Ryūzoku (Japanese: 竜族りゅうぞく, translated as dragon race) are dragons with great intelligence and the ability to use spells. This category includes the golden dragons, black dragons, dimos dragons, white dragons and the ancient dragons. All of them are theoretically servants of the shinzoku, but the ancients take on a more neutral position, trying not to actively involve themselves in the conflict against the mazoku. Although their appearances are similar, the ryūzoku and the shinzoku are not directly related; still, as shinzoku usually act through their servants, most wars are actually fought between the ryūzoku and the mazoku.