weeee... Dwagons...
Well, the play was wonderful, Edward Scissorhands as a ballet is one of the most awesome things to be on the Badminton Theater stage. I'm impressed. -w- I got me a nice keychain too <3
But man, I've really got to stop doodling for a while and finish something. What do you think I've been doing since I completed my Starsigns project? That's right, doodling and finishing nothing. >_<
And what have I been drawing? Dragons, har har. And to make it worse I bothered and wrote descriptions for them.
Scientific Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Sauropsida (Reptilia)
Order: Dragonigena ('dragon-born')
Superfamily: Dragopsia
Family: Draga
Genus: Acerala
Species: Acerala atrus ('black' and 'sharp-winged')
Common name(s): Black Bladewing Dragon, Black Terror
Characteristics
Black Bladewings are one of the most wide-spread species of dragons. They are large and robust creatures, with heavy-set bodies of great strength. They have powerful legs and can move quite quickly on the ground as well as they fly through the air. They are skilled predators and hunt large prey like cattle, wild herbivores and terror birds, occasionally attacking people of Obscura as well, particularly Minotaurs. Because of their ability to hunt and eat just about anything, they thrive in many different environments.
They live in pairs or small family pods up to six individuals under the leadership of a dominant male, usually older than its subordinates. They are among the most aggressive dragon species and defend their territory, mates and young viciously. They are not very strong in matters of magic, but have a fierce basic fire breath, hot enough to burn flesh, even through the scales of other dragons. They are quite intelligent and their pack instincts and co-operation make them a deadly encounter in the wild.
Male adults are darker than females, with a slight scatter of reddish scales on their backs. Females have a more charcoal or graphite coloration; young up to juvenile age are gray. All ages have underbellies of creamy gray and green eyes.
Taming status: Near impossible. Hatchlings usually reject human caregivers and die, while eggs are extremely hard to come by due to the over-protective nature of mothers. Working with young-juveniles is very difficult due to their excessive aggression.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Sauropsida (Reptilia)
Order: Dragonigena ('dragon-born' )
Superfamily: Dragopsia
Family: Draga
Genus: Igniferox
Species: Igniferox pyropus ('Flame Ravage Brozne' )
Common name(s): Bronze Pyre-Claw Dragon, Bronze Dragon
Characteristics
A species of dragon particular to hot regions and volcanic areas, Bronze Pyre-claws are a peculiar, loner species of dragons who prefer to stay within the hot regions of a volcano's crater or the middle of a desert. They are very territorial and do not tolerate invaders, even of their own species. They often engage in bloody duels with invaders, employing their ferocious flame breath to drive them away. A Bronze's flame breath can reach temperatures up to 500 degrees C. and able to melt metals; compared to the flame breaths of other dragons, Bronze's flame breath is more potent, has a much greater range and burns a bright orange. They feed on large prey, which they hunt from the air. They are surprisingly agile fliers, despite their size.
Bronzes have a peculiar mating ritual; although males and females maintain separate territories which they defend viciously even against each other, females often move into a new territory nearby the male's, usually by killing the previous owner. The male comes to the female's assistance, often actually preparing a territory for them. Once they have territories that are adjacent to each other, male and female create a sort of 'common zone' where their territories overlap. This becomes the center of their relationship, where the two can meet without territorial issues. This is also where the female lays its eggs, a time when both parents become highly aggressive and protective of their nest. Eggs are laid in and partly buried in warm ground and females tend to the nest by warming the eggs with small amounts of flame to keep the temperature stable. Males provide most of the food in this period, occasionally looking after the nest while the female hunts on her own. Hatchlings are tended to by both parents until their juvenile scales harden; at this time the male begins to spend more time within his territory, re-establishing it. Hatchlings, when they begin to wander, are oddly welcome in the territories of both parents up to the age of juvenile, when the father starts to chase off the males and the mother becomes antagonistic to her daughters.
Males are a distinct gold-bronze coloration, with lighter bellies. Females are slightly paler, and hatclings are born ocher, which darkens with age.
