The Flame Whipper is a dragon of the Stoker class that appeared in School of Dragons.
Physical Appearance
Egg
Flame Whipper eggs are mostly blue with a yellow top and black stripes and spots.
Hatchling to Adult
Flame Whippers come in many different color combinations, but traditional ones have yellow heads, shoulders, and sections of their tails. The rest of them is mostly blue. They have black stripes running over their body and the underneath of their wings is orange. Small spines run along their back and tails, as well as the side of their tails.
Abilities
Detachable and Poisonous tail
Like a gecko, the Flame Whipper can detach its tail if it is in danger. It can do this due to a break in-between the spinal bones in its back and tail, which allow it's tail to detach on command.The tail wiggles once detached, attracting predators to it. However, the tail is filled with an acidic poison that can briefly paralyze predators, making them think twice before attacking another Flame Whipper.
Wall Climbing
The Flame Whipper is capable of walking on walls. Due to its gecko-like body, it is likely it has sticky toe-pads that allow it to stick to walls like a gecko.
Stretchable Tongue
The Flame Whipper's tongue is capable of being stretched to a decent length, which likely helps in catching food. It can also use this tongue to help aim its fire, increasing its accuracy.
Firepower
The Flame Whipper shoots swirling explosions of fire, which can be made more accurate thanks to its stretchable tongue.
Appearances
Games
School of Dragons
The Flame Whipper first appeared in this game in the expansion pack Secret of the Leviathan.
Weaknesses
The Flame Whipper's poison does have an antidote, which is created by neutralizing its acidity. According to School of Dragons, 17 base droplets are necessary to undo the poison's affects.
Trivia
- The Flame Whipper's color pattern is similar to poison dart frogs. Like the dragon, these frogs live in tropical environments and are toxic. It also resembles a thick-tailed gecko in appearance.
- The Flame Whipper's ability to drop its tail is like that of the Vampire Spydragon from the books.
- It is the second dragon that secrets poison, the first being the Threadtail.
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