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.