Wyvernology

## Introduction

### What are Wyverns?

Wyverns are serpentine creatures of either bird-like or lizard-like anatomy. They highly differ in size, abilities, appearance and behaviour. Wyverns are very intelligent, fast and are capable of concrete thinking. Their anatomy allows them to fly and glide for long periods of time and reach very high speeds in the air. Wyverns, as flying predators, prefer to remain in the sky, as being on the ground is usually inconvenient for them especially when travelling or looking for food.

### Characteristics of a Wyvern

Slim appearance with scales usually laid smoothly to the wyvern's body. They're way lighter in weight compared to dragons and have wings proportional to their body mass. They're unable to produce fire like dragons, but many species of wyverns can produce venom or poison. The majority of wyverns also have feathers which are valuable to traders and many cultures.

Poisonous Wyverns often have brightly coloured scales or feathers which serve as Aposematism, While venomous Wyverns have enlarged and sharpened front fangs, Additional layer of skin which "opens,, to give the animal scarier and bigger appearance, or a stinger at the end of the wyvern's tail.

## Pra-Wyverns

Pra-Wyverns are species of wyverns that existed before the Dusk Era or before the first humans. They're usually extinct species and the information about them comes from the Floodlands World Library or Folk legends, but some species still exist nowadays as highly endangered.

### Continental Wyverns

Continental Wyverns are the most known remaining species of Pra-Wyverns. There are only 6 known species, all native to specific continents on Iliadan and as a group of species, they're referred to as Hydrusnigero Nara.

#### Misaypley

Quattuorcornupteryx (Four-Winged Tree Watcher)

Quattuorcornupteryx is a curious dwarf species. They sleep by hanging off of tree branches and folding their wings over their body. This species has often been spotted watching people from distance. It is said that they show the highest interest in farmers and gardeners.

With their long tail, They might be about 12 meters long.

They often fall prey to bigger animals due to being easily distracted and only having venomous saliva, which they don't produce much of.

#### Kranio

Dolorclamorpteryx (Screeching Invisibility)

Dolorclamorpteryx is a blue-yellow Wyvern who, unlike other Hydrusnigero Nara species, does not have a black stripe along its spine, The black colour only appears on its head and fin spikes. They hide under layers of snow and capture anything that stops above them. These species have a unique high pitched roar that mixes with a purring-like sound.

They have a weak sense of smell, abdominal scales and easily get stuck in small spaces. Dolorclamorpteryx have venomous fangs which they use to paralyze their prey.

#### North Alkura

Lancmorsupteryx (Blinded Fury)

Heavily aggressive species with a doubled roar, high enough to cause pain and temporary hearing loss. They're fairly fast in the sky, but have trouble making turns. Their eyes are weak which makes it easy to blind these species. They have poisonous blood.

Lancmorsupteryx are difficult to find and observe which makes it difficult to gather information about them.

#### South Alkura

Lacertapteryx (Hen's Lake Hunter)

Lacertapteryx live in underwater caves where they feed on fish, but sometimes they leave the water and fly around the area at high speeds, hunting down deer or chickens. Their orange and blue colouration helps them stay unnoticed to their main prey.

Lacertapteryx is also the only species of Hydrusnigero Nara with feathers covering their wings.

They posses venomous fangs. Due to their Aquatic lifestyle, they're very sensitive to loud sounds when outside of the water.

#### Piscis

Cornuspicapteryx (Golden Four-blood)

The Most venomous and second most short-tempered of the Hydrusnigero Nara. They're also the fastest. Their pinkish-green colouration works as an Aposematism.

Cornuspicapteryx feed by using their long tongue to suck blood and liquefied insides out of their prey.

They use venomous blood, saliva and fangs to kill their prey and liquefy their insides.[1]

#### Gata

Harenaegrandispteryx (Tailing Sand-blinder)

Harenaegrandispteryx might be one of the largest and heaviest out of Hydrusnigero Nara. Their body is lined up with thick scales and they have 3 horns on their head, 1 being venomous just like their fangs.

They are usually neutral towards people and either hide in caves or in the sand while waiting for prey. They rarely ever fly and their eyesight makes them rely on smell and sense of movement. They also lack muscle control in their tail which ends up with uncontrollable movements of their heavy tail.

### The Sky Titan

The Sky Titan is a Pra-Wyvern belonging to the Main World Titans trio. It hasn't been seen many times as they sleep on top of the highest mountain in Gata and Piscis and are covered by deep snow. They have been described as an enormous beast with skin pale and shiny like the ice surrounding their lair. It isn't known if anyone has ever reached the top of the mountain where the Titan rests because any known attempts ended with freezing to death.

### Unknown Pra-Wyverns

The Floodlands World Library holds many old scrolls and books, some of which remain indecipherable, But so far there are about three hundred mentions of different wyvern-like beasts whose descriptions do not match any of the modernly known wyvern species, therefore considering them as pra-wyverns.

## Avem Wyverns

### What are Avem Wyverns?

Avem Wyverns are a species of wyverns anatomically similar to birds in their posture or/and movement. Avem Wyverns stand on their back legs, keeping their wings tucked alongside their body when they're not in use. Majority of Avem Species nest on trees or other areas off the ground.

## Lacertian Wyverns

### What are Lacertian Wyverns?

Lacertian Wyverns are a species of wyverns anatomically similar to lizards in their movement or/and position of bones. Lacertian wyverns have hand-like parts at the middle point of their wings which lets them move on all fours. Majority of Lacertian Species nest on the ground, usually in caves or specific nests.

## Taming

Taming a wyvern is a very difficult task as these intelligent creatures are not keen on obeying.

### Taming Methods

The only known way for taming a wyvern is to bond with them and earn their trust whilst they're still a hatchling/cub. It requires everyday care and attention but, There chance that the wyvern will stay with the person once it grows out of its cub years is very low.

Finding a wyvern egg is not very difficult as it's usually protected by its pack and mother. The difficult part is taking the egg away from the pack to hatch it. If approached, the entire pack will charge with intent to kill.

## Wyverns in Wars

### War WP and Usage

All wyvern species have different WPs but in general their WP measures to:

(WP=6,0)

1>100 = 6,0

1<100 = 2x6,0

w/each +100 = X+6,0