Fiction:The Firmament/Deepsea Wyrm

"With their powerful wings, they swim through water as easily as other dragons fly through the skies. They must be given a wide berth; only a fool would provoke such fearsome creatures out of their own volition."

- Unknown

Deepsea wyrms are a powerful species of true dragon who can be found across the oceans of Telamon.

Biology
Deepsea wyrms are quadrupedal dragons with heads adorned with two pairs of curved horns. They possess smooth blue scales like those of fish and fins grow from the sides of their skulls and along their tails. Their wings are adapted into enormous fins which allow the dragon to swim by beating them; they can still fly with them, though their flight is clumsy in comparison to other dragons. Deepsea wyrms are amphibious and can survive out of water, though most choose to simply stay submerged at all times.

Ecology
Deepsea wyrms inhabit the deepest reaches of Telamon's oceans, only surfacing to hunt prey. They make their lairs in large underwater caverns where they build hoards of valuables obtained from hunting the deeps or from looting shipwrecks.

Society
Deepsea wyrms are rare and usually solitary, as they see others of their own kind as competition. Only the oldest and most powerful wyrms are able to force others into submission, where they are treated as servants rather than equals.

Abilities
Deepsea wyrms, like all species of true dragon, are naturally attuned to magic and are invariably potent spellcasters. They have mastery over water and their breath weapon takes the form of a powerful blast of the stuff, which they can concentrate into a beam that can cut through steel. Their size, strength and endurance allows them to fight off all other forms of aquatic life with ease.