Saris Aren
The Red Knight
- Intent: To provide the Sith Empire a mighty steed to ride into battle
- Image Credit: Robert Crescenzio
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- Name: Kaas Swamp Drakegator
- Designation: Non-Sentient
- Homeworld: Dromund Kaas
- Language: Hisses and Growls
- Average Lifespan: 100 years
- Estimated Population: Planetary
- Breathes: oxygen
- Average height of adults: 2.5 meters
- Average length of adults: 4.2 meters
- Skin color: Greens, Browns, Yellows
- Hair color: They don't possess hair
- Distinctions: The Drakegator possess a nasty bite that can cause infection including sepsis. Male Drakegators are extremely aggressive. There claws are quite sharp, able to rip off then metal doors with ease, as well as light armors.
- Races: None
- Strengths: Thick hide and strong scales can withstand small blaster bolts. Can cause a nasty infection with it's bite. Runs at high speeds.
- Pro/Con of these beasts are the fact that they make one of the best mounts for any Sith warrior, but it takes a lot of effort and show of dominance to make it bow to the whims of the Sith.
- Weaknesses: Easily angered, can even turn on it's rider without proper training. Slug rounds do a lot of damage to it's scales. Due to the aggressive nature of the males, during mating seasons females can sustain wounds that if not well rested can become infected or worse. Heavy blaster fire, Lightsabers and heavy swords can damage the scales and hide of this animal.
- Diet: Anything meat can be digested by these reptiles.
- Communication: growls in a soft tone can be considered friendly, curious and sometimes timid. Higher pitched growls are of pain, or fear warnings. Low grows are threatening, warnings of aggression these are usually accompanied by hisses.
- Technology level: You can put a leather saddle on it.
- Religion/Beliefs: They don't possess anything like this.
- General behavior: Drakegators are solo predators that like stalking their prey, and what some scientist believe can be considered instilling fear into their food choice. When not hunting, Drakegators will lay out in the open, sun bathing, as not much in the swamps of Dromund Kaas are natural predators to these large creatures. They can be social with their own kind, found commonly found at water holes with their own kind. During mating seasons, females are sought over with extreme aggression with males constantly fighting with the females picking the winners of the duels. After this, females can sustain wounds from the males as they're still quite aggressive and usually end up cutting the females.
While they have been on Dromund Kaas for as long as the Sith could remember, only recently have the nature of these animals been truly studied. During ancient times of the Sith Empire these creatures would become mounts of war, ridden into battle. They're ferociousness made them extremely intimidating to enemies. As the rise of technology would eventually come, so did the concept that the need for live mounts would be discarded.
The years would pass on by, the creation of Sith spawns that were greater and more obedient to their masters came, and the Drakegator would become more of test of strength and competence rather than an ally for the Sith. Many Sith apprentices would fall the claws of the Drakegator, and when it was finally determined that the results were less than pleasing the creature was once again left alone.
Now, with the rise of the new Sith Empire, the Sith find need for beasts in battle, and the Drakegator once again finds itself by the sides of Sith Knights.
Though, because of the bacteria in it's mouth, many Sith must be careful when trying to tame one as a bite can leave one very sick, including sepsis. These bacteria are caused by the hording habits it will use during cold weather on it's food. Drakegators will horde killed prey during winter seasons, and even though the meat can be toxic, these animals are capable of digesting it without worrying of sickness as they have very strong stomachs and digestive system like most reptiles do.
Drakegators do not need to eat a lot, they can break down food slowly, drawing out the nutrients slowing over a period of time. This usually takes a whole week to break down food. Usually, they can eat up to their own body weight at in one meal, which is roughly 300 pounds.
