Female Hatchling
Name: unnamed
Species: Nacreous Tanglewyrm
Birthday: Monday, June 3, 2024
Owner: MageLorelei
Element: Neutral 
Even one young tanglewyrm is a handful to take care of wriggling free of any non-magical confines. They can slip through any space they can fit their heads into, which means that even a fairly large wyrm can get into narrow cracks and mouse holes. They can often be heard scuttling through the Keep's walls after the resident pests, eventually exiting into a room of unsuspecting students or teachers. The wyrms are quite smart and can be easily trained to leave other creatures alone, but they grow bored quickly and will soon find other ways to get into trouble. Even as they grow older, they retain a propensity for mischief, often stealing jewelry to add to their growing hoards.
Tanglewyrms continue to grow throughout their lives, like many reptiles, though they do so slowly after their first few years. Ancient tanglewyrms are said to have grown large enough to wrap around mountains and stretch the entire length of rivers, though no one in recent memory has ever seen one longer than sixty feet or so. While such sizes sound impressive, the creatures themselves are thin, serpentine things, so even the largest tanglewyrms can rest their heads comfortably on a magi's lap. Tanglewyrms are highly active, always on the move save for their brief stops to warm themselves on sun-warmed rocks. Although mostly terrestrial, their affinity for aquatic treasures like shells and their capable swimming abilities are clear ties to their closest relatives: the pearl wyrms.
Sprite art: Mysfytt (hatchling) | Description: PKGriffin