[Shaidar]

And one in what was once the Northwest Territory of Canada.

[Crimsondude]

*Ahem*

"Diagonal San Antonio 1725, Narvarte Poniente, 03020 Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico"

[psycho835]

Hmmm... Interesting. Does anyone remember the adress of the main temple?

[The Wyrm Ouroboros]

The Zocalo.

[psycho835]

Wait, as in, the plaza? THAT's where they built the damn thing?

[Crimsondude]

Yes

[Sabato Kuroi]

Aren't dragons supposed to be "reduced to ash by dragonsbreath" after they die?And why would someone scatter dragon bones?

The fact  that Azzies built their nasty main temple on some dragon bones is frightening.
I wish catalyst continued these metaplots someday.

[Sendaz]

Aren't dragons supposed to be "reduced to ash by dragonsbreath" after they die?And why would someone scatter dragon bones?

The fact  that Azzies built their nasty main temple on some dragon bones is frightening.
I wish catalyst continued these metaplots someday.

Two possibilities jump to mind:

1) The reduced to ash bit usually implies another dragon did the burning as per their customs and rituals, so if a dragon was slain by a metahuman and not recovered by the dragons  thus the bones may have been scattered by the intense demand for dragon bits for arcane usage.  So you could be looking at an earlier version of a Sirrug throwdown that actually finished the job.

2) The dragon did something to really piss off the other dragons or some other special variable involved so his remains were intentionally scattered.  We do not know enough dragon lore to really support if this is an option, but again this may have been a very special dragon.
Be funny if it turned out to be a dragon equivalent of HHMVV (DVV ?) and if the bones are reassembled with sufficient dragon's blood applied it could regenerate and reawaken.

But where would one get a cape and coffin in that size?

[psycho835]

I think there was a seriously scary corrupted GD back in the 4th Age.

And the whole "dragon's-turning-to-ash-once-slain"... Yeah, I don't think so. Azzies held Dzitbalchen's corpse for, what, a decade? Longer?

[Patrick Goodman]

But where would one get a cape and coffin in that size?

Wal-Mart.

[Shaidar]

I was thinking the Dragon Bones might be those of Ghostwalkers Mate which is in 2070s the new Spirit of Denver, which has the astral form of a dragon but no physical form.  Now wouldn't that be a twist, once the skeleton is assembled and in the Smithsonian GW's Mate comes and repossess it as the proper owner.

[Eurydice]

They aren't hers. She died at the hands of 'Atlanteans' somewhere on the other side of the world. I'm curious as to how Ghostwalker kept her spirit anchored for so long. She's been dead for ages. 

[DeathStrobe]

Its possible that great dragon's don't "die" in the traditional sense. Feuerschwinge's astral form was spotted 3 years after her "death." But then again she probably didn't actually die.

Like wise, Nachtmeister died back in 2062 and we haven't seen him since then. Which would throw that theory out the window.

But on the other hand even after Dunkelzahn died he did become a free spirit...or something... Which might lead credence to great's not dying in the traditional sense.

So at the end of the day, dragon's are cheaters, and do whatever they want, even after they die.

[Nath]

Its possible that great dragon's don't "die" in the traditional sense.

As far as Earthdawn lore goes, what happened to Yuichotol wasn't considered as something normal for dead dragons to do at the time.

The Book of Dragons

The most intriguing of Icewing's spirit allies is the one Named Ghost Scales. I strongly suspect that this is in fact the spirit of the Yuichotol, killed by the Therans before the Scourge. Yuichotol mated with Icewing on more than one occasion, and she was as adept in manipulating spirits forces as he is. Together they enchanted a set of powerful soul-stones, similar to those used by the nethermancers of the Hold of Courage in ancient Cara Fahd, so tha if one should die, their spirit would remain trapped within the stone. This transgression of dragon customs has yet to be atoned for. Her current state and powers are unfathomable to me, but I understand he has several magical constructs which allow her to speak and move. I would grieve to discover that one so great as she had sunken to become merely another doll of his.
- The Outcast Dragon, to the Denairastas

I understand there exists a difference of opinion on this matter between Doll-Maker, Ghost Scales and myself on one hand and many others on the other. May I remind you that at the last Council we allotted Ghost Scales a period of peace which she has not yet exhausted. Once that time has ended, we shall revisit the matter.
- Dunkelzahn, to the other dragons

The Clutch of Dragons, saying Lofwyr was the one who shattered Ghostwalker's mate spirit several thousand years before the Sixth Age, which may hint at how the dragons did "revisit the matter."

[Michael Chandra]

Its possible that great dragon's don't "die" in the traditional sense. Feuerschwinge's astral form was spotted 3 years after her "death." But then again she probably didn't actually die.

Shadowrun Returns: Dragonfall is I think officially Canon for those events. As for the big D, he did a special sacrifice thing so it's an exception, not the rule.