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Deepdrake Species Guide! Page 3/3
Finally with great pleasure we bring page 3! Bringing the species launch to a full breakdown! Though there will be bonus stuff later from 
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Below will be the text of each section for any viewers benefit, and further down will be fun facts that weren't able to be included in the main body!
NOMADS
A wider, bulkier subspecies that adapted to large pressure changes through a sturdier swim bladder and the ability to exchange ballast quickly and painlessly. They are a migratory species consisting of large pods that stick to the surface of open ocean, spending so much time there that their bodies have become nearly flat topside save for their sail-like dorsal fin. Normally such an environment would breed parasites, but mutually evolved seabirds keep them free of barnacles and the like in exchange for giving the birds a place to rest and socialize like their cousins' relationship with cleaner shrimp and wrasse. Their diet is largely the same as a standard, though they must dive to hunt the same prey, to facilitate this a nomad will “belch” most of the air retained in the swim bladder in a highly pressurized bubble column, allowing them to dive down up to 800 meters. Socially, pods are the norm, however many nomads have also moved into the region's capital city and even into many smaller seaside villages. Living in the brackish canals, they became pillars of their communities, offering transport and craft trades.
STANDARD
Standard Deepdrakes are the baseline of the species and from where all subspecies evolved. They are a socialized, mixed industry and tribal age society in the Mesopelagic zone (200-1000 Meters), commonly nesting in burrows and larger caves dug into continental shelf cliffs and the cliffs of steep islands below 200 meters. Deepdrakes are avid collectors, salvagers, hunters, and diggers. Swimming at speeds exceeding 40 mph, they're well suited for their main diet of squid & fish. Their society consists of tribes of several families who lay claim to specific regions, though there's very rarely conflict between tribes for resources as population size is smaller than supply.The cliffs they call home are pockmarked with large decorated cave openings leading to networks of vertical tunnels with many small nooks and rooms. Single cave networks are host to 1-3 large families with single family caverns being the most common. Their bodies, while robust, have a swim bladder that cannot easily depressurize. This makes going near 200m or higher a heavy risk to health, barotrauma being all but guaranteed. However several years back one inventor drake made it possible for other Deepdrakes to obtain a small valve implant in the chest linked to the swim bladder with a tube, allowing offgassing anytime. This boosted their advancement and allowed for them to intermingle with the other surface subspecies for the first time!
REEFBORN
Reefborn exist in stark contrast to their two cousin species, these flamboyantly patterned Drakes live in primarily shallow warm water reefs, though have been known to nest in seagrass plains among rocks and to move into seaside cities and towns. They are mostly solitary nesting individuals, due to being so forward, social, and excitable that they make far better guests than roommates. Apart from nesting pairs, they tend to dig out a single resident den within the reef. The den itself is just large enough to accommodate sleeping, a small nest chamber, and a "treasure cave" for keeping salvaged or gifted trinkets, or whatever caught the Drake's fancy. Reefborn have massive collapsible fan shaped fins that rise above the head and wrap around their jaws, in the same vein the sail on their back extends much further up and outward while having the same collapsibility. A unique trait is their array of warm bright or pastel colors much like the coral around them. Some can be described as looking "downright gaudy" and revel in this fact. Aside from ornamentation Reefborn drakes tend to be much more lithe, this makes them well suited to squeezing in between corals and rocky crags of their home.
Offspring!
Deepdrakes lay a hard shelled egg in clutches of 1-3 per partner, the shell itself being formed out of nacre secreted within the female’s oviduct. This nacre is well suited to their environment as the high pressure and even rapid pressure changes do not harm the Whelpling inside. Eggs are typically hatched in nests with the exception of the Nomad variety, who don’t have permanent nests. Instead a parent will tuck the eggs into the pits of their wide front legs to hold the eggs. Though some modern tribes have taken up carrying young in sashes around the chest. Young Deepdrakes are called Whelps and have several differences between adults, such as large paddle shaped tails and lighter colors. The most notable feature is the nacre nose horn that Hatchlings are born with to help break out of their egg shell.
Fun Facts!
