04-17-2013, 01:19 PM
This is Day Two
This creature is a(n): Draggonis Cygaslpes ( Drag-gon-is Ci-gas-lisp)
This is its story: The Draggonis Cygaslpes (Swadraver) is a charming creature that spends a great amount of time in the fresh water lakes and rivers of Duval. It is a very good swimmer, paddling with its large, scaly, swan-like feet. When they are on land they spend their days roaming the hills of grass by the river side, collecting their meals and taking it back to their family. It is the female's job to get the food, while the male lazes around and watches the kids. Their home is unique in the fact that they live in a burrow that starts under water. When an adult Swadraver is seeking to build a home, she (because females always build the home and a male will eventually move in) observes the river banks for a concealing coverage over the mud, like tree roots, moss, or tall grass. She the dives nearly to the bottom and begins the journey of carving the tunnels. Being a mammal, the Swadraver can only hold her breath for twenty minutes at a time, so it takes a few trips to get the tunnel started, but once it is started, it doesn't take hardly anytime at all.
Tunnel Making Process: She uses her sharp claws and teeth to start making a small hole into the side of the river wall. Once she is in far enough she finds four sticks that around about the same size and she places one on top and the bottom horizontally and two on the sides of the opening vertically to mark her dam and help support it from caving in at the opening. Deeper and deeper she digs her tunnel, slowly moving upwards and while her teeth and claws are digging their way through, her large back feet are widening the tunnel as she swims through. Finally, her tunnel breaks above the surface of the water, but still underground and completely hidden. She digs out a many different tunnels in her home system, some dry, some leading into other parts of the water in case escape is necessary. Once she carves out a dry spot that she feels comfortable enough with she begins building a nest made out of straw, clay, grass, leaves, and her own fur. The places this nest to the side of the dry part of the tunneled circle and in the middle she stacks on small stones and rocks in a circle, leaving the middle empty and dry. Of course all this takes time and she has to constantly go in and out of the opening in the water. Finally, using her own instinct and skill she is able to pinpoint the exact location of her tunnel while above ground and using a long stick, she begins to drive a small hole into the ground that opens right above where she built the small stone circle. Gathering more grass and twigs, she takes them to her tunnel and places them into the center of the stone circle where she will allow them to dry off and using a very neat feature, start a small fire.
Abilities: Digging, foraging, swimming, building homes and structures, butting heads with their horns, and fire breathing. Wait.. what? Yes, you heard right. This creature can cause a spark of fire to instantaneously come out of her mouth. Only females can fire breathe for some reason. It does have a purpose though.
The Young: Swadraver couples mate and then the female lays eggs. Though she is a mammal, she will lay eggs in the nest the made for them. She incubates the eggs by starting a small fire in the designated area which warms the entire tunnel. This is why they never migrate and never worry about random cold fronts which would kill the sensitive eggs. After incubating for 16 weeks, the small ones finally break through the shell using the tiny nubs of the horns that have started growing and search for their mommy so they can feed on the milk she has developed just for them. When they are of age to learn how to forage and swim, the mother puts them up to a true test. She guides them to the opening of the tunnel which is way underwater and it is simply up to instinct whether the offspring will be able to reach the end of the tunnel and then reach the surface of the water. Some make it, some don't. :(
Mating rivalry: Of course, all males around want a chance with this female. She has built a fine home, and is very plump and sexy to them. ;D So to compete, they butt horns and rattle and shake them back and forth until one finally backs off. The winner takes his female to the tunnel to start courtship with a headache, but a prize smile.
---------- Post added 04-17-2013 at 01:28 PM ----------
Sorry about the long stories.. xD I get over excited when using my imagination..
Last edited by Velvet; 04-17-2013 at 01:26 PM..
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