Wyvern

Intro

A wyvern is a large winged lizard, distantly related to the dragon, with a poisonous stinging tail and sharp teeth. These creatures vary in length from 15​ to ​35 feet (4.6​ to ​11 meters), weigh around a ton, and are covered in dark brown or grey scales. They typically have either red or orange eyes and their jaws are filled with long and sharp teeth.

Unlike true dragons, wyverns only have a pair of hind legs instead of a set four. Their wingspan can get over 50 feet (15 meters) in length. Their huge tails are long, comprising almost half of their bodies, and are very mobile. The tails end in a thick cartilage knot with a stinger protruding out of it, not unlike that of a scorpion. Wyverns make vocalizations similar to alligators with loud hisses and throated growls.

Statistics

S	15	W	4	Hgt	27-30 Tall; 45-110 Long)	Skill	8 (Claws) / 8 (Stinger)
D	12	Q	4	Wgt	182	AP	24
C	10	M	2	HP	400	Init	12+8
		Ready	10	R	8	Damage	5 (Claws); 5 stinger1

¹Stinger includes a venom (Dex-10-20). After 20 segments, the venom will begin affecting the victim. Each turn the venom attacks. Initially it attacks with 10 dice. The victim resists with their Con. If the victim wins, then they reduce the potency of the venom by the amount of extrasuccesses. Each turn after the Latency period, the potency of the poison drops byone, and it’s effects are rerolled.

Behavior

Wyverns are aggressive and not greatly intelligent. They are not averse to attacking anything less powerful than themselves. Their sleek, strong legs proved very useful for an attack. When fighting these creatures will dive down from above, grabbing prey with their claws and then attempt to sting them. Their tails are so long that opponents are typically struck by a wyvern's tail before their legs.

Ecology

Wyverns can be both solitary and group animals. They do not have a strong odor, although their lairs often can be tracked by following the smell of their recent kills. They are typically found in tangled forests, rocky outcroppings or large caverns.