Changes: Wyvern

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I wonder if this template should be upgraded and get used on pages like the three Bestiarys, which currently use their own non-templated warning. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?--SWM24 48 05:14, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

It probably should... this template is not being used currently anyway.

(^Sssss/_Slithered) 05:58, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

Is there any way to see which pages use this template?--Ashbear160 (talk) 03:43, 17 June 2011 (UTC)

The What Links here link.

(^Sssss/_Slithered) 04:15, 17 June 2011 (UTC)

So Pcj is deleting the articles with this tag, what do we do? We kind of need them.--Ashbear160 (talk) 16:17, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

They were copyright violations. Please see the copyright policy.--SWM24 48 17:48, 18 June 2011 (UTC)

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+I wonder if this template should be upgraded and get used on pages like the three Bestiarys, which currently use their own non-templated warning. Does anyone have any thoughts on this?--{{User:Sandwichman2448/Sig}} 05:14, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
-{{Infobox race
+:It probably should... this template is not being used currently anyway. {{User:Coobra/Sig4}} 05:58, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
-| name = Wyvern
+::Is there any way to see which pages use this template?--[[User:Ashbear160|Ashbear160]] ([[User talk:Ashbear160|talk]]) 03:43, 17 June 2011 (UTC)
-| image = WyvernMoM.jpg|
+:::The [http://www.wowpedia.org/Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Source-article What Links here] link. {{User:Coobra/Sig4}} 04:15, 17 June 2011 (UTC)
-| caption = In ''[[Manual of Monsters]]'' and ''[[Horde Player's Guide]]''
+::::So Pcj is deleting the articles with this tag, what do we do? We kind of need them.--[[User:Ashbear160|Ashbear160]] ([[User talk:Ashbear160|talk]]) 16:17, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
-| type = Large Magical Beast
+:::::They were copyright violations. Please see the [[Wowpedia:Copyright policy|copyright policy]].--{{User:Sandwichman2448/Sig}} 17:48, 18 June 2011 (UTC)
-| faction = [[Independent]], [[Horde]], [[Twilight's Hammer]]
-| character =
-| capital =
-| leader =
-| mount = Self-powered flight
-| homeworld = [[Azeroth (world)|Azeroth]]
-| environment = Any forest, hill,<ref name="MoM109" /> warm desert,<ref name="HPG 222" /> mountains, and plains
-| area = [[Stonetalon Mountains]], [[Thousand Needles]]
-| language = [[Orcish]], [[Taur-ahe]]
-| slang = [[Common (language)|Common]]
-| exact =
-| height =
-| weight =
-| organization = Solitary, pair, or flight (5-9)
-| alignment = Usually [[Alignment#neutral|neutral]]<ref name="HPG 222">''[[Horde Player's Guide]]'', pg 222</ref> (Formerly Usually chaotic neutral)<ref name="MoM109">''[[Manual of Monsters]]'', pg 109</ref>
-| source = ''[[Horde Player's Guide]]'', 222<br />''[[Manual of Monsters]]'', 109
-}}
-[[File:Wyvern.jpg|thumb|Seen resting on a flight master's post]]
-[[File:Where Wyverns Dare.jpg|thumb|200px|Where wyverns dare...]]
-A '''wyvern''' is a wolfish-lion with bat wings and a scorpion tail. They can be found living in the harsh cliff-terraces of the [[Barrens]], [[Stonetalon Mountains]], and the [[Thousand Needles]]. They hold great enmity for [[harpy|harpies]], as the vile creatures like to capture young wyverns for food and to subvert and train as guardians.<ref name="MoM 109">''[[Manual of Monsters]]'', pg 109.</ref>
-Like [[hippogryph]]s and [[gryphon]]s, wyverns are intelligent creatures — as smart as any humanoid. Their fierce predator instincts, as well as their harsh environments, lend little trust for humanoids, however. Despite this, wyverns are new allies to the [[Horde]]. The greenskinned [[orc]]s proved themselves to wyverns in battle against harpies attempting to kill a Stonetalon Mountains flight. Since then, the two species have a growing respect for one another. Wyverns share respect for the [[tauren]] just as they do the orcs, though the former are simply too large to join forces with a flying wyvern. A wyvern may choose an orc with a willingness to take to the air, and the two establish a formidable aerial scouting and combat team. Such orcs are known as [[wind riders]]. Wyverns are encountered alone as often as they are found in an orc rider’s presence.<ref name="HPG 222" />
