The Longneck Beastclan is highland-dwelling, and mammalian. Originally native to Dragonhome and its surrounding mountains, they make extensive usage of their habitat. These preservationists use the rocks, boulders, and dry shrubs in the construction of tools, roads, and buildings. They graze primarily on mountain grasses and plant life, but some more adventurous individuals have been experimenting with a more omnivorous diet than their ancestors. In recent years, it is not uncommon to see a Longneck fishing party attempting to snare the bounty of fish species migrating upstream during the summer months.

The Longneck Beastclan have an deep connection to the nature of their environment, and are known to spend copious amounts of time meditating in the open grasslands or along cliffsides. Sticking their high heads into the mountain winds and using their keen sense of smell, they can judge the prospects of next year's grasses and bushes before they germinate.

The plumes of smoke that originate from Longneck camps are a regular sight among earth dragon lairs. Long thought to be reclusive, meditative, and docile, the Longneck have become increasingly more confrontational with the dragons living in Dragonhome. Skirmishes between the many Longneck clans are a more common sight; in some cases, the exploding population of the Longneck have lent them an edge in pushing even dragons out of their homes forever. In recent years, dragon lairs that once dotted the mountainsides like pockets in a honeycomb now host Longneck food supplies and outposts.

While it is unclear why younger generations of Longneck are becoming more hostile, the mystery may lie in the most hidden away of their settlements: a legendary valley of steep cliffs, harsh edges, and close quarters. Dragonkind has not yet infiltrated or even located this most secretive of abodes. Many dragons are too large to fit through the heavily-guarded cracks in the hillside labyrinth that are thought to lead there. Those smaller dragons that can find themselves in close quarters with a hostile enemy, and are swiftly driven out. Whether or not the Longneck are planning a revolution remains unknown.



Known Longneck Territory

The following areas are known to be populated by the Longneck Beastclan. Though they normally keep to higher altitudes and drier climes, they have been moving into highland flatlands and cultivating the land for crops and settlements.

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