Water Dragons

Water dragons are basically sea serpents. They don't have back legs, just a tail and front legs with sharp claws used to catch fish or defend itself. It is wingless, has scales, and a dorsal ridge that varies in size from dragon to dragon. They are large enough to carry a human easily, and can stretch as long as forty feet or more, 10 at the shoulder being average. They have amazing agility in the water, though they're generally more awkward on land. The royals are metallic colored and only female, like their fire counterparts, common dragons can be any combination of colors.

Water dragons reproduce in a chase in the water, similar to ryuuki or fire dragon flights. Clutches are laid on beaches and range on average from 5 - 15 eggs; the only time water dragons typically come out of the water is to lay their eggs and guard them from predators. They do have a land form in which they grow hind legs for easier manuvering on land when necessary, making them look a bit like the kyushi, being wingless as well. They have a dorsal fin that can be held rigid and sharp or become as soft as any other fin membrane at will. This gives them a weapon as well as protection for their spines in battle. These creatures can breathe under the water as well as above. Most water dragons hate being out of the water, but if their bonded isn't a water-realmer, they generally are anyway. Names end in "LLE".