I'm making a dragon species for my story but I need some opinions. (I love hearing other people’s ideas :)
The dragon I'm making is somewhat based off a Utahraptor, Sarcosuchus, and a Night Fury (from 'How to train your dragon'). I want this dragon to be fast and athletic.
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Since this is a speedy dragon, what type of attacks do you think it should have?
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Should its animal-vocabulary/behavior be more like a Siberian tiger or a Wolf? (Or any other animal)
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What should be its primary prey?
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If this dragon had a predator, what type of animal would it be (The animal could be based off of any small/large animal, I’ll just take the chosen animal and turn it into a fantasy creature)
So, does this dragon have wings, are the wings usable or are they only small enough to allow it to glide short distances? Would it be more aquatic or land-based?
If it's more athletic, it would probably focus primarly on either using its tail to lash out and trip prey, or launching itself at prey and latching on to either aim to break an animal's back or neck.
It could probably focus on either having a venomous bite or having serrated claws to lash prey and cause excessive bleeding
Prey, it depends if this dragon is more aquatic, land, or sky
Thinking of the description, it seems more like a land dragon that would live on open plains, since it sounds like a beast which would chase prey down like a cheetah
As for predator, depends on the size of this dragon
Course, humans (if that is a thing). Smaller dragon, could probably be victim to massive/larger dragons. These dragons you have sound like possible pack animals, so if one was alone, possible victim to major predators like worgs (giant, wolf-like creatures I have), or even a roc
Thank you for your feedback! I will add a few of these ideas to the dragon :)
You should probably watch some gameplay from Monster Hunter, they took their creature designs and animations through the roof in terms of realism (despite them being dragons). Nargacuga and Tigrex have similar builds to what you're describing, so there are plenty of movement cues and attacks that might fall under what you want.
If possible, you should look up the book "Drake's Comprehensive Compendium of Dragonology"
It lists a bunch of different dragon types and features, including habitat, feeding habits, even mating habits. If anything, you can gain information that you can use for your dragon.
