Book of Dragons

Gronckle

  Even at an early age the Gronckle mirrors their adult counterparts with their robust bodies and relatively small wings. Some interesting features include a large body, bumps on the body, small wing to body ratio, a clubbed tail, sharp canine teeth, and a blunt nasal horn. 

The Grockle doesn't have a typical fire blast. Instead it pukes out molten lava. The Gronckle can launch a devastating fire attack, but is limited to six shots at a time. Both its fire attack and hovering flight pattern make it a very dangerous dragon. It can simply hover slightly out of reach of people and then blast them with its powerful fire. Unlike the other dragons, the Gronckle can refill its so called shot limit fairly quickly. Most dragons use a flammable gas, but the Gronckle eats rocks and then melts them in its stomach. So as long as there are edible rocks in the area, the Gronckles will be one of the few dragons to be able to refill their shot limit. The Gronckle's lava depends on the type of rocks they eat. They are able to produce regular flaming hot lava, lava coated rocks, Gronckle Iron, a transparent material and lava of different colors. This one interesting fact about a Gronckles stomach is that it is able to melt down any type of rock and metal like a forge. 

By mixing certain minerals and ores, it is able to create an alloy called Gronckle Iron, which can be shaped into weapons and instruments that are lighter and stronger than those made of pure iron. The ingredients for Gronckle are three parts limestone, two parts sandstone, one part iron ore, and one giant spoon of hardened Gronckle lava. Other mixtures allow them be magnetized and create glass, sandstone alone. 

The Gronckles second hidden ability is that they are immune of Dragon Root, possibly because of their mineral-based diet. Therefore, it might be possible that the Hotburple, Grapple Grounder, and the Snafflefang might be immune too. 

Their third hidden ability is that when they are provoked or surrounded, the Gronckle will inhale deeply, the bumps on their bodies will blast off and scatter in every direction for self defense. 

Gronckles have extremely tough scales, that can withstand many attacks from enemy dragons and humans. A wild Gronckle was shown to be able to take attacks from a mace as showing not too many difficulties. This makes them one of the most toughest dragons, in terms of defense of their armor body. They can survive a crash into a mountain or fall at high altitudes. The Gronckle has shown to endure the lighting blast of Skrill. Despite their small wings and laziness, their stamina doesn't seem to be as bad as their speed, as Gronckles have been shown to fly the same amounts of time as other dragons. 

They have physical weaponry, body of armor with bumps, sword like teeth, sharp tusk, club tail, nose horn, claws, and they can use their head. It has shown to be a useful weapon that's powerful enough that can stun dragons for a short period of time. Their club tail is short and is actually quite a strong weapon, against both humans and dragons. They are usually pretty friendly unless something angers them, said to be sociable to most dragons and animals. 

As mentioned before, Gronckles are lazy and sometimes cranky dragons. They fly slowly due to their small wings and bulky bodies, but their fire attacks are devastating. They can be sweet natured at times, especially towards their hatchlings or their riders. 

They are faster on the ground and if they need to move quickly, they prefer to run. As shown Gronckles have bit of dog like personality as they can apparently love to play catch and get their belly rubbed but don't like to get their chins rubbed. Also they can whine like dogs when they're upset. They love to eat dragon nip and feeding them rocks can help one train this dragon. Their main diet is rocks, but they can be fed fish. 

Gronckles can be easily distracted by food, much like other dragons, and they butt heads in territorial displays like mountain goats. Gronckles can be extremely deadly, considering that they can shoot molten lava. But if you befriend a Gronckle, which is pretty easy, they will love you forever and are very protective over their owners. They like to spend time with their owners, and are very playful. 

The Gronckles hard skin has a weak spot under their belly. Gronckles are said to be territorial like some other dragons.