Gemshard Dragon

Gemshard Dragons are Eastern dragons that were released on March 28, 2015. They appeared alongside Plated Colossus and Striped River Dragons for the "March 2015" release.

Gemshards occur in six color variants, all of which are equally common. The dragon's color cannot be determined until the egg has hatched and the chance to get any color is random, regardless of how the egg was obtained. Three more variants (those being a yellow, cyan, and purple) were added to the site on the 21st of May, 2021 for Dragon Cave's 15th birthday. Gemshard eggs have a unique cracking sequence where the gems on the egg fall off as the egg hatches.

Egg
This egg is encrusted with colorful gemstones.

Hatchling
''Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It has bright, shiny scales and loves to play in the sunlight.''

Mature hatchling
''Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It has bright, shiny scales and loves to play in the sunlight.''

''And look! It’s grown a forked spade at the end of its tail and long, tufted whiskers! It must be close to maturing.''

Adult
''Gemshard Dragons are small, gregarious, expressive easterns, living in large clans high in the jungle canopy. Their bodies are covered in tiny, gem-like scales that shimmer in direct light, and each dragon has a unique pattern of markings on the forked spade of its tail. Though Gemshard Easterns cannot fly, they often leap from springy branches high into the sky on sunny days and perform acrobatic spins and twirls to entertain themselves. When the weather turns foul, they pile up together on sturdy tree limbs and interlock the forks of their tails with others to keep warm and dry.''

Sprite artists

 * Odeen (All)

Sprites

 * Jade Female
 * rowspan="6"|[[File:Gemshard_egg.png]]
 * rowspan="2"|[[File:Gemshard green hatchling.png]]
 * rowspan="2"|[[File:Gemshard green mature hatchling.png]]
 * [[File:Gemshard green female.png]]
 * Jade Male
 * [[File:Gemshard green male.png]]
 * Azure Female
 * rowspan="2"|[[File:Gemshard blue hatchling.png]]
 * rowspan="2"|[[File:Gemshard blue mature hatchling.png]]
 * [[File:Gemshard blue female.png]]
 * Azure Male
 * [[File:Gemshard blue male.png]]
 * Ruby Female
 * rowspan="2"|[[File:Gemshard red hatchling.png]]
 * rowspan="2"|[[File:Gemshard red mature hatchling.png]]
 * [[File:Gemshard red female.png]]
 * Ruby Male
 * [[File:Gemshard red male.png]]
 * rowspan="2"|[[File:Gemshard red hatchling.png]]
 * rowspan="2"|[[File:Gemshard red mature hatchling.png]]
 * [[File:Gemshard red female.png]]
 * Ruby Male
 * [[File:Gemshard red male.png]]
 * [[File:Gemshard red male.png]]

Trivia

 * After a user commented that laying gemstone-studded eggs must be painful, Odeen revealed that the gems are not produced within the bodies of the dragons, but rather added manually to the eggshells for protection before they harden.

Additional information
Regarding names for the different color variations:

Regarding Gemshard tail-interlocking behavior:

Odeen also responded to a remark on similarities between Gemshards and World of Warcraft's Cloud Serpents: