Guojiang Weaseldragon

The Guojiang Weaseldragon (Paraophidophysis musteloides) is a small wingless dragon native to the Aurlûnor Velande and parts of Ryzan and Bardonia. It is one of the smallest known apterodraconids, measuring at about 1 meter in maximum length.

The name of the Guojiang Weaseldragon comes from the Aurlûnoren word for Syltör, Guojiang, and the dragon's superficial resemblance to a weasel. The species name, musteloides, also refers to this connection. The genus name, Paraophidophysis, means "Parallel to Ophidophysis", the genus containing the Aurlûnoren Lûn and Andorn Lindworm.

The Weaseldragon is an opportunistic creature, able to eat just about anything it can fit in its mouth. As such, they have become a kind of verminous creature living in the sewers of many of Syltör's major northern cities (primarily Lhûmar, Drakovien, and Volkoregrod) where the weather would otherwise be too cold for them to survive. Many weaseldragons build nests in crevasses in the warm sewers, warming their eggs with fire.

They are able to use the large "whiskers" on their snout to smell and feel around in the dark, as they are primarily nocturnal. These whiskers are actually heavily-modified feathers.

Weaseldragons in Tacua Province have a particular pattern on their pelt similar to the juvenile Aurlûnoren Lûn. This is a form of mimicry that allows the Weaseldragon to avoid being eaten by larger predators; juvenile Lûn often have a nearby mother, and by disguising itself as a Lûn the Weaseldragon can trick would-be predators into fearing that its "mother" is nearby.