Not all the dragons in the how to Train your dragon franchise are large, many are dog sized or smaller. The smallest are the insect-sized nanodragons but today we are going to look at those species commonly kept as pets and hunting dragons.
The most common in the movies is the Terrible Terror, a breed the size of a large house cat. The most common in the books is the dog sized Common garden and Basic brown breeds. The last is the Horrible Horror, my own hunting dragon according to This Website.
These small dragons may not be ridden but they can carry messages for the PCs (or NPCs for that matter), act as scouts, help hunt down dinner, be familiars, or simply be the team pet.
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| Terrible Terrors
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Common Garden & Basic Brown
Size Large
Dog (-1)
Special Ability/Edges Dive and Swim/ Swim 2 Dive 2
Breath Type/Times per Day/Damage Fire/ 4 / +75
Attributes
STR 7 /COOR 12 / AGY 7 /END 8 / CHAR 13 / INT 4
Armor/Outer Covering 2/ Light scales
Acceleration/Max. Speed 3/8
Ceiling/Range
14/ 77
Attack Type & Skill (Damage) Teeth +2 (+20), Claws +2 (+10), Head Butt +0 (+10),
Tail +2 (+10)
Break 2
Maneuv/Stability 18/2
Constitution 11 (3/3/3/2)
Diet/Habitat Small
Animals and Fish/Meadows and bogs
Aggression Calm
and Settled
Senses Sight
x2, Hearing x1, Smell x2, Alert/Observe +2/+3
Ornaments Barbed
Vigor 35
Coloring, Pattern & Texture the Basic Brown is any shade of brown from near white
to dark chocolate with darker blotches. The common garden is any shade of green
grading to yellow on the undersides. Both breeds have soft scales with prickly
back ridges.
The basic brown and common
garden dragons are so similar that both breeds can be lumped into one entry.
Very common and differentiated mainly by color and habitat these breeds are the
first thing the average Viking thinks of when they hear the word
"dragon". Basic browns are (as
their name implies) brown in color and inhabit riversides and bogs. The Common
garden is also found in riverside habitats as well as in open meadowlands. Both
feed upon fish, rodents, and other small prey. This breed is often kept as a
pets or fishing/hunting dragons by commoners due to their easiness to train.
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| Common Garden Dragon |
Terrible Terror
Size Cat (-3)
Special Ability/Edges Herd Mentality/ Teamwork 4
Breath Type/Times per Day/Damage Fire/ 10/ +100
Attributes
STR 5 /COOR 13 / AGY 8 /END 8/ CHAR 11 / INT 3
Armor/Outer Covering 3/Light scales
Acceleration/Max. Speed 6/10
Ceiling/Range
13/ 81
Attack Type & Skill (Damage) Teeth + 4 (+ 10), Claws + 4 (+ 5), Head Butt + 0 (+ 0),
Tail +0 (+ 0)
Break 2
Maneuv/Stability 20/0
Constitution
11 (3/3/3/2)
Diet/Habitat Fish
and small animals/ Sea
Shore
Aggression Nervous,
easily startled
Senses Sight
x 2, Hearing x 1, Smell x 1, Alert/Observe +2/+1
Ornaments Large
Eyed
Vigor 35
Coloring, Pattern & Texture the terrible terror has soft scales that are bright
copper or red along the dorsal ridge, eyelids, and wings. This color gradates to
soft leaf green, mustard yellow, orange, sky blue, or violet on the sided
before fading to a much paler shade on the belly.
This tiny dragon has a gecko-like body, two pairs
of horns, and a tail with a barbed tip. Unlike most domestic dragons terrible
terrors cannot be ridden but are kept as pets much like a scaly flying cat.
They can also be used as messenger dragons, much like homing pigeons.
Terrors are very mischievous and, when traveling
in a pack, can be quite aggressive. They are not picky eaters and will eat any
small animal they can catch and are not above stealing food from humans. Happy
terrors will also "sing" with a series of squawks, chirps, and
growls. This noise can get quite disruptive at night.
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| Terrible Terror from the movie |
Horrible Horror
Size Large
Dog (-1)
Special Ability/Edges Venomous (bite)/ Poison / 3 / +10
Breath Type/Times per Day/Damage Poison gas / 4 / Special
Attributes
STR 7 /COOR 13 / AGY 9 /END 8 / CHAR 8 / INT 9
Armor/Outer Covering 3/Light scales
Acceleration/Max. Speed 6/11
Ceiling/Range
19/ 99
Attack Type & Skill (Damage) Teeth + 5 (+ 20), Claws + 0 (+10), Head Butt + 0 (+ 10),
Tail +0 (+ 10)
Break 2
Maneuv/Stability 20/0
Constitution
16 (4/4/4/4)
Diet/Habitat Small
animals/ Meadow
Aggression Angry
and lashing out
Senses Sight
x 2, Hearing x 1, Smell x 1, Taste x2. Alert/Observe +2/+1
Ornaments
Large Eyed
Vigor 35
Coloring, Pattern & Texture horrible horror has soft pastel scales of baby blue,
pastel pink, peachy orange or light yellow. The belly scales are a paler shade
and the wings are spotted in a darker hue.
The horrible horror, often simply called a
Horror, is a larger relative of the Terrible Terror and is known for its
adorable appearance and behavior. In the wild these cute critters lure
unsuspecting animals towards them by rolling about in play like a cute puppy.
Curious animals come towards the dragon, perhaps thinking it is injured, and at
the last second the dragon lets loose with its breath. The unconscious victim
is then bitten to death with venomous fangs.
This breed is amazingly
dangerous for its size. Their bite is
poisonous (doing a total of + 30 damage) and their smoky breath can knock out
its victims. Those caught in the breath of a Horror must make a Con x 3 roll to
avoid it. On a failure the victim falls unconscious for three turn. If the roll
succeeds then the target is merely drowsy and all of his difficulties increase
by one level for the next three turns.
While considered a domestic dragon, Horrible
Horrors can only be trained by someone who fully understands dragons and takes
the Horror seriously. Once bonded this breed makes a superb hunting dragon.
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| A Typical Horror, from the books |
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