[Not 100% satisfied with the art, but that’s what happens when you homebrew. One of the major inspirations for these guys were the weirdo pterosaurs and fuzzy gliding dinosaurs from Dougal Dixon’s The New Dinosaurs]
Drake, Glacier Swooping down from the sky is a dragon-like creature
covered in a thick coat of white fur with bone-white scales peering through. A
long tongue laps eagerly within its toothed beak. Its long tail is tipped in a
cluster of smooth spines, from which drip a bluish fluid.
Vampires of the frozen north,
glacier drakes descend upon lone travelers and remote villages alike to slake
their thirst for blood. They tend to feed on megafauna, but will incorporate
humanoids and giants into their diet as well. It is rumored that glacier drakes
prefer the blood of children, but this is unconfirmed—it would make sense,
however, for the canny predators to focus on weaker targets. Being top
predators, glacier drakes are in competition with other carnivores of the icy
climes they prefer, such as winter wolves and yetis. The rivalry between yeti
and glacier drakes exceeds that of simple competition, however; for reasons
unknown both species will go out of their way to kill the others’ young,
disrupt their ambushes, and raid each others’ treasures.
The most social of the
drakes, glacier drakes live in large groups, with several families living in
association. Despite their cruelty to other creatures, glacier drakes are
excellent parents and care for wounded or sick individuals, regurgitating blood
for members of the family too weak to hunt. The caves and crevasses where
glacier drakes live are perilous places; they are chosen for inaccessibility,
and many are laden with pits and other crude traps. They also reek of ammonia—glacier
drakes urinate constantly due to their need to stay light and their all-liquid
diet. Glacier drakes love treasure, especially red gems, and take what they can
carry into their caves.
Glacier drakes inhabit the wilds of Senksen, dwelling in packs to ward off the more powerful but solitary frost drakes. They usually inhabit the mountainous regions of the continent, but are sometimes found in the boreal forests.
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