Saturday, March 7, 2009

Magia and the world, day 3

If there are imaginary animals (dragons, unicorns, etc) how do they fit into the ecology? What do they eat? How much and what kind of habitat do they require? Are they intelligent and/or capable of working spells, talking, etc.?

There are plenty of mystical beings in Sekiya--dragons, griffons, unicorns, rocs, phoenixes, and wyverns are just a sampling of fantasy creatures you would be able to find. For the purpose of this entry, we will focus on the dragon and its smaller cousin, the wyvern.

Usually, meat eaters such as dragons would be content to eat other kinds of mystical creatures and larger Earth creatures--for example, dragons in the wild usually eat young griffons and rocs, and think twice before going after livestock or humans themselves (although a few dragons have terrorized the people of Sekiya before and met a grisly fate.) Wyverns, meanwhile, usually eat Earth birds of prey (i.e. hawks, eagles, etc.)

Dragons usually live in large caves up in the mountains and highlands, although a few have made their homes in a forest cave. Wyverns, by comparison, live in forest clearings and grottoes on the plains.

Both species are capable of speech, and tend to wield magia in a breath attack that does not require the spell to be named, although they can wield magia by naming a spell if they so choose. They have also been domesticated by dragoons and breeders for defense and as the dragoon's companion. if you treat a dragon well, you will have a loyal companion for life. Wyverns however, have not been known to be tamed, but the dragoons have managed to tame a few to let apprentices practice caring for them.

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