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.

This little drake may look a bit scary and be able to deliver a painful sting, but travelers still think she's quite cute and sometimes even have an urge to pet her. Most are unaware that she is called Tab and is the pet of a shy desert dweller who doesn't stray far from his home. In fact, Tab is also unaware that she has an owner and doesn't come when called because, really, she is a wild drake and her "owner" simply likes to imagine he has an animal companion. Because he wants other beings who pass through his part of the desert to also treat "his" drake nicely, he casts an area of effect spell on Tab so anyone who comes within a certain range inexplicably feels at ease and perhaps wants to pet her.