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Name: Pedehorkas
Designation: Non-Sentient
Homeworld: Phorskuh II
Language: Chirps and Grunts
Average height of adults: 1.2-1.5m
Skin color: Dark Tan to Black
Hair color: N/A
Breathes: Type 2
Strengths:
Size - Its size makes it intimidating to just about any creature not three times its size
Strength - It's mouth is incredibly powerful, able to break bones of average strength
Weaknesses:
Partially Blind - They rely on sense of hearing and feeling; vibrations in the ground, and temperature sensing antennae
Limited Mobility - Their exoskeleton is designed for bending and flexing, but it is also more resistant to heat, which keeps them less dry. Due to this, it can not bend as much as say... a snake or a worm. It is also slower than it may seem, usually less than 3kph. Only slightly more if they are in a 'sprint'
Distinctions: Rarer breeds have glowing flesh, showing they come from the deepest and most moist and cool areas of the planets. Being rare due to far less reaching the surface.
Average Lifespan: 300 Standard Years
Races: See Distinctions
Estimated Population: Currently only discovered on Phorskuh II, 5,000
Diet: Omnivorous
Communication: Ground Tremors or shakes, which can cause confusion from machinery, sometimes luring them to unknowing individuals
Culture: N/A
Technology level: N/A
General behavior: Solitary; Pedehorkas usually like to be alone, taking up a cavern and acting like it is their territory. Seldom do they share a cavern, but if they do, it's when they lay eggs and have them protected
History: Unknown to most researchers, as the creature has only been recently discovered, the Pedehorkas were actually the cause for the moist, wet caverns found much deeper underground. They are a burrowing and traveling species. Most of the time their tunnels cave in, but some of the tunnels harden and keep their strength. Though when the Pedehorkas go up top side to breathe, the wind gets caught inside the tunnel, and catches inside the caverns which when it is cold, it traps moisture inside. Some of the caverns on the planet that are top-side were actually commonly traveled tunnels by Pedehorkas, which opened the ground up but formed strong walls. Scientists discovered that the Pedorhorkas were the first species to exist on the planet. They suspect that the species survived, initially, by consuming plants that grew in the damp caverns. Eventually, while the Pedehorkas were quite small, evolutionary pressure forced them to increase in size. This is believed, by the original discoverers of the species, to be the result of a growing need to consume in a more predatory fashion. It is at this stage of their evolution that Pedorhorkas show a transition from strict herbivory to a more versatile omnivorous diet.
In their existence, they became the main predators of Phorskuh II, but less savage and blood thirsty than most predators. They grew in size and power with their new food sources, but recently they've stopped growing. The creatures that evolved and grew on the planet after the Pedehorkas impact soon began to die off as they often entered too much into the Pedehorkas 'territories,' however one other creature has lived long enough to sustain itself alongside Pedehorkas. Although rarely, Pedehorkas don't often attack each other. Even the ones found in the deepest caverns are less aggressive.
The Pedehorkas also have a rare subspecies, but the differences are minimal. The Pedehorkas that live mostly towards the top soil of the planet are seen the same, dark and territorial. But deep underground, where the largest of flora and water pools are in the planet, where light very rarely ever has reached so deep, the Pedehorkas adapted once more. Since the Pedehorkas hunt by sound and feeling, these Pedehorkas created a new tactic for hunting. The flesh that can sometimes be seen between carapace shells, in their mouth, or on their antennae can glow. This can either be used as a scare tactic to force a creature into moving, or a lure tactic, which gives a tantalizing color to water pools that can lure other Phorskuh II creatures.
Notable Player-Characters: N/A
Intent: Create life for Phorskuh II