Taming Status: Attempts to tame hatchlings and rear eggs has been moderately successful; prime difficulties are the inherent territorial instinct of the species and the aggression of adults.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Sauropsida (Reptilia)
Order: Dragonigena ('dragon-born' )
Superfamily: Dragopsia
Family: Draga
Genus: Venulinga
Species: Venulinga orientalis ( 'Drugtongue' 'Eastern' )
Common name(s): Crag-Back Dragon. Also called 'Dirty American' due to their characteristics similar to a certain American toad used for the 'toad licking' myth.
Characteristics
The Crag-Back, or Dirty American is a unique species of dragon, the singular species of its genus. Characterized of a heavy, bulky body with relatively short wings, they are not great fliers and are notoriously slow on land as well. They are not very aggressive and despite their size, are also shy. Feeding on both meat and plants, these dragons are found primarily on forested marshes and swamps where lush vegetation allows them to go by unnoticed. They are avid swimmers and spend a lot of time in the water, where they feed on water plants, waterfowl and fishes, occasionally catching creatures coming to drink.
They live in small group of up to 4 or 5 individuals with no particular hierarchy, although younger specimens tend to gather around elder females. They use the flap of loose skin under their necks to produce deep and loud growls and groans, used for communication. A Dirty American's groans can be heard in a radius of up to 50 miles. Males and females can live great distances apart yet still be able to communicate.
Females are claimed to be quite careless mothers, nesting in water-logged ground that might drown eggs or hatchlings and abandoning them regularly to seek refuge from heat in the water. Once they hatch though, hatchlings will follow their mother everywhere and even cling on her back in the water.
The Dirty American's most unique characteristic is their saliva; it contains a substance that is an intense and fast-acting hallucinogenic, absorbed through the skin pores. These dragons will often lick or spit on an attacker in order to cause confusion and escape. This substance can be rendered into fumes from the dragon's considerably weak flame breath and used as a supplementary breath attack via belching. It creates a cloud of hallucinogen that will disorient and confuse. The effect of the hallucinogen is short lived, but in large quantities it can become lethal.
Males and females look more or less the same; females are slightly larger. Both genders are pale green with blue accents on the head and wings, with almost white bellies. Hatchlings are moss-gray.
Taming Status: Quite successful; hatchlings seem to imprint upon humans upon seeing them after they hatch and become attached to them. Handling is difficult and requires strong gloves and protective clothing after the first year, when the hatchlings' hallucinogen glands develop and their saliva starts to cause problems to handlers.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Sauropsida (Reptilia)
Order: Dragonigena ('dragon-born' )
Superfamily: Dragopsia
Family: Undadraca
Genus: Hydrodracos
Species: Hydrodracos brevicus ('water dragon', 'coast' )
Common name(s): Coastal Water Dragon, Seal Dragon
Characteristics
One of the most common water dragons, Coastal Water Dragons are abundant in all of the warmer-water regions of Obscura, occasionally straying into colder, northern waters during the hottest times of summer. They are a nomadic, primarily aquatic species, highly specialized for aquatic life. Their hind legs have atrophied into flippers while their wings have been abolished, the muscles instead developed into dorsal fins. They are extremely agile and fast swimmers, able to compete with man-made boats. They feed primarily on fish and crustaceans, and are significant in keeping the numbers of Galatea Gigantis, the Giant Milky jellyfish under control. Their sharp 'beak' at the end of their snouts allows them to crack open even the toughest shellfish.
Instead of a fire-breath, like all water dragons they have a great control over magic of water and ice, able to conjure violent torrents and highly pressurized water spouts which they use to trap fish and defend themselves. Their beaks and claws are exceptionally sharp and careless fishermen and researchers have found themselves amputated at a single bite.
Highly intelligent and curious, Seal Dragons, as they are often dubbed often approach boats and curiously examine passengers or crew, even cargo, sometimes causing damage due to their clumsiness and strength. They have significant common behavior points with dolphins, although they are far more cautious and not that intelligent. They live in family pods of up to 10 individuals, led by a matriarch female. Older males often lead solitary lives, though some will accept a younger male as company and 'apprenticeship'. They are not defined as friendly because while they are curious and approach landwalkers, they will snap and body-slam anyone attempting to touch them, although reports of Seal Dragons rescuing people from drowning have been reported.
