Delphi

Bogsneak dragons are elusive, clever creatures that spend a great deal of time hidden from view. A mid-sized breed, they are easily recognized by their impressive head-crests which can fan open or compress depending on temperature and mood. They have robust, powerful bodies and strong arm and leg muscles that can carry them across short distances very quickly. A long, prehensile tongue and rows of sharp razor-like teeth sit in a powerful jaw.

Normally they dwell in swamps, but these arctic hunters somehow found their way to the ice flows of the Southern Icefields. There they glide silently in the dark waters grazing on kelp or hunting seals and other aquatic mammals. Their strength is such that their prey is not safe on the ice either. Their long necks allow them to suddenly reach up to snatch the unwary animal right off the ice.

It is unlikely a foe will see a Bogsneak until it's too late, as they are extremely adept at hiding and (as their name portends) sneaking. Though preferring to explore or hunt alone, if a family group or clan is threatened, its members will literally gang up and "come out of the woodwork" to strike, then recede back into the brush to scurry to different location and strike again. When a pair are hunting in the same area, they are likely trying to race their counterpart over the ice to an unattended bird nest or arguing about who got there first. As a species they tend to focus on self-preservation over the communal good, especially when hungry. Sometimes, however, a pair or trio will work together to tip a group of seals into the water, providing there are enough to go around.

The Bogsneak mutagen was discovered by infamous Pearlcatcher alchemist Baldwin after a lightning strike accidentally electrified a composition within his cauldron. The incident caused Baldwin to be covered in the concoction, and over the course of several days, his DNA metamorphosed.