Cadderly

Gladesnake Subspecies

REQUIREMENTS

- Breed: Spiral
- Flight: any (Nature preferred)

- Primary Gene: Laced
- Secondary Gene: Common: Current and Striation; Uncommon: Bee, Butterfly, Clouded, Noxtide, Toxin; Rare: Spinner
- Tertiary Gene: Scales

- Primary Color: Seafoam to Moss
- Secondary Color: Seafoam to Moss
- Tertiary Color: Seafoam to Moss



SUBTYPE: THORNED

Tertiary Gene: Keel, Spines



SUBTYPE: FLOWERING

Secondary Color: bright, light, and/or vivid jewel tones (not green, not greyscale, not brown)



SUBTYPE: ROSE

Thorned + Flowering traits.

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WING LORE

BEE: HOVERING | AGILE | SLOW | HUMMING | ARBOREAL

These Gladesnakes have glassy, seemingly-fragile wings that resemble those of a beetle. Bee-winged Gladesnakes can produce a droning or humming sound by rapidly fluttering their wings, which can be used as either a warning sound or a soothing noise almost like a purr. They are very steady in a hover, but are not swift flyers, though their agility is excellent--this means they tend to be strictly arboreal.

BUTTERFLY: GENTLE | VISUAL SIGNALING | BASKING | GROUNDED

These Gladesnakes have lovely, soft wings that resemble those of a butterfly. They use their wings extensively as a form of visual communication not unlike signal flags. They are also frequently found with all wings fanned out, basking in the sun. They have a natural affinity for flowers and pollinating insects, making them ground-dwellers more often than not.

CLOUDED: STEALTHY | CAMOUFLAGED | GROUNDED | AMBUSHER

These Gladesnakes have subtly-patterned wings with elongated spots or rosettes. These markings help them blend in within sunlight-dappled areas, making for excellent ambush predators beneath trees or on the lower branches. These Gladesnakes have a reputation for being more vicious and aggressive than the rest, though their preferred method of hunting does not actually affect their temperament towards non-food.

CURRENT and STRIATION: PATIENT | SLOW | SCAVENGER | ARBOREAL

These Gladesnakes have wings that resemble the veins of a leaf or the tendrils of a root. Unsurprisingly, these Gladesnakes tend to use their wings to help camouflage themselves along a tree trunk or in the upper canopies. They tend to be egg-eaters and bird-hunters and are rarely found on the ground, unless they're twined within knotted brambles or coiled along above-ground root systems.

NOXTIDE and TOXIN: POISONOUS | FEARLESS | ADAPTABLE

These Gladesnakes have erratically-marked wings with often-contrasting colors, signifying that they are poisonous--not venomous--and will quickly sicken and weaken any creature that thinks to take a bite out of them. The brighter and more vibrant the coloration of their wings, the more toxic the Gladesnake, and often the mere taste of their blood is enough to send an enemy or would-be predator fleeing in a biochemical panic. As a result, Gladesnakes with these wing patterns are some of the most fearless and brazen.

SPINNER: REACTIVE | VISUAL SIGNALING | UNCOMMON

A rare wing pattern for Gladesnakes, this gene seems to combine the poisonous coloration of TOXIN/NOXTIDE with the intricate markings of BUTTERFLY. Gladesnakes with this pattern are not poisonous, but the odd coloration of their wings is meant to mimic truly-poisonous Gladesnakes to ward off attackers. They are less likely to be seen basking in the sun and tend to use their wings as defensive or communicative displays, often coiling their bodies in confusing patterns as they do.