Com base nos livros posteriores da série, parece muito provável que "dragões" representados em faixas e fivelas sejam baseados em criaturas reais, ainda que históricas.
Egwene encontra uma peça de museu que lembra, mas supera os rakens , sugerindo que seu tipo (ou algo similar) usado ser substancialmente maior :
What appeared to be a stuffed brown owl, not much bigger than Egwene's
hand, stood on what seemed to be a bleached white lizard's skull, but
could not be, for the skull was longer than her arm and had crooked
teeth as big as her fingers. - The Dragon Reborn
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Whatever the reason, it did not help her search. What she was after had to be somewhere in this huge hall among all these displays. Pulling her eyes away from
what looked like the bones of a toothy lizard ten paces long, she
closed them. The Dragon Reborn
Parece muito provável que as pessoas tenham baseado suas representações de dragões nessas criaturas.
Rand picked up what she had thrown and turned it over in his hands. A
belt buckle in the shape of a dragon, ornately made in good steel and
inlaid with gold. "Thank you. It's beautiful. Aviendha, there is no
debt to cancel." - The Wheel of Time : The Fires of Heaven
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“I am aware of the threat,” Rand said flatly, holding up the stump
where his left hand had been. The metallic gold and red tattoo of a
dragon’s body sparkled in the lamplight. Its head had been consumed in
the Fire that had nearly killed him. - The Wheel of Time : The
Gathering Storm
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The high collar of his black coat held a silver pin in the shape of a
sword on one side, and on the other a red-and-gold pin shaped like one
of the creatures that entwined the Coramoor’s forearms. A dragon. Yes,
that was what it was called... [later] ... a gold-inlaid buckle in the shape of a dragon fastened his swordbelt, and he had the Dragon Scepter in hand, a two-foot length of spearhead with a long green-and-white tassel below the polished steel point. If the Daughter of the Nine Moons recognized it for part of a Seanchan spear, she must also see the dragons that Maidens had carved winding around the remaining haft. Today, he wore no gloves. The golden-maned dragonheads on the backs of his hands glittered metallically in the sun....[later] a sinuous red-and-gold figure, a dragon, on his tall black collar gave them a minimal bow. - The Wheel of Time : Knife of Dreams
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A burst of wind swirled into the bowl, making cloaks flap and rippling
the banner out to its full length. For a moment the creature on it
seemed to ride the wind. A four-legged serpent scaled in gold and
blue, golden maned like a lion, and its feet each tipped with five
golden claws. A banner of legend. A banner most men would not know
if they saw it, but would fear when they learned its name. - The Wheel of Time : The Dragon Reborn