Zilant species (for the future not anytime soon)

[uncut crypt]

I would like to suggest that, Sometime down the line, You consider adding a Zilant to the playable roster. These are pretty much more serpentine wyverns with an arm and wing combo rather than the usual wing and leg combo. This alternate limb structure could create interesting and different locomotion, Where the arms are used to walk while the hind section slithers

As an example, I have a quick Zilant sketch I am simply dubbing the Masked Feathertail Zilant. It is called this due to its crest and face colour making it appear as if it wears a mask (as well as facial markings on creatures such as raccoons being called masks), As well as the brightly coloured membrane around its tail used to pad out surface area for flight resembling a feather.

While I don't think this Zilant needs to be in the game (though by all means yoink the beast if you want for dod i certainly wouldnt ask for anything other than being able to play as it lol) I would love to see any zilant appear in DoD.

If anyone has cool zilant ideas or thinks they should or shouldn't be in game, Feel free to discuss!

my suggestion aside i cant stop looking at this lad sitting they are so polite

[wanton fiber]

Would make for a great forest or cave dwelling dragon

[uncut crypt]

I think of caves myself because I dunno, I like imagining it slither/crawl through tunnels, And I think having a horn crest that more is used for social display/feeling if you can fit in a tunnel rather than being used as weaponry or defense sounds pretty neat!
I also think of them as smaller I guess, Maybe a Class 3 at most personally, But that mighy be the serpentine body and tunnel crawling idea
A forest one I could imagine bigger though, Long and massive serpentine bodies winding through trees sounds like a really cool visual

[wanton fiber]

Both would be lovely and great to see

[atomic storm]

Is this your art Nihil? It's beautiful and adorable!

[uncut crypt]

Yes it is! Thank you very much! iui

[prisma trail]

he do a sit
I'd love to see a dragon sit like that, ngl
looking around curiously like a meercat with those tiny arms

[uncut crypt]

It is such an adorable, Curious, And alert looking pose
And fun to have the different posture possibilities too!

[midnight fog]

I love this lil dude, I could imagine it being a communal wyvern living in huge colonies like bats, hanging from cave ceilings, eating insects, echo locating

Also having the wings on the back legs is genius! very unique

Movement wise I think it would move more like a dragon than a wyvern given its limb structure. It's legs are very long to slither

[uncut crypt]

Oh true I could imagine it walking with those big back limbs, Hadn't thought of that! That would be pretty cool
And oh, Cave ceiling colonies eating bugs and being colourful would be cool, Also be nice because climbing/clinging species are super cool in games

[wanton fiber]

For role in the game - food producer could be good. Diving into small burrows and flushing out insects for themselves and other dragons to eat.

[midnight fog]

If you want it to walk on all fours you would have to tweak the length of the back legs to be in line with the joints in the front, or make the front legs longer. In its current iteration tho it could probably stand up and walk on its hind limbs like any other wyvern.

Tho it would probably walk more like a crane or heron with the backward facing joints

[reef marlin]

i love this thing