Illustration of a white weasel head poking out from behind a snow covered rock.
Appearance: Adult Dragon Weasels are double the length of an ordinary weasel—nearly three feet long, if their feathery tails are included. They are shining white with six short legs, two pairs of feathered wings, a fluffy ridge of fur running down their spines, and shimmering scales down their bellies. Their faces look just like weasel faces, with beady black eyes, small round ears, and a dark triangular nose surrounded by whiskers.
Main Traits: More than anything else, Dragon Weasels are weasels that can fly and walk on air. Like their weasel ancestors, they are built to fit through the narrow tunnels of rodents, their wings tucking tightly to their sides to navigate tight twists and turns. In order to stay warm while being skinny enough to fit through narrow tunnels, they have a high metabolism and no ability to store fat. This makes them voracious predators that need to eat half their body weight every day. Their high metabolism also makes them quick and energetic.
Habitat: The Warped Magic Zones with abundant Air Magic in the Cloud Mountains.
Senses: Their sight, hearing, and sense of smell are all acute. They also have whiskers on their face and the backs of their front legs to help them find prey in the dark and feel their way when moving underground.
Diet: They are carnivores that eat a wide variety of small prey, including animals that are larger than they are themselves, but rodents form the bulk of their diet. Many of the rodents that Dragon Weasels feed upon, such as Cloud Mice, have magical traits that allow them to navigate and take advantage of the abundant Air Magic in theses Warped Magic Zones.
Magical Adaptations: In order to catch their magically enhanced prey, Dragon Weasels have their own magical adaptations. Two major ones are being able to walk on air, which allows them to move through the air with unusual stealth, and becoming transparent, another stealth enhancing adaptation. Each Dragon Weasel also has a unique magical gift. Because these gifts are all different, their prey doesn’t have a chance to adapt to them.
Reproduction: Dragon Weasels need Air Magic to reproduce (this magic is necessary for fertilization and development of the fetus). This means that, as a species, they can only live in the Air Magic rich Warped Magic Zones of the Cloud Mountains, making them rare magic animals.
Interactions with Sapient Peoples: Because they are rare, Dragon Weasels are valuable, both as exotic pets and as a source of rare magic ingredients. Poaching is a significant threat to wild Dragon Weasels.
Dragon Weasels are part of the Crossroads Setting for the tabletop role-playing game, Magic Goes Awry. Click here to go to a list of the other strange and wonderful magical creatures from the Land of Crossroads.
