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Dinovember 2023: Kaijusaurs of Chimeria (Week 5)

Day 27 - Fey/Kaijusaur: Goetiasquama (Greek γοητεία (goetia), "lower magic" + Latin squama, "scale") Height: 1 feet (0.31 meters) Length: 2 feet (0.61 meters) Weight: 4 pounds (1.82 kilograms) Diet: Omnivore Setting: Lost Land, Fantasy, Mythology, Urban, Futuristic Danger Rating: 1/10 Attacks & Abilities: Dazzling sparkle spray, biting and clawing, climbing, gliding As a general rule, the size and ecological niche of a kaijusaur are major influences on its aesthetic, and form follows function even for the most extravagant. Features that evolved for show can still have practical use, such as in defensive intimidation, but only when their owner is big enough; smaller kaijusaurs, being more vulnerable to predators, tend to be more subdued, with their own display structures being generally concealed unless absolute safety is guaranteed. But one of the very smallest kaijusaurs of all appears to be the exception rather than the rule, and in an ironic but fitting twist, the diminutive