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Well, this is the result of some conceptualizing and me not knowing what to decide between dinosaurs and dragons, so I went for both XD

1) Wyvern (Dromaeosauridae)
Coming in many shapes and sizes, Wyverns are ferocious winged predators. They live and hunt in packs, and are efficent killers. Like their cousins the Great Dragons, Wyverns are born wingless, growing up as land animals. In this stage of life, they are great runners and agile acrobats, even able to scale vertical surfaces. Their teeth and claws are terrible weapons, as is the tip of their bladed tail, and some can deliver a nasti, bacteria-ridden bite. When nearing maturity, they undergo a month-long mutation that gives them wings. While non-sapient, they have quite a high degree of predatory intellect, often bordering on the outright malevolent. Wyverns usually make their nests in caves, scaling the walls or flying out to hunt. Once they capture prey, they usually snare it with their sickle-claws and take off to the nest, dropping the victim (preferiably alive) in the nursery, where hungry infants wait. In an interesting development, Wyverns are recently known also for infesting abandoned buildings (or rendering them so by tearing the unfortunate inhabitants apart) and even Dwarven tunnels, abducting people and animals. The most common and effective methods to deal with such an infestation are two: either leave the place, or put it on fire. Completely. If one building is set on fire, the creatures would just fly to a far enough building, slaughter the inhabitants, and settle there. That is why the sighting of a Wyvern is seen as an omen of incoming plague. That is, assuming it has not seen you first...

2) Lindworm (Abelisauridae)
Lindworms are powerhouses of strenght and ferociousness, fueled by massive levels of testosterone and bad attitude. Living in small groups in hilly terrains, they are nomad hunters expert at running down prey then mauling it to death. These creatures are fast runners, powered by muscles that contract under hard, nearly arrow-proof scales, making them pretty much moving armored rams, with teeth. In the wild, they are competitors with the Wargs of the plains, but interestingly, both species have been 'tamed' by Orc tribes. The Wargs are already difficult to handle, but a Lindworm is an entire different challenge. Yet, in the thrill of the hunt, the titan and its rider manage to reach an agreement, and cooperate with amazing easyness. Three hunters making up a fearsome pack of death.

3) Lung (Spinosauridae)
One of the sapient species, these elusive creatures delight in either observing other creatures in their routines, or in some cases just contemplating the immense beauty of nature and the world. They like to live their millennia-long life in solitude, searching for knowledge of any kind, developin their skills in magic, and just enjoying the world they live in. Water-dwellers, they can live pretty much anywhere there is enough water for a creature of their size to live in. They can hold their breath for hours on end, and as expected are adept swimmers. They feed mainly on fish, or other water-dwelling creatures, but there are no news of one of them eating a sapient being up to now. Lung are great magicians, their powers being on par, if not superior, to the greatest of Fae. Yet, many times they have been seen interacting closely with Fae folk, sometimes even Elves, with whom they share their knowledge ans wisdom (often in exchange of fancy objects with wich decorate their lairs or magical artifacts/knowledge). While they like to swim, these creatures are capable to swim in the winds. Lung dragons biologically generate electricity in their elongated spinal cord, which is stored in their sail. When they want, they can enhace the electric power, creating an electric field around them. Further enhacing this, the field allows them to float, their tails doing the rest. In this state, they often attract rainclouds, if not thunderclouds, in which they dive and swim as if in the sea. Lightning bolts only give them more charge. While patient and calm, an angered Lung Dragon fights with the power of a storm and the lethality of a lightning bolt.

4) Drake (Tyrannosauridae, Carcharodontosauridae, Allosauridae)
The alpha predators in nearly every place they find themselves in, Drakes are gigantic creatures with a strenght to match their size. With these two characteristics alone, along with their nearly impenetrable hide, they'd be able to lay entire villages to waste in no time, but since the laws of nature have a funny way to do things (especially with magic messing things around) they can breathe fire. Death comes up from their stomach, lighting up their chests and throats, before exploding out from behind their huge fangs. Drakes are quite a mystery, both in lifestyle and intelligence, as nobody managed to study one safely. Yet, they are quite easy to find: their bulk leaves evident traces behind, and if their knocking down trees or making the earth rumble with their steps doesn't give out their position, their costum to set the immediate vicinity of their lairs ablaze is sure to catch attention. This is how they mark a lair as their own. They usually pay little mind to villages or cities, but sometimes they get drawn because someone tresspassed in their territory or other more aboundant sources of food are scarce.
Truth will soon dawn that Drakes are actually the juvenile form of the legendary Great Dragons, the flying, fire-breathing beasts of the old world. They were thought to be extinct, but in truth they just have an extremely slow growth cycle. Once a Drake is about to become a Dragon, it finds itself a way to below the earth, possibly in volcanic soil, to find its 'cocoon': magma. The beast immerses itself in the boiling liquid and there it slumbers for centuries sometimes, its body slowly adjusting itself with the help of the heat. Once the time comes, the Dragon literally erupts from its lair, often causing a small volcanic eruption. But this beasts deserves an article of its own..

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Well here they are. At least some of them, that is. What do you think of this 'very wild and stupid' version of the beasts?

