The Ascendency
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- Name: Chiss Nightdragon
- Designation: Semi-Sentient
- Origins: Naporar
- Average Lifespan: 90 Years
- Estimated Population: Rare
- Description: Nightdragons were large reptavian predators native to one of the Chiss worlds. It sported both a strong beak and sharp teeth for breaking open carapace, cracking bone, and ripping flesh. Despite its wings it was not capeable of true flight and instead relied on updrafts to maintain lift. Sharp claws allowed it to climb on most surfaces and burrow into the sides of cliffs, into hardwood trees, and beneath the ground. Like the Chiss, it had glowing red eyes and blue-black plumage. Tough scales protected it beneath its feathers and could dissipate the energy of most small arms fire, though its wings and underbelly were especially vulnerable. Its long, whip-like tail was used to balance while running at high speeds and its prehensile nature aided in its ability to climb the tall, thick trees of its homeworld. The scales could bend light giving the creature the ability to nearly vanish from sight. When up close, its scales had an odd oily sheen to them that made the light reflected on them appear in various shades of blue and purple like an oil spill.
- Breathes: Type 1
- Average Height of Adults: 5 Meters
- Average Length of Adults: 20 Meters
- Skin color: Black
- Hair color: Blue-Black Plumage
- Distinctions:
- Spiked Tails
- Glowing Red Eyes
- Scaled Claws
- Scaled Gliding Wings
- Races: N/A
- Force Sensitivity: Non-Sensitive
- Able to refract light on their coat and scales to appear nearly invisible
- Excellent night vision
- Excellent hearing
- Sudden bright lights
- Reflected light breaks their camo effect
- Sonic emitters
- High yield hunting blasters
- Diet: Carnivore
- Communication: Hisses, Growls, Roars
- Technology level: N/A
- Religion/Beliefs: The nightdragon has been a symbol of strength and ferocity among the Chiss people for thousands of years. It is a cunning hunter and to be likened to a Nightdragon would be high praise to any Chiss warrior. The Nightdragon was the namesake of the Chiss Nightdragon corps and the namesake of one of their most powerful classes of warship. They were also a powerful piece in the Chiss game of tactica.
- General behavior: Nightdragons are naturally nocturnal creatures that prefer to sneak up on their large prey rather than chase it through the jungles and forests. Though they hunt mainly in forests, they typically nest in the mountainous or cliff regions that often border the jungles of Naporar, tending to their young, which hatch from eggs. Their diet consists mainly of other animals but in their youth after leaving the nest, they feed mostly on large insects and medium sized mammals. Once mated, pairs would hunt and live together until their eggs hatched and left the nest. Intelligent, they were also known to set traps by wounding smaller prey such as a prey's young to lure larger prey or predators out into the open.
Discovered by Chiss Explorers upon colonizing the world of Naporar, the Nightdragon has been entrenched in Chiss lore for thousands of years. It was considered the most fearsome creature in Chiss lore until legendary Chiss admiral Mitth'raw'nuruodo began to utilize the Chimera, a non-Chiss creature from elsewhere in the Chaos, throughout his career. They were nearly hunted to extinction at one time but were bred in captivity, saving the species. However, Csilla was the focus of efforts to save the creature, and the Brotherhood of the Maw's destruction of the planet eliminated most Nightdragons in Chiss space. Only a few wild specimens remained on Naporar, the beast's homeworld, and some survived by being part of private collections off-world, once again bringing the beast to the edge of extinction.
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