Dragoules
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Species: Big'Ghoul
Gender : Male or Female
Character: Cruel, Aggressive, Brave, Hateful, Greedy
Size: 1m to 3m20
Weight: 100 to 250kg
Hometown: Ile aux Dragoules
Date of creation: September 20, 2018
Mode of locomotion: Biped
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They are the most dangerous Dragons that live on the island. With a powerful jaw, they can seriously injure or even destroy rocks. And when several of them gather, it is better not to be in their company because your life definitely ends there. The Dragoules almost never smile and express themselves only through anger and hatred. However, they can be a little friendlier if you feed them very generously. They are carnivorous and love meat. Vahitoà has tamed several Dragoules. We do not know his intentions of what to do with this Dragoules.
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The Dragoules have wreaked havoc across Urrakia. The event was named "The Attack of the Ghouls" or " The War of Urrakia " or "The War of the Ghouls" They attacked in almost all of the island of Urrakia . Many Walldryx fought on the island of Dragoules but a large majority died devoured by the Dragoules.
But some Dragoules were defeated too. At the end of this event, which lasted several months, many Walldryx were traumatized, lost loved ones and fell into poverty.
The Dragoules have a leader, his name is Grouffec.
This Dragoules has some peculiarities and also an important link with Rosy the Pink-eyed Dragoules.
Basically, the Dragoules speak their own language. (The language of the Dragoules.), they are forbidden to speak human language. Grouffec is the only one authorized by his status to speak the human language in addition to the language of the Dragoules.
Grouffec has half pink half red colored eyes.
He is related to Rosy .
But Rosy has an extremely different character from her father.
He has part of his wings that are a bit damaged.
Character: Authoritarian, Dictator, Ferocious and Cruel, but also a wounded heart, like Vahitoà, he has a hatred against the Walldryx.
During the first war between the Walldryx and the Dragoules, Grouffec lost a large part of its ancestors. He hopes for revenge.
Does a peace between the Dragoules and the Walldryx seem impossible?
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Anecdote
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I was inspired by a " Grand'Goule ", a name of a Legendary Dragon in Poitou in the 6th century.
It all started in May 2018 in Poitiers then more seriously at the end of September 2018 during a stay in London. In May 2018, I was in Poitiers (but at that time, I had no knowledge of the name Grand'Goule") but I had made a quick sketch of a Dragon under the name " Le Dragon Poitevin ". "idea will remain in the cards for 4 months. It was only at the end of September during a stay in London that I did a more successful research. It all started with an Internet search on species of Dragons "French" I came across a list of Dragons such as the Tarasque de Tarascon, the Graoully de Metz and the Grand'Goule, and it was finally this Dragon that caught my attention.
And, there is a statuette of a Grand'Goule that can be seen at the Sainte-Croix Museum in Poitiers. In November 2018, I traveled to Poitiers to visit this museum, and at the same time, take pictures of the Grand'Goule . Thus, I was able to refine the final design of Dragoules.
The Dragoules have a small navel. This was not the case in its initial design between 2018 and 2021.
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Grouffec the supreme leader of the Dragoules
Dragoules image gallery
Draft of a Dragon under the name "Le Dragon Poitevin" (May 20, 2018)
Grand'Goule character design research boards (September 20, 2018)
The statuette of the Grand'Goule at the Sainte Croix Museum in Poitiers (France)
Design by Dragoules in November 2018 (made shortly after my return visit to the Musée de Sainte-Croix in Poitiers)
Illustration of the Dragoules with little Dragoules (December 2018)
The Dragoules in August 2019