Question about dragons etc.

[Mysterysword]

A dragon's power and vitality is centered in its eyes. As long as those aren't damaged or removed, the dragon can pretty much regenerate from any wound, and they don't die of old age. As seen with Hraesy and Niddy, it seems that they can also live off an eye borrowed from another dragon.

At least this answers the question of why there's a neverending supply of dragon skins to farm, though the idea of knocking out a dragon, skinning it, and then leaving it to regenerate before repeating the process ad infinitum sure brings a whole new level of disturbing to the idea of "farming".

[Kyran-Varlsen]

A dragon's power and vitality is centered in its eyes. As long as those aren't damaged or removed, the dragon can pretty much regenerate from any wound, and they don't die of old age. As seen with Hraesy and Niddy, it seems that they can also live off an eye borrowed from another dragon.

At least this answers the question of why there's a neverending supply of dragon skins to farm, though the idea of knocking out a dragon, skinning it, and then leaving it to regenerate before repeating the process ad infinitum sure brings a whole new level of disturbing to the idea of "farming".

As to the first point, I believe this only applies top the elder dragons sired by midgardsormr and not their own offspring. this is why an advernturer that eat's the eye of a "normal" dragon is unlikely to benefit in the way that the origional KNights 12 under King Thoradin did when they ate Ratatoskr'd eyes. As for the original question, normal dragons do not seem to age - Vidofnir is also quite long-lived and refers to kith races as "mortals."

As for the latter point raised by Mystery, the never-ending supply of wyverns and lesser dragons is 1) Nidhogg's breed a Horde Policy & 2) Transformed Heretics who turn into Lesser Dragons when they are bequeathed dragon's blood. Thus while Nidhogg's brood was simultaneously reproducing, their ranks were being bolstered by lesser dragons that were formerly heretics.

To my mind, they never did explain the Heretics very well. If their motivation was to end the Dragonsong War then why at times side with Nidhogg? What about their cause inspired such devotion or hatred of the Ishgardian Theocracy? They did lay everything out but I always felt there was a final piece to the puzzle they never bothered with.