Unreviewed Slipstream Adar

[Madrona A’Mia]

Slipstream Adar
Varietal Dracconic Sithspawn

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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create a specialized subspecies of Sithspawn for various roleplay purposes including espionage, PC pets, and to fill out various biomes in planet submissions.
• Image Credit: First image (black dragon)- Mr Windsinger Himself! by Aribis (@fr-ari on Tumblr). Second and third images (colorful dragons) by tattoo artist Scarlett (@Scarlettpokes on Instagram)
• Canon: Based loosely on Adar (Reptavian), this species is to Adar as dogs are to wolves
• Permissions: Inspiration taken from canon Adar and submission by Diarch Relik, who encouraged continued advancement of subspecies.
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GENERAL INFORMATION

• Name: Slipstream Adar
• Designation: Semi-sentient
• Origins: Kor'ethyr Academy Sithspawn Husbandry Program, Spore Industries
• Average Lifespan: 18-24 years
• Estimated Population: Rare (Permissions Required to Obtain One)
• Description: Slipstream Adar vary in size from the length of a womp weasel, to war-mount size of three speeders in length. This incredible variance is made possible due to their highly alchemical nature, wherein physical characteristics are largely determined by sorcery. For this reason, Slipstream Adar can be incredible pets, or serve as exhilarating steads. There are many other ways that their bio-alchemical makeup might be put to use and truly it seems that imagination is the limit. So long as one does not expect them to serve as warriors, they will likely be able to fit almost any other role of service that an incredibly intelligent beast of burden or servant might.

PHYSICAL INFORMATION

• Breathes: atmosphere type I, II & III
• Average Height of Adults: From .2 meters to 3 meters
• Average Length of Adults: From .5 meters to 7 meters
• Skin color: Multi-colored, ranging from muted natural tones to bright and vibrant neon or metallic tones.
• Hair color: Some specimens have manes, tail tufts, fluffy ears, etc. but others are more reptilian, sporting only scales and horns.
• Distinctions: These organisms are notably varied in their appearance, therefore their most consistent features are a long, slender, noodle like body with four small but powerful limbs and a long tail. Slipstream Adar also have incredibly dexterous front paws that are equipped with articulated claws and opposable thumbs. There seems to be no major distinction between males and females, other than that males enter rut once per standard cycle wherein they become much more aggressive toward other males.
• Races: "Pocket" sized (small), Standard (medium), and war-mount (large)
• Force Sensitivity: All (some traits/ abilities inborn, most others must be honed through practice and training of the individual).

Strengths:

• FAST: Truly, they are speedier than almost any natural born organism and faster than most other Sithspawn.
• Perfect Vision: With eyes unmatched by any natural organism, these Sithspawn have the advantage of heightened perception and the cunning to act on that which their incredible eyes can see. From several miles away, Slipstream Adar can discern a level of detail envied by any that rely on sight by way of profession or in service of survival. They can read a sign written in 20 point font from two miles away.
• Wisdomous Whiskers: Regardless of their patterning, scale colors, and other aesthetic details, all Slipstream Adar poses at least one set of whiskers, if not more. These sensory organs are thought to aid their Force abilities and can bestow any number of unusual abilities such as, though not limited to; weather prediction, danger sense, tracking, location of lost objects, and so on.
• Flight: whether it is their innate connection to the Force through sorcery, or some other mysterious biological function, these organisms are capable of wingless flight. Often they appear to be gliding, though when they move at faster speeds they tend to move their front and hind legs in a running motion. Can they find purchase on the very air itself to swim like fish through the sea? Is the process largely some kind of innate sorcery at work? No one fully knows, but these creatures are still capable of flight in Force dead zones— though their speed is somewhat diminished.
• Bamboozling Breath: In much the same way that many cephalopods can produce ink when threatened or startled, Slipstream Adar have the ability to create sudden distracting bursts of glittering clouds or thick clouds of smoke. This "breath weapon" general cannot cause harm, its purpose is merely to distract or very temporarily blind so that this speedy Sithspawn can make a hasty escape.

Weaknesses:

• Non-combatants: This Adar variety has been carefully crafted with a number of strengths and incredible abilities but outright ferocity isn't one of them Though these creatures do have teeth, claws, and sometimes horns or breath-weapons, they are specialized for speed— not violence.
• Slow To Heal: True to their status as non-combatants, Slipstream Adar are very good at escaping dangerous scenarios but if they are injured, it takes them a particularly long time to heal. Some kind of sorcery or access to a powerful source of Force power can aid them in healing, but wounds they receive will often linger. Older Slipstream Adar notably tend to have more scales missing from close encounters and demise that they've managed to escape.

CULTURE

• Diet: Unlike their larger Adar ancestors, Slipstream Adar have a narrower diet. Generally speaking they are omnivores, though the smallest among them then to be insectivores and the largest of their members favor a more meat based diet and would biologically be considered carrion eaters, though sometimes they can take down passive herbivores by hunting in packs.
• Communication: Growls, yips, whistles, and hums. These Sithspawn will form bonds with sentient handlers and have rudimentary telepathic communication between members of their "pack," of which a beloved handler can be considered a member of. Though they cannot speak aloud, they are capable of understanding spoken and written language provided someone has taken the time to teach them.
• Technology level: These Sithspawn have an unusual affinity for technology, but not necessarily a favorable one. Though their understanding might be categorized somewhere within the Bronze Age, Slipstream Adar have an uncanny instinct for technological sabotage. They are by no means capable of slicing, but they have an odd affinity for knowing just which wire to snip or gear to jam to bring a machine to a screeching, smoking halt. In fact, these odd creatures seem to derive a kind of mischievous joy from such things. The fact that they have clever front paws equipped with opposable thumbs makes them all the more dexterous.
• Religion/Beliefs: It would seem these organisms are host to vague superstitions and might ascribe to some semblance of reverence for those powerful in the Force. This does not bend them into bowing and scraping servants, but can pique their curiosity and draw crowds of them to places or people where the Force is particularly potent. They also have a tendency to collect items and decorate their living spaces, the themes of which sometimes mirror spiritual iconograph.
• General behavior: These Sithspawn hatch from eggs, mature at about two years of age, and tend to live in packs or large family groups wherein they answer to a matriarch and her chosen mate(s). Male Slipstream Adar build intricate bowers in order to attract the attention of a mate. They will also dance-fight other males, displays which can actually lead to grievous injury if neither will back down. Generally speaking, these Sithspawn are mild mannered and sweet tempered, if a bit prideful, and more than a little mischievous.

HISTORICAL INFORMATION

This Adar variant came about thanks to careful experimentation and Sithspawn husbandry under the watchful direction of Zal Aditi, Darth Caedes and Madrona A’Mia who were seeking to breed a useful new species. The Sithspawn were first revealed at the revelry and race hosted by Korriban's King.

The winner of the race was gifted a hatchling from the first public batch of Slipstream Adar. From that point onward, efforts on Korriban and Brosi have been made to bring the species up into a small but robust selection of individual and variations therein.