Henchwoods Guide

I’m sure several readers will wonder why I chose the Periwinkle Dragon as our first dragon to examine. I have always found it unfortunate that most people have rarely taken a closer look at these beautiful and complex creatures; instead seeing them only as common: annoying and dangerous household pests. Often when I mention the Periwinkle in conversations pertaining to the family of Drach’n, or Dragon, with my colleges, they dismiss them as irrelevant and unworthy of more comprehensive study, truly a shame. They don’t even rate on King Theodor’s list of dragons due for eradication; which is very lucky for them; indeed.

Even though the Periwinkle only reaches sizes of no more than three inches, they still manage to have a formidable presence. Most of us have experienced the lingering rash, excruciating swelling, foul-smelling discharge, alarming numbness, loss of balance and bladder control caused by the bite of the Periwinkle, but really, are those sufficient reasons for the creature to be so despised.

A quick search of most Udenland’s homes will turn up several of the periwinkles charming nests. Woven from hair plucked from the heads of sleeping children and kittens, the Periwinkle will mate, raise its offspring and eventually eat its slower young, in these nests. The lucky few that survive the precarious early months of its life will escape and begin the cycle anew.

Note: other possible symptoms caused by periwinkle bite; irritability, nausea, bloating, ennui, an imbalance of the Humours, the sensation of De-Ja'vu, loss of motor skillsdt7jhdgoqdjvb, a craving for bacon, a desire to chat about the weather with strangers, more nausea, a spontaneous comprehension of algebra; but not calculus, the sensation of De-Ja’ vu, and death.

Of course there is that Periwinkle bite; not many know that the teeth of the Periwinkle can number in the thousands. Each one as small and sharp as a pin, and once the Periwinkle has latched on it’s nearly impossible to get them to release their grip. There have been many methods employed in attempts to detached the periwinkle, but they frequently result in loss of a finger, toe or whatever extremity the dragon has affixed itself. Most choose to wait for the dragon die of hunger or of advanced age, whichever comes first.

This has been merely a brief glimpse into the world of the Periwinkle, hopefully next time you encounter one in your home or on your travels, you will stop and take time observe the sublime nature of these little brutes befor you smash them into oblivion with a rock, shoe or fish.

Periwinkle Dragon

Note: other know symptoms believed caused by Periwinkle bite; Scurvy, Rickettes, Mumps, Scabies, Rabies, Carpal-Tunnel Syndrome, China Syndrome, Foriegn Accent Syndrome, Monkey Pox, Gerbil Pox, Camel Pox, Parrot Pox, Pox Pox (very bad), Alektorophobia (fear of chickens [though I don’t see how this is a phobia, seems perfectly reasonably to me, terrifying little beasts]), Trichopathophobia (fear of hair), Phobophobia (fear of phobias). Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (fear of long words), Dutch Elm Disease, Little Leaf Disease, Sooty Blotch Complex, Root Rot, Gill Rot, and a bad case of the Mondays.

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