Nomads:
-The belch isn't just for getting rid of air! In an emergency if under attack, the jet can be used to bludgeon and disorient aggressors!
-Many Nomads are accomplished weavers and can use this skill to teach others, make their own egg carriers and garments, or trade in woven goods made of a variety of natural and scavenged materials!
-The Nomads that live in the towns have also been known to offer their flat strong backs to carry people and goods, or even to advertise their own wares or the items made by friends and family
-Their natural enjoyment of other known destructive species has also led to crystal clear water ways where they hunt in towns.
Standards:
-Being natural Salvagers has led to a lot of junk repurposing, many choosing to either decorate their homes with scrap from fallen shipping containers or to construct tools and adornments.
-Extreme pressure on the bulbs of their barbels will actually produce a sticky glowing form of their natural mucus, mixed with a bit of blood. They use this to create markings on walls or to make small lanterns, the settlements often marked with a ghostly glow. However ease of access to modern waterproof fixtures has made these methods rarer.
-Despite their depth are commonly aware of surface creatures, and have been known to react with curiosity and positivity to research drones and the very rare crewed submarines
-Have been sighted on land through the use of Pheesh Adaptives assistive devices and equipment, founder is a known example of the Standard drake
Reefborn:
-As mentioned prior they are solitary due to being pretty excitable, however it's not unheard off for several friendly drakes to cram themselves into a single den or under a coral shelf to sleep off a successful hunt.
-They're only really protective of the ownership of gathered treasures, and after greeting non hostile visitors are typically very eager to show off their den and treasure hoard.
-Reefborn can be extremely competitive, while the other species top their swim speed out at 40 mph many Reefborn have been clocked at up to 60 mph, though some will boast that that speed is "weaksauce" and claim speeds even higher. As a result they can be regularly found competing in racing circuits against boats and other aquatics.
-Ornamentation and decoration is culturally significant, some decorating themselves in paw made jewelry or very commonly decorating their skin and fins with tattoos made using urchin needles and squid ink!
One last thing, if you're looking for extra detail and are of age to view such content, You can find this page with the reproductive addendum here in my scraps!
JiggleWiggle so give him a watch and keep a look out! You can find HIS copy of this post here<<< PREV | FIRST | NEXT >>>
Below will be the text of each section for any viewers benefit, and further down will be fun facts that weren't able to be included in the main body!
NOMADS
A wider, bulkier subspecies that adapted to large pressure changes through a sturdier swim bladder and the ability to exchange ballast quickly and painlessly. They are a migratory species consisting of large pods that stick to the surface of open ocean, spending so much time there that their bodies have become nearly flat topside save for their sail-like dorsal fin. Normally such an environment would breed parasites, but mutually evolved seabirds keep them free of barnacles and the like in exchange for giving the birds a place to rest and socialize like their cousins' relationship with cleaner shrimp and wrasse. Their diet is largely the same as a standard, though they must dive to hunt the same prey, to facilitate this a nomad will “belch” most of the air retained in the swim bladder in a highly pressurized bubble column, allowing them to dive down up to 800 meters. Socially, pods are the norm, however many nomads have also moved into the region's capital city and even into many smaller seaside villages. Living in the brackish canals, they became pillars of their communities, offering transport and craft trades.
STANDARD
Standard Deepdrakes are the baseline of the species and from where all subspecies evolved. They are a socialized, mixed industry and tribal age society in the Mesopelagic zone (200-1000 Meters), commonly nesting in burrows and larger caves dug into continental shelf cliffs and the cliffs of steep islands below 200 meters. Deepdrakes are avid collectors, salvagers, hunters, and diggers. Swimming at speeds exceeding 40 mph, they're well suited for their main diet of squid & fish. Their society consists of tribes of several families who lay claim to specific regions, though there's very rarely conflict between tribes for resources as population size is smaller than supply.The cliffs they call home are pockmarked with large decorated cave openings leading to networks of vertical tunnels with many small nooks and rooms. Single cave networks are host to 1-3 large families with single family caverns being the most common. Their bodies, while robust, have a swim bladder that cannot easily depressurize. This makes going near 200m or higher a heavy risk to health, barotrauma being all but guaranteed. However several years back one inventor drake made it possible for other Deepdrakes to obtain a small valve implant in the chest linked to the swim bladder with a tube, allowing offgassing anytime. This boosted their advancement and allowed for them to intermingle with the other surface subspecies for the first time!
