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Author:  Princess Arante Weneve [ November 14th, 2010, 8:34 pm ]
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Ok, I have Sand Dragons in my story. They have brown dots on their backs, and they can blend in their sandy surroundings. When they are hatchlings they can heal people by licking the wounds. When they are adults they lose that ability, but they can talk so that people can understand them. I am still learning about them in my story. They are curious creatures and like to follow strangers who walk through their desert.
When they are ready to grow, they pace around and then their skin starts to peel away. Several minutes later the tiny little hatchling grows to around 15 feet high.
Author:  Elanhil [ November 14th, 2010, 8:39 pm ]
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Wow! That sure is fast growth. Can they breathe fire? :D
Author:  Princess Arante Weneve [ November 14th, 2010, 8:41 pm ]
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Hehe, yeah. I have one of my hatchlings named Vana get a little attached to one of the humans and when people try to grab her to take her away she blows a little fireball at them. :D
Author:  Lord Kieren Mimetes [ November 15th, 2010, 5:03 pm ]
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Why are they called Sand dragons if they breath fire?
Author:  Princess Arante Weneve [ November 15th, 2010, 5:39 pm ]
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They blend in with the sand kind of. They live in a desert in Mohali.
Author:  6stringedsignseeker [ November 15th, 2010, 6:39 pm ]
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LOL. Vana sounds like she could add a little comedy to the story. I'd like to know more about her and the sand dragons :D
Author:  Elanhil [ November 15th, 2010, 8:18 pm ]
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Do they ONLY live in that desert or can they survive elsewhere?
Author:  Princess Arante Weneve [ November 15th, 2010, 9:41 pm ]
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Sand dragons mainly live in the desert, but I have two of my sand dragons that follow my characters around. They go with my characters to the other country of Aldra.

Vana, she does provide some comic to my story. One of my main characters has a wife who was giving birth, he was outside pacing and Vana commented that he looked like he was ready to grow soon. This was a joke refering to the growth process of the dragons.
Author:  Elanhil [ November 16th, 2010, 6:29 am ]
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:rofl: That's funny. These dragons are brown in color, right?
Author:  Princess Arante Weneve [ November 16th, 2010, 6:52 am ]
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Well, I think that they are the color that sand is, to blend in. But have some brown spots on their back.
Author:  Elanhil [ November 16th, 2010, 8:43 pm ]
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Oh, ok. How big are their wings in proportion to their body?
Author:  Princess Arante Weneve [ November 16th, 2010, 10:07 pm ]
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Hehe... I do not think I have that in my novel... The dragons are 15 feet high so.. hmm. I am not sure yet.
Author:  Riniel Jasmina [ November 23rd, 2010, 8:59 pm ]
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Are they good at burrowing? I think it would be neat if the hatchlings dug nests into cacti like desert wrens but that's just me... what do they eat?
Author:  Elanhil [ November 23rd, 2010, 9:02 pm ]
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Riniel Jasmina wrote:
I think it would be neat if the hatchlings dug nests into cacti like desert wrens but that's just me...

Just you and me. That would be cool.
Author:  Kiev Shawn [ November 23rd, 2010, 9:26 pm ]
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Same here! :D
Author:  Princess Arante Weneve [ November 23rd, 2010, 9:51 pm ]
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The hatchlings drink their mother's milk, I think the adult dragons probably eat meat that is given to them. I have not really written much about their eating habits. I think that they would be good at burrowing, because they have caves in the sand dunes.
Author:  Kiev Shawn [ November 23rd, 2010, 9:53 pm ]
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Is their skin rough, like the sand? I like the idea of them living in caves in sand dunes... Could they breathe if the sand collapsed on them? Would it collapse? Do they like wet sand or dry sand?
Author:  Princess Arante Weneve [ November 23rd, 2010, 10:03 pm ]
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Oh boy, I should write a book all about them. I do not know everything about them yet to answer all of your questions. I think that their skin is smooth, because I think that I have one of my characters stroke one on the neck.
Author:  Kiev Shawn [ November 23rd, 2010, 10:09 pm ]
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No problem. :D I know I have *cough* questions I haven't worked out that I need to answer...
Author:  Princess Arante Weneve [ November 23rd, 2010, 10:33 pm ]
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:) I am sure that they like all kinds of sand and I think that they probably cannot breathe if sand fell on them because they are somewhat a normal type of dragon.
Author:  Kiev Shawn [ November 24th, 2010, 9:50 am ]
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"Somewhat normal" :D Yes, that makes sense.
Author:  Princess Arante Weneve [ November 24th, 2010, 2:59 pm ]
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:)
Author:  Andrew Amnon Mimetes [ November 28th, 2010, 12:57 am ]
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So how do they make these caves in the sand? Wouldn't a sand dune collapse on them, because sand dunes are usually powdery sand? Or are these different? I really like the idea though--it's always cool to see a unique twist on dragons.

