Bogwraith

The **Bogwraith** is a medium Mystery Class dragon that lives in bogs.

## Official Description

The pallid flesh of the Bogwraith is often the last thing that a traveler in the swamps of The Claim will ever see. Deep within the bogs and swamps will you find these creatures, who stray away from human activity. The creatures are said to lurk under dank shelves of rock or peat at the edge of deep pools during the day, only creeping out of the depths when the duskstar is high. But when they are on the hunt the Bogwraith’s bloodlust is terrible to behold.

## Physical Appearance

### Egg

The egg of a Bogwraith is white and mostly smooth in texture, except for a small number of indented spots that radiate a great amount of heat. Touching these red areas with your bare hands can easily burn your skin off.

### Hatchling to Adult

Throughout its entire life, a Bogwraith will have leathery white skin, and will be covered in red, glowing, bulging "boils" that contain a toxic gas, able to choke a human and burn their flesh off within seconds. Their jaw is covered with long, protruding black spines, many acting as teeth. Along the wings, Bogwraiths also have small black spikes, and the tail is club-shaped, with black spikes as well. Bystanders describe the Bogwraith to let off a "menacing red smoke" as they fly through the air.

## Abilties

### Explosive Eggs

The Bogwraith is a biological phenomenon when it comes to its main attack and defense mechanism. When threatened, it quite literally lays a number of false eggs that explode upon impact, and once one goes off, the rest are set off in a chain reaction, giving the dragon enough time to escape while the threat is distracted. Amazingly, both male and female Bogwraiths are able to do this, even though females are the only ones that can actually lay an egg with an actual dragon inside.

Some speculate that all Bogwraiths are asexual or a purely female species - but the reason behind this mechanism remains a mystery.

### Toxic Breath

The Bogwraith's breath is a ghastly thing to behold - and even worse to be directly exposed to. When this dragon's mist-like breath is inhaled, the lungs of most other species is immediately clogged up and they will suffocate to death. If that doesn't finish them off quick enough, the searing of their flesh will, as even two seconds exposure to a Bogwraith's breath can melt human skin down to the bone.

If someone manages to tame this beast, it is crucial that they wear a mask around their dragon at all times. Because of this, most people simply don't go through the trouble of taming a Bogwraith.

### Strength and Combat

Not only is the Bogwraith armed with explosive eggs and a toxic breath, but the long spikes along its jaw and tail can do considerable damage to a threat as well. Bogwraiths are quite beefy dragons, so one very angry swing from its tail and you could end up in a hospital for the rest of your life. These dragons also throw their heads up and down like a bull in an attempt to impale any enemies.

The Bogwraith is a mighty foe from all sides, so if you happen to run into a particularly angry one, your best chance is to just run away and hope it doesn't chase after you.

## Personality and Behavior

Bogwraiths are naturally reclusive dragons, so they mostly come out at dusk to hunt, and during the day, they hide underneath moss or peat, or stay well hidden away in a cave.

Bogwraiths do not stay in the nest long, they are solitary hunters and fiercely territorial. Before they reach adolescence, Bogwraith young will naturally begin to fight over space until each is forced to leave the nest to find ranges of their own, or is devoured by their former nest mates. This inborn ferocity makes the Bogwraith a terrible foe.

## Training

Training a Bogwraith takes a lot of commitment and a lot of courage. Most trainers take weeks to even mentally prepare themselves to try and attempt to tame one. However, the process is quite simple.

Leave an array of food in its nest, then when it comes back to find it, sit far from the food, but close enough to show that you are present. After its done with the food, it will approach you and thank you for the food. Do this multiple times to befriend one.

## Trivia

* The Bogwraith is a dragon species from the MMO game Dragons and Titans.
* Although a Bogwraith has been tamed before, never has one been ridden! That's right, even Maya hasn't ridden a Bogwraith!

## Image Sources

1. Bogwraith Headshot by firael666 on DeviantArt