Scorchlings

Scorchlings and Frostlings, also known as half-Drake, is a term referring to Drakes who are said to be born as half-Drake and half ash. In truth, they’re just Drakes born with a congenital malformation.

Background

Scorchling and other variants are a kind of Oldblood Drakes, only the way their heritage manifests isn’t in wings or dragonbreath or something else entirely. Those with the condition called Scorchling Syndrome are born harmed by their own dragonbreath, and lack the resistance they're supposed to possessed. Most die with their mothers, but the few who survive live with their affliction. There is no known common cause or treatment for the condition, save for levelling enough that Skills counteract the symptoms. It's estimated that at level 50, all negative symptoms of being a Scorchling are negated.

Cases of Scorchling Syndrome are specialized and unique, but the most common medical condition is scale rot, which makes their scales flake off by burning or frostbite, and causes them pain. They are also shunned by other Drakes, who believe that they are cursed. They often cannot regulate their own body temperature and need medication for their medical conditions, such as a warming tonic for a Frostling. Their dragonbreath may also be uncontrolled on top of harming them, such as emerging from orifices other than just the mouth when used. They're also known to heal slower.

Scorchlings of other elements exist as well. Lightning Scorchlings suffer from heart-attacks or fits. Acid Scorchlings melt their own stomachs, only suffering ulcers in the best case, or dissolving in the womb and killing the mother as well in the worst case. Water Scorchlings have problems retaining water and dehydrate themselves.

Notable Scorchling 

• Achevv
• Anamariss - Sootling/Fire Variant
• Bilth - Water Variant
• Halassia Evergleam - Sootling/Fire Variant
• Ninssa - Water Variant