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.

Years ago, a man lived near the Jehumuh desert. He was obsessed by the idea to train dogs in a martial art of his own invention, called dog-fu. Unfortunately, his attempts were not met with a lot of success. One day he found an injured Tarantula Hawk Drake hatchling and decided to take her home and nurse her back to health. Growing up among dogs made her more social and approachable than others of her kind, and she also proved to be one of the best dog-fu fighters in the world (which is not as impressive as it sounds, since there are only about five). Knowing that dragons are not pets, the man soon set her free, but from time to time she comes back to visit her dog friends for a friendly sparring match.