Seal Dragons spend large parts of their lives in water, but breed and occasionally rest on land. During mating season males engage in noisy courting, gathering harems of up to five females. Females lay their eggs in nests dug on beaches, and unsurprisingly, their nesting habits resemble those of sea-turtles and nests of Seal Dragons and sea-turtles are often found in same beaches, though they have different incubation periods. Another difference is that the mother remains close-by the beach, occasionally watching over the nest's spot from the water, sometimes laying in the sun nearby it to protect it from scavengers. Hatchlings must dig themselves out of the sand and race to the water, where their mother or other adults will be there to keep them safe from predators.
Males are larger than females, with distinct black and white coloration, with gray bits on the head, and brighter dorsal fins. Females are more gray and smaller, while hatchlings are born dark blue.
Taming Status: A few Seal Dragons have been raised successfully in captivity and tolerate better the presence of humans or other landwalkers, but they remain a cautious and shy species.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Sauropsida (Reptilia)
Order: Dragonigena
Superfamily: Dragopsia
Family: Ddraigha
Genus: Microdracos
Species: Microdracos nobilis ('miniature dragon' and 'noble' )
Common name(s): Miniature Noble Dragon, or Eihgel Draki (fearless dragon-whelp) by the elves, on account of their protectiveness of their young while they look like dragon whelps of other species themselves.
Characteristics
One of the smallest species of dragons, 'Mini Nobles' as they are affectionately called, grow to roughly the size of a mid-sized dog at tops, with slightly larger males. They aren't very common, but are fairly well-known because of their popularity. They are small and lacking in brute force than their larger cousins but are highly intelligent and able in magic, showing quite advanced problem-solving abilities analogous to those of certain primates. They are very clever and effective hunters, feeding on small animals like rodents, lizards, small game and birds. They also occasionally add fruit to their diets.
They live in small family pods, with young often staying with their parents' pod up till they find a mate, sometimes helping with their new siblings. Family bonds are strong and parents recognize offspring even after they've fully grown up and occasional reunions include a lot of chirping, nuzzling and juvenile-like playing. This close family bond becomes the doom of many pairs, as they defend their eggs and young to the death. Because of their advanced intelligence and ability with magic, 'Mini-Nobles' are actually able to understand basic human speech and are able to act as familiars for mages. They are very difficult to train for this role though, because it is hard to gain their trust entirely, even when reared from the egg.
Juveniles are bright green that turns lighter as they mature and gain a blue-ish tint along the spine. The red frill develops fairly early in males. In females the frill is paler. Spinal frill is black and eyes are orange.
Taming status: Questionable. An individual's trust can be earned, but with great difficulty and methods can vary from dragon to dragon. Even when trust appears to have been earned, the dragon remains wary and might leave. They are easily offended and their ability to comprehend basic language makes them fickle.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Sauropsida (Reptilia)
Order: Dragonigena
Superfamily: Wurmida
Family: Wurmides
Genus: Ophiocephalus
Species: Ophiocephalos panoplus ('snake headed' and 'fully armored' )
Common name(s): Armored Wyrm, sometimes also called Centurion Wyrm.
Characteristics
One of the largest species of wyrms, these crocodile-like wyrms can grow up to 6 meters in length and weigh about 2 tons. They have some of the hardest and most enduring hides found in Obscura, their backs and heads fully covered in metal-hard scales. Their scales develop into horn-like and crest-shaped protrusions on their heads, giving them a fierce appearance. They prefer dry and warm areas to live, but some individuals can be found as far north as mountain regions. They feed on medium and large-sized game, and are notorious for their gluttonous appetites.
Although slow and lumbering, they are aggressive predators and persistently defend their large territories, often dueling with larger dragons than themselves. They do not posses poisonous breath like some wyrm species, but their mouths are full of noxious bacteria that cause lethal infections to victims of their bites. They have powerful jaws and can easily break bones of even dragons. They are solitary creatures, living alone in rocky, arid regions with little plant life, feeding on prey which they catch by ambush.
