Rumor
the red dragon

Rumor was a terribly powerful and ferocious dragon. He had thick red scales that clattered and clicked as he moved. He also had two long leathery wings, sharp and gnarled claws, and a long whip-like tail. Inside his mouth were rows of sharp teeth that dripped green saliva and he had a long, slithering tongue. Perhaps the most frightening aspect of the dragon were his eyes, for they were large and yellow and gleamed like mirrors.

Like so many of his kind, Rumor was obsessed with treasure. For hundreds of years he scavenged the world, collecting all the treasures known to man or monster. He stole as it pleased him, taking gold, diamonds, and precious stones—everything that gave the greedy the urge to steal and the wicked the desire to murder. After vanquishing the giants of Krodos, the great serpent moved into their castle, and it was here where he guarded his horde of riches with jealous zeal.

Ultimately, however, Rumor was not satisifed with his glittering wealth, for there was one treasure that he craved to own more than any other.

When the young Een heroine Kendra Kandlestar encountered Rumor, she came to realize that his physical might was only one of his weapons, for the beast possessed a sharp mind and the heart of a trickster.