Drake, Sun

''A huge creature flies overhead, its wings creating a large circle that blocks out the sun. Its wings shimmer in the light, with orange, red and yellow hues. The creature has a long thin body, four sharp claws, and a long thin tail.''

Tactics
Lacking any kind of elemental powers, sun drakes attack with bite, claw, and tail. Much like air drakes, sun drakes will grab their opponents, fly to a great height and then release them, allowing the prey to fall to its death far below. The sun drake will then swoop down to feast upon the creature's remains.

Description
The sun drake is a fearsome creature, intelligent, vicious, and very dangerous. It prefers to make its lair at the top of the highest peak wherever it lives, spending its days soaring the wastelands on thermals. Sun drakes have a 40-foot wingspan, and its wings give it an almost circular appearance when gliding through the air.

Sun drakes, like those of silt, are relatively common on Athas, basking the life-giving rays of the dark sun itself. They hunt from the upper airs, descending only to attack and devour prey before returning to the sun-burned heavens that are their home.