#scavenger-class

[the-myth-rider]

Which dragon is perfect for me

Pardon the delayed response to this, anon, but I hope you're doing well. <3

And that all depends on you, now, doesn't it? =3

Star-Class dragons kind of work for everyone, since beyond Beau, they're all over the draconium spectrum. So really, which Star-Class is right for you depends on their dominant draconium influence, as it'll most effect their behaviors out of the others. Speaking of the draconiums...!

Black Psi-Class dragons tend to work well with cunning riders, who're sharp and clever enough to bounce off of them. They are very empathetic creatures, to the point of pseudo-psychic links. They're very opinionated and willful, and won't pay you much heed if they don't respect you. If you think you have the mind to meet the wit of a Psi, then there you go!

Red Magma-Class dragons are hot-headed and emotional beasts, on the other side of that coin. But because of their fiery nature, if you don't know how to keep them in line, things can get wild real fast. They are wild but loyal, like mustangs that are hot to the touch! If you think you can manage a wildfire lol, then by all means!

Green Bull-Class dragons are even harder than the last two to control, given how...large and in charge they are. It takes a strong force of both presence and will in a rider to get one to heed them. And Phistus has both in spades! But if you have even half the will and ferocity that he does, you might just work well with a Bull! Just don't get the horns!

Blue Energy-Class dragons are as precise and quick as lightning, hence their class' logo! Due to their sheer skill and energy, they flourish under a master rider, but are such excellent spirits they can all but shepherd a newbie. So really, whether you are green or veteran, you could mesh well with an Energy. But do you have the discipline and precision to really release both of your powers?

Purple Pack-Class dragons are very much social creatures, and are always meant to be in a pack with others. They prefer their rider to be the boss, but as long as they are in a group, they are just fine. I do not believe that Packs are very picky about their riders, but you must be one who works well with a team; either as its leader, or as a mighty pack member.

Brown Earth-Class dragons are the most willful of all the dragons, and just as difficult to control as you'd expect. If they fully agree with you, nothing will stand in your way. But if they don't...well! Their crew isn't called Will of the Dragon for nothing! Despite the legendary stoicism of their riders, Earths themselves can get really testy and judgmental if they've been crossed. So ask yourself, can you work with the mountain?

Don't take an Orange Control-Class dragon's word for it unless you are ABSOLUTELY SURE they're not gonna use you as a puppet, lol. Cuz it is in their culture to take advantage of humans. But hey! If there is a good-hearted Control who would rather work with you than enslave you, then if the dragon seems companionable enough, don't let me stop you!

Light Green Scavenger-Class dragons are hard to find and harder to keep an eye on. They're usually the doormat dragons, easily manipulated by fear or force to do others' bidding. They're quiet, sneaky, quick, and resourceful; they'll likely be able to help you with anything! But keep them safe and well-cared for. And hopefully you're not the kind of person who'd take advantage of them, cuz that's the difference between Controls and Scavengers; the former will enslave you, the latter could all too easily be enslaved.

Light Blue Nautilus-Class dragons are the hardest to pin down, and thus are likely to be the hardest to handle! They are very versatile and all-terrain, but they themselves are just as wily. You have to be on your toes at all times with these dragons, and never let your guard down. They're ornery little fishy buggers! Like playing with a dolphin and not realizing it's tricked you into falling into its pool! They're like Psi-Classes that way, BUT EVEN ORNIER AND HARDER TO HANDLE.

Don't find a Grey Bone-Class dragon, they're not in a good place right now. =^w^=

White Sky-Class dragons...oh, where to begin...you think you can handle a living biplane? A giant flying squirrel that is permanently on the zoomies? A living BMX bike that ways several hundred pounds? Would you be willing and able to parkour with one and keep up? Do you look down from a tall place and feel no fear? ...good! Maybe a Sky is just the right match for you!

TURQUOISE SONIC-CLASS DRAGONS ARE VERY LOUD AND FORCEFUL, THEY ARE SKYRIM DRAGONS ON FOUR LEGS AND WITH NO WINGS. THEY WILL VERBALLY BULLY YOU OR YOUR ENEMIES, IT DEPENDS. THEY ARE VERY SMART AND STRATEGIC, THEY KNOW HOW TO USE SOUND AND WORDS TO THEIR ADVANTAGE. A GROUP OF THEM IS JUST DRACONIC WESTSIDE STORY JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN. IF YOU DON'T FEAR FOR YOUR HEARING AND HAVE A STRONG ENOUGH SENSE OF SELF TO SQUARE UP TO A SONIC, THEN BE MY GUEST.

[the-myth-rider]

This is Skrapurr for @jackiewinters and I love him. This is the best Scavenger I have ever done, and he’s amazing. Jackie hurry, take him away from me he’s too cute. X3

[the-myth-rider]

Btw guys, recently I started college class (about dracking time, took me long enough =P), and one of my classes is an Illustration class for a Graphic Design AA. We recently finished our project of making a minimum of 9 Icons. We each picked a theme, and I of course decided on dragons. But a part of me felt compelled to not just do dragons...but do Dragon Booster dragons.

I didn’t have time to do one for every color, but I did as many as I could. As you can tell, I dabbled a little in different styles of icons, too. =P

The little Prophet there at the bottom is my favorite. I was trying to try making smiles with the Keeper and the Prophet, since as you can see, most of the icons don’t have much in terms of expressions. But I think I got the Prophet Smile the best, he looks so cute and cheeky, I wuv him. I’m also really proud of how I did his icon period, making the circle orange and his head come from it, and the center of the circle is pink colored, with those lines over his head to give the idea of the exposed brain.

