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Selinala
“ The moon dragon was very ancient, and it received a blessing from the sun. However, there is no indication that the moon dragon is as mysterious as it appears. According to legend, this dragon was tied with the blue moon's orb. ”
– Eostre
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Eurodraconia
Superfamily: Soldracoidea
Family: Lunadraconidae
Genius: Lunadraco
Species: Lunadraco unexpectus
Descendant: dragons
Named by: Zeynep Gürkan
Year Published: 2000
Size: 18.5 meter tall in height, 32.5 meters in length including tail, wingspan of 34.0 meters in length
Lifespan: 66.5 years
Activity: Nocturnal 🌃
Thermoregulate: Ectotherm
Type(s):
Reptiles (Dragons)
Elder Dragons
Semifictional
Title(s):
Moon Dragon
Moon Emperor/Empress
Lunatic Illuminate
Pantheon(s):
Terran/Gaian 🇺🇳
Assyrian 🇸🇾
Albanian 🇦🇱
Greek 🇬🇷
Armenian 🇦🇲
Time Period: Pleistocene–Holocene (Chibanian–Meghalayan) - 300,000 BCE–present
Alignment: Neutral
Threat Level: ★★★★★★★
Diet: Omnivorous 🥩🌿☀️
Element(s): Arcane ✨, Fae 🧚, Dark 🌑, Aether 🌌
Inflict(s): Arcaneblight ✨, Faeblight 🧚, Darkblight 🌑, Aetherblight 🌌, Stunned 😵, Horrified 😱
Weakness(es): Light 🔆, Time 🕒, Aether 🌌, Chaos ☣️
Casualties: ???
Based On:
Selene/Artemis in Greek mythology
Dragon City's Moon Dragon
Lunala, Cresselia, and Darkrai from Pokémon Series
Conservation Status: Critically Endangered (CR) - IUCN Red List
The Selinala (Lunadraco unexpectus) is the one of the species of Elder Dragon introduced in Worldcraft: Moon's Desire.
Selinala was the combination name between Ancient Greek: Σελήνη (Selḗnē) means moon and in Latin: ala means wing. In Berbania, it was called Yua-loringa, which means "pretty night" in Tiqojarhan Dairk languages.
The ancient elder dragon species known as Selinala is comparable to the sun dragon Heliondros, except that it does not have fur on every portion of its body. Their wings have gradients from deep purple to pale magenta, long fingertips on the margins, and purple glowing projections. They also have five jagged spikes. Additional sets of four golden horns with seven rows of spines extend from the neck to the wings. In 2024, the leaf-nose from other bats was added, and the crescent-shaped wingtip was replaced with a long, curved wingtip.
Selinala's skin tone was a shade of purple. The knees and elbows were covered in sets of jagged-edge racing spikes. Selinala's gray scales on the underside. The tail was crescent-shaped, moveable like earwigs, and possessed a unique capacity to prehensile on the moon. Selinala had a purple eye color. The whole body of Selinala is covered in bioluminescent patterning.
Selinala has two modes: calm and lunatic.
The Calm Mode Selinala possessed yellow-colored horns, neck spines, arm spikes, knee ridges, wing fingers, a set of spines on the second wing phalanx, and a moon-crested-shaped pincher on its tail, but it did not emit bright purple biofluorescent or bioluminescent signs. The Calm Selinala has long been revered as a moon emissary; in antiquity, it was called "the beast that calls the moon." This animal constantly absorbs light and converts it into energy, and it has the ability to conceal daylight with darkness.
The Lunatic Mode Selinala transforms each of its yellow projections into grayish periwinkle and develops light magenta marks on the face, wings, chest, and tail. The term lunatic is now widely used as an informal synonym for mad, mentally ill, and so on. The phrase itself, however, comes from the idea that diseases were originally thought to be caused by the moon, which corresponds to the moon-themed dragon, but they aren't ill. It enters this phase by performing its trademark move, moving through a location, or making contact with the Moonstone Opal or a lunar deity. When the Lunatic Selinala extends its wings to absorb light and sparkle, it looks like a lovely night sky.
