#widewing dragons

Smaugust day 18 - Biology, Predator-Prey Interaction

Smaugust day 15 - Designs, Hatchling Widewing

Smaugust day 1 - Hatchling

Week old Northern Widewing, stood with parent.

SMAUGUST IS ON. I'm so excited. I might not keep the quality/style consistent but I'll use this as another opportunity to do some lore flexing! I'll try and use the header everytime too, with a link to the prompt list I'm using.

the young's independence varies between species, however there is a trend in huge-bodied species having precocial young, which are able to see, walk, and care for themselves soon after hatching. Northern Widewings migrate closer to the equator for breeding, returning to the same partner year after year, and incubating eggs on a reused patch of burnt grass. the adults linger for two to three weeks and give their hatched clutches of half a dozen their first meal, before migrating back north to leave the young to fend for themselves. at around the size of a horse, Widewing chicks tend to walk bipedally, and climb through niches as they grow. like most dragons, they have a soft feathery down, but Widewings moult this by their 5th year.

Smaugust day 8 - Flying

A Marine Widewing crossing a broad sea, with some seagulls tagging along.

Most large dragons who are flighted rely more on passive flight for long distances - utilising air currents on broad wingspans. Combined with robust legs and a lightweight skeleton, they typically have no trouble taking off, though they use a running start similar to a swan on water. Lung dragons are the only non-winged dragon capable of flight, utilising air elemental magic to slither through the sky like a serpent.

Widewings are aptly named for their exceptionally long and narrow wingspan. These dragons are among the largest flighted species, and are adapted and known for their great seasonal migrations. Their prey of choice are typically other beasts, usually ignoring animals smaller than half their own size, and utilising their massive wings to dive from above and disorient their prey.