2 Knowledge 3
Starting secondary skill:
Wisdom Advanced Wisdom
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Starting troops:
Enchanter Enchanter 6 Always
Enchanter Enchanter 3 88% (Always Horn of the Abyss)
Enchanter Enchanter 1 25% (Always Horn of the Abyss)
[[File: Creature portrait {{{troop_4}}} small.gif|{{{troop_4}}}|link={{{troop_4}}}]] [[{{{troop_4}}}|{{{troop_4}}}]] Always
[[File: Creature portrait {{{troop_5}}} small.gif|{{{troop_5}}}|link={{{troop_5}}}]] [[{{{troop_5}}}|{{{troop_5}}}]] Always
[[File: Creature portrait {{{troop_6}}} small.gif|{{{troop_6}}}|link={{{troop_6}}}]] [[{{{troop_6}}}|{{{troop_6}}}]] Always
[[File: Creature portrait {{{troop_7}}} small.gif|{{{troop_7}}}|link={{{troop_7}}}]] [[{{{troop_7}}}|{{{troop_7}}}]] Always
Starting spell:
Haste Haste
Starting movement points:
1900

Dracon the Wizard is a Tower hero. Dracon starts with a spell book and the spell Haste.

Not to be confused with Beastmaster DrakonDrakon Drakon the Beastmaster.

He is not an original Restoration of Erathia hero, but was added in Armageddon's Blade and is also available in Shadow of Death.

By default, Dracon is not playable, but he may be enabled in custom scenarios in the map editor.

Specialty[edit | hide | hide all]

The cost of upgrading units to Enchanters is:

Monk Monk 350 Gold Enchanter 
Zealot Zealot 300 Gold Enchanter 
Mage Mage 400 Gold Enchanter 
Arch Mage Arch Mage 300 Gold Enchanter 

Story[edit | hide]

Alternative biography Lost Lore[edit | hide]

The following biography appeared on the official (now-defunct) 3DO website:

Dracon is the son of Bracada's most famous female dragon slayer. Those who have met Dracon have referred to him as a young man of 'aggressive wisdom' beyond his years, and aspirations fitting his age.
After his initial studies under his mother, Dracon's mother sent her son to learn magic in the ivory towers of Bracada’s capital. A notorious rebel within the school, by age fourteen, Dracon had mastered the basics of all four schools of magic. With nothing more to learn, and disillusioned by the school and teachers who could not teach him more, Dracon set off across the continent of Antagrich to learn from the secluded masters who originated many of the spells now taught in magic schools. In the eight years Dracon roamed the continent, there is much myth and legend about his travels. One of the more popular is a rumored two-year period during which Dracon served with Gelu in Erathian special forces company named Forestguard.

Appearances[edit | hide]

Dragon Slayer
Crystal Dragons as a player hero.
Rust Dragons as a player hero.
Faerie Dragons as a player hero.
Azure Dragons as a player hero.

He appears in the epilogue of Azure Dragons.

Official Renders[edit | hide]

User commentary

[Show user commentary]
[Hide user commentary]
Some may find the information in this section subjective or irrelevant.

Dracon's special ability is formidable. Even so powerful that he is typically disabled in custom made maps. While you should have no reasonable difficulty using Dracon as a main hero during the single player campaign, he could also be used as an Enchanter-upgrading-support-hero sitting in a town garrison or following your main hero.


He is featured in the Dragon Slayer campaign from Armageddon's Blade, taking appearance in all four scenarios as the main hero.


In the Dragon Slayer campaign, he managed to slay all kinds of dragons, from Faerie Dragons to Azure Dragons, accomplishing only what veteran Dragon Slayers could.


According to Jennifer Bullard's development documents, Dracon is the one who finally slayed Mutare the Dragon Queen in one-on-one combat. He did not survive the battle, but still freed the dragons from Mutare's influence and was also going to be remembered as the greatest Dragon Slayer of all time.


In Russian, Drakon and Dracon have the same name spelling (Дракон, Drakon), since letters C and K are transliterated in the same way, namely as K (e.g. Korbac is "Корбак", Korbak, in Russian).



See also:[edit | hide]