been thinking of how a pet dragon could be implimented without being really overpowered, so i figured you'd need to work really hard to actually get one while also requiring resources from every stage in the game

starting area: to make a nest to hatch the drake, you need a lot of hard antlers
black forrest + swamp: you must gather loads of shiney metal to kickstart your dragon's hoard
mountains: you must find a rare "mutated" dragon egg in a wyrm nest
plains: you must harvest lox meat to feed your dragon hatchling
mistlands: assuming materials there will be used to make saddle/armour
far north: where you will hatch the dragon
ashlands: the metal found here will be used to maintain the temperature of the nest
once all of these are complete, you'll have your first dragon hatchling. once grown, they'll be everything a good dragon should be: a smart, loyal, bit* greedy, flying, fire breathing warmachine. they could then be used for all sorts of things:
long range item transport
free axis of movement above ground
a very destructive weapon
worlds best body guard
a friend


*dragon has roughly 99% chance to take and hoard anything that reflects light in any way.


what do you lot think?