It is no mystery where Howler Drakes got their names. Though not very bright, these emotive creatures employ an impressive vocabulary of loud chortles, shrieks, and songs to communicate with one another, and almost never stop chattering. Howler Drakes inhabit dense jungles, foraging in the fertile soil for mushrooms, tubers, and insects. When threatened, a Howler will flare its wings to display its bright red eye spots, while letting out an ear-splitting scream.

Though it may appear at first that dragons and drakes have much in common, the two are completely separate species. Drakes are smaller and less intelligent than their cousin species, though both dragons and drakes sit comfortably near the top of the food chain. They are always found bearing antlers and leathery wings. Drakes share many of the same habitats that dragons do, and typically hunt in packs.

The training that the witch started for this dragon was simple--sound a screeching alarm at the presence of intruders.

Having him as the noisiest hatchling in the bunch, the woman swore to make use of all that howling. Confident with her experience from training dragons to have the share of chores, the enchantress proceeded to the lessons with a basket of mushrooms on hand. She painstakingly dealt with the noise for numerous daybreaks until he matured, finding dawn to be the most convenient time to do so.

However, the learner seemed to have a different interpretation in mind. Instead of screaming at every intruder, he started screeching at every single sunrise, expecting a mushroom for a job well done.

It might be a product of classical conditioning that went wrong, but man-made alarm clocks cannot match a drake shrieking by her bedroom window every morning.