Dusk Descendant

Dust Descendants are a bloodline of sentient dragons born from tyrant Dusk or by another Descendant. Usually seen in groups, they typically only stay inside the walls of Duskcreekburgh or one of its provinces. They are known to have spewing gasses coming out through crevices throughout their scales, while also have a smaller size compared to pure dragons.

## Biology and Appearance

Dust Descendants usually have body features of your typical dragon, four stiff legs, a pair of wings, and scales. However, Descendants have a shorter snout than most, while being taller and accenting many different sizes of bony spikes from its head. This applies all the way to its tale, the spikes decreasing in size the farther you go. However, Descendants have uncovered gums, meaning they have no lips, and that their teeth always show. These features are all from birth.

Due to Dusk being trapped underground, unable to move nor mate any longer, many of these dragons have been born with many magical elements to help their birth and development. Due to this complication, many small and thin gaps are situated in its chest and belly areas, including in their front limbs, releasing odorless, but green in color, fumes of used magic. Although the gas has no magical properties left in it, nor the ability to be harnessed, it is known to activate the part of the brain that manages control and obedience of nearby organics. When born, these dragons are taught to keep their fumes inside their bodies, including oxygen, until able to release them where nobody is around. They are known to hold these in for two months, and without oxygen, a week.

   Dusk Dragons at all ages like these only eat meat, and unlike a few other dragons, they only prefer red meat by barn animals and sentient life, and usually distaste common birds, insects, and reptilians. However, during pregnancy, females are known to eat nutritious herbs and more female cows, for their milk.

The sons and daughters of Dusk have no huge differences in appearance, but in the mind and genetics. While females are known to be more docile, males tend to be protective of their belongings, region, and even fume trails, in certain circumstances. However, females are known to be swifter and more flexible when in combat or hunting. Females tend to be only a meter shorter than males, and usually take an extra century to grow full size. Studies suggest that females release fewer fumes, but have longer, and more impractical, spikes on their dome, perhaps representing hair. Females usually are a bit lighter in color than the very dark shade of cyan, worn by males.

When mating occurs between a female Dusk Descendant and an average male dragon, the dragon pair lay usually inside a cave or burrow, and hibernate for 15 years, after eating a great deal of meat. After the eggs have been laid, it usually takes only six months for the eggs to hatch, usually in a bunch of one to five. Due to the female being a Descendant, and the male average, the offspring usually mix between, creating sometimes irregular traits. Usually, Descendant traits remain the same for the scales and snout, and half the time the back spikes, but this is interchangeable depending on the couple's species.

Although, if the male is a Dusk Descendant, and the female is an average dragon, the only real genetics from the female would be in the mind and feeding habits, and sometimes the spikes.75% of the time, the offspring will look like a Dusk Descendant, but will not have gaps for magic nor release fumes. The same egg period and hibernation time apply.

## Society and Culture

Dusk Descendant culture usually stems from its environment born in, not having a set motive for living like most dragons. Usually, these dragons prefer to live in crowds with each other, usually determined by status or gender. They call this "parties," if in a "clan," where different families live in the same region. When living as a clan, they live to survive as a settlement, similar to humans. However, instead of farming or building, they feed and hibernate, most of the time helping the young-lings and exploring if awake and dormant.

Elders from all different species of dragons are highly valued by younger generations, taught to respect and ask for knowledge. Along with age, status and strength are also valued, with the strongest usually in charge. Though it is rare, the weak are sometimes banished due to their low strength or dexterity. The head male most of the time has multiple wives or mistresses, while the lower males have one. Below the head male would be elders, who are usually tasked with the younger dragons, by both couples.

Dusk Dragon sons and daughters have no real culture or belief, only believing they are superior to humans, and near-humans, and in extreme cases, all life, usually smaller or weaker to them. This is due to the Duskcreekburgh social hierarchy. Being dragons, they usually are top of the chain, sharing the spot with true dragons. Although clashes occur, both dragons see each other as equals most of the time in politics, but lower classes see Dusk Descendants as superiors due to their control over the military and in the government, having a majority. It is rare to see them at top positions though, usually, true dragons being bigger, more powerful, or wielding magic.