Alagaesian Dragon-Draco pulchripinnaris
Class: Strike
Size: To 70 feet long, wingspan of 130 feet
Appearance: Classic western-style body shape, with a muscular, ovular torso supported by four long and relatively thin limbs, each tipped with dexterous digits and short, sharp talons. The elbows and ankles are decorated with small, downy feathers. The tail is long and muscular, tapering evenly and tipped by a conical plume of feathers as well, and the neck is slightly shorter than the tail but similarly long, slightly tapered and muscular with great flexibility, and supports a large, roughly conical-triangular head. The lower edges of the jaws are lined with a row of short feathers running from the back of the cheek to halfway along the jawline, and the jaws close evenly, hiding the conical, extremely sharp teeth. The small nostrils are located at the very tip of the snout; eyes are large and almond-shaped, set under a shallow, flexible brow ridge, and a pair of short, upward-curving sharp horns extend from the back of the skull just above where the feathering ends and straight back behind the eyes. A row of downy feathers begins near the center of the forehead and extends down along the spinal column of the neck and back all the way to join with the plume at the tip of the tail. Wings are unusual in the dragon world, with a membranous bat-like design overall and complete with visible, protruding bony spikes at the tips of the support rods, but the entirety of the wings are otherwise covered in rows of uneven flight feathers, providing a unique hybrid appearance. Color varies, but is typically a shade of blue or green, eyes matching the body and framing vertically ovoid pupils.
Fire: Can shoot projectile flame charges or emit prolonged streams of hydrogen and methane-based fire for extended periods of time. Maximum shot limit of 30.
Flight: Lean body shape and feathered details provide great speed in the air, especially in dives, and high maneuverability in tight places.
The Alagaesian dragon is an inhabitant of the eastern Asiatic mountains and plains, surprisingly closely related to the famous Lung dragons and even the South American Ampitheres but bearing a more typical "European" body structure. They are placed in the Strike class due to their extremely high intelligence levels, naturally resistant to the influence of Alpha species and adept at problem solving and making their thoughts known to other intelligent species with ease even where language is a barrier, including people. While not endowed with the unique firepower that other Strike class species have, the Alagaesian is one of the most gifted with metaphysical manipulation, channeling energy to produce telekinetic and pyrokinetic abilities, and are skilled healers; it is rare to see a dragon of this species bearing any kind of superficial wound, nor their companions, unless it was nearly fatal and thereby required power enough to leave scars.
The Alagaesian dragon is a fiercely loyal creature, bonding so strongly to their riders that they nearly cannot survive without, and while not every dragon takes on a rider those that do will defend their companion with their life. This combined with their metaphysical prowess make the Alagaesians and the communities they associate with a truly formidable power, but rarely do they seek out conflict and instead prefer to maintain the peace within their homelands and hold amiable relationships with cultures beyond their borders.
A/N-Written per a request some time back; I quite liked the design of this dragon where it originates from, and it may well feature in later portions of the Two Worlds Collide series.
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