Talk:Jade Dragon/@comment-89.67.128.50-20130518092755

Going over past gemstone dragons to see how reliable the clues in their descriptions were gives the following:

Emerald mentioned "crystal" and "forest". Contained Crystal and Plant.

Pearl mentioned "sea". Contained Seaweed.

Ruby contained no useful clues.

Peridot mentioned "thorny plant". Contained Cactus

Sapphire contained no useful clues. The decoration mentioned magnetic (RED HERRING!) and storm cloud (BOTH POTENTIAL RED HERRINGS!! It did use rain though...).

Opal contained no useful clues

Topaz contained "warm up". Fire was an element - not a hugely helpful hint, but it's something. Its decoration mentions island and crystal - NEITHER of which were helpful.

Turquoise mentioned "arid" and "dry". Earth was NOT required, but they might have been clues toward Poison which was used (deserts are known for having poisonous species). This is a little tenuous.

Garnet mentioned "abrasive" and "blast". There is a (not very direct, but still useful) link to Obsidian there, but blast led a lot of peple to think lava was involved - which it wasn't.

Amethyst didn't have obvious clues. The description was suggestive of bats though and it did include Sonic (which is modelled on a bat).

Aquamarine mentioned "water wizard" and also "icy waters". It contained River and Iceberg.

Diamond mentioned "frozen", "pressure". It used Ice and Mine - helpful, but not completely clear clues.

One thing to note is the references to locations with capital letters (e.g. "Crimson Sea") do not seem to indicate reliable clues at all.

I think it is a safe bet that Jade has plant and lightning. Plant is referred to repeatedly ("green", "lush", "overgrown"). Lightning is also suggested ("shock") but this could be misleading or unintentional.