So, I decided to make this book for the purposes of describing and explaining the tribes that I have crafted. It will be spit by continents. Enjoy ; )!
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Description: Death Serpents are dragons who come in shades of reds, browns and greens. Each individual has an unique pattern of markings that cover their chitinous armour. They have a pair of retractable tusk that are used to gore and carry stuff. They have a barded tail with two false stingers. They have transparent wing membranes on their pair of wings which have hooked talons on their end. Death Serpents have two rows of spikes that start behind the shoulder, they start off being long narrow and become shorter and wider moving down the body. Death Serpents have their lower fangs sticking out of their jaws. They have a singular horn with a pair of axe like protrusions on the horn's sides, followed by a few similar looking spikes that follow down to the shoulder blade. Death serpents have mantid like talons at the back of their front limbs that they use to grasp at larger objects with serrated spikes that aid in grip. Death Serpents have a serrated row of spikes on their hind legs.
Abilities: Death Serpents have a special type of venom that when injected into a victim, gives the dragon near complete control on the victim's motor functions and makes the target subservient to the dragons every whim, the effects however are temporary and depend heavily on dosage, size of the target, exposure to the venom and the mental strength of the Death Serpent. They have an extraordinary healing ability, able to regrow parts of limbs, wing membranes and tails. They have a surprisingly high natural resistance to mind control and animus magic. Their saliva is laced with a sleeper agent similar to that of Triple-Slashers and Thunderhorns. They have excellent night vision. Death Serpents are able to preform parthenogenesis, with females being able to lay fertile male or female eggs.
Weaknesses: Death Serpents are uniquely vulnerable to electricity, they have a fear of storms, Triple-Slashers and Thunderhorns. Their ability to heal is compromised by the presence of rubies and sapphires, the gemstones are also able to lead to the degrading of the dragon's body from prolonged exposure. Death Serpents have a sensitivity to light that prevents them from being out and about under the sun's direct glare.
Diet: Death Serpents are dragon eaters, using their mind controlling to take over the minds of primarily Mudwings, Skywings, Nightwings, Camo-Assassins, Sandwings, Scavengers (These scavengers formed cults that worship their masters) and Cavern Tunnellers(if lucky). They are also known to eat other animals and are hyper carnivores, which a great dislike for vegetation.
Social Structure: Death Serpents form packs from 4 dragons to 15 with the most aggressive pair being the leaders of the pack. Death Serpents are known to mate until one of the pair's death with many Serpents being Bisexual or Pansexual. Unlike many dragons tribes, the males are the larger than the females, but aren't as aggressive and dangerous as dragonesses with the males being used as fodder when in fights with other dragons. If there is a lack of dragoness in a pack, the most aggressive male (often the dominant widower) will change genders. while if there is a lack of males, the most submissive female of the pack will turn into a male.
Lifecycle: Death Serpent's eggs take 6 months to hatch and at birth, the Death Serpents lack their mantid like claws and spikes. They lack the proper muscularity to control their tusks which stick out of their jaws like little daggers. The young are thought to kill at the tender age of 2 years and will be forced to kill a dragon to prove their worth for survival at the age of 5, which was banned by The Grim, when the Death Serpents joined them. Death Serpents reach sexual maturity at the age of 30 at which they can either killed by their mother (before the Grim formation) for being female or for going against their mother. Only males are allowed to stay in the pack, but they are treated poorly by everyone else, as they will be one of the lowest in the hierarchy. Death Serpent live on average for 300 years.
Relations with Tribes: Before the formation of the Grim, Death Serpents were basically enemies or predators or all dragons tribes, except for Thunderhorns and Triple-Slashers, who are too poisonous to eat. Death Serpents have an extreme fear of Bone-Nappers who wear the remains of dead dragons, including Death Serpents and Cavern Guards, while have a powerful resistance to mind-controlling substances.
Sub-classes: There are no sub-classes of Death Serpents, they are native to Pyrrhia.
Sister-Tribes: Death Serpents closest living relatives are Brain-Hunters(Another Pyrrhian native), World-Enders and Bone-Nappers
