Species Name - Itania
Average Physiology - Usually dark grey/black and can have either fur or scales, sometimes a mix or both, with assorted circular and striped markings, the Itania are typically slender and lithe with long legs for sprinting and a medium to long tail that spits into two or three points at the tip, each one tipped in a claw or something of the same likeness. Normally rather tall but small, the Itania usually average at the size of a small motorbike. Their eyes come in the entire spectrum of colors and designs, with some with horizontal pupils, some with cats eyes or snake eyes, and some with round pupils, but usually it's determined by their markings, stripes that go down usually mean slit eyes, horizontal stripes usually mean horizontal pupils and so on. Typically quadrupedal(four legged) and the front limbs are usually ended with three toed clawed feet while the hind limbs have four digit paws and are digitigrade. Able to stand on their hind legs for a predetermined amount of time(It varies per different individual, some can only go five seconds, some could go their whole lives on their hind limbs, this also makes them twice their regular height). Because of this, their front feet have adapted their fourth digit or 'dewclaw' into a thumb so they can grasp objects. Males usually have a crest of sharp fur that can lat flat going from the crown of their head(back of the head) to their shoulders(Which is usually a bright primary color, like red or yellow - with blue being a rarer coloration). and sharp spikes up their front limbs. Females have the same spikes, but smaller and they have no crest.
Itania's faces usually have long muzzles tipped in a set of whiskers that vary in length, with triangle shaped ears that can swivel 270 degrees around to pinpoint exact sounds and each ear can rotate individually. They usually have forward facing eyes that are set in the middle of the brow, sloping downwards into the muzzle. Usually Itania's have two forked tongues, one detects heat while the other detects scents, as their noses are not good at picking up scents, as it's only two holes in the tip of their muzzle, like a snake or lizards. They have two sharp retractable fangs that vary in length and position of the jaw, with some being at the back of the mouth, others in the front or even the middle. Their whiskers are anywhere from two centimeters to the size of a 30cm ruler. The longer they are, the older and more experienced they are. The venom each individual has is different with every one, but they all fall under the same three categories - blinding, acidic or rotting, with the blinding one used primarily to stop the electrons bouncing form the opponents eyes to the brain for a certain amount of time, making their target blind.
Acidic venom melts anything it touches once it's left the user's hollow fangs, and only a scarce few things can block the acid - water, thick scales, lightning, earth, wind, darkness and fire. Different objects have different resistances, but these are the ones that the venom will not affect at all. The last category, rotting venom only words if the user actually bites their target, as they cannot spit the venom. It works by rotting the skin, fur or scales around the wound, before rotting away muscles, veins, arteries, and the like, leaving their victim, if untreated, nothing but a skeleton within a week. The same weaknesses apply to the rotting venom as it does the acidic, and water is basically an anti-venom. All Itania can speak telepathically, because their tongues do not allow speech.
Natural Weaknesses - Cannot swim naturally, it has to be taught. Very low natural defenses - cannot take a whole lot of physical trauma before they have to flee.
Natural Strengths - Naturally fast and lithe - Itania are natural sprinters and runners. They can go for long distances without stopping and can dodge easily with their lithe and fast form.
Magical Weaknesses - Does not react well to flames, ice or electricity. Itania are naturally weak to fire, ice and lightning magic, but an individual can still wield them as a power, they just cannot use it as well.
Magical Strengths - Itania can wield water, wind and darkness magic with natural fluency, but such powers are rare in their species.
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