BloodWing

I race outside into the blackness, stumbling and overwhelmed. I can barely think. Everything hurts but nothing should hurt. I can't hurt. I can't feel pain. I feel this pain. Overwhelming pain, overwhelming memories.
Growling reaches my ears as I slam headlong into Londion's snout. He's angry, very angry. I crumble to the ground, sobbing and shaking as he wraps his tail around me. His wing drops over my body and his head, snout pressing into my chest. I lie against him, too shaken to do much else.
Someone's calling for me, but I ignore them. Londion moves, dropping me to the ground. Snapping and shouting, then the person's gone, calling for my father instead. Londion joins me under his wing again, sniffing me before dropping his head to the ground.

Nothing gets past you Londion. No one, nothing, no pain. You keep them away with your viscousness. You keep my pain away. My safe haven.

Basic Information

Anatomy

One head, two wings and two legs with one tail. Large, very sharp horns on the head. Strong.

Growth Rate & Stages

They reach their adult size by age seven.

Ecology and Habitats

They like the dark. Apex predator.

Dietary Needs and Habits

They eat a lot of large game items.

Additional Information

Social Structure

They want to be left alone. They barely tolerate each other though they do mate for life. Hatchlings are on their own at age one. They'll stay with their nestmates until around three.

Domestication

They’re not… occasionally one will bond to a Rider but it’s rare. If they are bonded to a Rider they’ll be very possessive and territorial with them. That Rider better have a strong will of their own to counteract their Wyverns behavior.

Average Intelligence

They’re quite smart. The thing is they’re also extremely aggressive and very much don’t like intruders of any kind.

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Able to blend in perfect with shadows. Shadowy, life sucking breath attack.

Blood wings are nasty ones among the Drakie. Just handling one is left to the experts. They’re aggressive, unpredictable and even cruel when it comes to killing, especially two legs like us Eledhrim. Why in the name of the gods Lord Nimtolien gave his daughter one is a mystery, but that girl has the personality to hold her own once it hatches. It's probably going to try and bite everything and everyone who gets near it. Oh, this is going to be a special kind of hell when they visit with the little monster.

Lifespan

2,500 yrs

Average Length

80 ft

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

Black body with purple splatter marks on the horns and along the wings, looking like Eledhrim blood stains.

I rarely handle Bloodwings. They don't like us and would much rather be left alone. The occasion I've had to deal with Londion has been a battle and often risks my physical well-being.  He despises me and chases me away, even if I want nothing to do with his Rider and am merely trying to cross the courtyard. I love Drakie, but this breed I'd just rather not deal with at all.