Editing Challengers of the Unknown (Hybrid 70) (section)

==='''Lockheed'''===

It's hard to say precisely when he was hatched, as the first few centuries of a young dragon's life are typically spent skulking in the wilderness, simply trying not to get killed by older dragons or ambitious adventurers. The important thing is that the dragon who would come to be known as Lockheed (his true name is a series of hisses and clicks for which human tongues are poorly suited) first ventured forth into human society in the middle of the Italian Renaissance. Disguised by a simple spell (one he has since physically outgrown, due to the difficulty of tricking the laws of physics into simply ignoring several tons of mass), he met some of the greatest polymaths of all time--da Vinci, Michelangelo, Galileo--and became enamored of the seemingly limitless capabilities of the human mind (he'd love to meet Doc Savage, if he hasn't already). Over the following centuries, he has strived to make the world a better place, amassing multiple fortunes (through a variety of different means, ranging from raiding the hoards of less benevolent dragons to running otherwise legitimate businesses from the shadows) just to spend them on charity... though it's a simple matter of instinct that he's kept a few choice bits for himself.