Frozen Male Hatchling
Name: unnamed
Species: Sohbek
Birthday: Thursday, June 7, 2012
Owner: Belphegor
Element: Neutral 
Unlike adult sohbeks, these little ones move at lightning speed, though their short legs force them to move in a strange slithering pattern. As they age and grow, sohbek hatchlings roam around on land less, preferring the agility swimming gives them. Younger hatchlings run around the castle freely, poking their snouts into everything. Eventually, they'll have to be confined, lest they disrupt everyone. Sohbek hatchlings are not friendly little beasts, and have difficulty bonding with their magi. They have a wicked sense of humor, and find it great fun to bite a boot and not let go. The strongest magi in the world could not pull a sohbek hatchling off of their shoe – it's necessary to go to the kitchen and tempt the little one with a bit of meat.
With their small legs and large bodies, most assume that sohbeks can't move very quickly. This seems accurate when one observes a sohbek; they remain still for much of the day, staking out their favorite rocks and basking contentedly in the sun. Watching a sohbek is not a very interesting pastime, as they are usually asleep, waking only to lazily swish their tails. When they grow tired of napping, sohbeks slide slowly back into the water until nothing can be seen of them but their brilliant purple eyes. They are patient companions, able to remain perfectly still for days, lurking. Passing prey don't notice nearby sohbeks until too late. Sohbeks lunge at great speed, and once their powerful jaws close, they never let go. Although tame sohbeks don't attack humans, they still find it quite amusing to scare magi by startling them. For this, and other reasons, sohbeks are confined to their own winding river. If they were allowed to wander, sohbeks would terrorize local herds and make themselves nuisances. Fortunately, these companions are content with the land given to them, and allow their territories to be limited. In the spring, sohbeks get restless, and often fight one another to relieve their boredom and fight for mates. No one is mad enough to go anywhere near sohbeks when they're in these excitable moods.
Sprite art: GlassWalker/DarrkestDrow/Xenomorph/Munin (hatchling) | Description: Damien