A Gold Dragon Egg does not seem
to answer to flame, water, ice, or
storms in the way other dragon
eggs do. Instead, it reacts to an
unusual concentration of knowledge
and enchantment around it.

I found that the egg only began to
develop when at least fifteen
bookshelves were placed within five
blocks around it.

When enough shelves are present,
small enchanting motes drift from
the surrounding bookshelves toward
the shell. This is the clearest sign
that incubation has begun.



The arrangement does not need fire
or water. The bookshelves themselves
are the important part. As long as
the egg remains surrounded by enough
of them, it slowly absorbs this
enchanted power and continues to
mature.


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After sufficient time, the golden
shell finally breaks and a young
Gold Dragon emerges. Like other
properly incubated dragon eggs, the
hatchling recognizes the keeper of
the egg as its owner.
