What They Don't Tell You About Being A Dragon Is That RRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHRRRR GRRR RAAAAAHR RR RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHR.

Day 10 for @wof-october-prompts!! Today's prompt was "Cave" and I had the idea this morning to draw the Dragonets of Destiny returning to their old cave home after the story's over. Get some closure, hopefully bury Dune, get some scrolls they'll need for JMA.

If I'm honest I'm... not entirely happy with this one. But even if I aimed high I fell short; five characters is A LOT, and I am happy with the character's expressions and the rendering detail, so I'm trying not to let it bother me too much.

wow happy fat dragon friday the 13th

It is entirely possible a bunch of parents end up naming their kids after The DoD and I find that cute

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Yummy little desert dragons, these overcomplicated SandWings are!

Like usual, Joy Ang and Tui are awesome, I've just added my own spice.

Details and explanation below.

Otherwise, next week are the RainWings - I think you'll really like them!

More overcomplicated dragons.

Where do I begin? I suppose with the elephant in the room: as a desert species, they need to be highly adapted to withstand the heat and control their body temperature, so I had tons of fun looking for references to use. Their sails would be used like elephant ears to cool off, by sending their blood into them to wave in the wind. Perhaps this would leave it tinted slightly red, perhaps not depending on the thickness of the structure. I chose backlighting for this piece to highlight the sail (the actual dragon isn't purple, it's just the contrasting colour of the shadows).

Speaking of the scales, perhaps you noticed the scales on the sail? I referenced basilisk lizards for this since their sails look pretty much exactly like SandWing sails, down to the folds and lines usually included in official artwork and fanart. In this piece the lines you see are actually the backlit tendons supporting the structure - based on frilled lizards, which you'll see again soon.

I also referenced pangolins (scale texture), thorny devils (the slight grooves on the sides of their temples that would direct rainwater into their mouths, and bearded dragons (for the little accessory spikes on the chin, mouth, eye ridge, and nose horn). The extra spikes on the mouth serve a double purpose to help rainwater pool and keep it from sliding past the mouth. Lastly, if you're curious about the extra dark points on its eyelid, those are slits in the scales to help it see in sandstorms. Camels have eyelashes but potoo birds have these slits which let them see even with closed eyes, which is important when the main weather you face daily is sand blowing in your face.

Again, imagine how creepy it would be to stumble upon what you think is a sleeping SandWing only for it to be wide awake and waiting for you to get closer... chomp!

forgot who made this but it is incredibly relevant

The Gold Winglet randomly having Onyx when everyone else is a teenager

The Jade Winglet, all together!

Gore didnt win the popularity vote guys :(((

Clearsight and Listener, historians say they were the bestest of friends!

canon

i got hounded for this hc a while back on a discord server and I'm not sure why, so i'm sharing it here to see if it's really that odd !! Mudwings that can croak like frogs- then their throats/neck kind of like bubble up like a frogs does after croaking(look it up)

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boils darkstalker in hot glue