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Fey Dragon
Medium: digital painting |
A member of the Fairy Dragon family, Fey Dragons are tiny,
brightly colored little terrors. They are native to Europe and Eurasia.
Individually they are fragile and weak, but they rarely travel individually.
Fey Dragons travel is massive swarms of several thousand. Swarms of over a
million have been reported. These sparrow-sized dragon have voracious
appetites, and while they usually prefer to clean up carrion, they won't
hesitate to use their swarm numbers to overwhelm live prey should carrion
become scarce. They can strip a healthy adult head of cattle down to the bone
in less than an hour. A swarm rarely leaves anything but the skeleton behind,
and even that is typically gnawed on by tiny dragon teeth. Fey Dragons are
particularly loathed by farmers because their small size allows them to fit
where larger predators (and other dragons) cannot, and because they are next to
impossible to fight off due to the sheer number of dragons in a swarm. If you
ever see a swarm of tiny dragons headed your way, run - and don't look back.
Despite their reputation, Fey Dragons have been domesticated and bred for their
bright, extravagant wing shapes and patterns. The dragon pictured here is a
wild-type Fey Dragon. They are prolific breeders and will lay several clutches
of eggs during the year. However, any breeder and seller of Fey Dragons will
warn you never to keep more than two at a time, and don't feed them after
midnight.
