Dekuu

Dekuu

A herbivore adapted to the searing heat of the Ember Region. This animal has very large and powerful jaws to feed on the tough plants growing between the rocks. Its long legs are covered in thick scales and help keep its body above the heat eminating from the lava flows. It resembles something like a flamingo but it is actually a species of flightless dragon. It uses its long neck to bend down and graze on the ground foliage and reach the few leaves on the trees of the Ash Forest where it feeds.

This herbivore travels to the Ash Forest and the foothills of the Ember Region to feed on the plants growing there.

Hellbasker

In the baked landscape of the Gorgelands south of the Ember Region, heatstroke is not the only danger here. Ruling over the labyrinthian ravines are the ill-mannered Hellbaskers, creatures just as unpleasant as the environment they inhabit.

Hellbasker flames are the hottest of any dragon, and are used to bore the tunnels in which they make their dens. While the flames of adult Hellbaskers are hot enough to melt shields and swords in a flash, the flames of Hellbasker chicks aren’t nearly as formidable. The size of small terriers, the sand-toned wyrmlings are a far cry from the tyrants they grow into and are much easier to manage.

The extreme loyalty of these animals was not discovered until recently, rivaling that of the best dogs and even Ironfeathers. If someone is lucky enough to catch and tame a Hellbasker chick, it will become their lifelong companion and stay with them even after it has fully matured. A tamed Hellbaskers will fight other Hellbaskers to defend its caretaker.

When hunting, adult Hellbaskers can pursue quarry into the narrowest of canyons, able to pitch and control their aerial maneuvers to the most precise degree. Such flexibility is necessary when chasing their preferred prey: Armorheads.