I, Viretta, Am Going to Hunt a Dragon

Dragon Research Journal – Sensory Perception

:: The sensory abilities of dragons are not particularly sensitive when compared to humans.

Dragons are especially insensitive to touch. Their thick hide prevents wounds, which leads to a dulling of their sense of touch.

Even when a spear is forcefully driven into them, it cannot deliver a fatal blow, and in the case of sword strikes, they rarely land effectively, indicating that dragons have a remarkably dull sense of touch.

The areas where their sense of touch might be slightly more sensitive are likely the joints, such as the wing joints or behind the ears.

They are slow to react to physical touches, so small wild animals like rabbits or rodents can dig burrows near dragons, and small flying creatures can even rest on their bodies.

Their sense of smell is also not acute. Unlike carnivores such as dogs or wolves, dragons have not evolved to track scents of prey, nor have they developed the ability to sense predators like herbivores. They would not notice a human even if they were behind them or near their feet.

This overall dullness in their senses is likely because, as apex predators, they have no need to be wary of other beasts.

However, they do react strongly to gunpowder sounds and are particularly sensitive to the smell of gunpowder.

Broadly speaking, dragons can be compared to creatures like snakes or lizards in their sensitivity to temperature changes in their surroundings.

When the hunt truly began, Iola’s research and collected materials proved invaluable.

The group ascended into the sky in the hot air balloon and scattered to survey the dragon’s location.

Learning from the previous failure, it was decided that only Iola would be in charge of guiding the horses.@@novelbin@@