A/N-Sorry about no update last week, got time-crunched. Still working on the Basic Understanding chapter, but that will almost certainly be several weeks more to come. Until then...


Shockjaw-Draco biolectrica

Class: Tidal

Size: To 20 feet in length, wingspan also to 20 feet

Appearance: Thin and streamlined, this dragon has a torpedo-shaped torso supported by four stubby but powerful limbs, each ending in blunt paws with webbed digits. The tail is thick and tapered, notably narrower distally and ending in an almost whiplike tip. The neck is stocky and muscular, and relatively long despite its thick structure, supporting a large, semi-rounded head with an odd oblong profile. The snout bears a single large rostral horn, near the bottom of which the large, slit nostrils are positioned, and the large, narrow elliptical eyes sit halfway to the back of the head and sunken slightly in their sockets. The lower jaw is massive and rounded, decorated on the chin by a series of thick fleshy tassels or tubercles, and overall gives this species an almost comical underbite. Teeth are very small and often held within a protective sheath in the gums. A pair of short, smooth and tapered horns extends off either side of the back of the skull in line behind the eyes, and from the skull down the spine extends a series of large spines connected by semi-triangular webs of skin, giving a repeating sail-like appearance; the largest spines are immediately behind the head, more or less getting smaller further down. This sail runs down to the very tip of the tail and contributes to what looks like a narrow vertical tailfin at the tip. Wings are designed like the fins of sarcopterygian fish, with powerful bases radiating out into thick spiny supports connected by shorter membranes that allow for extremely fast swimming. Color is variable; eyes are always luminescent lemon-yellow framing small rounded pupils, and the body coloration ranges in shades of teal or deep sea green to shades of violet, the belly scutes typically shades of green or yellow. Wings, sail, and tassels are often decorated with violet or blue highlights, and the inside of the mouth is cotton white.

Fire: Produces bolts of bio electricity that are directed by the mouth and chin tubercles, of variable intensity. Shot limit can range from 6 powerful bolts to more than 20 weaker shots.

Flight: While this dragon can fly in air (and is relatively adept at doing so), the webbed design of its wings, feet and sail facilitate aqueous travel; this is one of the fastest marine dragons in existence.

The Shockjaw is a unique species, with the electrical firing capacity of the Skrill in an underwater medium. This species cannot feed off of other electrical sources and instead produces the power itself, in batteries of muscle in the thick neck and lower jaw, so it is limited on the amount of voltage that can be discharged, but a single full-power blast can stun or kill an entire ship's worth of people. The tubercles on the chin help channel and direct its shots, so the Shockjaw has extreme accuracy. This species can also vary the intensity of the attack, using it as a sensory apparatus in a mild field to detect food or alert would-be threats of its presence and capabilities, or it can produce bolts powerful enough to kill.

Shockjaws are fast, capable of reaching underwater speeds of well over a hundred miles an hour, due to the powerful wings muscles they possess. They are often shy and reclusive as well, preferring to stay away from other dragons and people and using their speed to remain well ahead of any ocean-going vessel that might come across them, but can occasionally interact with fishermen, helping to drive schools of fish into nets or even stunning them so that fishermen can gather up the catch. When in their element though, this species prefers to dwell among jagged deep rock reefs or spires, hunting the fish drawn to these natural areas of cover.


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