Wyvern (Dungeons & Dragons) Wyvern (Dungeons & Dragons) In the "Dungeons and Dragons" fantasy roleplaying game, the wyvern (pronounced WIH-vern (as in "did learn") or WHY-vern) is a species of dragon. The wyvern was based upon the wyverns of legend. The wyvern was one of the first monsters introduced in the earliest edition of the game, in the "Dungeons & Dragons" "white box" set (1974), where they were described as smaller relatives of dragons with a poisonous sting in their tails. The wyvern appears in the first edition "Monster Manual" (1977), where it is described as being distantly related to dragons, stupid but very
Westland Wyvern "Albion" until March 1955 when the problems had been resolved. 830 Sqn. took the Wyvern into combat from HMS "Eagle", flying 79 sorties during Operation Musketeer; the armed response to the Suez Crisis. Two Wyverns were lost to damage from Egyptian light anti-aircraft fire; both pilots of the aircraft successfully ejected over the sea, and were picked up by "Eagle"'s search and rescue helicopter. The squadron returned to the UK on "Eagle" after this conflict and disbanded in January 1957. Consequently, 813 was the last Wyvern squadron, disbanding on 22 April 1958. All Wyverns were withdrawn from service by 1958: