Cairn Hushwyrm | Moorland Dragon Adoptable
The Cairn Hushwyrm is an original wingless dragon with amber scales, dark bands and pale horns. It lowers its compact body near a cairn on an open moor, watching from behind the stones while low light reaches the purple heather.
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The story of Cairn Hushwyrm
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The charcoal bands separate the rounded shoulders and tail from the grasses around them. Pale horns pick up the color of the stones. The broad feet and low body give the creature the appearance of an animal accustomed to placing its weight carefully on uneven ground.
Hushwyrms favor cairns that rise just above the wettest parts of the moor. They make a shallow hollow on the leeward side and come out when the heather dries. From that position, a dragon can watch the path without showing more than its horns above the stones.
Walkers sometimes find a cairn with a single stone lying at the base. A hushwyrm may have pushed it aside while shifting its weight. People who know the moor lift it back into place after the dragon leaves, so the next person can still pick out the turn from a distance.
The amber and charcoal palette sets the animal apart from the purple moor, while the broad body and pale horns give it an easily recognized profile. The illustration suits a bestiary entry about a creature that lives close to the ground.
Artwork tags — moorland dragon adoptable, wingless dragon, amber dragon, stone cairn, purple heather, banded fantasy creature.
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