#and its definitely not realistic that theyd be able to hybridize

[clay--boy]

dragon family tree. cladograms my beloved

#its not really realistic that a clade of non-generalist animals would diversify this much #and its definitely not realistic that theyd be able to hybridize #but hey. its dragons! #icewings are so so so fucked up tho there's no way to make them real animals #and ig in this world vertebrates are hexapodal originally instead of tetrapods #i like the idea of dragons being descended from non-mammal synapsids though. not reptiles but not mammals either! theyre their own thing #i also like the idea of nightwings being marrow eaters/scavengers and stopping bc it becomes impolite/gross in their culture #but then on the volcano they go back to it by necessity and it works for them #ALSO. if theres anything confusing here dont be afraid to send an ask i would love to explain my processes #wof #wings of fire #worldbuilding #wof worldbuilding #speculative biology #my art