Creature:Dracawyrm

"They're pretty much what most people think when they hear the word dragon"

- Some scholar

Description
Pyrodraks are large drakons with four legs and two bat-like wings. They have great horned heads with visible ears and two frills, and stringer tipped tails. Females are larger then males and have red tinged with orange while males are green and tinged with purple.

Habitat
Pyrodraks prefer high places to make their nests thus often time inhabiting the peaks of mountains overlooking forested valleys where they can hunt for prey. While mountains are always appreciated a volcanic caldera is a favorite of any Pryrodrak that can find one. They dig deep into their mountain homes creating a complex and labyrinthine system of caves to nest and keep their horde in.

Ecology
Pyrodraks are apex predators who will eat anything they can get their talons on. In the wild they will gladly feed upon large herbivores and will even snatch up fish if they can catch them. Unfortunately many have realized that livestock make for easier prey then wild herds and are not terribly adverse to consuming any humans or other sapients that get in their way.

Biology
As the name suggests Pyrodraks can breath fire hot enough to melt through rock, however they have other abilities then the fire. For example is the poison stinger on the ends of their tails which can kill with a touch. Even their blood is poison and one drop upon the skin will drop a person dead in an instant. Indeed Pyrodraks prefer to use their poison stinger to hunt and their fire for battle and defense. Their eyes are also highly magic and hypnotic for anyone who looks into them will fall under the dragon's sway. Finally any treasure the dragon posses will become cursed to bring terrible misfortune and an early death to any who would dare to steal it from the dragon, alive or dead.

Behavior
Pyrodraks are greedy and destructive things that will ravage mortal settlements for treasure to add to their hordes. They not enjoy destruction, battle, and treasure, but are also devious creatures found of trickery, riddles. Often times the only way to survive an encounter is to challenge them to a word game and win if one can. That being said pyrodraks are loyal partners to their mates and doting parents to their offspring. If their mate or children are in danger the other pyrodrak will drop whatever they're doing and fly immediately back to protect their loved ones and seek savage vengeance if it is too late. If one mate dies the other will not seek another and mourn its lost partner until it dies.

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