Storm Drake Lore

**Observations on the Storm Drake Tyrannodraconis tempesta**

A draconic species that makes its home in violent storms and oceans, only found on the planet dubbed "Levintide". The fascinating attributes of this creature are its powerful control over electricity, capable of creating and controlling storms through hyper-cloudseeding, and its mastery of flight being able to achieve speeds of mach 2 or hover in the air like a ghostly craft within the clouds.

At a glance, The Storm Drake is covered from head to tail in metallic like alternating bands of black and silver.Upon further inspection one can see the bands are a form of fur that have fused together not too dissimilar to a pangolion. It also seems as though the fur has accumulated these metallic compounds over the course of its life which explains why the larval form or infant form of the Storm Drake seems to be completely furred.

The Storm Drake seems to not possess any eyes in the ways we have seen, though some sort of ocular organs definitely resides within the series of "Vents" located along side the head as it does react to visual stimuli. The head is long and slender with 4 branching horns all of which seem poseable. The top horns are the longest and seem to enable usage of electricity, being able to move them into a forward position; while the bottom two horns seem to be of some sort of spacial, possibly auditory sensory appendage. Most likely it can detect slight changes in air and water vibrations that allow it to essentially "hear".

The Storm Drake has a very unique process of sustaining itself. In the sky, The Storm Drake will fully open it's intake and massively inhale the surrounding atmosphere. It seems to get its fluid intake from "Drinking clouds". It's primary sustenance somehow seems to be... pure electricity? The Storm Tyrant hunts in the oceans below and seems to send out and electrical pulse that then returns to the Storm Drake and in a terrifying display it creates a channel between itself and its prey and drains the abundant electricity from all the surrounding prey. I have not observed any other means of feeding so its entirely possible that Storm Drakes are Electrovores with some possible filter feeding. Electric bacterium may entirely make up it's form of gut flora.

The Storm Drake posses no visible mouth or nose implying a complete lack of chemical sensory understanding. It does however have a sort of "intake" for lack of a better term, where its respiratory track begins. The intake is capable of opening and closing to prevent or control the intake of water and air when it is diving or flying respectively. The respiratory tract seems to end on the back of the creature with a series of 6 orifices located under massive scales that reactivity move in flight and shut while diving. A very similar design to the blow holes of the infraorder cetaceans from earth, though functioning as a one way exit for the gaseous exchanges.

Finally, and the absolute reason for the interest in this creature to many, the wings and feathers. The feathers miraculously seem to be hyperconductors. Something thought impossible before meeting these creatures. The Storm Drake posses 2 pairs of wings. The fore wings provide lift and thrust as per normal with the Aves seen on earth, and the smaller secondary wings seem to be used for extra controls in many different ways such as rudders for yawing, a second set of wings for lift or thrust, or even as a brace for higher speeds of flight. There is also a system of Feathers that begin at the creature's mid section side and runs alongside the body and tail until the tip. This "skirt" also contributes towards controlled flight. The tail tip consist of 5 huge feathers that functions as additional control.

As previously stated, the feathers are hyper conductors. The hyper conductors and the currently unknown process in which it can generate electricity allows for a terrifying combination. As hyperconducters, the wings also emit a magnetic field that in conjunction with the planet's magnetic field can be used to allow the Storm Drake to fly through these forces being able to move through the sky as if defying gravity. This magnetic movement alongside its flight surfaces allow for unparalleled flight control and high speeds. The Storm Drake takes advantage of this combination and utilizes its feathers in a variety of ways showing an intelligence, awareness, and mastery of this property allowing it to be the Apex of the World.

Cheif Scientist of Apex Xenofauna

Dr. Rielle Highberg

March 28th, 2844