Adult Female
Name: unnamed
Species: Candle Wyrm
Birthday: Sunday, October 30, 2022
Owner: morningwood
Element: Neutral 
Adult candle wyrms mate only after finding a suitable partner. This individual can be of either gender since the wyrms do not produce their own eggs. However, it is important for them to find a partner that can help care for the magical pumpkin seeds. They are not comfortable socializing with other creatures, which means the adult candle wyrms rely on the bioluminescence of their bodies to attract a mate. It is a rare occurrence for the first wyrm attracted by the other's colors to be the perfect match, so the adults spend many months searching for the right partner. Once this happens, the two wyrms will hollow a pumpkin to serve as the future home for the magical seeds. In some instances, the two wyrms will share a large pumpkin as a home, while in others, the wyrms will bring together their own pumpkins to live as neighbors. They take turns guarding the magical seeds that appear in their hollowed pumpkin, protecting it with their lives if they must. Although they care for the hatchlings, they show more interest in preparing new pumpkins for candle wyrm seeds, working in harmony for the rest of their lives.
Candle wyrms are another type of pumpkin wyrm that has recently been discovered. They are native to the Candle Archipelago, and in many ways different from the pumpkin wyrms the magis are used to. Although these wyrms make their homes inside hollow pumpkins, they do not live in pumpkin patches. This may be because pumpkin patches do not exist in the archipelagos or because the wyrms have little interest in living with others of their kind. Whatever the reason, the candle wyrms have made their way to the Keep via shipments from the archipelago, and as they loved the area so much, they decided to stay. The wyrms are silent creatures, quietly creeping up in places that have pumpkin treats. Their bioluminescent bodies are the only thing that gives them away. Many legends revolve around these wyrms as their glowing bodies are said to represent the spirits passed in the afterlife. There is no proof of this, but such stories continue to be told, frequent during All Hallow's Eve when the wyrms swarm the Keep for its autumnal festivities.
Sprite art: Xenomorph/Lazuli (adult) | Description: Real