Sliquifier-Draco ichthyos

Class: Tidal

Size: To 40 feet long, wingspan of 30 feet

Appearance: A streamlined body with a broad chest and smooth narrowing form toward the hips, supported by four stocky but small legs. The paws are blunt and rounded with digits that end in long conical claws, supported between by thin webbing, and the front limbs bear spiny membranous fins off the back side. The tail is tapered but stocky and relatively short, with the latter quarter split into a broad semi-triangular membranous fin supported by 5 flexible, sharp-pronged support spines. The neck is long and far narrower than the tail, serpentine and slightly tapered upward, and supports a head shaped like the blade of a spear. The jaws close in an odd underbite, with the broader ovular lower jaw bearing a row of small, sharp teeth that point upward but the sharp, triangular overhanging upper jaw (which is nearly a foot longer than the lower) bearing two pairs of larger, conical shearing teeth between the smaller ones that jut down over the lower jaw on either side. A small, sharp-edged and rear-curved rostral horn is present which extends the slope of the tip of the snout, and is situated immediately above the elongate, slit valvular nostrils. The chin and back of the jaw bear several tentacle-like fleshy tassels that hang or coil in a seaweed-like manner. Eyes are narrow and elliptical, and set toward the back of the head just above the rear of the jawline in a slightly sunken socket, and a series of delicate but sharp-tipped spines run from the back of the skull down the neck to the start of the back and support a membranous sail that may or may not be fully connected all the way down. Wings are fin-like, membranous, and may be supported by spine-tipped rods extending from a main wing bone or extend from the sides of the body into the wing, depending on locality. Color may be shades of blue, teal, yellow, or even pinkish, with the wings and other membranes often highlighted in contrasting or brighter shades. Eyes are teal framing vertically elliptic pupils, and the inside of the mouth and ends of the chin tassels can biofluoresce with an aqua tinted light.

Fire: Shoots streams of acid, with speed able to fire at incredible strength and distance. Shot limit of 10.

Flight: Unable to fly in air, as the wingspan is not large enough to support this dragon, the Sliquifier is quite possibly the fastest swimmer of all dragons, recorded as exceeding 200 mph and suspected to possibly be capable of breaking the sound barrier in very short bursts, a powerful ability.

The Sliquifier is an agile, speedy creature, a hunter of the fastest fish and one of the hardest to corner. It is an inhabitant of weedy kelp forests and similarly rich coastlines, occasionally traveling up rivers as well. The acid it produces is extremely strong, and bound to a polymer base which allows it to keep its form underwater, striking prey or predators and sticking instead of diffusing into the surrounding water. It also uses the fluorescing lights produced by the mouth interior and tassel tips to lure prey to it, or flash in intimidation or confusing displays to ward off potential threats.

Sliquifiers are famed for being fast, and there are theories that they may be able to break the sound barrier underwater. If this is true, the shockwave caused by such a move could stun any predator in the vicinity, allowing the dragon to escape easily. This species is, on the other hand very friendly with people and other docile dragons, and will readily bond with riders it deems trustworthy. Under times of danger Sliquifiers have been known even to take their riders into their large semi-expandable mouths, protecting them when diving underwater and preventing harm to the rider, even when swimming at high speeds.


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