Windviero

Windviero are Flying Wyverns.

Physiology
A small and slender bipedal wyvern with a primarily black leathery carapace. It has regions of white scales on its chest, legs, and head. Its head is elongated with a prominent beak. Four large hair-like structures stream out from the back of its head. It has rather wide wings.

Ecology
Windviero are an invasive species that snuck over on Airships. Their unusual defense mechanisms and flighty nature make it difficult for native predators to hunt them down. Since their accidental introduction, their numbers have skyrocketed and native wildlife struggles to compete for food with them. The Guild has declared open season on Windviero in an attempt to control the population, which has not worked as well as expected.

Windviero roost in dark, icy caverns. Their low body temperature makes it difficult for Khezu and Gigginox to detect them, and they can seal themselves to cave ceilings with their ice to sleep undisturbed. In deserts, they bury themselves in sand instead.

Windviero are monogamous for the most part. Though they lay eggs, these eggs hatch internally and they give live birth. Windviero are capable of flight within just half an hour of birth.

Behavior
Windviero are meek and elusive creatures who dislike confrontation. They usually only fight in self-defense. They typically flee instead of fight. Even when angry, they aren't that aggressive.

Abilities
Windviero primarily defend themselves by kicking with their powerful legs or striking with their large wings. When endangered, they secrete a potent gold-colored sleep-inducing substance from their wing membranes and flap their wings along with large quantities of snow or sand, dispersing the substance as a golden blizzard. In times of desperation, Windviero shroud themselves in a protective coat of unusually-composed purple ice, much like Glacial Agnaktor and Zamtrios.

Habitat
Although Windviero primarily inhabit icy areas, they have occasionally been spotted in deserts. These habitats provide ample snow or sand to whip up. They are primarily nocturnal, and desert specimens are exclusively nocturnal.

Quests
(Under construction)

Attacks
(Under construction)

Weapons
(Under construction)

Armor
(Under construction)

Breakable Parts

 * Head: Scars across hair things. Rewards Scales or rare drops.
 * Wings: Tattered edges. Rewards Wings or Shells.
 * Tail: Can be severed and carved.
 * Back: Shell breaks. Rewards Shells or Ice.

Trivia

 * Windviero is based on the Winter Windster boss from Wario World.
 * Windviero's name is a combination of "wind" and "invierno", the Spanish word for winter. I misspelled the name once and it stuck.
 * The golden blizzard ability came from a dream I had.