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A rare dragon species known worldwide as an omen of death and disease, Deplorable Festerwings are one of the most unusual breeds of magical dragons. While for most history they were believed to be dragons long dead risen anew, it is now established that despite their ghastly appearance, they are very much living creatures, in fact being creatures attuned to the element of nature.

Malevolent Embertalon is a species of true magical dragons with profound attunement to the element of fire and it may be the most infamous dragon species in all of the land, mostly responsible for the cultural image of the evil dragon that breathes fire, hoards gold and kidnaps princesses. Arguably being the most culturally influential dragons in multiple regions, they sport two wings, four legs, long whip-like tail and a thin long snout, atop of which are two crooked, powerful and sharp horns - It is believed that because of them having red hide and horns that these features are so often used as symbols of wickedness in myth and fairytales. In the modern day we know enough about these dragons to understand that they aren't indeed inherently evil, they may even show benevolence and willingness to communicate with humans, however their reputation is definitely not baseless.

Their most important core trait as a species is that they are a magical dragon, attuned to the element of fire. In case of Malevolent Embertalon specifically this attunement manifests in their ability to shoot out massive plumes of flames, set their mane on fire, and heat up their talons and tip of the tail to temperatures of white-hot metal. And, obviously, it also makes them immune to flames themselves. However, the problem with that is is that for a Malevolent Embertalon to use it's powers, it should absorb upon the magic of the element, which for them is rather hard because while very powerful, the element of fire is naturally rarely occurring, being usually only found in forest fires, volcanoes, and the giant orb of fire in the sky - the Sun. As such, in nature these beasts are either causing and following forest or field fires, which inevitably leads to them fighting with the dragons who's domains occupy these lands, fight with each other over lava pools around and on the volcanoes, or simply sunbathe for days on warm rocks in hills or open fields, slowly taking in the magic of the sun.

Barrelguts (Plural of Barrelgut) is a collective name for several close sub-species of non-magical true dragons. They are huge and heavy bipedal winged beasts with powerful tails and legs, armored in thick hide and armed with huge powerful jaws, as well as rather small but potentially still dangerous arms.

The name originates from their body's unique ability to ferment various types of plant matter into alcohol in a special sub-section of the gut separate from the rest of the digestive track, with each subspecies being defined by what plants do they use to produce alcohol (The one in the picture is the Cider Barrelgut). Fermentation that happens inside Barrelguts however is much different than regular beer brewing, because it is performed by a unique extremophile microorganism - Dragon Yeast. Able to survive digestive system of the dragon unlike regular yeast, this species if capable of extracting more sugar out of the plants, and therefore producing much higher concentrations of alcohol than any ol' human brewery. It is sought after as a rare ingredient by brewers and bakers alike, since while it is possible to use it after extracting it from the beast's stomach, it however won't reproduce outside of said organs and will slowly wither away, with no way to keep it alive in the long run still found.

Alcohol that is produced that way is stored by the Barrelgut's body in special sacks connected to the mouth of the beast, allowing it to spew it out as a stream of fire hot enough to melt iron in a prolonged exposure. Due to the liquid nature of the fuel that causes the fire, the flame will also stick to the surfaces it hits until the alcohol burns away. Apart from fire breath however, Barrelguts have another, quite unique ability - Along with alcohol, they also have sacks that store pressurized gas produced from fermentation. In case of an emergency, this gas can be released in a long and powerful burp, causing all flames in the area to go out, making it hard to breathe and even suffocating small animals.

Mosslike Flatback

Mosslike Flatback is a smaller dragon species that survives on ambush hunting smaller prey and concealing itself from bigger predators. It achieves that with it's signature moss- and lichen-imitating skin flaps, that cover it's entire back. That combined with it's flexible collapsible skeleton allows them to spread themselves thin or contort themselves to hide in grass, pretend to be patches of moss on rocks or trees, with the sharp bone spikes on their chin allowing them to hang onto rocks and trees with no effort, like on an ice axe, while their huge eyes capable of rotating in any direction, allow them to have the full view of the surrounding area while not moving an inch. In addition to all that, their skin also secrets a substance called Flatback Oil, which possesses a strange quality of taking on the scents of the surrounding environment, therefore allowing Mosslike Flatback not only look like part of the scenery, but also smell like it.