eruheran
Author:  Princess Arante Weneve [ November 28th, 2010, 6:44 am ]
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I think that they could dig out their caves, I was thinking that the sand caves would be almost as hard as rock.
Author:  Kiev Shawn [ November 28th, 2010, 1:53 pm ]
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Sort of like limestone or sandstone? (Pun intended)
Author:  Elanhil [ November 28th, 2010, 8:32 pm ]
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Haha, Shawn. :P I like the idea of sand caves. The only problem is that wind is constantly changing the form and locations of sand dunes so they'd have to be pretty deep.
Author:  Kiev Shawn [ November 28th, 2010, 8:39 pm ]
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*bows* I'm glad someone appreciates my sense of humor. ;) Ooh, what if they're beneath the sand dunes? Of course, that would depend on the construction of your desert.
Author:  Andrew Amnon Mimetes [ November 29th, 2010, 4:30 am ]
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That would be cool--some sort of caves that are hidden by the shifting sand dunes--*likes the idea*

eruheran
Author:  Princess Arante Weneve [ November 29th, 2010, 12:41 pm ]
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Well, the caves lead to a hole that has passages and such where the dragons hide in. A Christian group hides and lives there taking care of the dragons, because female dragons have difficulty giving birth. Kind of like how we help horses give birth.
Author:  Airianna Valenshia [ November 29th, 2010, 5:04 pm ]
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Sand caves wouldn't really be possible.
Author:  Princess Arante Weneve [ November 29th, 2010, 5:08 pm ]
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Well, I'm thinking that as the dragons dig, they can put something on the inner coating that would make it very strong.
Author:  Kiev Shawn [ November 29th, 2010, 5:19 pm ]
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Hmm, they could spit on it. Oh, or they could put cactus juice on it which hardens after a few hours in those conditions.
Author:  Airianna Valenshia [ November 29th, 2010, 5:43 pm ]
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Those would work. If there was something to solidify the sand then it would be feasible. I like the spit idea, myself personally.
Author:  Princess Arante Weneve [ November 29th, 2010, 5:46 pm ]
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Sounds neat. :D Maybe I'll write a short story about them sometime.
Author:  Kiev Shawn [ November 29th, 2010, 5:49 pm ]
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*laughs* Like DKP's dragons? They could have different colored spit according to their age.

"Johnnie, stop spitting on the wall! You're messing up the color scheme! This is just as bad as those human children Margaret was telling me about that draw on the walls!"

Ahem. Seriously, that might be kind of fun.
Author:  Airianna Valenshia [ November 29th, 2010, 6:00 pm ]
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I use my "dragons" spit for a specific purpose myself. *grins mischievously*
Author:  Princess Arante Weneve [ November 29th, 2010, 8:26 pm ]
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LOL!!! Oh! I remember Mrs. Paul's spitting dragons. lol! The thing is, when my dragons are young when they lick you it brings healing. That stops when they grow up.
Author:  Kiev Shawn [ November 29th, 2010, 9:19 pm ]
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Would it leave a colorful scar? ;)
Author:  Princess Arante Weneve [ November 29th, 2010, 10:43 pm ]
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No, it looks like normal licks.
Author:  Reiyen [ December 1st, 2010, 11:00 pm ]
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So I was wondering, how can a dragon, or anything burrow into a sand dune?

I then began answering this question for myself. When sand gets super-heated, it turns to glass. So perhaps sand dragons prevent cave ins by breathing on the walls of their caves and turning them to glass. Just an idea, and you still have to figure how they make the cave in the first place.
Author:  Airianna Valenshia [ December 1st, 2010, 11:26 pm ]
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Good theory, I thought of that too. But if it turns to glass the structure is now dangerous, should it collapse.
Author:  Kiev Shawn [ December 2nd, 2010, 6:28 am ]
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Yeah, you wouldn't want an earthquake to happen! :shock:
Author:  Princess Arante Weneve [ December 2nd, 2010, 1:25 pm ]
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or there could be natural caves under the surface and they have to go through a little bit of sand to get in there.
Author:  Kiev Shawn [ December 2nd, 2010, 1:27 pm ]
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That's what I was thinking earlier. I still like the spitting idea, though. Maybe the adults could mark their places off?
Author:  Princess Arante Weneve [ December 2nd, 2010, 3:05 pm ]
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Maybe.
Author:  Elanhil [ December 5th, 2010, 7:39 am ]
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I like the glass idea, but I'm not sure if it would withstand the weight of an entire dune. I like the idea of caves below the sand.
Author:  Princess Arante Weneve [ December 7th, 2010, 8:47 am ]
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:) it could be a very hard and unbreakable glass only known to them...
Author:  Lord Kieren Mimetes [ December 7th, 2010, 8:42 pm ]
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It really kind of depends on the density of the sand. On how big each particle of sand you have.
Author:  Princess Arante Weneve [ December 9th, 2010, 8:51 pm ]
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yeah,
Author:  Princess Arante Weneve [ March 7th, 2011, 11:50 am ]
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I might start a story about the dragons really soon.
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