The Acid Dragon

For eons the winged dragons ruled the skies, but during that same period it was their smaller, more agile cousins who took dominion on the ground. These smaller dragons were also much more amiable to alliances with the other earth bound races, the humans being their most treasured of all. It was the Acid Dragons who bore human warriors into battle. It was also the acid dragons who perished along side the humans when victory was fleeting and defeat was assured. As a symbol of their loyalty, each Dragon adorned their rider with a fragment of scales. Wearing this piece of armament protected the brave warrior from the devastating effects of the dragons own acid laden venom, which they cast forth on the battle field like acid rain upon their enemies. Anyone touched by even a drop of this venom was consumed in a burning acid bath until nothing but their charred corpse remained. This item is a pristine example of the scale fragment. It's bearer and his dragon lived for centuries protecting bo