Disclaimer: THIS IS NOT THE SURPRISE. The surprise is still a work in progress, but I knew you guys would enjoy this. =3

[the-myth-rider]

The Auxiliary Characters

Light Green Scavenger-Class Dragons: Rascyll and Marshyll

Rascyll is a small and wiry little Scavenger, and uses their build to be as evasive as draconically possible. They very much live wild and on the edge...sometimes literally, along cliff edges and ruined walls. They love taking risks, running to and fro throughout the Wastelands of Loan to find loot and treasures. Whatever the Keepers could possibly make use of, or make better, Rascyll will find it. They tend to find most of the stuff the human Keepers tinker with, and while some Scavengers like to tinker as well—they have rather prehensile claws—Rascyll doesn’t care much for that themself. They would much rather go back out into the Wastelands, dodging or befriending hydrags, marking the locations of Muhorta dens, and finding loot. Just...don’t touch Rascyll’s bags...they love their bags very much.

Marshyll is a keen-eyed, witty Scavenger who acts as an alternate point of leadership among the other light green dragons. While Gunny is the official leader of the Keepers’ dragons, when he’s unavailable the others look to Marshyll. Like a true marshall, he watches over the other Scavengers and keeps them in line. Though he has his own silly side—he is a Scavenger, after all—Marshyll is wise and has good judgement. If he thinks something is too risky, he’ll recommend against it...but if the reward outweighs the risk, he’ll make sure the best possible dragons and keepers are on the case, and that they’re well equipped. When Gunny is present and back in charge, Marshyll readily defers to his leadership and loyally follows. Though, if Gunny were honest, even he occasionally relies on Marshyll’s wisdom.

[the-myth-rider]

Would he have a mouse-like tail, though? His body is still similar to a theropod's, and his tail would need to be heavy enough to counterbalance the rest of his body.

Well, I mean, he seems to have a mouse-like tail in that full body concept drawing (which honestly looks fairly finished). Given that his design was supposedly completed, given that it appeared partially in the scrapbook, that must mean that the rest of this image is canon, right? Perhaps?

Now there are some minor tweaks between this and the scrapbook art, the lines are finished and some markings are tweaked:

But overall, most of it is the same; beyond his belly, pupil getting more defined, and getting some bold lineart and trademark DB shading, he’s mostly unchanged. So the question then becomes, did the rest of him stay the same, or was it changed as well? Most if not all of the dragons in the scrapbook are halfway behind the panel there, so it’s unlikely that they covered Gunny up to get away with a non-final end-half design.

Now, assuming that Gunny’s design remained mostly the same, and his tail there was finalized, we come back to your original question. After all, the other two pieces of concept art featuring Scavenger-Class dragons seem to have the same tail. But doesn’t his tail look odd? It doesn’t quite look like skin, or hide; flesh isn’t that segmented or linear, and if you look closely, some of the segments of the tail seem to be different sizes. There are parts of the tail where you see one part is bigger than the next, ya know?

It’s almost like...the tail’s not exactly skin...but what else could it be?

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...wait...it’s segmented...almost hard looking, like...

...like bone...

WHAT IF IT’S BONE, OR SOMETHING SIMILAR?!?! Hear me out, hear me out! Just look at his tail, doesn’t it look like it’s not skin? If that was hide or flesh, the lines wouldn’t be angled and segmented like that, it would’ve been more like soft curves. But it’s not! It almost looks like it’s a hard material, like bone or draconium; or a combination, since draconium is present in the bones of dragons and humans. So it’s highly likely that Scavenger tails are mostly bone and draconium, and if their tails have more bone/draconium than the rest of their body—hence being the only part that’s not fur/skin—then it would stand to reason that it would be heavier. 

An alternate point, if that theory of mine turns out to be unfounded, there’s the fact that Scavengers’ arms seem to be fairly long. I even compared the arms of the Packs and the Scavengers, and Scavengers truly seem to have arms that are closer to the length of their legs than most other Draconus bipeds. There’s a chance that they can switch between locomotive methods, going from skittering around on all fours to walking around on their hind legs.

Or who knows, maybe it’s both?

But I’ll be honest, I’m a little attached to my bone-tail idea. =P If Bone-Class dragons get to be all unique and weird, why can’t anyone else? After all, Scavenger dragons are the only other canon class with fur (I’m 95% sure that Gunny having fur is still a thing). So it makes sense that they would also share a trait with another dragon class, making everything a but more connected. If the breeding apart the dragons into different classes is fully legit, it would make sense that some breeds would resemble others more than most, ya know?

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed another Val DB Ramble! X3

[the-myth-rider]

Now I’m wondering if, instead of goat-like, the Scavengers are supposed to be more mouse-like. That would honestly make more sense, and explain their diminutive size, secretive nature, and just simply their class name: Scavenger.

Goats aren’t scavengers, not like mice or rats are; they’re herd animals, they graze and wander. Mice scurry and hide, collect what they can and live where they can’t be seen or found.

Scavengers are mice dragons…

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…Gunny never had horns…I’m going to need time to process this. @_@

P.S. I’m going to make a picture clarifying the horn-discovery a.s.a.p.

[the-myth-rider]

My world just got turned upside down.

So ya know that picture of Stewardd’s dragon, Gunny, in the scrapbook? Aka the one and only time we’ve ever seen him? For years, me and other DB fans thought that he had little horns on his head. To the point that, when StormRyda made some Scavenger-Class templates, she gave varying kinds of horns to different templates.

We all just assumed Gunny had horns.

But after looking closely at his picture, and comparing it to other saddled dragons…

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…Gunny doesn’t have horns…those are just the bases of the saddle where they hover over his head…

[the-myth-rider]

StormRyda’s Scavenger-Class Templates.

By the way, most of these designs are winged. Since we’ve only seen a partial view of a Scavenger, Stormy and another artist...maybe Mono, I can’t remember--collaborated and StormRyda made these templates.