Banescale Dragon

Banescale Dragon
Category	Ancient
Methods of Obtaining	Treasure Marketplace, Breeding, Clanbound Unhatched Banescale Egg
Rarity	Common
Breeding Cooldown	20 Days
Diet	Insects, Seafood, Meat
Creator	The Flamecaller
Region of Origin	Blacksand Annex

Banescale are reawakened ancient dragons who originated from the Blacksand Annex. They have re-emerged from the ashes of a sealed chamber that contained the last known clutches of the species.

As an Ancient breed, Banescale can only breed with other Banescale and have their own set of genes. To see what genes can be applied to them, click here!

Physical Attributes

Banescale are a medium-sized ancient species of dragon. They are covered in glossy, interlocking scales. Sometimes a scaled plate will take damage or fall out over the course of a Banescale's journeys, but barring catastrophic wounds, these scales are typically replaced after a couple of sheds. They boast an impressive fanned wingspan that compliments their powerful legs and tails. Banescale lack the forelegs of other species, and modern Banescale do not participate in the crafting of weapons and armor that their ancestors so treasured.

Social

While the first generation of new Banescale had the last songs of their ancestors to guide them, most of these dragons have had to adopt the traditions of other species. It is common for Banescale to latch onto groups of Coatl in particular, and they have grown an affinity for song and bright colors to the consternation of their feathered brethren.

Banescale have migrated as far and quickly as possible to establish a number of new clans and spread their number across Sornieth.

Lairs

In ancient times Banescale would return to a central nursery deep in the Blacksand Annex to raise their young before returning to their clans; however, modern-day Banescale eschew this location, and parents keep their clutches with them at all times. They avoid creating large lairs and prefer to break off into new clans after their colonies exceed a dozen breeding pairs. Lairs are utilitarian and abandoned after each season, leaving rough tunneled complexes behind. Frequently the flora and fauna of the region will overtake and proliferate in these abandoned warrens.

Tactics

Powerful aerial combatants, Banescale prefer engage with their enemies in the air, using their powerful talons to grapple and crush their foes. When they must engage with targets on the ground, breath weapons and hit and run tactics are their favored methods of dispatching an enemy.

Coliseum Info

Starting stats for Banescale at level 1 are:

STR	VIT	AGI	INT	QCK	DEF	MND
8	6	7	5	8	6	5

Their starting attacks are Scratch and Shred, but can be altered using Battle Stones.

Skins & Accents

A list of available Banescale skins and accents can be found on the wiki. Remember that these do not include every single skin/accent on site, only the official ones that can be found during holidays, drop in the Coliseum, or are for sale in the Marketplace.

• Banescale Skins
• Banescale Accents

Trivia

• The Banescale dragons were brought to near extinction centuries ago by the Gaolers during a war between Fire and Ice.
• Hints about the Banescale dragons were released by Aequorin on December 6th, 2019, three days before their release:

Teaser #1

Teaser #2

• User Bluebrine (#9306) used extensive knowledge of Undel's work to predict the Banescale's design so accurately that Undel commented, "I'll be honest, the team was laughing when we saw this pop up in the forums before the release. It was shockingly close!"
• The Cracked Crystal, Dancing Chalice, and Vigorous Goblet familiars are based off of these dragons.