The way i see it, if you believe spirits originate from life forms but then live on then.. logically the oldest spirits are from things like fungus, plants, reptiles, crustations etc.. Obviously not all are powerful, but the age of the dinosaurs has pretty much irrefutably happened an some of them were pretty big/clever. When the age of the dragon ended their was an intermediate age of the fungus, then an ice age an here we are...
What I'm trying to say is.. imagine such a powerful knowledgeable beast being wiped out entirely! their spirits moved on in much the same way ours sometimes do. it goes without saying that you shouldn't rely on outside sources for magic (evocation anyone?) but i think people are put off using such amazing spirits because they fear them, they are not bound by any contract with god, they do not answer to no man, they are a natural force in themselves.
We evolved from reptiles an a large part of our brain is distinctly reptilian in origin, so we have something in common.
The Old Ones of many myths are the givers of the great gifts an curses that which our species stands tall upon.
I can't give any examples, but i know of many who actively use aspects of 'dragonic magic', as to if it's healthy or not i couldn't say, it factors most likely depends on the attitude of both party's an the nature of the relationship.
If both are willing party's an are of sound mind then who can argue?
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