Drake

Drakes are mighty creatures made by the vampire Vorwith Forlen. Long ago they were Vorwith's attampt to make dragons. Eventually, he changed their genetic makeup into what what they are now.

Appearance
Drakes are most often brown, but there are some drakes of other colors. These colors signify certain genetic advantages. For example, a white drake will be more resistant to the cold, and is therefore dubbed a 'frost drake'. Drakes are, in a sense, a reptilian lion. A drake's skeleton and a lion's skeleton are very similar, suggesting that Vorwith based them off of lions. An adult drake's back reaches about 6 feet high, and their length from head to tail is approximately 15 feet long. Drakes have sharp spines along their front legs, head, neck, back and tail. They also have a leathery 'mane', also covered in spines. Their claws are about 7 inches long when fully extended, and 2 1/2 inches long when retracted. Their teeth are about 4 inches long.

Behavior
Drakes are extremely territorial, and will defend up to 30 meters away from their den. They roost in caves primarily, but have been known to have a den on top of large hills. They prey upon deer, bear, elk, mammoth, men, mer, or anything that seems like an appetizing dinner. Depending on their objective, they will attack differently. If they are hunting, they will attack with their mouth, trying to latch onto the prey. However, if they are just defending a location, they will mainly attack with their claws. If they are hesitating and hissing at you, while pacing back and forth, they are warning you and are telling you to leave.