Tidal Drake

Tidal Drakes are EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

Appearance & Location

Tidal Drakes are large reptilian creatures that sport thick, plated scales for protection, alongside fins and webbed feet to allow for a semi-aquatic lifestyle. They're heavyset animals, with thick jaws made for crushing shells and large forearms.

Tidal Drakes are seaside animals, most often found hauled up on beaches and in shallow waters. Very rarely, they may be found wandering into deeper waters or up into rivers.

Abilities & Behavior

Tidal Drakes do not possess any magical properties, unlike their dragon cousins. However, they possess incredible strength. Their jaws are strong enough to crack through the shells of sea turtles, with conical teeth shaped for catching slippery prey. They're adept swimmers, propelling themselves with their thick, powerful tails while using their webbed feet for steering.

They are semi-aquatic and are most often encountered while hauled out on the beach to bask. This behavior increases tenfold during the height of the dry season, where they enter diapause and live off of fat reserves rather than hunting. During the wet season, they grow dangerous to cats, becoming highly food motivated.

They are obligate carnivores, and their diet primarily consists of sea turtles, marine mammals, and fish. While juveniles will take what they can get, Tidal Drakes rarely scavenge for food once they mature.

Female Tidal Drakes are highly territorial, and spotting fights between them is not entirely uncommon. Males are able to pass freely through these territories, however they seldom group up. While they possess little parental instincts, juveniles will live in their mother's territory for upwards of a year before branching off on their own.

Variants & Attributes

Tidal Drakes are sexually dimorphic, allowing easy identification. Females are considerably larger than males, both in size and in bulk. Their fins are shorter and duller than their male counterparts.

Male Tidal Drakes often grow to two thirds the size of females and possess a more slender build. They sport longer, more colorful fins than females for display at the expense of being slower swimmers.

Tidal Drakes typically come in shades of green, brown, and tan. Males' fins vary between bright shades of yellow and red.

Trivia

Tidal Drakes replace their teeth throughout their entire lives, similar to varanids, where the new tooth grows behind the old. Due to this, they're easy finds for purposes such as creating jewelry.
There are tales that claim that Tidal Drakes can turn a cat to stone with a single look into their eyes. In reality, they have no such power.

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