Both of Selinala's modes possess strong magenta abilities that may destroy an entire region and make it uninhabitable. These abilities cause death, ruin, decay, disintegration, nothingness, and destruction to everyone in their path. Like the enigmatic golden Sundrop Flower, its powers are only activated by uttering the proper incantation. Consequently, it symbolizes the core of the deadly power.
Selinala's innate need to absorb the moonlight was a result of her adrenaline being activated. This tail was passed down from the earwigs and is used to grasp and pin down some unavoidable opponents. Selinala uses the energy of the moon to create the deadly energy known as "Moonlight." Blindness may result from selenium flashing in the surrounding area. Selinala was fearful of the large supernova and fascinated by Heliondros as an act of concubinage and kisses for the real deadly power, the "Daylight and Moonlight Eruption." It causes blindness.
It can walk across a space, execute its signature move, or make contact with the Moonstone Opal to reach this phase. The Lunatic Selinala resembles a beautiful night sky as it spreads its wings to absorb light and shine. In order to scare opponents and predators, the Lunatic Mode Selinala spreads its wings, which it says sends you to space and gives you a nightmare.
Like bats and dolphins, the Selinala echolocate nasally used in the dark, this "nose-leaf" is thought to serve some role in modifying and directing the echolocation call.
Midnight Shake (1st skill): The Selinala snatches the target's health with its pincer-tail or mouth, restoring the user's health by more than half of the target's damage and causing darkblight, arcaneblight, and stunned.
Sleeping Blessing (2nd skill): The Selinala provides a shield for itself and heals itself. Arcaneblight and faeblight result from an explosion caused by a broken shield.
Selenomancy (3rd skill). From its body, the Selinala releases waves of energy that are light bluish lavender and have an impact on everything in its vicinity. It also significantly increases its special Atk, special Def, and Speed stats on the following turn, turning foes into stone.
Selenomachy - Struck (ultimate skill, choosing; Greek: Σελήνομάχη - Χτυπημένος/Selenomachi - Chtypiménos): The Selinala absorbs their retribution to form a "lunar beam" that gathers energy from the moon or natural satellite, turning their projections from yellow to drab navy at nighttime, solar eclipse, meteor showers, and lunar eclipse circumstances. After that, it creates a ball of pink energy in front of its body and shoots it at the adversary, resulting in blindness and flinching.
Selenomachy - Ruination (pursuit, ultimate talent; Greek: Σελήνομάχη - Αφανισμός/Selenomachi - Afanismós): The Selinala absorbs their punishment to create a "lunar curse" that harnesses energy from the moon or natural satellite, changing their projections from yellow to drab navy during solar eclipses, meteor showers, and lunar eclipse conditions. This is known as wisps of blue aura erupting above the ground as the Selinala slams one of its hands into the ground, forcing the target back with a shock wave of pink, purple, and dull sky blue energy. Pink bolts surround the opponent when it hits the ground, and energy shoots up from the ground beneath it, turning the opponent into a stone for a brief moment.
Eruption of Daylight and Moonlight (special skill; Greek: Έκρηξη του φωτός της ημέρας και του σεληνόφωτο/Ékrixi tou fotós tis iméras kai tou selinófoto): Selinala and Heliondros are rarely seen together. However, they may perform a unique bond attack when spotted together in the same habitat. This combination of their kisses creates the minimum supernova, blindness, horrification, and paralysis, and no other monster possesses it.
Lunar Bless (passive skill): The Selinala absorbs from the moon and other natural satellites to charge and inhales to increase their powers, as well as defense if depends on their mode.
Moonlight: Selinala floats and using this wings illuminates like a moonlight.
Drought
Eclipse
The Selinala is infamous for creating dreams and causing the subject to experience endless nightmares or lovely dreams, which can be stopped by the Heliondros, who represents the daytime. However, the "unleashing of the dreams" is a defensive mechanism rather than a malicious or benign deed.Selinala was the first Elder Dragon capable of flying at high speeds at night, which you cannot see with your naked sight.
The Selinala is supposed to offer pleasant dreams when in Calm Mode. It is also excellent for healing and recuperation methods as you sleep. The Selinala can "feed" off dreams when in Lunatic Mode, which is why it's often associated with endless nightmares. One inactive opal gem was discovered in Finland, which is the source of this species before some Isu people became lunar deities. During the Pliocene epoch, some unidentified European dragon species transformed into the Selinala using Moonstone Opal magic.
