Current release

== Current release ==
== August 2024 release ==
While this month only brings one new egg to the Alpine, that's not all: Hunter Dragons receive a new BSA and several alts as well!Release announcement by TJ09; 2024-08-25 - August Dragon Release
=== Alpine release ===
 	Sprites	Description 	Credits
Egg 	 	This egg was left in an ornate nest of fur and grass. 	–
Hatchling 	 	Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It is covered in a thick coat of very fine wool. 	JOTB (art and descriptions)
Mature hatchling	 	Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It is covered in a thick coat of very fine wool.
And look! It has grown wings! It must be close to maturing. 	JOTB (art and descriptions)
Adult 	 	Pastel Dragons live in small groups high in the southern mountain ranges where the climate and rainfall stay relatively constant year round. Unusually, there are no male or female Pastel Dragons. Instead, by some quirk of development, all Pastel Dragons are able to reproduce with both male and female dragons. Groups work together to forage, hunt, and raise offspring. Their wool is shed once a year as the next year’s coat is growing and in the spring can be found all over their territories, tangled in shrubs and blowing in the wind like large, brightly colored tumbleweeds.	JOTB (art and descriptions)
==== Egg sequence ====
Stage 0	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Dead
 	 	 	 	 	 	
==== Additional information ====
Fact:
* Eggs of this breed cannot be bitten by Vampire Dragons.
* Eggs of this breed cannot be influenced by Pink Dragons.
* Eggs of this breed cannot be precogged by Aeon Wyverns.
* When sorted by breed name, this breed appears between Pargulus Pygmies and Peach Pied Dragons.
* Mature hatchlings do not display a gender on their "view" page, and display a male and female gender symbol (⚥) on users' scrolls.
Rumor:
* To be added.
=== Hunter Dragon updates ===
As part of this release, Hunter Dragons received a new Breed Specific Action, "Copy." This action allows Hunter Dragons to duplicate the BSA of other dragon breeds, including Earthquake from Green Dragons, Teleport from Magi Dragons, Influence from Pink Dragons, Fertility from Purple Dragons, Incubate from Red Dragons, and Ward from White Dragons.
When the Hunter Dragon copies another dragon breed's action, it takes on a new colored variant inspired by the copied breed, and its description text reflects its copied BSA. The Hunter Dragon immediately becomes available to use the copied BSA, though the dragon it is copied from is put on cooldown. The Copy action itself is also placed on a 30-day cooldown after use.
;Copy description text
:Replicates the abilities of another dragon.
;Copy message
: Select a dragon to copy its abilities. The selected dragon’s breed-specific action will become available to this dragon and be placed on cooldown.
;Copy applied message
:<Hunter Dragon> replicates the abilities of <target dragon>, granting them the ability to use <action>.
==== Variants ====
Sprite 	Description
Copy 	Hunter dragons are forest dwelling creatures known for having a high success rate of taking down prey. While most commonly seen scouting alone or patrolling in small territorial groups, they live in hierarchical packs of twenty or more individuals. Their most notable attribute is their ability to change the color of their scales to mimic their surroundings. This skill allows them to disappear into their environment, ambushing prey and trespassers alike. Some rumors do exist of a Hunter dragon copying other dragons, even going so far as to imitate the behaviors of breeds wildly different from themselves.
Earthquake	Hunter dragons are forest dwelling creatures known for having a high success rate of taking down prey. While most commonly seen scouting alone or patrolling in small territorial groups, they live in hierarchical packs of twenty or more individuals. Their most notable attribute is their ability to change the color of their scales to mimic their surroundings. This skill allows them to disappear into their environment, ambushing prey and trespassers alike. Some stories describe a Hunter dragon mimicking a Green Dragon. They often become a deft manipulator of earth mana, capable of quaking the ground around them and shifting rocks like water to protect their community.
Teleport 	Hunter dragons are forest dwelling creatures known for having a high success rate of taking down prey. While most commonly seen scouting alone or patrolling in small territorial groups, they live in hierarchical packs of twenty or more individuals. Their most notable attribute is their ability to change the color of their scales to mimic their surroundings. This skill allows them to disappear into their environment, ambushing prey and trespassers alike. Some stories describe a Hunter dragon mimicking a Magi Dragon. They often become a skilled user of magi mana, using it to enhance their speed and agility. This leads them to transport kills and other items around their community. However, the dragon’s skills also encourage a terrible habit of surprising friends or spooking strangers.
Influence 	Hunter dragons are forest dwelling creatures known for having a high success rate of taking down prey. While most commonly seen scouting alone or patrolling in small territorial groups, they live in hierarchical packs of twenty or more individuals. Their most notable attribute is their ability to change the color of their scales to mimic their surroundings. This skill allows them to disappear into their environment, ambushing prey and trespassers alike. Some stories describe a Hunter dragon mimicking a Pink Dragon. They almost always become far more nurturing, tending carefully to the eggs of their community and ensuring proper hatchling development. Notably, they don’t limit this caregiver behavior to hatchlings, often mothering other adults as well.
Fertility 	Hunter dragons are forest dwelling creatures known for having a high success rate of taking down prey. While most commonly seen scouting alone or patrolling in small territorial groups, they live in hierarchical packs of twenty or more individuals. Their most notable attribute is their ability to change the color of their scales to mimic their surroundings. This skill allows them to disappear into their environment, ambushing prey and trespassers alike. Some stories describe a Hunter dragon mimicking a Purple Dragon. They usually become quite the matchmaker, working to improve the romantic relationships and mend strained ones within their community.
Incubate 	Hunter dragons are forest dwelling creatures known for having a high success rate of taking down prey. While most commonly seen scouting alone or patrolling in small territorial groups, they live in hierarchical packs of twenty or more individuals. Their most notable attribute is their ability to change the color of their scales to mimic their surroundings. This skill allows them to disappear into their environment, ambushing prey and trespassers alike. Some stories describe a Hunter dragon mimicking a Red Dragon. They almost always become adept with fire mana, enhancing their attack power and using their fire to expedite the egg incubation process. This comes at the cost of the dragon acting far more territorial, even towards pack-mates.
Ward 	Hunter dragons are forest dwelling creatures known for having a high success rate of taking down prey. While most commonly seen scouting alone or patrolling in small territorial groups, they live in hierarchical packs of twenty or more individuals. Their most notable attribute is their ability to change the color of their scales to mimic their surroundings. This skill allows them to disappear into their environment, ambushing prey and trespassers alike. Some stories describe a Hunter dragon mimicking a White Dragon. They usually become well-versed in healing and protective magics, using these abilities to ward against illness and heal the more adventurous individuals of their community. The dragon also takes a stance of pacifism, refusing to harm or even hunt, unless left without recourse.
In addition to the BSA variants, Hunter Dragon adults and hatchlings received a sprite update.
Stage 	Original	New
Hatchling	 	
Adult 	 	
== Recent releases ==
=== July 2024 release === 
* Seraph Dragon
* Brumous Dragon
=== June 2024 release ===
* Flint Drake
* Siorghlas Wyvern
=== Dragon Cave's 18th birthday release ===
* Archelonian Dragon
* Caihong Dragon
* Chaliuba Dragon
* Thousand Wish Dragon
* Zarafauri Dragon
== References ==
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