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Post by Rose of Pern on Feb 18, 2012 15:27:38 GMT -5
General Information Physical AppearanceFirelizards are literally miniature dragons. They have all the same characteristics from the six limbs, the amount of toes and the colored eyes. Firelizards also have the coppery blood called ochor and the fine hides like dragons. Firelizards also come in the five basic colors that both Whers and Dragons come in. Firelizard ImpressionImpressing a firelizard is rather simple. It's all about being in the right place with the right amount of food. All you have to do is be there and be willing to shove as much meat into the firelizard's throat as it wishes. A firelizard will impress to whoever feeds it first, whether it is human or another firelizard. Impressing is not necessary to a Firelizard's life and all firelizards will generally wander off if not impressed. It is also possible to impress more then one firelizard. EggsUnlike dragons, firelizards do not produce color-coded eggs as an indicator that they contain a queen hatchling. The only indicator that an egg may contain a gold is size – both gold and bronze eggs being on average slightly larger than those of the other colors. However, even that is not a surefire prediction of hatchling color. On the other hand, gold hatchlings are far more common in firelizard clutches than they are in dragon clutches. There is almost always one in each clutch of a gold. Firelizard CommunicationFirelizards cannot communicate on the same level as dragons or even Whers. They are generally easier to understand then Whers due to the fact that their eye level is closer (although better) to a human's then a Wher's is. Firelizards will generally send images and emotions but it is no where near as strong as their larger cousins. The more firelizards a person has, the stronger the images and emotions but it is generally more like a half thought in someone's head.
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Post by Rose of Pern on Feb 19, 2012 9:50:17 GMT -5
Gold Average Size: 18 inches to 22 inches Average Clutch Size: 25 to 30 Golds are the queens, even for firelizards this is true. A gold will always be in control of a 'fair' of Firelizards. In the wild, golds are the dominant females but they will treat their human as the dominant 'gold'. Gold firelizards are always bossy and no other firelizard can disobey one. Like dragons, a gold will rise for a mating flight roughly once a turn though the time frame can vary depending on how much care the Gold can give to her young (destruction of her eggs will prompt a gold firelizard rising again very quickly). Gold Firelizards will fight to the death should another gold firelizard rise at the same time as the first one.
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Post by Rose of Pern on Feb 19, 2012 9:54:27 GMT -5
Bronze Average Size 16 inches to 20 inches Bronze firelizards are the largest males and not nearly as common as one would think. It is not common for there to be more then three or four bronzes in even the largest clutches. Bronzes are almost always the ones to fly golds but there have been times where browns have been successful. Most Bronzes ignore green flights (in the wild anyway) as there is a greater chance of winning a gold and having their genetics move on to the next generation.
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Post by Rose of Pern on Feb 19, 2012 9:57:25 GMT -5
Brown Average Size: 14 inches to 18 inches Browns are always the middle men in their respective groups and Firelizards are no exceptions. Generally, they are the calmest and cleverest of the Firelizards but there have been quite a few lackluster Browns so it's undetermined what is the real gift of a Brown. Browns will occasionally fly Golds and Greens. Only the larger ones are usually successful against their larger Bronze siblings. Green flights are more common for them to win but they are occasionally out maneuvered by their smaller blue brothers. There isn't much size difference between firelizards so it is not uncommon for a brown to be successful.
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Post by Rose of Pern on Feb 19, 2012 10:00:06 GMT -5
Blue Average Size: 13 inches to 17 inches Blues are the fastest of the firelizards and the most maneuverable. They are the most common of male firelizards but unfortunately, not always the most successful in wild fairs. Blues are commonly 'caretakers' when it comes to wild groups but they are occasionally successful in winning a green's flights. Most often, however, a blue will go his entire life without ever wining a single flight.
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Post by Rose of Pern on Feb 19, 2012 10:04:42 GMT -5
Green Average Size: 11 inches to 15 inches Average Clutch Size: 10 to 15 Eggs Greens are the only other female firelizards, and like Golds, they lay clutches. However, wild Green clutches generally don't receive the care and dedication as a Gold's clutch will (A gold's clutch often has the entire Fair protecting and caring for it) and a Green will often defer to the demands of the dominant gold. A Green's eggs can be of any color save for gold but they are primarily green and blue firelizards. A green can also be socially inhibited on rising if there are golds around preventing it from rising (peer pressure works, even in the draconic world).
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