The Wild Abyss

Appearance

An ocean sunrise lindwurm. Drawn by us. Do not use without permission.

Ocean sunrise lindwurms are serpentine dragons with two sets of wings. The first set comes out at the shoulders and is quite large compared to the second set, which comes out at the hip area. The difference in the wings size varies, with some individuals having a difference of 10ft. between each set and others have a much larger difference, such as 30ft. Their wings are bat-like in nature and have small, scattered scales covering the membranes. (if you’ve ever seen a scaleless rat snake, it’s kind of like that). Adult males are usually 80ft. to 100ft. in length and adult females 90ft. to 115ft. in length (including tail).

The head is triangular in shape and has two long horns on top of the head and many small horns on the sides of the head. Behind these small horns are very bright and colorful frills. Ocean sunrise lindwurms usually have yellow, orange, or gold eyes, but sometimes you’ll see other eye colors such as brown, green, or teal. Their scales are quite smooth.

Their bodies are usually a myriad of colors (three or more). Though there is a recessive gene that can cause a solid colored dragon, it’s quite rare. The possible colors that can be present on an ocean sunrise lindwurm are:

soft pink
bright gold
light blue
lavender grey
light teal
pale green
crimson red

Personality and Culture

Personality traits are just generalizations based on observed behaviors.

Ocean sunrise lindwurms may have drastically different personalities from eachother, but some key unifying points are:

generally non-aggressive to outsiders (unless they feel threatened, of course)
protective of their charges, which they take under their wings naturally throughout their lives
will ask for respect and try to earn it rather then demand it, but will not ignore slights against them

These dragons do not technically need to always protect a spirit(s), but it’s the case for most of them. Sometimes, when an ocean sunrise lindwurm is depressed or otherwise ill, they will drop their duties to focus on themselves instead. I’ve been told this is a very painful process, as these dragons genuinely love guarding people. Generally speaking, these are very social spirits.

Communication and Offerings

Ocean sunrise lindwurms seem to be willing to adapt to any communication method, though they prefer telepathy. Certain dragons may be new to a communication method and need time to learn how to use it, so keep in mind if you’re getting fragmented answers they may just be trying to adjust to how to communicate with you (I would try to ask if a different method works better and see if that solves the problem). Offerings include seashells, seaweed, fish, incense, and seaglass. Sometimes, they also will appreciate just being shown pretty rocks.

These dragons are open to any conjurer or spirit worker. Those within a few hours of the beaches on the west coast of North America may be able to just find a dragon locally (like we did).