Scalebane

The Collector clicked its mandibles as it heard this new information and processed it. The presence of a pathogen known as the 'Scalebane' was one of extreme value to the Collector, and one that the Collector understood as possessing of exceptional potency considering what it knew of dragons.

As the species known as 'dragon's had been long extinct, the Collector did not know personally of their biological and magical capabilities to assess and analyze their combat potential. What the Collector did know was simply hearsay derived from haphazard information recalled from the goblin elder.

Yet, what the Collector did hear was worthy of note. The dragons were the premiere species upon this world before the arrival of the gods, dominating it and acting as a natural buffer by which tinkering civilization could not advance strongly beyond a certain point.