The first in a series of dragon guide books that goes deeper into the know information about the dragons of Calluncia. Published in the year 1958 D.E. (Dragonotic Era) this book is considerably old, however is the only guide about dragons.
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These delightful specimens of aquatic dragons are well known for their astounding adaptation for aquatic life. These dragons are well known at sea, however are able to occupy any large enough body of water capable of sustaining them. Their nicknames, Newt, is one that focuses on their salamander-like look. They have long, serpentine bodies with four stumpy legs with long, thickly webbed digits. Their wings are huge, but thick, making them great swimmers but poor fliers. They resemble eastern dragon-newts (dragon-like salamanders mistaken for wingless dragons) in the face, only they have longer snouts, a pearly object imbedded between their eyes, and coral-like antlers that grow from above their brows. they have two long whiskers that grow from under their nostrils they they use to feel around in murky water and even catch fish. They lack any spines, bumps, feathers, and even horns that most dragons have. Instead they have continuous overlapping scales all over their bodies. From the back of their heads grows two small parallel fins that connect bellow the wingblades and continue growing as a single, larger fin that reaches the dragon's eel-like tail. This dragon also has an expandable pouch under its chin to it's neck and belly, perfect for storing water.
Newts range in many shades and tints of blue. From light sky blue to deep, nearly black, navy blue and even aquamarine. All have luminescent markings from its snout to the sides of its body, and ending at the tail with a dash across the undersides of its wings. It is unknown why they have these markings, but the more known theories are that they can be used for communication or meens of locating a mate. It may also be a way to confuse predators. Whatever the case, it seems to be a useful trait. Newt eggs on the other hand are hard to find, normally because they laid in a buried nest of warm sand and round stones, but also where they are laid at different sites. The moonlight white eggs with creamy swirls are always laid at hidden locations.
Many describe a Newt dragon's life to be like sea turtles, seeing how many of the young that venture on their own are alone, but that isn't the case. The mother will guard her nest much like a female crocodile, and even after hatching she will stick around her young. Protecting them will be her only mission after they hatch, them finding food will be something the young must do themselves.
The young hatch from their pearly eggs after a whole moon cycle (one month) and stick around their mother and the den site for around week before they and mom set off to the open ocean. their mother may join other mothers to form a temporary pod, a safe place for their offspring to grow up in. However even with the added protection many succumb to starvation, exhaustion, illness, and predation. Only one out of five survive their first year. The survivors then split off and do their best to reach maturity at two years of age. By then only a few of the young survived and they too must repeat the arduous cycle once more.
Dragon hunters, sharks, and even predatory whales can only claim a few of the young yearly. Their main predator is the elusive kraken who, if large enough, can devour an entire pod of three adults with young in one fell swoop of it's massive arms. It is for this reason that many Newts have began to migrate into freshwater, where the deadly beast cannot enter.
Tips!: Newts are intelligent dragons, which means something as regular dragons are able to understand common ( universal language among the humanoid races), and can easily solve problems. Their favorite meal is salmon; raw, cooked, and even sauted. When a large group of these dragons congregate in the open ocean it usually means good fishing, but if they stick to the shores or places of safety then there's gonna be a storm.
