Crested Plains Drake

The crested plains drake is a sexcruserpen, and a species of drake. It has 2 pairs of working and one pair of vesigial legs. Its most special feature is its large crest covering most of its head. It is commonly used as livestock due to their toughness and their value.

## Appearance

The crested plains drake's most defining feature is its crest that acts like a shield against attacks, It is an extended part of the skull and covers the neck as well as part of the ribcage. It has a short, thick body with a long trailing tail. As it is a sexcruserpen, it has 6 legs. However, its hind legs are in the shapes of spikes and point upwards towards the sky to prepare it against sneak attacks from behind. Its four active legs sprawl out, and are very thick and round. It has large plated spines growing from its back that act as intimidation devices and temperature regulation organs. Their mouthes are wide and square, and contain 6 teeth above and below the front of its flat teeth, which are used to eat grass and over vegetation. They are covered entirely with large, plated, somewhat magic-resistant scales, with thick skins that render most scratch attacks from predators its size useless. The eyes are small, with multiple eyelids. They can come in a variety of colors from green to tan, gray to brown.

## Locations

### Shattered Colours

Crested plains drakes originated from Leptur. However, their popularity as livestock allowed them to be found in almost every continent near it, especially after the Adventuring age started.

## Behaviour

The crested plains drake has below average intelligence. However, their body allows them to be protected from nearly every angle, Their crests protect from the front, and their back is protected from sneak attacks by their leg-turned spikes, which are capable of a limited amount of rotation. This means that most the time they can eat grass or vegetation in peace without getting suddenly attacked. When eating, they can leave behind the roots or freshly grown stems that small animals like the common armored beetle can eat. Their mouth chews in a grinding motion, grinding the leaves into tiny bits and then swallowing them after. They are commonly found in plains, where they are the most advantageous and where food is plenty. It is also capable of eating some small amounts of meat for extra iron and proteins.

Male crested plains drakes often fight each other for mates. After mating, the drakes will lay around 40 eggs at random locations in around 2 months, which after they will be able to mate again. These eggs have leathery skin and are often sort of sticky, and are often white and around the size of a basketball. After birth, the juviniles will live in the forest floor where they will not be as exposed.

### Senses

The common plains drake has terrible eyesight and a slow reaction speed. However, its sense of smell and hearing are not terrible, as they are found to be somewhat massive compared to their eyes and brain.

## Relationship with People

The crested plains drake is one of the most widespread livestock in the Adventuring Age due to its incredible breeding ability and how cheap it is to raise, as well as how much they can be sold for due to their constand demand.

The meat of the drake can vary from its belly fat, which is fatty and soft, perfect for searing and making expensive and special meals, to its tough muscular fat, which are one of the most important rations an adventurer would love after dry-aging with salt, the potential for these meats are limitless, and would contribute to their high demand.

These drake's scales and skin are some of the most used materials used in adventurer gear due to their cheapness, flexibility, durability, and defensive ability. The spikes of the drakes are often used to make decorations, and the plates on their backs and bones are crushed used for many medicine and potions.

These drakes are also used in a variety of activities. One of such is the bullfighting matches, where the gamblers send out their trained bull drake to fight each other, with the winning drake's owner getting money. Such bullfighting gambling matches are illegal in many countries and can be punishable by multiple years in prison. Other activities use their stability. They are essential for some people who always have a need for carrying extremely heavy things such as building materials or loot from a dungeon. Due to this, services that help people carry heavy things for money are often commonplace.