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Centuries ago gods sent the Sea Dragon to stop the bloody succession wars that were devastating the kingdom. From that time every 10 years Vikings gather in great numbers near the seashore. They send their sons and sometimes even daughters into the sea hoping that one of them will be chosen to lead their people.
Questions tagged [mythical-creatures] For questions about animals or non-sentient beings that are not found on Earth. These can be anything from dragons to Pegasus to your own made-up creature. They just need to not exist on this Earth. Learn more….
5. Yes. In fact they already do, even without a fantasy element. There are any number of extremophiles that live in high temperature environments (which volcanoes tend to be). There are also extremophiles that live in highly acidic or basic environments. Then we've got some of the more exotic bacteria and plants that live in the dark and feed ...
The Ceffyl Dŵr. A shapeshifting Welse counterpart to the Selkie. The Selkie. Seal-like Creature that shed their skin on land to become fair maidens. The Kelpie. A Scottish counterpart to the Selkie that often appears as a horse or man. The Siren. Similar to the mermaid but usually more elemental. A Sapient Abaia .
A horse or wildebeest would be about the right size. First, the dragon (s) would rouse the prey into running. Then, once they were running, each dragon (if more than one hunted in a group) would swoop down and try to tackle its prey from above. With a good dive speed, it could break the back of a horse and get its kill.
$\begingroup$ "sea monsters" Or mountain monsters. They're somewhat at risk from humans with bows, but humans and their domesticated animals aren't generally great over difficult terrain so it gives them a chance to get away.
1. Why not 3.: Retract their wings and swim with their feet (all 4 of them). Folded wings shouldn’t cause much drag and webbed feet and a “paddle” tail would be quite effective. – Michael. May 24, 2017 at 16:03. 1. Option 3 they use their wings to fly AND to swim, Shearwaters are known for this.
With the golems wandering around, I'm sure that they will affect the plant life and animals on the ground and sea itself, trees could evolve to be tall and spaced out to reduce casualties from walking golems and the golems footsteps can create mini ponds and lakes.
$\begingroup$ Finding the weight of your creatures isn't the problem. The problems are: (a) finding the volume of your creatures. Tails and wings are a pain. And there's no convenient way of doing it. (b) What happens when such a creature in an earth-like environemnt takes a step.
They would swim as if they were born to it, like true creatures of the water. The grace of their movements would stun anybody who saw them for the first time. The powerful undulations of their serpentine body would propulse them through water faster than the fastest human swimmer, putting to shame even the strongest crocodile. The strokes of ...