Fey Drake

Fey Drakes are small Dragonets; their bodies are roughly 5"-7" in length with a thin, whip-like tail of equal length. These creatures are prized as intelligent and trainable familiars, although in their native environment they can be annoying as they swarm and bite anyone near their colonies. These creatures have iridescent scales and small powerful wings that they beat rapidly in order to hover and maintain flight.

Fey Drakes form colonies, building nests from tree bark, mud, and other materials to create what eventually becomes a nest as tall as a man. Up to a dozen of the creatures live within it. At night, they gather in the colony for warmth, and feed on small insects and other tiny creatures they have stored in a hoarding chamber. During the day, they roam rapidly around the forests and plains where they build their colonies, feeding on nectar and trapping insects to return to the colony’s hoard. Fey Drakes are territorial, and they will attack anything they perceive as a threat to the colony. This means anything that blunders to within a few hundred yards of the colony, whether the unfortunate victim has the hive within sight or not. These creatures attack en-masse, swarming intruders, snapping tiny jaws, and lashing out with their tails.

Fey Drakes aren’t especially dangerous; they are merely an annoyance to surprised “intruders”. In combat Fey Drakes will continue to fight as long as they think there is a threat to the colony or themselves. Once the threat has left the proximity of the colony, they will usually retreat. Swarms of the determined creatures, however, could potentially kill a smaller creature, such as a Halfling or a human child.

It is rumored that the Narsi tried to improve upon the Fey Drakes to make them more exciting for the coliseum. There have been reports of colonies of Fey Drakes who seem to have received an Elemental Template, but these reports have never been verified.

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