Female Hatchling
Name: unnamed
Species: Llamhigyn y dwr
Birthday: Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Owner: Lazuli
Element: Neutral 
Although they look at first like normal tadpoles, a llamhigyn y dwr grows wings instead of hind limbs, using the appendages as fins to swiftly dart away from danger. From birth, their bite is poisonous, and they have special organs to extract, filter, refine, and store the dangerous substance. As hatchlings, they are both epicurean and omnivorous, nibbling at a few select plant species, and slaying many fish, insects, and other amphibians while only sampling choice pieces of their victims. Despite their deadly propensities, their first instinct is to stay hidden, and many who live in the Ixan Jungle their entire lives have never seen the deadly tadpoles. Shortly after their arms develop, their tail lengthens further and they gain a barbed stinger as secondary venom dispenser.
The startlingly potent toxicity of the llamhigyn y dwr is both passive defense and strong offense. It is a carnivorous creature, killing its prey with its venom and stashing the corpse among the roots of water plants until its meal degrades enough for easy consumption. Its caches are not raided much by other species, for the poison lingers and will cause illness or death in any unwary thief. To maintain its high potency, a llamhigyn y dwr searches out and consumes other toxic creatures, concentrating the effect. This leads naturally to cannibalism and fiercely held territory boundaries. Even their breeding habits reflect this; after mating, females stealthily attempt to infiltrate rival territories, laying their eggs one by one in hidden locations in the hopes their offspring will survive to oust the rival. Their coloring has developed accordingly, for while the males have splashes of bright yellow to warn others out of their territories, females can easily sneak through the shallows with their dappled violet hides.
Sprite art: Lazuli (hatchling) | Description: ApprenticeCrone