Gender: Whichever tends to be larger
Appearance: A wingless beast clothed in shades of brown & green, covered in animated, bristling, needle-like 'feathers' which help it blend into its densely-forested native environment. (Which also happen to be fire-resistant! Or rather, they don't burst into flame like most feathers.)
It supports the huge weight of its many appendages with a massive, quadrupedal, predatory frame.
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This is about right.History: the hydra was born into an old world and survived its adolescence in a relatively quiet jungle, isolated from mortal civilizations due a freak encirclement of cursed land.
No way in, no way out, its primary competition comes from its siblings. But food grows scarce, space becomes crowded- the hydra will have to find a way out soon..
Lair: The hydra has been defending an old, large, overgrown temple for 20 years now. Constructed with marble & gold, it's expensive stuff..
Lair location: Forest, forest, forest. The towering conifers start to form an open canopy 100 feet up, about a third of their total height. Ferns blanket the open spaces, and moss covers every inch of solid matter in sight. It's perpetually damp & cool, but it doesn't rain much- instead the moisture comes from regular dense mists at dawn & dusk.
Lair history: A mystery~
Main Traits:
Regeneration
Innate Poison
Hive Mind
Secondary Traits:
Exceptional ability run, jump & climb
Also has a decent ability to swim, if it ever got the opportunity to try..(webbed digits, fine manipulation of 'feathers' to streamline body & form makeshift fins).
Weak gills allow it to stay underwater indefinitely-but-tenuously. It becomes over-exerted very quickly if it hasn't surfaced recently.