Loch
Nexians
Pesante & Leggiero
Sometimes, the Nexus
takes beings from one place and drops them in another. The Loch Nexians
seemed to be very vulnerable to such machinations and maybe it was a good
thing as the lakes on Earth had started growing very crowded.
Still, it always came as a surprise when the Loch Nexians were drawn toward
new waters. So Pesante blinked a couple of times, knowing without doubt that
she was no longer in Canada. The female Loch Nexian raised her head above
the waves, tasted the waters and realised she'd traded the lake of her birth
for a salty ocean. A clean one luckily with plenty of fish too. And even
some others like her if she could read these ocean currents as well as the
lake waters she was more familiar with.
A small distance away, a Flathead Lake descendent was testing the waters as
well. Leggiero was far too careful and quiet to give away his location and
instead remained submerged. He drifted down and thought about what to do. He
could stay hidden in the ocean, he could probably exlore it for several
weeks, maybe even months before he would know the full dimensions of it.
But before Leggiero could start his stealthy swim, he was found by Pesante
who had no such intentions.
"Hello hello!" she called, "How do you do."
Leggiero revoiled a bit from the intense greeting and the other Loch Nexians
demeanour as she introduced herself with lots of heavy clapping and large
displacements of water. It was so different from his own subtle name, barely
audible dots of sound that tinkled like bells in the water. In fact it took
a while for Pesante to realise just what his name was.
And to make matters worse, all of the loud slapping had alerted yet another
Loch nexian in the vicinity of their presence. A rock-red female this time
introduced herself as Sforzando and then proceeded into guiding the two new
arrivals around Gremyne's ocean and leading them straight to Dawn Cove.
Although she didn't actually live there, it was only fair that the two
newbies met the locals and got acquainted after all...
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STATS
Name: Pesante
Gender: Female
Mother: Cressie (Crescent Lake Monster)
Species: Loch Nexian
Place of origin:
Vallen
Cove (Mermay 2023)
Description: A rock-grey sea-dragoness with smooth hide, a long tail
and powerful flippers.
Size at hatching: approximately 4 inches from keel to shoulder,
32 inches long.
Size at Reproductive Maturity (2 years): approximately 3 feet
from keel to shoulder, 24 feet long.
Size: They will continue to grow at the rate of one foot of
length per year (1.5 inches at the shoulder).
Proportions: 30% neck, 30% body, 40% tail. Their height from
keel to shoulder is 1/8th their length.
Personality: As her name suggests, Pesante is not good at
subtlety. She is loud and boisterous and loves to slap her flippers and tail
on the waves. She is a fan of simple pleasures and as such is easy to please
and befriend.
Abilities:
*High Intelligence
*Extra large lung capacity
*Musical vocalizations and perfect pitch.
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STATS
Name: Leggiero
Gender: Male
Mother: Pressie (Lake
Superior Monster)
Species: Loch Nexian
Place of origin:
Vallen
Cove (Mermay 2023)
Description: A moss-green sea-dragon with
lighter crest, smooth hide, a long tail
and powerful flippers.
Size at hatching: approximately 4 inches from keel to shoulder,
32 inches long.
Size at Reproductive Maturity (2 years): approximately 3 feet
from keel to shoulder, 24 feet long.
Size: They will continue to grow at the rate of one foot of
length per year (1.5 inches at the shoulder).
Proportions: 30% neck, 30% body, 40% tail. Their height from
keel to shoulder is 1/8th their length.
Personality: As light and delicate as his name suggests,
Leggiero is tactful and knows how to fade and hide his presence. He is like
a summer breeze, gentle and comforting and very thoughtful. He enjoys the
finer things in life and though easy to talk to is not easy to befriend.
Abilities:
*High Intelligence
*Extra large lung capacity
*Musical vocalizations and perfect pitch.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
LochNex dragons are a sexually dimorphic breed. Males have a long eel fin
type crest from forehead to the tips of their tails. Females have no crests.
Other than this they are the same. Their hides are muted greens, blues, and
greys, and they have opalescent eyes like Old World dragons. Their forelimbs
are strong flippers. Their upper forelimbs are short, which causes the keel
of the dragon to be only a few inches above the ground. Their rear limbs are
longer, and also have finny feet.
They cannot speak verbally or telepathically. They can make a wide range of musical
vocalizations and can communicate among their kind with these sounds.
They can understand a large number of languages, and can answer yes/no
questions. More complex discussions can be had with pre-determined codes,
but that is still very time consuming.
A strong telepath can ‘read’ words and concepts from their minds, if the
LochNexian is willing. If they bond a dragon with telepathic speech, the two
will have no difficulty communicating.
They cannot fly but are expert swimmers. They are supremely graceful
in the water but ungainly on land.
They do not have teleportation or breath weapons, but are accomplished
spitters. If they have a mouthful of water they can spit a long distance.
This trait might be useful to their progeny.
These dragons are genetically malleable, moreso than other breeds.
This may be due to the interference of the Nexus while they were eggs. They
will blend easily with any other dragons, aquatic or otherwise.
If the eggs are kept wet (as these were in the shallows of a lake) the
hatchlings will be aqruatic. Eggs kept warm and dry will hatch terrestrial
with somewhat longer legs and long clawed toes rather than fins. Eggs kept
in warm and humid conditions will hatch more amphibious.
As these are the first known LochNexians, they were given into the care of
Sponsors to make sure they got what they needed to thrive. It is generally
thought that they would be ok on their own given that they are sentient and
very smart, but loneliness could be a problem. Once they are grown, they can
go off into the Nexus to find their own places. They do not require bonds,
but probably would like company of some sort.
It is unknown if LochNexians will have any issues with inbreeding.
Names: As LochNexians are not capable of humanoid speech, their
chosen names can be more conceptual and musical – Glissando. Staccato.
Arpeggio. Forte. Telepathic readers can pick up what the dragons call
themselves. Their humanoid and dragon companions can translate these, or may
have given the hatchling a name or nickname that isn’t related to their
chosen names. Some will want to be called by their chosen names. Some will
be fine being called Frank or Nessie or whatever their friends decide to
call them.
Bonding: LochNexians do not bond naturally. They can be bonded to by
a hatchling, or can have a bond forged with another through magical means.
Preferred Habitat: Lakes, rivers, oceans, bogs and fens maybe? Just
so long as they’re deep enough to swim in, because the premier LochNexians
are swimmers.
Diet: Fish and water plants are preferred, but they are omnivorous
and can eat all plants and animals generally considered edible.
Resistances: Unknown. May or may not be susceptible to poisons and
toxins. Let me know what you find out.
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