Male Hatchling
Name: unnamed
Species: Gourd Wyrm
Birthday: Monday, October 31, 2022
Owner: Todesschwinge
Element: Neutral 
These wyrm hatchlings show interest in magis only if gourd treats are offered. Otherwise, they have no interest in humans, focusing on playing with each other. They like to follow adult wyrms around, mimicking their behavior in the cutest way. Although small, they will eagerly help carry gourd seeds around, and they will use their sharp claws to shred tiny pieces of the gourd for storage. They try to carve as well but have little success. The hatchlings love to play hide and seek, so finding one inside the Keep's kitchens around All Hallow's Eve is not that uncommon. Even if they are most comfortable spending time at the gourd patch, the hatchlings sometimes go exploring, relying on their incredible sense of direction to lead them back home. They avoid pumpkin wyrm hatchlings and sometimes act envious if the pumpkin hatchlings receive more attention from magis than they do.
Small and very active, the gourd wyrms live inside gourds just like their name suggests. They have been considered one and the same as the pumpkin wyrms for a long time, but their coloration, smaller size, and love for gourds have proven they are an entirely different kind of wyrms. Not only this, but they do not get along at all with the pumpkin wyrms. The two wyrm kinds never reach an agreement on which is better, the pumpkin or the gourd, so they keep their distance from each other. Whenever the two come together, they will bicker for hours on the matter. Gourd patches are kept far away from the pumpkin ones for this exact reason. An admirable thing about the gourd wyrms is that they never destroy or damage pumpkins, no matter how much they dislike the other type of wyrms. The gourd wyrms are always busy with their patch, gathering seeds for the next season, taking apart dead or rotting gourds, or carving out new ones. The flesh is stored for food while the hollowed gourds are made into new homes for the growing hatchlings. They rarely leave their patch, as they are very preoccupied with the well-being of their gourds. On the rare occasions they need to leave, sentries are set near the gourds, to protect the homes, hatchlings, and eggs.
Sprite art: Mysfytt (hatchling) | Description: Real