Post by ShadowReine on Sept 28, 2008 18:45:04 GMT -5
Firelizards are the originals from which dragons and whers were engineered. A gold firelizard is about the length of a man's arm, with the other colors proportionally smaller. So, yes, firelizards can perch on their owner's shoulders, or on chair backs, etc.
Like dragons, firelizards have concealed genitals at the base of the tail, an anus in the fork of the tail and lungs and nostrils on the back just aft of the wings. The wings are located just behind the forelimbs. The hind limbs are powerful for takeoff, the forelimbs more delicate. Both limbs have five fingers and talons. However, the original firelizards had forelimbs with a pincher-like arrangement. Very rarely a firelizard is hatched that is a throwback and has pinchers rather than fingers.
Firelizards are coastal creatures and lay their eggs on beaches a little way above the high tide line. All females clutch, but greens have a bad habit of abandoning their eggs. Firelizards are omnivores, and will eat anything (their owner's lunch being popular). However, if given the choice, they prefer fish.
Firelizards, including golds, can chew firestone and often assist in fighting Thread, either supporting a rider or ground crew...wherever their human is, they will go. They teleport in the same way as dragons. They are intelligent, and communicate telepathically, but have no language. A firelizard will, instead, send its owner images and emotions. Firelizard emotions do pass to their owners.
Unlike dragons, who select their riders carefully, a firelizard normally Impresses to the first person who feeds it, human or firelizard. Only the dragon deaf cannot bond a firelizard. If their human dies, a pet firelizard will normally go feral, leaving to join the nearest wild fair. However, there are occasions of firelizards pining away when their human dies...they do not suicide like dragons. The firelizard lifespan is at least that of a human, and there are no records of specific firelizards dying of 'natural causes'.
Firelizards, especially the higher colors, are easily trainable using similar methods to what one might use on a dog...i.e., bribery with food or attention. Trained firelizards are commonly used as couriers to carry letters or small packages. However, firelizards are known to be considerably more intelligent than dogs. In particular, firelizard racial memory...presumably transferred telepathically...remains clear for generations.
Firelizard eggs are often sold or traded, and an egg from a gold clutch can go for several marks. Sometimes, a female's owner may give the eggs away or invite people to attend an open hatching.
Firelizards are considered pets, but treated with a certain amount of respect...although some people consider them to be nuisances. They are most definitely not dragons.
Like dragons, firelizards have concealed genitals at the base of the tail, an anus in the fork of the tail and lungs and nostrils on the back just aft of the wings. The wings are located just behind the forelimbs. The hind limbs are powerful for takeoff, the forelimbs more delicate. Both limbs have five fingers and talons. However, the original firelizards had forelimbs with a pincher-like arrangement. Very rarely a firelizard is hatched that is a throwback and has pinchers rather than fingers.
Firelizards are coastal creatures and lay their eggs on beaches a little way above the high tide line. All females clutch, but greens have a bad habit of abandoning their eggs. Firelizards are omnivores, and will eat anything (their owner's lunch being popular). However, if given the choice, they prefer fish.
Firelizards, including golds, can chew firestone and often assist in fighting Thread, either supporting a rider or ground crew...wherever their human is, they will go. They teleport in the same way as dragons. They are intelligent, and communicate telepathically, but have no language. A firelizard will, instead, send its owner images and emotions. Firelizard emotions do pass to their owners.
Unlike dragons, who select their riders carefully, a firelizard normally Impresses to the first person who feeds it, human or firelizard. Only the dragon deaf cannot bond a firelizard. If their human dies, a pet firelizard will normally go feral, leaving to join the nearest wild fair. However, there are occasions of firelizards pining away when their human dies...they do not suicide like dragons. The firelizard lifespan is at least that of a human, and there are no records of specific firelizards dying of 'natural causes'.
Firelizards, especially the higher colors, are easily trainable using similar methods to what one might use on a dog...i.e., bribery with food or attention. Trained firelizards are commonly used as couriers to carry letters or small packages. However, firelizards are known to be considerably more intelligent than dogs. In particular, firelizard racial memory...presumably transferred telepathically...remains clear for generations.
Firelizard eggs are often sold or traded, and an egg from a gold clutch can go for several marks. Sometimes, a female's owner may give the eggs away or invite people to attend an open hatching.
Firelizards are considered pets, but treated with a certain amount of respect...although some people consider them to be nuisances. They are most definitely not dragons.