Their distinct coloration is rust-like and gives them a gritty and hardy appearance; males have darker backs while females are distinctively smaller and daintier. Both genders have dirty ivory horns and yellow eyes. Hatchlings are pale sand colored up until juvenile age.
Taming Status: N/A
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Sauropsida (Reptilia)
Order: Dragonigena ('dragon-born' )
Superfamily: Drakaepoda
Family: Drauga
Genus: Pseudocornus
Species: Pseudocornus rutilus ('fake horn', 'red' )
Common name: Scarlet Underbelly Wyvern, Scarlet Wyvern, Red Kite Wyvern
Characteristics
Scarlet Underbellies are the most common species of fire wyverns. They live in volcanic regions or caves with high geothermal temperature and hot springs. Scarlets are loners and territorial, often killing anything that trespasses into their territories, but their size does not allow them to have very large territories. They feed on meat from large game. They have the habit of charring the meat they eat with their flame breath.
They mate for life, females sharing a territory with the males and sharing duties of rearing the young. Couples are protective of territory and young and will fearlessly chase away rival predators and couples. However, they also tend to chase their young away once they are mature enough to become independent.
Scarlet Underbelly wyverns are one of the few species of dragon that habitually create hoards. They are attracted to shiny and glistening objects and will often gather in their dens scrap materials, ores, metal and stones -sometimes of precious or semi-precious nature- which they keep in a secured corner of their nests. Why they are so attached to this hoard is still a puzzling behavior for dracologists; since the habit is shared by both species, the idea of it being related to mating rituals has been disregarded. Some experts believe it may be a form of 'magpie syndrome', an uncontrolled impulse to hoard bright objects.
Females are larger than males, but more dull in coloring, while males are a bright, almost carmine-colored red with darker and more vibrant undersides, which they expose by rearing up during mating season, and to intimidate intruders. Hatchlings are born ash gray which turns red with age. Eyes are yellow.
Taming status: N/A
I'm a boring artist...
But man, I've really got to stop doodling for a while and finish something. What do you think I've been doing since I completed my Starsigns project? That's right, doodling and finishing nothing. >_<
And what have I been drawing? Dragons, har har. And to make it worse I bothered and wrote descriptions for them.
Scientific Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Sauropsida (Reptilia)
Order: Dragonigena ('dragon-born')
Superfamily: Dragopsia
Family: Draga
Genus: Acerala
Species: Acerala atrus ('black' and 'sharp-winged')
Common name(s): Black Bladewing Dragon, Black Terror
Characteristics
Black Bladewings are one of the most wide-spread species of dragons. They are large and robust creatures, with heavy-set bodies of great strength. They have powerful legs and can move quite quickly on the ground as well as they fly through the air. They are skilled predators and hunt large prey like cattle, wild herbivores and terror birds, occasionally attacking people of Obscura as well, particularly Minotaurs. Because of their ability to hunt and eat just about anything, they thrive in many different environments.
They live in pairs or small family pods up to six individuals under the leadership of a dominant male, usually older than its subordinates. They are among the most aggressive dragon species and defend their territory, mates and young viciously. They are not very strong in matters of magic, but have a fierce basic fire breath, hot enough to burn flesh, even through the scales of other dragons. They are quite intelligent and their pack instincts and co-operation make them a deadly encounter in the wild.
Male adults are darker than females, with a slight scatter of reddish scales on their backs. Females have a more charcoal or graphite coloration; young up to juvenile age are gray. All ages have underbellies of creamy gray and green eyes.
