Post by Night on Jul 7, 2011 12:52:02 GMT -5
..:Rebirth Dragons:..
Modern day dragons have longer bodies proportionality than they used to. These longer, slimmer forms and legs help to weave around corridors underground. Their eyes are slightly more sensitive to light as well, however not so much that they can't be out in daylight. This is especially as they start to mutate back to normal. Another thing that has adapted is that they have smaller wings which help to fit into the caves. Again however, they are starting to get larger with the passing clutches. For now though flight isn't an impossibility, just harder to achieve. Generally dragons will glide instead for short periods of time and jump great distances.
..:Tukra Dragons:..
These Pernese dragons are four legged, two winged, equine-like creatures with smooth, not scaled hides, and long bodies. Their forelegs are shorter than their hind legs, making their forequarters far lower than their hindquarters, giving them a bunny like hop when walking, though allowing them to push off powerfully into flight with the strong muscles in their back legs. Each dragon has multifaceted eyes which change color depending upon the dragon's mood, and strong, ripping teeth that allow them to eat nearly any sort of meat. A single pair of head-knobs at the back of their head allow them to use their psychic abilities including speaking to their riders or one another, and if damaged can result in a loss of these functions.
Note: The difference between TW and RW dragons are the size, and somewhat the shape. They mainly have the same coloration, minus the Queens, but they do go by different names. A RW bronze for instance, is called a Pheonix because the people forgot over long periods of time.
..:Serpents:..
Serpents are strange creatures. Without legs, they have long snake-like bodies with a finned tail. On the lower portion of the tail they also have a dorsal fin to help with swimming. Their heads are similar to dragon heads, except they are more elongated and their eyes have another lid to help when under water. The other strange feature of Serpents is that they have wings that help them to glide through the water. These wings are actually larger than modern day dragons even, though they are not as thick in the membranes. Serpents have normal lungs to breath air, but also gills to breath under water. The only reason they are water-bound is because their hide will dry out easily injure them causing great pain. Females will clutch in grottos that have shallow, clean water and protect them. They come so far in three colors; silver, midnight and aquamarine. However, rumors have said that there are more colors in the wild like red and purple.
..:Diggers:..
Diggers are smaller animals that range from large house cat sized individuals to medium sized dogs. They come in four colors; Brass which is the Queen, Smoke which is the King, Obsidian which is the non-metallic male, and Lunar which is the non-metallic female. Found in the caverns behind Terra Falls, Diggers have sensitive eyes and lean bodies. They resemble a Greyhound in appearance body-wise, with long limbs and skinny proportions. Instead of fur they have hide, which is metallic in the Queen and King colors. They have more of a firelizard or dragon's face, with long head-knobs that spike out of their head much like horns. Their eyes change colors like all Pernese creatures.
..:Firelizards:..
Firelizards are a common enough pet no matter where on Pern you live. The fore-runners to dragons, Firelizards look almost exactly like their kin, only in miniature, with even the large Gold Queens only being the length of a full grown human's forearm. They are akin to dragons in almost every respect appearance wise, and while unable to speak with their chosen bond-mate, they have a decent memory and use thought-images to get their point across.