The Calamari Dragon

Egg: It was found nestled in a patch of seaweed, with many tentacles surrounding it. If the egg senses danger near, they will shoot large plumes of ink to blind enemies and chamoflage itself. To feed itself, the tentacles can stretch up to 3 miles to search for and grab food.

Hatch: They do not have any wings, so they use their tentacles to move around their environment, sometimes flapping them to feel like flying through the water. They spend most of their time in the ocean, scouring the seafloor for food and potential fishy friends.

Hatchling: Longing to meet the dragons above the water, they have created makeshift wings from debris from the ocean, most likely from downed ships and rafts, all held together by seaweed. While the dragons know they aren’t meant to be up here, they can’t help but dance with it.

Adult: Now fully grown with all eighteen tenticles, they have gotten remarkably inventive, crafting new wings for dragons who either lost them in battle or simply were born without them. It brings much joy to it to see many new friends among them in the skies.

Story

When a Calamari dragon hatches, it immedietly searches for sticks and rocks to make tools that they can gather food with. They start with only four tentacles but as they grow, more start to appear, giving it more mobility in the sea as well as on land.

One day a young dragon was unfortunately born with only one wing. A Calamari dragon saw this young dragon weeping and suddenly got an idea. Grabbing some loose boards, a blanket, and a spool of rope, it began to craft a new wing and presented it to the young dragon. After a few tries and failings, the young dragon finally got the hang of flying with its new wing and thanked the Calamari dragon as it went to enjoy its first flight.

After hearing of this encounter, many other dragons who wish to fly make a trip to the closest ocean to see if they can ask a Calamari dragon to craft a pair of wings for them, and they more than likely happily agree to.