Taming status: Near impossible. Hatchlings usually reject human caregivers and die, while eggs are extremely hard to come by due to the over-protective nature of mothers. Working with young-juveniles is very difficult due to their excessive aggression.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Sauropsida (Reptilia)
Order: Dragonigena ('dragon-born' )
Superfamily: Dragopsia
Family: Draga
Genus: Igniferox
Species: Igniferox pyropus ('Flame Ravage Brozne' )
Common name(s): Bronze Pyre-Claw Dragon, Bronze Dragon
Characteristics
A species of dragon particular to hot regions and volcanic areas, Bronze Pyre-claws are a peculiar, loner species of dragons who prefer to stay within the hot regions of a volcano's crater or the middle of a desert. They are very territorial and do not tolerate invaders, even of their own species. They often engage in bloody duels with invaders, employing their ferocious flame breath to drive them away. A Bronze's flame breath can reach temperatures up to 500 degrees C. and able to melt metals; compared to the flame breaths of other dragons, Bronze's flame breath is more potent, has a much greater range and burns a bright orange. They feed on large prey, which they hunt from the air. They are surprisingly agile fliers, despite their size.
Bronzes have a peculiar mating ritual; although males and females maintain separate territories which they defend viciously even against each other, females often move into a new territory nearby the male's, usually by killing the previous owner. The male comes to the female's assistance, often actually preparing a territory for them. Once they have territories that are adjacent to each other, male and female create a sort of 'common zone' where their territories overlap. This becomes the center of their relationship, where the two can meet without territorial issues. This is also where the female lays its eggs, a time when both parents become highly aggressive and protective of their nest. Eggs are laid in and partly buried in warm ground and females tend to the nest by warming the eggs with small amounts of flame to keep the temperature stable. Males provide most of the food in this period, occasionally looking after the nest while the female hunts on her own. Hatchlings are tended to by both parents until their juvenile scales harden; at this time the male begins to spend more time within his territory, re-establishing it. Hatchlings, when they begin to wander, are oddly welcome in the territories of both parents up to the age of juvenile, when the father starts to chase off the males and the mother becomes antagonistic to her daughters.
Males are a distinct gold-bronze coloration, with lighter bellies. Females are slightly paler, and hatclings are born ocher, which darkens with age.
Taming Status: Attempts to tame hatchlings and rear eggs has been moderately successful; prime difficulties are the inherent territorial instinct of the species and the aggression of adults.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Sauropsida (Reptilia)
Order: Dragonigena ('dragon-born' )
Superfamily: Dragopsia
Family: Draga
Genus: Venulinga
Species: Venulinga orientalis ( 'Drugtongue' 'Eastern' )
Common name(s): Crag-Back Dragon. Also called 'Dirty American' due to their characteristics similar to a certain American toad used for the 'toad licking' myth.
Characteristics
The Crag-Back, or Dirty American is a unique species of dragon, the singular species of its genus. Characterized of a heavy, bulky body with relatively short wings, they are not great fliers and are notoriously slow on land as well. They are not very aggressive and despite their size, are also shy. Feeding on both meat and plants, these dragons are found primarily on forested marshes and swamps where lush vegetation allows them to go by unnoticed. They are avid swimmers and spend a lot of time in the water, where they feed on water plants, waterfowl and fishes, occasionally catching creatures coming to drink.
They live in small group of up to 4 or 5 individuals with no particular hierarchy, although younger specimens tend to gather around elder females. They use the flap of loose skin under their necks to produce deep and loud growls and groans, used for communication. A Dirty American's groans can be heard in a radius of up to 50 miles. Males and females can live great distances apart yet still be able to communicate.
Females are claimed to be quite careless mothers, nesting in water-logged ground that might drown eggs or hatchlings and abandoning them regularly to seek refuge from heat in the water. Once they hatch though, hatchlings will follow their mother everywhere and even cling on her back in the water.
The Dirty American's most unique characteristic is their saliva; it contains a substance that is an intense and fast-acting hallucinogenic, absorbed through the skin pores. These dragons will often lick or spit on an attacker in order to cause confusion and escape. This substance can be rendered into fumes from the dragon's considerably weak flame breath and used as a supplementary breath attack via belching. It creates a cloud of hallucinogen that will disorient and confuse. The effect of the hallucinogen is short lived, but in large quantities it can become lethal.
Males and females look more or less the same; females are slightly larger. Both genders are pale green with blue accents on the head and wings, with almost white bellies. Hatchlings are moss-gray.
