Behir

Behir are a species of serpentine creature that first appeared in the game Dungeons and Dragons and then made an appearance in the book The Autistic Hero 2: Worlds Clashing. They were created by the Quetzalcoatl from the Skink and they were made as a predator to eat dragons to maintain their numbers, this was done to keep balance to the areas with dangerous dragons. These animals were not sealed by The Great Sealing as they were mainly focused on being underground. A Behir seen in the book had made its home in a small mountain and knew where Quetzalcoatl was and this was when Xenith Stephenson came to it and began to ask it if it could tell him how to get there, of course the Behir named Lluddson didn't want to spoil anything to a mere mortal so he challenged him to a duel and lost after Xenith dropped a Rock on him and it crushed his tail, After Lluddson Told Xenith where Quetzalcoatl was Xenith broke the boulder and left.

## Biology

A behir was often mistaken for a wingless blue dragon. It had a long, snake-like body and could slither on the ground like a snake, but it also had six pairs of legs upon which it could walk or climb if it chose to do so. The animal's skin is ultramarine and sometimes deep blue but there are rare specimens such as Red Behirs, Piebald Behirs, and the rarest are Diamond-Backed Behirs. The Behir's scales are able to conduct electricity which is stored in its Zap Sac at the back of its throat which can be discharged as a Lightning Breath and also to its horn marrows which connect to other behir horns to communicate. when hunting, They climb and crouch low to the ground to bend into the shadows of low to the ground locations as well as on ceilings. they will then try and constrict their prey to death but if this fails they will simply be swallowed whole. The animal's esophageal passage is also resistant to the electricity passing in their scales and body but the prey isn't so the prey is tased on all angles until it reaches its destination. however when hunting dragons, Behir have a different strategy. They will target and then fire their Lightning Breath at the Dragon's wings to shut down their nervous system and then the ground will rush up to meet them possibly breaking more limbs upon impact. The Behir will then attempt to squash the dragon by the neck and holds it in place with its many legs that cut deep into the armor of the dragon. They then start to use a second set of jaws located further into its head to pry out pieces of scales and flesh to consume them. Behir during fights for the female will use lightning breath to compare them, the one with the strongest breath gets the mate. The Behir female has a gestation period of about 6 months and the babies are around a meter long or around the length of a great white shark pup. The Babies are cared for by both parents and the female always wraps around the egg and the male electrifies the eggs with a small nuzzle which protects and warms them. The Babies are taught how to hunt dragons at a young age and instances have been seen using weak electric breath to distract adult dragons so mama can regenerate.

## Abilities

Conducting Scales: Behir scales can conduct electricity from rocks and lightning storms which makes them able to use electric moves

Zap Sac: The Organ that holds the animal's electric compounds is called a Zap Sac which distributes the electricity it gains to its horns or teeth or even for its lightning breath.

Lightning Breath: The Behir species is known for using its 10,000 Ampere Lightning breath which to humans would absolutely disintegrate their small form but to dragons it just shuts their nervous system down like a switch and they can't move them until they reconnect to their brains.

Dragon Scream: Behir can use the Powerful Draconic Energy pulse attack which is more serpentine in its motion.

Regenerate Limbs: Behir can actually lose their limbs and regenerate which comes from their Skink Origins.

## Trivia

The First Behir ever seen in the stories is named Lluddson which is a reference to Lludd the Behir from Lost Caverns of Tsjochanth