Night Fury
No other dragon is more famous or unmistakable then the Night Fury. This powerful and elegant dragon is responsible for the greatest feats that helped from a prospering coexistence between dragon and man.
It is medium-sized with a sleek, dark body with black coloration with a pattern of lighter spots to break up it's outline. Unlike most dragon species, the Night Fury has a short neck and lacks any kind of horns. The dragon is about 26 feet in length, 27 as a fully grown dragon with two powerful wings, 8 (Male) or 6 (Female) ear-like appendages on the back of its head that help it hear, with the two "primary" ears able to move to help convey emotion. as well as smaller "Nubs" around their jaw and chin depending on their age. They also have a pair of large, yellowish-green, cat-like eyes and retractable triangular serrated teeth.
In flight, the Night Fury's wingspan is unrivaled, bearing approximately 48 feet. This allows it to fly faster, longer and further than any of the other recorded dragon species. It uses the wing-like tail fins on its tail to help steer and maneuver. And to a lesser extent, at a certain point of age a Night Fury's spines can split, doubling surface area and granting even more control and maneuverability. However, the large surface area of it's wings and fins also leaves the dragon vulnerable, as a Night Fury will be incapable of flying if one of these fins is damaged. A potentially deadly injury since Night Furies are largely dependent on flight in order to hunt or escape danger.
As for behavior and intelligence, it could be argued that a Night Fury is even more expressive and intelligent then humans, displaying almost every emotion easily or understanding human speech and to an extent human writing, despite being physically unable to speak or write in human language. Night Furies are more then capable of living independent, but prefer a more social lifestyle such as a pack or human communities. Of course each Night Fury is different, their personality determined by countless factors.
For Firepower, a Night Fury is armed with the ability to fire blue or purple blasts of energy at various degrees of power with pinpoint accuracy. The exact composure of a Night Fury's blasts is mostly unknown but to an extent related to lightning somehow, the truth behind the old lore story that Night Furies breathed lightning. (It is also possible that the tale is also a result of someone mistaking a skrill for a Night Fury due to poor visibility) A Night Fury can also use a variation to heat certain objects or to set something aflaim rather then incinerate it such as a stone bed or a human's campfire and lantern.
As for Strength, Endurance, and Stamina, a Night Fury is a hard worker, able to maneuver aggressively at high speeds for hours without tiring, a feat that requires immense stamina and endurance, especially in the thinner air. Strength alone is hard to measure for a Night Fury as they almost always use momentum for any task from tackling prey to fighting. But it is safe to say that a Night Fury has more then enough strength to hold it's own against other dragons.
In addition to powerful eyes that can see at night, A Night Fury has another form of observation, arguably more useful then eyesight: Echolocation. With their powerful and wide range of hearing able to track sounds, a Night Fury is able to let out a roar and calculate the surrounding environment down to the smallest detail by the direction and time it's echo returns.
And the entire process is subconscious, automatic, like the instinct to breathe. Helping demonstrate the raw intelligence of the Night Fury. Us human can learn more then a little from Dragons.
A Night Furies diet is varied, but picky in some regards. They can consume most fish, game, and livestock without problem, as their stomach acids are powerful enough to dissolve even bone. However, like most dragons, Eels are a no go and Plants like the Blue Olander and Poacher Root are toxic. Other plants, berries, and herbs like those used to spice meat are safe to consume but not able to replace meat entirely.
Notes:
Night Furys have been sighted living wild in the Frozen Sea, but not by choice. The Pack has since moved to Isle of The Night in order to increase population.
The Alpha, Toothless has demonstrated the ability to overcharge and overpower the Enslaved Bewilderbeast's control of other dragons. This wasn't mentioned as we simply don't have enough information to be accurate.
Night Fury Eggs take about 9 months to hatch
AN: Sorry for the delay, but life has been busy. My Grandmother had cancer so that delayed things. Good news is that the doctors removed a golfball sized clump of tissue, but only a millimeter was actually cancerous so they got it all out. Bad new is that chemo is confirmed to be necessary. After that it was Cristmass and I got a new computer and Starwars Battlefront, so that happened, and I realized that my new computer didn't have Word on it! I wrote this on Google Docs but I expect some errors with the upload, I'll try to fix that ASAP.