Desert Sweeper

Desert Sweepers are a Lightning subspecies created by user cybernetic.

Lore
Desert Sweepers are a curious sort. Though they certainly belong into the Shifting Expanse, they are most often seen wandering around the barren wasteland and the yawning canyon rather than spending their time near the Lightning Farms. Though meticulous workers, Desert Sweepers appear to focus their skills towards more combat based usage instead of locking themselves up into a scientific lab. They make extremely skilled survivalists that know their ways around the desert and somehow seem to possess a sixth sense for avoiding potentially lethal lightning strikes. It makes them extremely valuable as scouts, warriors and hunters that do the dirty work for the larger corporations. No worries, though - they enjoy their job.

When Desert Sweepers are born, they are almost always entirely aqua colored and develop their colors and markings over time. Some remnants of their youth remain throughout their years near their limbs, head, tail and wingbones. The unique markings that eventually adorn wings and body mark both their sexual maturity and make it harder to spot them amidst the thunderclouds and lightning strikes when they hunt and scout. Particulary their uncommon red coloration comes with experience, skill and temperament. A more level-headed desert sweeper may display more purple and blue tones, whilst a more aggressive specimen will show notably vibrant reds that are an ode to their battle readiness.

Though they prefer to live solitary lives, they make extremely loyal employees and companions to those that manage to gain good standing with them. The effort to gain their trust is well worth it: there aren't many dragons that are naturally born into roles that ought to be filled in a world that spirals around scientific research and advancing technology. They're those that would stand at the front line if the Stormcatcher calls to war or risk their life for a fellow clanmate.