It’s an undead baby dragon, produced by a failed magical spell. It probably would be cute if it weren’t partially decayed.

Young dragons are relatively defenseless. They are born with relatively soft scales, which are shed and replaced with harder ones as the hatchling matures. Once a hatchling’s wings grow in, it typically marks the beginning of maturation. At this point they are often capable of hunting on their own and are usually left alone by their mother.

John Clayton III, Viscount Greystoke, became an orphan when still a genderless hatchling. He was adopted and raised by the Mangani, a tribe of Great Wiedergaenger who lived in the jungle region of terra draconis. John's Mangani name is 'Zombie', which means Rotten Skin. One fateful day, Zombie met a highly intelligent female Dragon, Brain Porter, and instantly fell in love. He won her over with the most individual chat-up line in history: "Me Zombie, you Brain." Well, who wouldn't have fallen for that...