Xisenoxis Wyvecenic

> *"They're all Devils - the lot of them... So viciously rapacious in both the realms of being apex predators, and for their lust that can kill."*
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## Physical Description

### Weight

1600 kgs - 4300 kgs

The Xisenoxis Wyvecenic were cave-dwelling dragons native to Eurasian countries, most specifically the ones of warmer climates. Their species had barely been recorded for 280 years that they had been studied, therefore not much was documented on the species aside from their insatiable hunger and violent breeding methods.

Known Dracospelers who consumed Xisen blood during their initiation include: Annabelle Fitzgarry, Bonafacious Fitzgarry, Henry Fitzgarry and Maxwell Fitzgarry.

## Appearance

Sloped back, long forelegs, elongated necks, gills on gullet and chest, serrated scales, long tails, webbed arms, legs, flanks, tails.

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## Ecology

### Habitat

The Xisenoxis dragon abided in mountainous environments, more specifically soughting refuge in deep underground caves to keep warm. They specifically conglomerated by groundwater thermal springs. Their geographical location was specifically in Eurasian countries.

### Diet

The Xisenoxis dragon has a very limited diet that's strictly carnivorous, and almost strictly cannibalistic. They commonly prey on the hatchlings of their own kind, attacking den sites to dig out and kill them - this ultimately results in the dragons indirectly endangering themselves.

Male Xisen dragons sometimes devour their mates after intercourse with them, but generally don't due to having the carcass provide as an incubator for the eggs that will develop in her womb post-mortem.

Killings are more common particularly in winter when there may be more of a struggle for food, and the Xisen may adapt to broadening their diet for the colder months before they regress back to the diet they are more accustomed to.

### Interactions with Other Predators

Xisenoxis typically dominated other predatory species, despite if those creatures were part of their natural diet or not. Interactions have been observed between Xisen and Hierep, with the Hierep populations being significantly smaller in areas with high Xisenoxis densities. Xisens had been recorded on numerous occasions actively seeking out Hiereps in their dens and killing them without eating them and only for the sake of territorial expansion or due to their mating compatibility, and in turn using their bodies as incubators to lay their eggs into.

Chekavsken dragons typically dominated Xisens in disputes over prey, but Xisens mostly prevailed against defending their territory. Both species kill each other's young. Xisenoxises eat the Chekavsken they kill, while Chekavsken seem to eat only young Xisens. Their interactions with each other, however, are very rare due to their habitat preferences and from the culling of majority of the cold-adapted Xisens: Xisen and Chekavsken interactions are well-documented in Russia where Chekavs significantly depressed their numbers to the point of localized extinction.

They may interact and compete with Imperialis Infernoden which may feed on smaller prey where Xisenoxis are present and may be suppressing the Imperialis populations. They typically avoid encountering each other by hunting for different prey via niche partitioning until winter, in which the snow accumulation forces their prey into valleys, and interactions between the two species become more likely. Infernodens in packs usually dominate Xisens and can steal their kills or even kill them, while one-to-one encounters tend to be dominated by the Xisen. There are several documented cases of Infernodens killing Xisens. Xisens disrupt Infernoden behaviour by dominating territory and prey opportunities.