What is a Windmaker?
A windmaker is many, many things, but first we'll start with the simple stuff. A windmaker is a fluffy dragon, with big eyes, raccoon-style paws with thumbs, and antennae like a bumblebee's. They almost always have brightly colored, unnatural markings, and in fact it is considered rare to find a Windmaker with natural markings (we'll talk about "why" in a moment.) Windmakers sip nectar and the juices of fruits by using their long tongue. They are mainly herbivorous, but occasionally during spring, summer, and fall, when they're caring for hatchlings, they'll eat some bugs in order to help them gain energy.
Now we get into the complicated. First off, Windmakers cannot be seen by humans - only by animals. There is a reason for this! Humans would go insane if they saw all the Windies around them, because Windmakers are literally everywhere outdoors. This is also the reason that Windmakers have bright colors; they have no natural predators, except for perhaps annoying housecats. They don't need a disguise.
And finally, into the very complicated. Windmakers make wind.
How, you ask? Do you say that this is ridiculous and laughable? But then where do you think the wind comes from? The moon? Ha! But I will answer the "how." Windmakers inhale and exhale like any of us...except that they exhale through tiny pores on their feet. Plus, Windmakers breath so fast, inhale so quickly, that they create their own little cushions of air and wind underneath them; much like rocket boots, except with wind, not fire. And that is how Windmakers create the winds of the world. They have such high population numbers, especially in Tornado Alley (the tornadoes are caused by courting during mating season), that wind is always on the move. And once again, they're invisible to humans. That is why, when humans lose a hat or scarf to the wind...Windmakers find it.
Are all the pieces falling together now? Good. There's still more to come.
More About Windmakers
There are three main types of Windies. First off, the land (for lack of a better word) Windmakers. Then there are the forest Windies. And finally, the rarest and most unique of the species - the aquatic Windies.
Land Windmakers:
Land Windmakers, the most common kind of the bunch, hover above land at all times. They never once in their lives touch the ground. At night, when their breathing slows and they're asleep, they hover in a puff of air above the ground. And in spring, when they lay eggs, the eggs don't actually "lay." Land Windies, LWs, store their eggs in a pouch, inside of their big bushy tails. Mainly the females do this, but since they both have pouches, it works all around. Most are able to fit in the palm of a human's hand.
Forest Windmakers:
Forest Windies, FWs, are slightly rarer than LWs. They live deep in forests miles and miles away from humans, often never seeing a human in their lives. FWs often have fur in shades of green, blue, and purple, reflecting their leafy surroundings. And at night, when they're not speeding about, they land in trees (being careful to not cover their breathing paws), and fall asleep flat on their backs with their paws pointed towards the sky. FWs lay eggs in the summer, and when they do they lay them in hollows inside of the trees. Slightly smaller than LWs.
Aquatic Windmakers:
The final Windmakers, and the rarest, are the Aquatic ones. These can be huge, up to ten feet long, and thousands of times bigger than a Land Windmaker. AWs are so enormous, and capable of holding so much air (their lungs take up 70% of their insides), that they only come up once a year to breathe - and when they do, it causes hurricanes. Little more is known about these, so I have to stop there.
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