Meet the Wasteland Dragons

I actually just wanted to design dragon versions of Rasca & Goliath (my multiversal characters) but I ended up creating a whole new dragon type which is now a rather important part of the "Dragon Valley" Plot. At least in terms of Ivy's character development. XD
(instead of working on stuff that will come up in the story waaaaaaay sooner , I do this XD)

(Lengthy) Explanation about Skeleton Dragons: (bc I can)

Skeleton Dragons are a variation of wasteland dragons (there are a few more) and live in a big anarchic  community which is internally divided into multiple smaller groups that are sometimes lead by one individual each. (except for Nelvori the dragons above are all part of one group).
They are the most violent kind of dragons. The wasteland's resources are scarce so they  fight over every bit of water and food.
What's noticeable is the uneven gender distribution. Females are the most violent towards one another, which leads to most of them not reaching adulthood. The reason for that is unclear as they don't have to fight over partners and it's mostly the job of the males to fight over resources.
Skeleton Dragon males are about as big as Mountain Dragons, while the females are significantly smaller.
They are so emersed in fighting for food and their occasional turf wars that they usually don't pay much mind to building nests & breeding, so the birthrate is low. Breeding is reserved for years (usually multiple years in a row) in which the wasteland experiences a short period of recovery and brings forth enough resources to ensure the survival of a higher percentage of hatchlings. This results in big age gaps between some groups. (there is one more group that is about the same age as Rasca & Goliath's group).
There are no fights over the small number of females, they call the shots. Males that aren't chosen, also don't really care. The death rate of hatchlings is high, those who don't breed, have one less hardship to worry about.
The average life span of Skeleton Dragons is relatively short compared to other dragons due to the high death rate. Until now there hasn't been a single individual that died of old age, so the actual life expectancy is unknown.
They decorate their bodies with bones they like.

Also they usually can't breath fire, the reason Rasca can will stay a secret for now. ;)

The next thing will be the rest of the sketch collection^
Have a nice weekend ♥