AnglerWings

## Appearance

AnglerWings are tame, lithe creatures that have been accustomed to the darkness of the deep. AnglerWings have inch long canine fangs that are used to crush crustacean and snail shells. AnglerWings have smaller wings compared to normal dragons because they are not needed for swimming. However, AnglerWings have long legs with large fins on their front legs similar to a pelvic fin on fish and smaller fins on their back legs similar to the anal fin. They have larger fins on their front legs because they use their front legs for swimming more than their legs. On their tail, they have two large fins and a set of smaller ones to steer them around as they swim. Speckled on their back, legs, and tail are splotches of glow scales, and gills line their neck. AnglerWing eggs are pure black with a lighter tint of their future scale color speckled all over the egg. AnglerWing dragonets are born jet black and slowly fade into their real color in as soon as 4-8 months.

## Home

AnglerWings live around the island of Phyphon in the deepest parts of the Apalala Sea. AnglerWings rarely come on land, and only do so to lay their eggs once in a while. If an AnglerWing were to go onto land, they would go in the evening, usually after the sunset when it's dark and similar to their home. AnglerWings prefer to go outside onto land on rainy days so their scales stay moist. AnglerWings live in small caves tucked into the deep seafloor and they often cook their food over the underwater volcanoes. AnglerWings live in one large kingdom, with Queen Mariana in charge. AnglerWing nurseries are tucked by the sides of undersea volcanoes to warm to eggs and get them accustomed to the heat near the volcanoes.

## Communication

Since most AnglerWings have bad eyesight, they do not use their glow scales to speak to each other like their distant cousins the SeaWings do. Instead of flashing their glow scales, AnglerWings blow bubbles in a specific pattern and pitch to speak to one another. However, they will use their glow scales to see in the water. Since AnglerWings have weak eyesight, their hearing and touch is enhanced. AnglerWings are taught how to speak dragon for communication between tribes, but they do not use this often.

## Diet & Hunting

AnglerWings eat crustaceans, snails, and small fish. Similar to actual angler fish, AnglerWings light up the lantern hanging from their head to attract prey. Once the prey is close enough, the AnglerWing grabs the prey between their serrated claws, almost instantly killing their prey. Like stated earlier, most AnglerWings will then go and cook their meal over a steaming underwater volcano since they do not have fire.

## Names

AnglerWings are named after deep sea animals such as BlobFish, minerals like Quartz, glowing things like Lantern, and the different water column zones like Midnight. They can also be named after various lifeforms that live way deep underwater.

## Skills

AnglerWings are very strong swimmers and they have tough, thick scales to withstand the pressure in the deep. AnglerWings can obviously breath underwater. AnglerWings can see in the dark, despite their weak eyesight. AnglerWings are quick and flexible, and can twist and bend easily with their long lithe bodies. If they were to go on land, they must keep their scales moist, they usually do this by scooping up water in their tail fins to later rub onto their scales. However, if exposed to too much heat and brightness, AnglerWings can get extremely sick.

## Landcrawler

If an egg is exposed to sunlight too much or is born on land, the AnglerWing dragonet will grow up like a regular dragon, with no gills, glow scales, or fins. This is a rare condition that only a few AnglerWings have. This also means that the AnglerWing does not need to stay moist at all times. This condition also occurs when AnglerWings mates with a land tribe, but the dragonet can still have gills in this case.