Phase 2:Latraestenth Kin'toni Clan

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The Latraestenth are adapted to the muddy, humid, Pel'sun Bayou. They are sleek and somewhat flattened of build. This build is best for swimming and wading, but is slow and clumsy on dry, solid ground. They lack all hair. Their dark green and brown skin is thick and rubbery to reduce drag in water. This skin is highly dense with hydrophobic skin cells that prevent waterlogging and protect from parasite attachment in the still water. This skin is poor at dissipating heat. Due to this, they overheat rapidly if forced to exert energy out of water or shade.

The eyes are dull green in color, with an nictitating membrane that protects them underwater. This also means their sight is poorer outside of water. These eyes are optimized for detecting rapid movement in low-light, murky water. The ears are but two holes in the sides of the head as avoid drag in the water, The hearing is tuned to pick up low-frequency vibrations traveling through water and mud. This allows them to track movement in water. The nose is high-set and capable of sealing completely underwater. The teeth are small, tightly packed, and slightly curved inwards.

These teeth are for gouging and holding slippery, large prey. The teeth are not adapted for biting though the hide of larger, land based prey. The claws are short, wide and bunt, as they aid paddling under water. These claws are useless for climbing or piercing hard materials. The hands and feet are thickly wedded for underwater movement. The joints are adapted to lock and resist shearing forces when moving through thick mud or dragging heavy prey. The muscles are adapted for powerful, short-burst propulsion in water.

With this, they can as rapidly close the distance on aquatic prey. This muscle adaption means they have very low endurance for sustained running or swimming. They quickly become tired after quick powerful bursts. Inside is an internal system of hepatic 'cell clots' and white blood cells for filtering out and neutralizing the numerous pathogens and toxins in the water. Using this adaption, they can survive the naturally occurring swamp gases and mild toxins of the Bayou.

The blood vessels are adapted to have more capacity and a specialized fibrin structure to allow them to survive massive, non-fatal blood loss. The downside of this thickened blood is being prone to heart attacks and strokes. They have an specialized gland that produces a bio-luminescent oil that is used for communication in the dark bayou waters. This also can lead to them being easy to track by sight such as by rival kin'toni. They have totipotent stem cells adapted to tough, fibrous sheaths around major blood vessels and nerve bundles.

This protects them from physical and chemical damage. They also have an biological mechanism to neutralize the neurotoxins found in the venom of local lifeforms. This is done by rapidly breaking down the peptide chains in the venom. This needs them to stay fed to sustain this protection, if they do not feed, it does not work.

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