Dragons of Fame

Uwibami

Type/Species: Wurm
Origin: Japanese Mythology

History: Uwibami flew through the air, sometimes depicted with wings and sometimes without them. He was a gigantic serpent that preyed upon animals and humans, although he particularly enjoyed eating humans.¹ His ability to fly enabled him to swoop down and capture people in his wide, gaping jaws, and it has been recorded that even a knight on horseback could be snatched up by the serpent from about.¹

The hero Yegara-no-Heida slew this great beast.¹

Physical Description: A large serpent that could fly through the air, depicted with or without wings.

1. Rose [Monsters] 379

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