According to Lucy Stillman in 2019, the Selinala is often mistaken for a UFO sighting at night, though it seems to be receiving and sending signals from an unknown source and an unknown purpose. This leads some people to believe that Selinala came from outer space beneath the mountains and that it is being controlled by lunar deities.
It cannot be compared to other, stronger animals. Selinala and Heliondros became allies because of their unique bond. Despite their diminutive size and sparse number, they are capable of defeating challenging beasts and larger, more powerful creatures that they have already defeated.
Selinala was quite quiet throughout the day; nevertheless, as a nocturnal animal, it became extremely hostile during full and crescent moons and neutral during non-full moons such as solar eclipses or new moons. Selinala had a close acquaintance with Heliondros, a type of Elder Dragon who controlled the sun.
Selinala, being a nocturnal creature, prefers to sleep throughout the day if disturbed. During a Solar Eclipse, the Selinala appears during the day and remains neutral since the moon is obscuring the sun.
Selinala was once native to Greece and Mesopotamia; it is currently found in Western China and the Alps. Many reports from researchers identified invasive species in Berbania, Reinachos, and Sawintir.
Movement Pattern: Nomadic
Individual Type: Solo
Population Trend: Unknown
Population:
Earth: 60-7,000
Berbania/Hirawhassa: 75-1,500
Reinachos/Ityosel: 6,000
Locomotion: Airborne
Habitat: Polar; Tundra; Taiga; Montane Grasslands and Shrublands; Temperate Coniferous Forests; Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests; Temperate Deciduous Forests; Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands; Subtropical Coniferous Forests; Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests; Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests; Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands; Salt Flats; Stone Forest; Tropical Coniferous Forests; Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forests; Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forests; Tropical Grasslands, Savannas and Shrublands; Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub; Mushroom Forests; Mushroom Fields; Deserts and Xeric Shrublands; Badlands; Fallow Airbase; Flooded Grasslands and Savannas; Swamp; Bayous/Billabongs; Riparian; Wetland; Mangrove Forest; Cold Bamboo Forests; Tropical Bamboo Forests; Air-breathing Coral Reefs; Graveyard Vale; Candyland; Mountain; Sky; Radiated Vale; Radiated Citadel; Sulfur Lake; Volcanic Crater Lake; Lava Field; Lava Tube; Volcano; Lava Trench; Basalt Delta; Warm Ghost Town; Cold Ghost Town; Ruined Skyscraper; Thermosphere; The Moon; Outer Space.
Earth:
Extant (Resident): China (Xinjiang), Greece, Italy, Turkey
Berbania:
Extant & Introduced (Resident): Mount Hiwallorsh
Sawintir: ??
The Selinala either hatchling or adult, has been stunned by the flashes of the Apple of Eden and it merged with the Moonstone Opal, it makes you instantly tamed.
Selinala was the ultimate weapon and was created by Project Pashneia, a scientific initiative by the Terran branch of Deities to create any animals, monsters, or humans in terms of their own. This animal belonged to Juno. When her father's human servants revolted and killed Saturn, an enraged Juno used the animal to burn to cinder all the humans around them with blasts of sun energy until she was killed by Hephaestus by stabbing her back.
In 1815 AD, during Queen Arianna's existence with her cousin-once-removed Napoleon Bonaparte and his family, Joséphine de Beauharnais chose Arianna a yellow or purple sweet potato, which is foreshadowing that either Connor Kenway or Shay Cormac pick the Elder Dragon of Sun and Moon: either the Heliondros or the Selinala.
2022 Version Renders
2024 Version Renders (Calm Mode)
2024 Version Renders (Lunatic Mode)
Capcom Sound Team and Tencent: Kamu Orugaron (雄响狼) & Nono Orugaron (雌响狼) Theme - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ekLFkaDQNM
Turkish: Selınala, Cualornga
Catalan: Selinala, Hian-lornga
French: Selinale, Yua-lorngue
Spanish: Selinala, Yua-lornga
German: Selinala, Jua-lorngä
English: Selinala, Yualornga, Yua-lornga
Dairkian: Jwa-lorenge
Corachan: Jua-lorńà
Tiqojarhan Dairkian: İua-lòrŋä