-Wyverns share a common ancestry with [[dragon]]s and [[gryphon]]s.<ref name="WC3man27">''[[Warcraft 3]]'' manual, pg 27.</ref> Wyverns revel in flight, dutifully carrying [[Horde]] riders (also called "[[Windrider|Wind Riders]]") along various routes surrounding [[Thunder Bluff]] and [[Orgrimmar]] for a small fee.
-Orcs raise wyverns to serve as steeds both in and out of combat.<ref name="HPG 119">''[[Horde Player's Guide]]'', pg 119.</ref> Not all wyverns are friendly to the horde; some are even enraged. They do not give up their eggs willingly, forcing the Horde to take the eggs to raise the newborn wyvern. Professional wyvern trainers wear thick, elbow-length leather gloves to protect themselves from baby wyverns' deadly stings.<ref name="HPG 119" />
-They speak Orcish and Taur-ahe, and are capable of learning Common and other languages.<ref name="HPG 222" />
-==Carrying Capacity==
-When wyvern carry others, such as orcs, they are capable of carrying up to 600 pounds, and that would be considered a heavy load for them. A medium load is between 201-400 pounds and a light load is considered anything under 200 pounds.<ref>''[[Horde Player's Guide]]'', pg 223</ref>
-== Flying mounts ==
-{{main|Wyvern mounts}}
-In ''[[The Burning Crusade]]'', [[Wyvern mounts#Artisan Mounts|Armored Wyvern]]s are the epic flying mount of the Horde in [[Outland]], see below. However, in some cases they were apparently trained to accept any rider, as seen by the bombing roosts around [[Halaa]].
-==Myth==
-Despite their mammalian qualities in Warcraft, wyverns are actually a type of reptilian dragon found in medieval heraldry. Wyverns were easily determined from other dragons by their four, rather than six, limbs, and their clawed tail. Wyverns were bipedal — their wings grew out from their forelimbs. Of course, the Wyverns could breathe flame (typically from the nostrils, whereas dragons were typically able to exhale flame through the mouth). The Wyvern had an even worse reputation than the dragon — while dragons could be benign or wise, Wyverns didn't seem to be sapient. In heraldry, the wyvern was never used for a crest or coat of arms among the greater powers of Europe (though the beast was known as far west as England).
-The wyverns of the Warcraft universe share more features with Manticores, than Wyverns.  The Manticore was a mythological beast, originally of Persian orgin, that have the body of a lion, was winged, and possessed a reptilian or scorpion's tail, and a human face with a shark-like maw, having three sets of sharp teeth.
-The more leonine wyverns of ''Warcraft'' were intended to fit the Horde's newer, wiser image, and contrast the evil-looking dragons they stole from Alexstrasza. Like their Earth counterparts, their wings are attached to their forelimbs. The scorpion-like tail is Blizzard's own addition; mythologically, it was possessed by the Manticore, not the Wyvern.
-==Manual of Monsters==
-In the [[Manual of Monsters/Appendix Three|Appendix Three]] of ''[[Manual of Monsters]]'' there are different types of wyverns described: [[Manual of Monsters/Appendix Three#Wyvern|wyvern (dragonkin)]] and [[Manual of Monsters/Appendix Three#Sand Wyvern|sand wyvern]]. However the validity of the source is disputed.
-==Companion==
-In ''World of Warcraft'', a [[Wind Rider Cub]] companion was recently introduced for the [[Horde]] and [[Alliance]].
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
-[[Category:Wyverns| ]]
-[[Category:Transportation]]
-[[Category:Half-breeds]]
-[[Category:Dragonkin]]
-[[Category:Magical beasts]]
-[[Category:Horde Player's Guide]]
-[[Category:Manual of Monsters]]
-[[fr:Wyverne]]