SUNSET DRAGON, THE (LASTFLAME DRAGON)

The Sunset Dragon or Lastflame Dragon is closely related to the now extinct Injèrá Dragon. Like the Injèrá Dragon, it draws strength from the sun, shares the Injèrá Dragon’s vibrant gold and red colourings, and is one of the very few dragons that give birth to live young. Unlike the Injèrá Dragon, it does not depend solely on the sun for its strength, but does require the light of the sun for the ability to blow fire and use its wind magic. It also lacks the distinctive unicorn-like horn that the Injèrá Dragon bore, and has streaks of purple throughout its colouring. The Sunset Dragon's name is derived from its colouring, and that it prefers to play its unique pipe music in the evening hours near sunset.

Appearance:
The Sunset Dragon averages about 17 peds in length, and a large portion of that being its long, spiked tail; the record length of the oldest known Sunset Dragon was 24 peds and 2 fores total. This large spike on the end of its tail is often used for boring holes into the glass pipes it makes for it for its wind orchestras; it is also used as an effective weapon. The dragon has weak and fragile looking front claws, which are actually quite strong and nimble with soft but heat resistant folds of flesh which act like pads, and it uses these front claws to roll the hot sand of the desert it melts with its fiery breath to make glass pipes. The Sunset Dragon’s hind feet are strong and well muscled, providing a sure grip and balance on the rocky slopes of its home.
Its three jointed wings are purplish-blue and give good stability in flight, having a wing span of nearly 12 peds; when the Sunset Dragon gets high enough, it prefers to glide on the winds rather than actually fly, and it is believed that it is the dark wings of the dragon that absorb the sun's rays to give it the necessary strength to blow fire and create the breezes for its wind orchestra. Their scales are like plates, resembling fish scales, and coloured in reds and gold, shot through with streaks of purple and dark blue.

Territory:
Sunset Dragons can be found making their homes in the caves of the western mountains of Therrein Nermarem of Nybelmar. Sometimes they move to the desert to make new pipes and tubes of glass for their music making, as the old ones often wear out or may break by accidents, ranging anywhere from careless when navigating their caves to minor cave ins, or young dragons practicing playing the music and making too strong a breeze.

Habitat/Behaviour:
These dragons are peaceful by nature, but not beyond provocation, as history has shown. Sunset Dragons have what could be considered an advanced culture for dragons, one might even interpret them as sentient life-forms with a quasi-governmental organizátion within a clan.
It is know for example that when neccessary, the oldest male dragon will settle disputes between two parties, though this happens only on rare occasions. This 'patriarch' as the Korweynites use to call the oldest male dragon with the most power, also acts as a sort of ambassador to other intelligent species and races outside their territory; the rest of the dragons are shown an amount of respect by their understanding of languages and their proficiency at making music.
Sunset Dragons however rarely leave their homes except to go into the desert for glass making or to hunt. While males act as hunters and guards, females care for the young and the cave, and will usually play the unique music in the caves, which can sometimes be heard for miles.
It seems as well that the Sunset Dragons have adopted the Korweynite worldview as their own in relation to the Vardynnian Atonement .