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From/Hatched at Tris'Hath

Name:	He Who Lingers Close to Death ("Linger")
Species/Breed:	Lavindwurm (dragon-adjacent, but not actually a dragon)
Age:	Unknown, possibly ancient
Gender:	Male
Sex:	Male
Bond:	None
Residence:	Splintyr Caverns, Deep Pit Caves
Color/Markings:	Blue-gray body, silver shell, red eyes
Abilities:	Telepathy over a long range; useful for talking to others of their kind and working out important details like who is going to travel to who’s vent field for mating season. Heat immunity; they can take a bath in lava and treat it like a hot spring. Temperature manipulation; they can control the ambient temperature of the water around them to maintain optimal levels. Great for keeping them toasty warm. Not so great for species that can’t live in 400-degree water. Echolocation; allowing them to “see” at a great distance. Hot water jet; they can shoot a stream of boiling water from their mouths to cook their targets. Impenetrable; their metal shells create a nearly unbreakable barrier into which the lavindwurm can retreat when under attack. This metal also composes the sclerites of their "foot".
Length:	35'
Personality:	Introverted, quiet, attentive. Linger earned his name by claiming territory close to the white smoker stacks near the edges of his thermal range. Most of his kind consider this abyssally cold territory, which is perfect for him since that means no one fights him for it. He is often viewed as anti-social for his preference to avoid the rare times the lavindwurms engage in open communication with each other. The truth is, he just likes to listen. Linger is a pensive creature with a love of observation over integration. ------- Having relocated from his original lands of hatching, Linger resides in the deep pit caves off of Sitheil Tirean's coast, near where Splintyr is located. He's quite happy that the pit caves are relatively unknown/undiscovered by Splintyr's residents (both draconic and otherwise.) There is an enclosed/protected bay relatively nearby, however, which is patrolled by Argentuss and his bond Aeziel. Argentuss cannot handle the temperature extremes of the area that Linger frequents (even though Linger has learned to live in waters that others of his species would find "cold af") but Argentuss and Aeziel occasionally come within telepathy "range" of Linger. Whenever this occurs, Argentuss will talk to Linger and tell him some of the sitcom-like hijinks that go on in Splintyr's more populous waters. While Linger likes keeping in (distant) touch with the dragons and creatures of his new home, he is very glad to reside physically aside. After all, there's a LOT of crustaceans and gastropods to eat, and you either get busy eating, or... well, in Linger's opinion, there's no other option.
History/Stories:	Lavindwurm info: Habitat: Lavindwurms are extremophiles. They must live close to underwater hydrothermal vents. Any environment short of blisteringly hot, and they will quickly start to deteriorate. They can live in milder climates for a time, but quickly go into hypothermic shock if their surrounding temperature drops below 40 degrees Celsius. They have been known to live in temperatures up to 400 degrees Celsius without issue. Biology: Lavindwurms are extremely docile and patient creatures. They subsist off the small crustaceans and gastropods that also inhabit their super-heated regions, and so spend most of their day simply eating. When threatened, they react quickly and decisively to remove the threat. Due to the very limited range of their food and habitat source, they are also extremely territorial toward other large predators. Fish, whales, and even sharks can often swim right up to one without issue, as the lavindwurm will only attack what it sees as a potential competitor for its space. For this reason, some fish that are better adapted to the heat of the hydrothermal vents have learned to seek the lavindwurm for protection when their own predators are near. Intelligence: Lavindwurms are extremely intelligent, but rarely speak. While they do possess telepathy, they often prefer to not engage in conversation, as they find it distracts them from eating. They use this telepathy typically to communicate with each other and establish mating preferences, territory borders, and to warn of incoming threats.

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