Dragonflight



Dragonflights (aka flights) represent types of dragons. In early history, there were many dragonflights (there were dragons in every color of the rainbow), yet there were five flights that held dominion over their brethren. It was these five flights that the Titans chose to shepherd the budding world. The leaders of each group were called the Dragon Aspects, the Great Aspects, or simply the Aspects. The five great dragonflights are identified by their coloration: black, blue, bronze, green, and red.

Lesser dragonflights beyond the main five also exist, which are artificial or otherwise unnatural. Since the fall of Deathwing, the dragonflights, including the former Aspects and Alexstrasza herself, have apparently lost most of their power, along with most of their eggs in the Wyrmrest Temple sanctums and their ability to further reproduce.

Primary
There were once many more dragonflights, but eventually five rose to prominence as the others declined:

Lesser
Nightmare dragonflight

Non-dragon members
Other creatures and dragon types that have members within the primary and lesser dragonflights.
 * Dragonspawn
 * Drakonid
 * Dragonman
 * Drakeadon

In the RPG
Dragons group in five dragonflights that claim ancestry to the greatest of their kind. Each color is proud of its heritage and lineage and remembers the name of all those who have gone before. These flights are further separated into small family groups known as broods. Each occupies and holds territory within Azeroth‘s less populated areas. Some are commonly seen; others have nearly been driven to extinction by wars among their own kind.

Each of these five flights keeps secrets of its own and adheres to separate ideologies from the rest. They are led by powerful entities known as Aspects, one from each color, who rule over their flights as powerful gods looking down on their less fortunate descendants. For the most part, all dragons are of the same species with similar bone structure, anatomy, and physical capacity. Each flight, however, is distinct with different goals, interests, and ideals. The cautious traveler remembers the ancient words spoken by one of Azeroth's most powerful mages: Let sleeping dragons lie.

Possibly dragonflights

 * Nightmare - Green dragons corrupted by the Emerald Nightmare to the point they are unrecognizable.
 * Albino — According to Breanni, even the Draconic Native Association tests proved inconclusive in determining if the albino drake is related to a known dragonflight.
 * Stone dragons of Deepholm
 * Storm dragons of Skywall