Phase 2:Ranther Kin'toni Clan

Kin'toni Clan

Clan Name:

Ranther Kin'toni Clan

Other Names:

Parent Groups:

Zalchirn Kin'toni Clan

Descended Groups:

Unknown

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Population:

Areas Controlled:

Yilzka Bog

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Date Founded:

4E 85

Date Disbanded:

N/A

Biology

The Rather are adapted to the swampy, humid, and often dark environment of the Yilzka Bog. They are slender, long limbed and with a deep narrow chest. They have an reduced skeletal mass and elongated form. This allows them to swim silently though water and undergrowth alike. The downside of this build is being less able to absorb crushing damage. Their skin is a dark, mottled green-brown in color, and with an layer of natural secretions. It has an outer layer that resists the persistent fungal and bacterial infections common in this region.

Due to having an near-constant state of vasodilation in the skin, they are vulnerable to debilitating heat stroke in dry, sun-exposed areas. The hair is a oily and black, and sparse and coarse. It grows in uneven, clumpy patches rather than a full coat. It has an natural wax coating that makes it highly resistant to water logging and the chill of the bog. The skin has an higher density of micro-capillaries for in-water oxygen intake in the low oxygen bog water. The eyes are large and with an silvery yellow iris.

The ears are adapted for light-gathering in the dim bog, but this makes them very sensitive to light. The ears are funnel shaped, large and pointed. They angle forward and have small, feathery tufts that paired with their co-opted sinuses, allows them to have a frequency sonar capacity. This also makes them sensitive to loud noises, leading to short term deafness. This is used for navigation in the murky bog waters. The nose is flat and broad, and the nostrils are widely flared. The sense of smell is adapted to be focused on detecting minute concentrations of methane, sulfur, and organic decay.

This allows them to track prey and avoid gas pockets. There are also filters and mucus membranes inside the nose for filtering. These are used for filtering out airborne spores and particulate matter from the bog air. To clear these filters when they are clogged, they have to spit up mucus, a loud and gross process. Their teeth are slightly elongated and with jagged, saw-like edges adapted for quickly shearing through the thick hides of bog-dwelling reptiles. These teeth also lack the ability to chew and are a strain on the body for continuous replacement.

The fingers have claws adapted for grip on slippery logs, submerged roots, and steep mud banks. They also have long, webbed fingers and toes. This webbing allows for swift in-water movement. The claws and webbing together, makes it hard for them to climb or use fine/complex tools. The hepatic 'cell clots' are modified into specialized glands that can allow the kin'toni to resist common neurotoxins found in poisonous bog flora and fauna. The blood vessels are reinforced and multiple-valved for handling the continuous pressure of being submerged for extended periods.

The hemoglobin-recycling glands are more efficient at extracting and storing necessary nutrients from blood of local fauna. This is an adaption to irregular feeding schedules on non mammalian blood. The cellular structure has adapted a higher tolerance for methane and sulfur compounds.

Miscellany

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