Wyvern

Species: Wyvern

Alias: N/A

Sexes: Male and Female

Average Lifespan: N/A

Physiology

Are reptilian. Have two wings (used as legs when on ground), two legs, and a tail that is usually spiked.

As adults they burn poison when they are set on fire and breathe poison either as a gas or liquid. Sometimes both.

Raising

Their eggs need to be cut often to make it easier for the wyvern to hatch as the egg is constantly growing. They can still hatch from an uncut egg but there is a much higher chance of hatchling death or stunted growth.

Hatchlings are extremely poisonous to the touch so anyone who handles them must go through a process to become immune to most common forms of poison.

Connection to Riders

Riders are most commonly Nieth though they can be human.

Riders are extremely connected to their wyverns. Entire personalities can change upon connecting to a wyvern. Though the more wyverns one has had, the easier retaining one's original personality is. Humans tend to experience this problem while Nieth do not. Ages of riders are extended to fit the lifespan of a wyvern. While losing one's wyvern is devastating, it doesn't tend to produce suicidal thoughts or a loss of purpose.

Riders that lose a wyvern are known as Ghosts and are a kind of 'untouchable' until they get another wyvern.

To connect better to their wyverns, riders are blinded (humans their eyes and Nieth anything that helps them connect to the world). To see riders use the eyes of their wyverns.