Fireworm Queen

The **Fireworm Queen** is a large Stoker Class dragon that rules over a colony of Fireworms, and lives in caves.

## Official Description

A Fireworm Queen lays thousands of eggs in her lifetime and builds a massive nest made of a flammable gel known as 'Firecomb' to house her many eggs.

Like all mother dragons, the Queen is incredibly protective of her home and babies. While aggressive, the Fireworm Queen is not malicious. If an intruder returns stolen firecomb or backs off quickly, she might just let them leave in one piece.

Although her sting is lethal to most humans and dragons, it actually possesses a restorative power for all Stoker Class dragons. One bite from a Fireworm Queen can reignite a Stoker's flailing flames and bring them back to full firepower.

## Physical Appearance

### Egg

The Fireworm Queen's egg is oval-shaped and has an obvious scale pattern. It has small spikes protruding from its sides and slightly larger ones jut out from the top. Their eggs are normally orange or red in color.

### Hatchling to Adult

Fireworm Queens look similar in appearance to the average Fireworm, but have some differences that make them stand out from the rest. For instance, while the common Fireworm can fit in the palm of a hand, the queen is many times bigger, her size is comparable to that of a Boneknapper. She also possesses several horns located at the back of her nape and the front of her snout that together resemble a crown. When not heated-up or near her nest, the Fireworm Queen's normal skin color is a pale gold, with tan colored horns, spots, and underbelly. She also doesn't glow in this state. Fireworm Queens are, like the name suggests, always female and if another female Fireworm were to be born in a nest which already has a queen, the newly born Fireworm would fly off to start a nest of her own.

## Abilities

### Body Temperature and Glow

All Fireworms can heat up their skin to a temperature expressed to be hotter than the sun, hot enough to be able to burn almost anything. While doing so they also generate a great amount of light, and sometimes, they even set themselves and surfaces they walk on aflame.

### Firepower

Fireworm Queens have very powerful, bright, napalm-typed fire breaths that emit small firework-like particles (indicating extreme heat). These flame blasts are surprisingly potent, and visually resemble a mix between a Monstrous Nightmare's and a Green Death's fire breath.

Fireworm Queens also appear to have a hotter, less destructive, more concentrated and accurate version of their fire breath similar in appearance to a Deadly Nadder's magnesium fire breath. It seems that they use this fire type while in their nests to avoid accidentally destroying anything and as a tool, to shape the cave systems near the nest to their liking.

### Fire Power Combos

Fireworm Queens can combine their firepower with other Stoker Class Dragons to create a very powerful, force field-like blast of fire to defeat opponents. This ability regenerates both participant's strength and health. This fire is much hotter than their ordinary fire. This fire is able to cook the mucus right off of an invading Cavern Crasher, making it instantly weaker and easily defeatable.

### Strength and Combat

Fireworm Queens possess strength close to that of a Typhoomerang. They have strong prehensile tails that can pick up large objects over 5,000 lbs or more.

### Speed and Agility

Fireworm Queens are fast dragons, able to keep up with a Night Fury while flying in caves. Fireworm Queens are known to have a flexible body because they need it in order to have a prehensile tail and fly in and out of the complex cave systems that surround their nests.

### Endurance and Stamina

Fireworm Queens have great endurance. One Fireworm Queen was able to take many blasts from Toothless and seem to suffer no damage at all. Fireworm Queens also have good stamina as well, as they are able to go through great lengths to defend their nests from Cavern Crashers, notorious for raiding Fireworm Queen nests for food.

### Venomous Tongue and Healing Venom

A Fireworm's tongue is capable of injecting a potent venom fatal to all animals, humans, and most dragons. That same venom, however, can also be used to reignite a Stoker Class dragon's worn-out fire, preventing their imminent death.

### Firecomb

Fireworms produce a wax-like substance called Firecomb which they utilize to construct their hives. They also produce a liquid version called Firecomb Gel, the source of their heat and fire power, which is stored in solid Firecomb containers in the nest for later consumption. The Queens appear to be the individuals that produce the most Firecomb in a nest, and will endlessly pursue anyone that attempts to steal even a single container of Firecomb Gel.

Firecomb Gel appears to have the same healing properties as a Fireworm's Venom, and likewise can be consumed by Stoker Class dragons in need of reigniting their flames for the same effect. Therefore it is possible if not likely that their venom contains doses of Firecomb Gel.

### Climbing

Fireworms have frequently demonstrated great ability by effortlessly climbing in and about the cave systems that surround their hives, including the slippery Firecomb-riddled walls.

### Intelligence

Fireworm Queens are very intelligent, often taking shortcuts when chasing down intruders or understanding that a bond between a dragon and their rider is strong enough to risk their lives for each other.

### Drottning

Fireworm Queens are capable of producing a hormonal exudate called "Drottning." When fed to a regular female Fireworm larva, this elixir is capable of turning the larva into a queen, with the individual growing many times larger than an average Fireworm and gaining increased strength, the ability to lay eggs, and the ability to produce Drottning of her own. The more Drottning fed to a larva, the larger and more powerful the new Fireworm Queen will become, with the added effect of giving the dragon greater intelligence and an irrepressibility of spirit. The elixir is produced from glands under a female's tongue. Some people theorize that the Queen's Drottning and not her venom is what enables her to reignite a dragon's fire, although this is debated heavily.

## Weaknesses

Since Fireworm Queens do most of the work around the nest and are singly in charge of the defense, they cannot stray far from it, since doing so would risk the welfare of the nest. The Queens are also the only dragons in the nest capable of defending, thus taking over a Fireworm nest is not too difficult for strong or pack dragons such as Cavern Crashers or Changewings.

Average Fireworm larvae can only be turned into Queens by consuming Drottning, meaning that new Fireworm hives can only be spawned through this method. The process of average Fireworm larvae receiving Drottning occurs so infrequently that Fireworm hives are uncommon in nature, which could cripple the species. However, the massive amount of Fireworm larvae born in any one hive counteracts the effect of the lack of hives in the wild.

## Behavior and Personality

Usually Fireworms make their homes in dark caverns with series of complex tunnels. Fireworm Queens are very protective of their firecombs of gel and eggs will chase down anything that tries to take it, or fight to the death to defend them against intruders. As she is a mother, the Queen has a devoted, discreet nature even on rage to take back her firecombs, and being highly intelligent as being capable of conjecturing the intruders' motives and objectives.

Despite their aggressive nature (to protect their nests), they seem to know if another dragon's fire is worn out, and are kind and sympathetic enough to reignite other dragons' firepower with their venom (only species of Stoker class receive benefits). This may well be a natural instinct for the species.

The Fireworm Queen does most of the work in the nest. She produces most of the Firecomb, which she then molds to form the structure and cells of the nest. She also produces a grand part of the liquid Firecomb Gel which she stores in the cells. She also lays all eggs, and cares for the hatchlings. The Fireworm Queen constantly cleans and repairs the nest and cave entrance, and guards and protects it at all costs.

## Training

Fireworm Queens are naturally highly aggressive and territorial which makes them rather hard to approach mostly due to them having to protect their nests and young. However, once trained they show their very gentle and benevolent side, protecting their trainers like one of their own. To train one show it you are gentle and responsible and pose no threat to the welfare of the nest, and help her fulfill her duties around the nest, especially tending to her young. Once you appear as no threat, the Queen will accept and respect you, and even seek you for aid.

## Trivia

* The Fireworm Queen is originally from the How to Train Your Dragon universe.

## Image Sources

1. Fireworm Queen by Deesketchs on FurAfffinity