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- Very carnivorous
- Energies are hard to control
- Usually seen on European coat of arms
- Symbol of Strength in heraldry
- The name originates from the French wyvere meaning "serpent" or "life"
- The changed version is mean with small beady eyes and wings, representing only evil, war, and viciousness
- Tail sometimes is a poisoned stinger
- AD&D versions are brown or grey, with orange or red eyes and are not very intelligent
- Small dragon with two legs and two bat-like wings. Sometimes the wings have grasping claws on the ends.
- Appears in the Dragonslayer Movie
- Some manuscripts dating from 1448 say that Satan appeared on earth as a wyvern on occasion.
- Related to the Lindorm, and some sources make them the same dragon
- The French version is sweeter and life-giving. See Voivre / Wouive
- Book of Dragons and Other Mythical Beasts, Giants, Monsters and Dragons pg 399, WaterDragon, www.bungee.demon.co.uk/html/origins.html
Draconian.com/whatis, www.polenth.demon.co.uk/dragon/typedd.html, Morgeu, DenCity, DragonMuse
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