Male Hatchling
Name: unnamed
Species: Royal Ormyr
Birthday: Monday, February 28, 2022
Owner: Kestrad
Element: Neutral 
Royal ormyr hatch in the shallows near quiet beaches, usually tucked within protective rocks and watched over by their parents. Small and slim, they easily find cracks to hide inside to avoid predators and for whenever their parents are out hunting. Ormyr grow slowly, taking at least a decade to reach their full size. Magi who raise ormyr hatchlings usually keep them in bathtubs for the first year or two, where they can be mostly contained with siblings and toys to keep them busy, but as the hatchlings grow, they need to be moved to outside pools and then to the ocean itself. Though excitable and energetic, ormyr hatchlings are easily distracted by anything shiny, especially if it also makes noise.
A relative of the more common pearl wyrms, ormyr are larger and known to inhabit deeper waters, though they often come to shore to sunbathe on the warm sands of the Callisto Islands. Royal ormyr usually hunt in the twilight, when their violet and blue colouring allows them to blend in with the growing shadows. Though dangerous if provoked, ormyr are not aggressive and will usually prefer to swim away rather than fight, unless protecting a clutch of eggs or hatchlings. They seem to enjoy following boats, especially if they can startle the occupants by appearing suddenly from the depths, due to their high swimming speed.
Sprite art: Mysfytt | Description: Sochitelya