And in its way, there was an unfortunate au ra who became Nidhogg's vessel.
Nidhogg rested in the Aery, only able to 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 manifest one of its eyes back. The dragon was weak and demanding of strong aether, annoyed at their eyes being destroyed, a bit bothered by their shorter frame, and so on.