Maanligskaduwee

An original species made by Matrix

Credit to Moon for the great name!

## About

Habitat; Located in The Fifth Isle, usually nest in burrows in warmer climates, are seen nesting in trees like squirrels during colder weathers.

Age; Can live up to five hundred years old, leaders up to six hundred. They do not age physically.

Common Diet; Pebble-Eaters(Fish), berries, Pattes Rapides(rabbit-like animals but faster and bigger), squirrels, wild boars

Common Cause of Death; When a Maanligskaduwee, often a female, is around four hundred, she is prone to a sickness called *Swift Wind*. Though they may be killed at any time due to Seaweed Dragons that come close to the island.

Description; The Maanligskaduwee takes on the rough shape of a dragon yet has the tails and colours of a fox. Female adults have an average size of four feet when standing on all fours, but they can grow up to six feet, which is the average size of a male. A Maanligskaduwee has two large, fox-like ears, a pair of red, furry wings. They have four paws, two horns, and five red tails with orange tips, the middle tail actually has a pinkish tip. They also have a light orange and yellow spine that flares up when it is frightened or surprised.

They are a hybrid between a fox and a Fire-Spitting dragon. The Fire-Spitting dragons are known to be the descendants of the Flame dragons, which were able to set their whole body ablaze and breathe fire, unlike the Fire-Spitting dragon who can only breathe fire. The fox side of the Maanligskaduwee comes from a red fox species that had the rare ability of healing and barrier magic, which they pass down to this species.

Abilities; Their tails can burst into flames at will, these flames do not affect other Maanligskaduwee, but will cause severe burns to other species. They use this to catch larger prey like wild boars and to fight off intruding dragons. They are able to fly and are seen soaring above as often as they're on land. They stalk their prey by using their bright colours to mimic a Sukāretto Bush, which is a common plant in The Fifth Isle forests.

## Lifestyle

Maanligskaduwees live in packs of four to eight, once a year they move and establish a new territory on The Fifth Isle. They usually like to stay near a waterfall or somewhere there are lots of trees and other plants.

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## Puplings

A female Maanligskaduwee makes a nest at the very end of their rabbit-like, but larger, burrows, when she is one week from having puplings. This will happen once every year after the Maanligskaduwee is three. She makes a nest out of moss, bracken, and bird feathers so her puplings are comfortable and can stay hidden if she is out. One of the pack members will bring her meat from the last hunt, usually a male as the females are out savaging. Puplings are usually born in five's or eight's.

When the puplings are born they already have fur and open their eyes after a few hours. Once they are two weeks old, when they start eating meat and berries, their mother will usher them out of the tunnels and into the open. The pack members will get a good look at them, they're mainly looking at their tails, as when a Maanligskaduwee is born they can have up to five tails, and the rare six.

The more tails they have, the stronger their flame is. The ones with one or two tails, at least two puplings, are ignored and sent to be healers, they will later develop healing magic once the two year mark. Usually there are four with three or four tails, that means their main strength is hunting. The rest are born with five tails, this means they have some of the strongest flame and will be trained as defenders or fighters. There is a 1/10000% chance that one is born with six tails, unlike the others, this one will keep their sixth tail in adulthood. The sixth tail symbolises that the Maanligskaduwee is the future leader of the forest, all packs included. Often they are gifted with healing magic and barrier magic, which keeps most living things out of The Fifth Isle.

Once in adulthood, they will grow their five full tails and gain their horns. Male's horns will grow like deer while females will stay the normal size, just big enough to defend themselves with them. At least half of them make it to adulthood, but some of the weaker ones often die within the first few months outside of the den. This may be caused by wolves, boars, or a deadly sickness.