Wind Serpent

Type: Flying predator / bondable mount

Size: 20-40 meters long

Behavior: Hunts in twilight belt thermal updrafts. Intelligent, territorial, capable of complex communication. Bonded serpents serve as mounts, messengers, and protectors.

Abilities:

• Flight (sustained by wind currents)
• Thermal vision
• Pack tactics
• Psychic receptivity (bonding)

Vulnerabilities:

• Exposed underbelly (soft tissue)
• Grounded in windless zones
• Bonding disruption causes disorientation

Encounter Notes: Unbonded serpents attack threats to territory. Bonded serpents defer to Beastwalker. Juveniles are playful but dangerous. Elders possess near-human intelligence.