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Black whelps are trained to kill from the moment they emerge from their eggs; in some cases, they are ready to fight even before that. Terrible and vicious, these predators delight in inflicting pain on the mortal races. Though many can speak, they typically do so only to get close enough to strike. The scaled creature looks almost friendly at first, but one quickly notes the deceptive glint in the whelp’s eyes. The creature’s grin is not a greeting, but rather an indication of its pleasure at seeing a victim; perhaps it’s hungry…. The dragon’s dark scales make it almost impossible to see as it moves in and out of the shadows.

Unlike most other dragons at their age, black dragons are nearly fearless, quite willing to die in a bloody frenzy in order to inflict as much pain as they can on their targets. As such, they are incredibly dangerous, especially in groups; and this is exactly how they like to fight. If encountered alone, a black whelp retreats to find more of its kind, then return to tear apart whatever has invaded their domain. They focus on the same target as the oldest dragon, killing enemies one by one. Whelps delight in using their breath weapons.

Black whelps speak Common and Draconic.^{MG 40}

Petting a wild whelpling is a good way to lose your fingers (or get your hair burned off!) You can have your own young newly hatched and tamed black whelp see Dark Whelpling

Orb of the Blackwhelp

In-game, players who finish part of a chain quest (Meeting Note) can purchase a single Orb of the Blackwhelp until used up of it's 4 charges. These orbs allow the player to transform himself into a Blackwhelp. Though this form is broken through combat or even falling, but some items can be used while still in form such as growth potions. Players like to use this item to "mess around." Player suggestions say a best combination of fun is through using these items:

-Smokey's Lighter-

-Dark Whelpling-

(Either one of these)

-Winterfall Firewater-

-Noggenfogger Elixer-