Taming Status: Quite successful; hatchlings seem to imprint upon humans upon seeing them after they hatch and become attached to them. Handling is difficult and requires strong gloves and protective clothing after the first year, when the hatchlings' hallucinogen glands develop and their saliva starts to cause problems to handlers.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Sauropsida (Reptilia)
Order: Dragonigena ('dragon-born' )
Superfamily: Dragopsia
Family: Undadraca
Genus: Hydrodracos
Species: Hydrodracos brevicus ('water dragon', 'coast' )
Common name(s): Coastal Water Dragon, Seal Dragon
Characteristics
One of the most common water dragons, Coastal Water Dragons are abundant in all of the warmer-water regions of Obscura, occasionally straying into colder, northern waters during the hottest times of summer. They are a nomadic, primarily aquatic species, highly specialized for aquatic life. Their hind legs have atrophied into flippers while their wings have been abolished, the muscles instead developed into dorsal fins. They are extremely agile and fast swimmers, able to compete with man-made boats. They feed primarily on fish and crustaceans, and are significant in keeping the numbers of Galatea Gigantis, the Giant Milky jellyfish under control. Their sharp 'beak' at the end of their snouts allows them to crack open even the toughest shellfish.
Instead of a fire-breath, like all water dragons they have a great control over magic of water and ice, able to conjure violent torrents and highly pressurized water spouts which they use to trap fish and defend themselves. Their beaks and claws are exceptionally sharp and careless fishermen and researchers have found themselves amputated at a single bite.
Highly intelligent and curious, Seal Dragons, as they are often dubbed often approach boats and curiously examine passengers or crew, even cargo, sometimes causing damage due to their clumsiness and strength. They have significant common behavior points with dolphins, although they are far more cautious and not that intelligent. They live in family pods of up to 10 individuals, led by a matriarch female. Older males often lead solitary lives, though some will accept a younger male as company and 'apprenticeship'. They are not defined as friendly because while they are curious and approach landwalkers, they will snap and body-slam anyone attempting to touch them, although reports of Seal Dragons rescuing people from drowning have been reported.
Seal Dragons spend large parts of their lives in water, but breed and occasionally rest on land. During mating season males engage in noisy courting, gathering harems of up to five females. Females lay their eggs in nests dug on beaches, and unsurprisingly, their nesting habits resemble those of sea-turtles and nests of Seal Dragons and sea-turtles are often found in same beaches, though they have different incubation periods. Another difference is that the mother remains close-by the beach, occasionally watching over the nest's spot from the water, sometimes laying in the sun nearby it to protect it from scavengers. Hatchlings must dig themselves out of the sand and race to the water, where their mother or other adults will be there to keep them safe from predators.
Males are larger than females, with distinct black and white coloration, with gray bits on the head, and brighter dorsal fins. Females are more gray and smaller, while hatchlings are born dark blue.
Taming Status: A few Seal Dragons have been raised successfully in captivity and tolerate better the presence of humans or other landwalkers, but they remain a cautious and shy species.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Sauropsida (Reptilia)
Order: Dragonigena
Superfamily: Dragopsia
Family: Ddraigha
Genus: Microdracos
Species: Microdracos nobilis ('miniature dragon' and 'noble' )
Common name(s): Miniature Noble Dragon, or Eihgel Draki (fearless dragon-whelp) by the elves, on account of their protectiveness of their young while they look like dragon whelps of other species themselves.
Characteristics
One of the smallest species of dragons, 'Mini Nobles' as they are affectionately called, grow to roughly the size of a mid-sized dog at tops, with slightly larger males. They aren't very common, but are fairly well-known because of their popularity. They are small and lacking in brute force than their larger cousins but are highly intelligent and able in magic, showing quite advanced problem-solving abilities analogous to those of certain primates. They are very clever and effective hunters, feeding on small animals like rodents, lizards, small game and birds. They also occasionally add fruit to their diets.
