Wyvern

The **Wyvern** is the basic dragon variant of the so-called Flying Dragon.

## Description

The wyvern is considered to be the major flying weapon of most countries in the New World. Its maximum speed is 235 kph and has a ceiling height of 4,000 m. As wild animals, like other dragon species, they live in mountainous areas rich in magical elements emitted by veins in the underlying rock. Their color shades ranges from green, red and brown (The green ones are from the LN cover while the brown ones are from the manga version). Wyverns are omnivores, that they eat meat, fish, large insects, small monsters, plants, seaweed, grains, etc. There are also variants of these animals like the Wyvern Lords and Wyvern Overlords which are artificially bred by the Parpaldia Empire. It has a lifespan of about 30 years and breeding season is done on spring to fall and they lay up to 1-3 eggs. Eggs will hatch within a year and mature at the age of 3 years. If they are intended for military use, they must be trained for one year.

They are used by countries Outside the Civilized Areas as well as countries in the Civilized except for Mu, Holy Mirishial Empire, Gra Valkas Empire , the mainland of the Annonrial Empire and Japan that are using flying machines called aircraft. However, not all countries can use Wyverns due to many factors like the Fenn Kingdom due to lack of wyvern in their island, Topa Kingdom and Agartha Kingdom whose climate is always cold and the Calamique Kingdom that is isolated and those creatures are only considered to be myths in Calamique.

In flying a Wyvern, a dirt runway is required for take-off and landing (but there's an exception for Muller since he can fly and land his wyvern partner vertically). Paved runways is discouraged as it might hurt the creature's nails. In launching a wyvern via a dragon carrier, magic gems must be used and placed on the flight deck to shorten its take-off distance.

Wyverns emit uses flame magic. When they use flame bombs, the viscous and combustible chemicals in its body are ignited with flame magic wrapped in wind magic. In this case, the neck and torso must be straightened They are not capable of using flame bombs to be fired on its side and rear. Wyvern Lords and Wyvern Overlords had much stronger flame attacks, but it can't also use attacks continuously. Wind Dragons also shared the same problem. The attack power is so low that it didn't cause damage even it managed to hit a JGSDF attack helicopter directly. Their use of magic is efficient as it recover it magic use within a day's rest, but if are wounded, they must heal it first. They can't be killed by ordinary arrows unless with the specialized arrows from the Berserk Bows designed by Fenn Kingdom due to their thick hide but they are helpless against guided missiles as well as firearms (a rifle, pistol, or other portable gun.). They can't be used to carry bombs. Although they are inferior to civilizations that uses advanced aircrafts, they are still a terrifying weapon in countries outside the civilized areas as well as the Third Civilization Area. They are fast enough destroy any WW1 aircraft with ease due to their superior speed, and maneuverability. The weak airframe used on biplanes during that time, makes them very vulnerable to flame bullets. It is said that 10 Wyvern could stop 1,000 soldiers.

Wind Dragons or dragons of the upper ranks can only use wind magic or single-element attack depending on their elemental attribute. However, with the proper training, they can acquire special abilities.

In Japan, there have been cases of smaller Yakuza groups using Wyverns in their turf wars, which the Diet has passed a law banning the owning of Wyvern inside Japan. The maximum sentence will be 10 years in jail.

## Operators

### Outside Civilized Areas

* Qua-Toyne Principality
* Louria Kingdom
* Altaras Kingdom
* Annonrial Empire - Several units are stationed in Bushpaka Latan to deceive the other nations about their true national power (except Japan that already saw their advanced magical civilization via satellite).

### Civilized Areas

#### Third Civilization Area

* Parpaldia Empire - The empire mainly uses the upper-class Wyvern Lords and Wyvern Overlords
* Riem Kingdom - Confirmed when they invaded the city of Arunie. It heavily damaged the Parpaldia Imperial Army's Wyvern Lords.

#### Second Civilization Area

* Paganda Kingdom - Destroyed by the Antares Fighter of the Gra Valkas Empire.
* Nigrat Union - Used by the country in the Battle of Baltica. They operate Wyvern Lords that can blend into the sky (scales with sky gray shade)
* Magicaraich Community- The country used its 1st Dragon Knight squadron in the Capture of Barkluth Air Base.

## Trivia

* The Japanese mistook the Wyverns as pterosaur dinosaurs when they first saw them.