REEFBORN
Reefborn exist in stark contrast to their two cousin species, these flamboyantly patterned Drakes live in primarily shallow warm water reefs, though have been known to nest in seagrass plains among rocks and to move into seaside cities and towns. They are mostly solitary nesting individuals, due to being so forward, social, and excitable that they make far better guests than roommates. Apart from nesting pairs, they tend to dig out a single resident den within the reef. The den itself is just large enough to accommodate sleeping, a small nest chamber, and a "treasure cave" for keeping salvaged or gifted trinkets, or whatever caught the Drake's fancy. Reefborn have massive collapsible fan shaped fins that rise above the head and wrap around their jaws, in the same vein the sail on their back extends much further up and outward while having the same collapsibility. A unique trait is their array of warm bright or pastel colors much like the coral around them. Some can be described as looking "downright gaudy" and revel in this fact. Aside from ornamentation Reefborn drakes tend to be much more lithe, this makes them well suited to squeezing in between corals and rocky crags of their home.
Offspring!
Deepdrakes lay a hard shelled egg in clutches of 1-3 per partner, the shell itself being formed out of nacre secreted within the female’s oviduct. This nacre is well suited to their environment as the high pressure and even rapid pressure changes do not harm the Whelpling inside. Eggs are typically hatched in nests with the exception of the Nomad variety, who don’t have permanent nests. Instead a parent will tuck the eggs into the pits of their wide front legs to hold the eggs. Though some modern tribes have taken up carrying young in sashes around the chest. Young Deepdrakes are called Whelps and have several differences between adults, such as large paddle shaped tails and lighter colors. The most notable feature is the nacre nose horn that Hatchlings are born with to help break out of their egg shell.
Fun Facts!
Nomads:
-The belch isn't just for getting rid of air! In an emergency if under attack, the jet can be used to bludgeon and disorient aggressors!
-Many Nomads are accomplished weavers and can use this skill to teach others, make their own egg carriers and garments, or trade in woven goods made of a variety of natural and scavenged materials!
-The Nomads that live in the towns have also been known to offer their flat strong backs to carry people and goods, or even to advertise their own wares or the items made by friends and family
-Their natural enjoyment of other known destructive species has also led to crystal clear water ways where they hunt in towns.
Standards:
-Being natural Salvagers has led to a lot of junk repurposing, many choosing to either decorate their homes with scrap from fallen shipping containers or to construct tools and adornments.
-Extreme pressure on the bulbs of their barbels will actually produce a sticky glowing form of their natural mucus, mixed with a bit of blood. They use this to create markings on walls or to make small lanterns, the settlements often marked with a ghostly glow. However ease of access to modern waterproof fixtures has made these methods rarer.
-Despite their depth are commonly aware of surface creatures, and have been known to react with curiosity and positivity to research drones and the very rare crewed submarines
-Have been sighted on land through the use of Pheesh Adaptives assistive devices and equipment, founder is a known example of the Standard drake
Reefborn:
-As mentioned prior they are solitary due to being pretty excitable, however it's not unheard off for several friendly drakes to cram themselves into a single den or under a coral shelf to sleep off a successful hunt.
-They're only really protective of the ownership of gathered treasures, and after greeting non hostile visitors are typically very eager to show off their den and treasure hoard.
-Reefborn can be extremely competitive, while the other species top their swim speed out at 40 mph many Reefborn have been clocked at up to 60 mph, though some will boast that that speed is "weaksauce" and claim speeds even higher. As a result they can be regularly found competing in racing circuits against boats and other aquatics.
-Ornamentation and decoration is culturally significant, some decorating themselves in paw made jewelry or very commonly decorating their skin and fins with tattoos made using urchin needles and squid ink!
One last thing, if you're looking for extra detail and are of age to view such content, You can find this page with the reproductive addendum here in my scraps!
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