Tenebris Warden

reference of the tenebris warden

Concept and Lore by Rat (Reaper The Vaumora)

## Appearance

Tenebris wardens have large blue or black (depending on which subspecies) dream catcher shaped wings and armor plates dotted with large purple eyes they have red and blue spikes and armor rings down its neck and tail. Under all the armor it appears to have grey or brown fur, depending on where it was born. It also has large fluffy ears, and floating legs with eyes of them. The tip of its tail has a floating eye in the center and it have a dream catcher like object above its head.

#### Male

Male Tenebris wardens have larger ears and smaller wings. They lack armor plating and instead present beautiful patterns in all kinds of colors

### Female

Female Tenebris wardens have larger wings and armor plating all over their body, but lack the patterns of the males.

## Lore

The Tenebris Warden (often depicted as Aislingeach in sonarian myths), is a rare, elusive species that inhabits Sonaria’s night skies. Myths say that there was once a giant Tenebris warden, who’s glow was not bright enough to sooth all the creatures in sonaria, so it flew up into the sky and became the moon. Tenebris Wardens have a complex birthing system. If a baby is born under any moon from full moon to first quarter, it will be female. If it is born under new moon or third quarter, it will be male. If a Tenebris Warden is born during daytime, it is not likely to survive, but it will be intersex.

Tenebris Wardens can sooth other creatures using the soft glow that comes from their body. Creatures that sleep under the glow of its wings will be safe from bad dreams. If a Tenebris Warden is provoked, creatures under its wings will receive the most horrific, unimaginable nightmares, and will probably go insane upon waking up. Tenebris warden can harness the fear of other creatures while they sleep, giving them better strength. This also lets them do tiny bits of damage to anyone with fear in the area. After this encounter, the victims are immune to the nightmares.

## Location

Tenebris wardens are very rare. Stories say they soar down from the stars at night. Others say they live in caves. They are found in the vast cave tunnels of the tundra, along with the flier rock caves. They are also found in some caves in the redwoods. The flower cave is a jackpot for those hoping to see the massive colony of fruit craving Aislingeach subspecies that lurk there.

## Subspecies: FRUIT AISLIGHT

The Fruit Aislight (Colony) are a group of smaller, faster Tenebris Wardens that have adapted to live off of the fruit of their flowery home. They are very skilled swimmers, and because of their size, they are able to withstand the pressure at depths that surpass the sperm whale’s maximum diving depth. They live all across the archipelago surrounding the flower cove, and the islands of the northwestern oceans. These creatures lack the armor of their more common, blue tinted siblings, but instead posses splotches of bioluminescent, color changing scale plates that they use for communication on land and underwater. They also can use makeshift gills for some time before they either wear out, or rip apart, as they are very tender. These creatures lay their eggs in flowers under the moonlight, usually lunana flowers, and let the flower protect and hide the egg until it hatches.

## Trivia

* The concept used to lead more on the dragon side, before it was scrapped and then revisited later on
* This is Rat’s favorite concept
* It is also one of her first concepts
* Rat has many things planned for the lore of the Tenebris Warden, and is going to revise this page more in the future
* A pack of Tenebris Wardens is called an Aislight.
* The Tenebris warden’s name means “Dark Protecter”. Dark for it being translated from “Tenebris” and “Protecter” from the origins of the word “Warden”.