Flora Dracaenia

A colored doodle of the Flora-elemental Dracaenia -- an original species I created. :3
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Flora Dracaenia are one of the most peaceful of all the Dracaenia elemental subspecies. Their diet consists of mainly berries, fruit, leaves, and bark.

Size: Slightly smaller than other Dracaenia subspecies; about 7 feet from nose to tail, 5 feet from ground to back, with 12-foot wingspan

Flora-specific traits/abilities:
--slight control of plants, especially vines; may kill or bring plants back to life.
--transformation into a tree
--the only herbivorous Dracaenia; no sharp teeth.
--leaf-textured mane and fur; fur patterns blend with bark
--Talons specialized to grip branches
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<sub>Dracaenia "Dra-say-ni-ah"-- an elemental chimera wyvern, created by ancient magic-wielders and alchemists as a combination of the greatest traits of many animals and natural things, meant to be a perfect guardian for their human companions.

--the loyalty and ferocity of a canine
--the grace of a feline
--the agility and wings of a bat
--the sight and bone-density of an eagle to allow easier flight
--the the strength and size of a horse
--the intimidating horns/antlers and good hearing of a cervine
--the fear-inspiring shape and powerful tail of a reptile

+ the ability to change to match the creature's human companion.

When hatched, all Dracaenia are a mottled white color, with few unique markings. After being exposed to a single person for a length of time, they take on the appearance and secondary abilities of the element that best represents that person. The elemental subspecies include:

Fire
Land
Sky
Water
Lightning
Flora
Arctic
Light
Darkness

The Dracaenia will then grow alongside their human, mirroring the age of their charge. They will live to be as old as their partner, regardless their natural age in years. If a hatchling were to be bonded with a 30-year-old person, then that hatchling would physically grow to the age of a 30-year-old Dracaenia within a few weeks.

Using all their abilities, a Dracaenia will protect their partner with their lives, guarding them silently from harm. Every element of Dracaenia possesses special abilities that may allow them to keep watch on their charges, without being noticed by others. During the ages that Dracaenia were created, they were used by kings and other high-class people to prevent assassinations.

Along with an elemental ability to hide, Dracaenia also possess the ability to transform into various other forms in order to better travel. All elemental subspecies of Dracaenia can transform into:

--a human form (cannot speak); younger and less-experienced Dracaenia may retain more dragon traits than an older Dracaenia
--a smaller form, comparable to that of a small cat
--a magical crystal, usually incorporated into some form of jewelry and kept on the person of their human. In modern times, this is the most common form.

Dracaenia are not capable of speech in any form, but may vocalize in trills when happy, hisses, growls or roars when angry, or barks when startled. Despite this, they may understand basic human speech.

They have the average intelligence of a young human, placing them above beasts of burden. While they may not be capable of solving many specified logical problems (sorry, they can't solve your math homework), they excel in situations that involve puzzling out a way to better protect their partners.

Feel free to create your own, purchase an egg for $1, an adoptable for $2, or a custom-made Dracaenia for $5!</sub>