The quiet and solitary Tarantula Hawk Drake lives in deserts, digging temporary shallow nests overnight in which to sleep. They feed primarily on large spiders, but will also eat carrion, insects, and larger prey when necessary. Tarantula Hawk Drakes are typically quite docile, preferring to mind their own business. However, when threatened or provoked, these drakes will attempt to stab the opponent with the stinger on their tail to inject a powerful venom. This sting is at the very least extremely painful, and even if the toxins don’t paralyze the attacker, the pain is likely to distract them enough for the drake to escape.

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.

Omz gazes up at the Great Dark, endless and black, and can't help but wonder if it's possible to traverse it one day. He's content spending every day burrowing, finding insects to eat, and visiting the friendly desert dragons sharing the territory, but sometimes, he has an urge to try to fly as high as he can to touch the Great Dark. The dragons see a tarantula hawk drake engaging in odd and self-destructive behavior, and some have even asked him what he was doing, but since he isn't capable of language or telepathy, he doesn't ever answer back.