Now we all know dragons don't exist,yet here they ( and now you )
were,defying relaity and the laws of physics
That was due to cursonium,a rare type of gold.
Hence why dragons collect hoards,they need the gold to remain in existence.
They also used the stuff to make machinery do things that are physically impossible,such
as making a American Civil War wooden hulled blockage runner defy reality and
travel through space at fantastic speeds.
The Tia-Mat looked much like a 1860s era steamship,except for those swept back bats wings attached
to her sides.
Inside was a mixture of futuristic and archaic rooms and technologies,all
working together due to cursonium...