Editing Shen-Lung

[[Image:Shen_Lung.jpg|thumb|300px|Shen-Lung, by Mooir]]
[[Image:Shen-Lung_byKalia.jpeg|thumb|300px|Shen-Lung, by Kalia]]
[[Image:Sheng-lung cj.jpg|thumb|300px|Shen-Lung Variation, by Drummergirl375]]
[[Image:Sheng-lung spines cj.jpg|thumb|300px|Shen-Lung Variation, by Drummergirl375]]

{{DragonBreeds|name=Shen-Lung (Possibly Spirit/Spiritual - see below)|loyalty=China|physical= Various shades of blue-grey, sometimes with a spiked spine; variable sizes|abilities=|members= [[Lung Shen Li]]*, [[Lung Shen Gai]]*, [[Lung Shen Lao]], [[Lung Shen Mei]], [[Lung Shen Shi]], [[Lung Shen Chi]]}}

== Species Notes ==
The Shen-lung was an extremely common breed of dragon. Many superior Chinese dragons originated from this breed, in a design similar to the British [[Yellow Reaper]].  Their appearance and size varied greatly, but their blue-grey coloring seemed to be their main common point.

Like humans, some Shen-lung were clever and some were lazy.  They worked at a wide variety of occupations: providing mass transit for humans, carrying freight, nursemaiding dragonets, and entering the civil service.  Shen-lung in the civil service wore colored silk collars indicating their ranks. The wisest among the Shen-lung were sometimes granted the privilege of mating with an [[Imperial]].

In traditional Chinese folklore, ''shen-lung'' is the Wade-Giles romanization of 神龍, for which the pinyin equivalent is ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenlong shénlóng]''. The word 神 ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shen_%28Chinese_religion%29 shén]) describes a general concept of "supernatural spirit" or "conscious awareness".

==* "Long-winged" Shen-Lung Breed ==
In [[Tongues of Serpents]], two extremely long-winged dragons appear, named as [[Lung Shen Li]] and [[Lung Shen Gai]]. Their breed is by no way new, and is stated to be a cross that dates from the Ming Dynasty, but the breeding of them was discontinued.

The [[Chinese name]]s indicate that their breed is called ''Shen'', but since they are also described as "a completely new breed", their name may be written and pronounced differently from the pre-existing breed of Shen-lung.

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