Drodons

Drodons are a species of Drakes found in eastern Thornulihar.
== Description ==
Drodons, like all tarrasques are a species of flightless four legged herpetons.
Drodons superficially ressemble varanus lizards and have very tough hides. The scales can serve as decent armor for those capable of hunting them, and are used as currency by some other races.
Drodons have very large mouths in proportion to their bodies. These grand cavities enable them to suck in air to blow streams of flames. Their mouths are the species' primary vulnerability. Hunters will fire into the tarrasques mouth in order to trigger the creatures bite reflex, which is reputed to stop the creature from biting for a while. Drodons can also whip their tails by sweeping them around in a surprisingly quick full turn. If the sweeping tail manages to make contact with a target, the drake will then try to immobilize its adversary by climbing atop it.
== Subspecies ==
The size of Drodons varies greatly according to feeding habits and age, but also in accordance to habitat.
In Brujalives, two species of Drodons are known to exist. Smaller variants can be found in the northeast mountains and the much larger sizes can be found at the swampy northern section of the southeastern forests.
== Drodons and society ==
Despite the dangers they pose, the scales of a Drodons are also a valuable resource, to the point that they are used as a currency in some Rivermaid societies. Polkans use the scales to make heat resistant saddle-coats, and their stomach linings to make quivers.
Not all Drodons are hostile creatures. In Brujalives, there exists a drodon academy where goblins originally from magith have successfully domesticated some drakes by removing their fire breathing apparatus. The domesticated swamp drakes are used to swim across rivers and up waterfalls, or to gain access to previously outlying areas. There is a cooperation between the goblins and the other races as a pirate force, the goblins will use the drakes to attack riverboats belonging to enemy nations. 
Category:Tarrasques
Category:Drakes
Category:Creature