[If there’s a lesser, there must be a greater… The thing about the two tongues comes from some medieval depictions]
Pterotus, Greater An enormous flying
serpent hurls itself across the sky, its wattled jaws opening widely to reveal
two forked tongues.
Mighty aerial predators of
the desert, great pteroti are winged serpentine dragons much like their smaller
kin. Although great pteroti are of human-level intelligence, they tend to think
with their stomachs. A well-fed pterotus is a garrulous one, however. When
full, these creatures are quite friendly to desert travelers.
If hunting or threatened by
dragon-slayers, great pteroti make good use of their Hover feat to create
billowing clouds of debris to hinder attackers and hide their own offense. The
unusual double-tongue of a great pterotus affords it the ability to navigate
via taste and smell, leaving them unhampered by this tactic. Blue dragons
appreciate the strength of great pteroti and will bully or bribe them into
service. Behirs and great pteroti view each other as intractable rivals and
will battle each other to the death.
Greater pteroti are native to the northern desert of Koll. Though their relation to the lesser pteroti is unclear, the two species are friendly. Once a year, the greater migrate south to meet the lesser over the savannas, engaging in dazzling acrobatic displays. Desert giant tribes frequently hunt alongside greater pteroti, giving the dragons a choice share of meat in exchange for their service.
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