Editing Balerion (section)

==Appearance==
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Balerion's scales{{Ref|ACOK|12}} and wings{{Ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}}{{Ref|FAB|The Sons of the Dragon}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Reign of the Dragons: The Conquest}} were black. His fire was black,{{ref|ACOK|12}}{{Ref|fab|The Sons of the Dragon}} sometimes with swirls of red.{{Ref|FAB|Aegon's Conquest}} When he was in the fullness of his power, his flames could melt [[steel]] and stone,{{Ref|tpatq}} and fuse sand into glass.{{Ref|fab|Reign of the Dragon - The Wars of Aegon I}}

Balerion was the largest of all the Targaryen dragons since [[Aegon's Conquest]]. His wingspan was so large that his shadow could engulf entire towns when he passed overhead.{{Ref|ACOK|12}} His teeth were as long as swords, and his jaws were large enough to swallow an [[aurochs]] whole, or even one of the hairy [[mammoths]] that are said to roam the cold wastes beyond the [[Port of Ibben]].{{Ref|aGoT|13}} By {{Date|93}}, Balerion had finally stopped growing. He had grown sluggish and heavy and was difficult to rouse. When Prince [[Viserys I Targaryen|Viserys Targaryen]] claimed the dragon that year, the dragon struggled to take to the air. Prince Viserys believed the dragon no longer had the strength to fly from [[King's Landing]] to [[Dragonstone]].{{Ref|FAB|The Long Reign - Jaehaerys and Alysanne: Policy, Progeny, and Pain}}

Balerion was willful, and not a beast to trifle with.{{Ref|FAB|Jaehaerys and Alysanne - Their Triumphs and Tragedies}}