They live in small family pods, with young often staying with their parents' pod up till they find a mate, sometimes helping with their new siblings. Family bonds are strong and parents recognize offspring even after they've fully grown up and occasional reunions include a lot of chirping, nuzzling and juvenile-like playing. This close family bond becomes the doom of many pairs, as they defend their eggs and young to the death. Because of their advanced intelligence and ability with magic, 'Mini-Nobles' are actually able to understand basic human speech and are able to act as familiars for mages. They are very difficult to train for this role though, because it is hard to gain their trust entirely, even when reared from the egg.
Juveniles are bright green that turns lighter as they mature and gain a blue-ish tint along the spine. The red frill develops fairly early in males. In females the frill is paler. Spinal frill is black and eyes are orange.
Taming status: Questionable. An individual's trust can be earned, but with great difficulty and methods can vary from dragon to dragon. Even when trust appears to have been earned, the dragon remains wary and might leave. They are easily offended and their ability to comprehend basic language makes them fickle.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Sauropsida (Reptilia)
Order: Dragonigena
Superfamily: Wurmida
Family: Wurmides
Genus: Ophiocephalus
Species: Ophiocephalos panoplus ('snake headed' and 'fully armored' )
Common name(s): Armored Wyrm, sometimes also called Centurion Wyrm.
Characteristics
One of the largest species of wyrms, these crocodile-like wyrms can grow up to 6 meters in length and weigh about 2 tons. They have some of the hardest and most enduring hides found in Obscura, their backs and heads fully covered in metal-hard scales. Their scales develop into horn-like and crest-shaped protrusions on their heads, giving them a fierce appearance. They prefer dry and warm areas to live, but some individuals can be found as far north as mountain regions. They feed on medium and large-sized game, and are notorious for their gluttonous appetites.
Although slow and lumbering, they are aggressive predators and persistently defend their large territories, often dueling with larger dragons than themselves. They do not posses poisonous breath like some wyrm species, but their mouths are full of noxious bacteria that cause lethal infections to victims of their bites. They have powerful jaws and can easily break bones of even dragons. They are solitary creatures, living alone in rocky, arid regions with little plant life, feeding on prey which they catch by ambush.
Their distinct coloration is rust-like and gives them a gritty and hardy appearance; males have darker backs while females are distinctively smaller and daintier. Both genders have dirty ivory horns and yellow eyes. Hatchlings are pale sand colored up until juvenile age.
Taming Status: N/A
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Sauropsida (Reptilia)
Order: Dragonigena ('dragon-born' )
Superfamily: Drakaepoda
Family: Drauga
Genus: Pseudocornus
Species: Pseudocornus rutilus ('fake horn', 'red' )
Common name: Scarlet Underbelly Wyvern, Scarlet Wyvern, Red Kite Wyvern
Characteristics
Scarlet Underbellies are the most common species of fire wyverns. They live in volcanic regions or caves with high geothermal temperature and hot springs. Scarlets are loners and territorial, often killing anything that trespasses into their territories, but their size does not allow them to have very large territories. They feed on meat from large game. They have the habit of charring the meat they eat with their flame breath.
They mate for life, females sharing a territory with the males and sharing duties of rearing the young. Couples are protective of territory and young and will fearlessly chase away rival predators and couples. However, they also tend to chase their young away once they are mature enough to become independent.
Scarlet Underbelly wyverns are one of the few species of dragon that habitually create hoards. They are attracted to shiny and glistening objects and will often gather in their dens scrap materials, ores, metal and stones -sometimes of precious or semi-precious nature- which they keep in a secured corner of their nests. Why they are so attached to this hoard is still a puzzling behavior for dracologists; since the habit is shared by both species, the idea of it being related to mating rituals has been disregarded. Some experts believe it may be a form of 'magpie syndrome', an uncontrolled impulse to hoard bright objects.
Females are larger than males, but more dull in coloring, while males are a bright, almost carmine-colored red with darker and more vibrant undersides, which they expose by rearing up during mating season, and to intimidate intruders. Hatchlings are born ash gray which turns red with age. Eyes are yellow.
Taming status: N/A
I'm a boring artist...