Phase 2:Kaxod Kin'toni Clan

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The Kaxod are adapted to the dense, tangled Ler'ther Bushy Grove. They are low slung, dwarf-like and quadrupedal-leaning of of build, in order to move under thorn canopy without standing. This also means they have very poor vertical reach, meaning they are unable to climb trees. Their skin is dull, mottled and lichen-green in order to blend into the forest floor, and is thick and fibrous to deflect slicing briars. This skin is so thick and leathery, that it lacks fine tactile sense, meaning they have very little sense of touch.

The hair is short, coarse, and patch like, being muddy brown bristles that are able to produce an slippery, high-gloss oil. This allows them to slide though the thick bush. Their eyes are small, and milky white in color, with a thick third eyelid to shield to the eyes from sharp twigs. This semi opaque eyelid also leads to an lack of long-range visual acuity, making them almost blind past 100 meters. The ears are small, and flat to the skull in order to stop them catching on thorns while moving through the brush.

The nose has external fleshy flaps, able to close shut as to expose vomeronasal organs inside the upper lip for tasting the air for blood. Their teeth are short, backward curved and needle sharp, adapted for catching struggling prey even in tight spaces. These teeth are hard to disengage from bites quickly, leading them to be able to be attacked in that time. Their claws are thick, blunt and trowel like, but also non-retractable. These claws are adapted for caring away dense roots and carving tunnels through the brush.

The claws are blunt, making them unable to be used as weapons. The feet are long and digitigrade, with heavy padding and thick leathery soles in order to protect from sharp sticks and rocks. Inside, their spines are connected via oversized, fluid-filled fibrocartilage discs to allow for the spine to bend horizontally at extreme angles. This also means the spine is prone to snapping under heavy weight, making it hard for them to carry heavy loads. The blood vessels are coated in highly elastic muscular sheaths.

This allows them to cut off blood supplies if a blood vessel is damaged suchas from razor-thorns. The blood messages are not adapted to be constricted for long amounts of time, leading to localized tissue ischemia and muscle cramping. In their liver, the hepatic "cell clots" are highly specialized in order to find, and neutralize neurotoxic plant saps and secretions from the grove. With the rib cage, it is fused at the sternum to become set of broad, shield-like bony plates to protect their organs from being impaled.

The plate is segmented to allow the hyperflexable spine to bend, as if it was scale mail armor. The lymphatic filters and hemoglobin recycling glands are flatted and highly pressurized. These are set along their flanks in order to fit their narrow body shape. These are narrow, highly pressurized slits are prone to damage, and if they bust, the body suffers from bad internal bleeding. The internal throat sack is able to make loud, low-frequency clicks that allow them to echo locate through the dense undergrowth.

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