Description
Well, this is the result of some conceptualizing and me not knowing what to decide between dinosaurs and dragons, so I went for both XD

1) Wyvern (Dromaeosauridae)
Coming in many shapes and sizes, Wyverns are ferocious winged predators. They live and hunt in packs, and are efficent killers. Like their cousins the Great Dragons, Wyverns are born wingless, growing up as land animals. In this stage of life, they are great runners and agile acrobats, even able to scale vertical surfaces. Their teeth and claws are terrible weapons, as is the tip of their bladed tail, and some can deliver a nasti, bacteria-ridden bite. When nearing maturity, they undergo a month-long mutation that gives them wings. While non-sapient, they have quite a high degree of predatory intellect, often bordering on the outright malevolent. Wyverns usually make their nests in caves, scaling the walls or flying out to hunt. Once they capture prey, they usually snare it with their sickle-claws and take off to the nest, dropping the victim (preferiably alive) in the nursery, where hungry infants wait. In an interesting development, Wyverns are recently known also for infesting abandoned buildings (or rendering them so by tearing the unfortunate inhabitants apart) and even Dwarven tunnels, abducting people and animals. The most common and effective methods to deal with such an infestation are two: either leave the place, or put it on fire. Completely. If one building is set on fire, the creatures would just fly to a far enough building, slaughter the inhabitants, and settle there. That is why the sighting of a Wyvern is seen as an omen of incoming plague. That is, assuming it has not seen you first...

2) Lindworm (Abelisauridae)
Lindworms are powerhouses of strenght and ferociousness, fueled by massive levels of testosterone and bad attitude. Living in small groups in hilly terrains, they are nomad hunters expert at running down prey then mauling it to death. These creatures are fast runners, powered by muscles that contract under hard, nearly arrow-proof scales, making them pretty much moving armored rams, with teeth. In the wild, they are competitors with the Wargs of the plains, but interestingly, both species have been 'tamed' by Orc tribes. The Wargs are already difficult to handle, but a Lindworm is an entire different challenge. Yet, in the thrill of the hunt, the titan and its rider manage to reach an agreement, and cooperate with amazing easyness. Three hunters making up a fearsome pack of death.

3) Lung (Spinosauridae)
One of the sapient species, these elusive creatures delight in either observing other creatures in their routines, or in some cases just contemplating the immense beauty of nature and the world. They like to live their millennia-long life in solitude, searching for knowledge of any kind, developin their skills in magic, and just enjoying the world they live in. Water-dwellers, they can live pretty much anywhere there is enough water for a creature of their size to live in. They can hold their breath for hours on end, and as expected are adept swimmers. They feed mainly on fish, or other water-dwelling creatures, but there are no news of one of them eating a sapient being up to now. Lung are great magicians, their powers being on par, if not superior, to the greatest of Fae. Yet, many times they have been seen interacting closely with Fae folk, sometimes even Elves, with whom they share their knowledge ans wisdom (often in exchange of fancy objects with wich decorate their lairs or magical artifacts/knowledge). While they like to swim, these creatures are capable to swim in the winds. Lung dragons biologically generate electricity in their elongated spinal cord, which is stored in their sail. When they want, they can enhace the electric power, creating an electric field around them. Further enhacing this, the field allows them to float, their tails doing the rest. In this state, they often attract rainclouds, if not thunderclouds, in which they dive and swim as if in the sea. Lightning bolts only give them more charge. While patient and calm, an angered Lung Dragon fights with the power of a storm and the lethality of a lightning bolt.

4) Drake (Tyrannosauridae, Carcharodontosauridae, Allosauridae)
The alpha predators in nearly every place they find themselves in, Drakes are gigantic creatures with a strenght to match their size. With these two characteristics alone, along with their nearly impenetrable hide, they'd be able to lay entire villages to waste in no time, but since the laws of nature have a funny way to do things (especially with magic messing things around) they can breathe fire. Death comes up from their stomach, lighting up their chests and throats, before exploding out from behind their huge fangs. Drakes are quite a mystery, both in lifestyle and intelligence, as nobody managed to study one safely. Yet, they are quite easy to find: their bulk leaves evident traces behind, and if their knocking down trees or making the earth rumble with their steps doesn't give out their position, their costum to set the immediate vicinity of their lairs ablaze is sure to catch attention. This is how they mark a lair as their own. They usually pay little mind to villages or cities, but sometimes they get drawn because someone tresspassed in their territory or other more aboundant sources of food are scarce.
Truth will soon dawn that Drakes are actually the juvenile form of the legendary Great Dragons, the flying, fire-breathing beasts of the old world. They were thought to be extinct, but in truth they just have an extremely slow growth cycle. Once a Drake is about to become a Dragon, it finds itself a way to below the earth, possibly in volcanic soil, to find its 'cocoon': magma. The beast immerses itself in the boiling liquid and there it slumbers for centuries sometimes, its body slowly adjusting itself with the help of the heat. Once the time comes, the Dragon literally erupts from its lair, often causing a small volcanic eruption. But this beasts deserves an article of its own..

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Well here they are. At least some of them, that is. What do you think of this 'very wild and stupid' version of the beasts?