Difference between revisions of "Category:Scythetail"

"Deadly Creatures they kill by maiming and have no respect for other predators or the enlightened. They Chose to go their own way long ago. They are quite barbaric, and jealous of our mutual advancements." -Murr (A Gryphon) to a young Shivae

Scythetails are normally agressive animals that do not like sharing their territories with other predators. This is not always the case if there is only one or two. It's more of an occurance when you have a very large pack of more than five members. The boney plate at the ends of their tails grows dull, but is often chipped to a fine edge by repeated thwacking on rocks. The Scythetails use their tails as well as an impressive array of claws and teeth to bring down their prey. They are fast predators, but not as fast as Shivae and rely more on brute strength when things aren't going their way. Coloration is normally shades of blue with black stripes, but other variations do occur.

They stand about 3-4 feet at the shoulder, with females tending to be larger, weighing 300 - 500 pounds. They're generally wide, heavy-bodied reptiloids. They do have grasping forepaws and the inner digit has more mobility than the other two toes, not quite as opposable as a thumb. The tail's rodlike for that stinging slap of the bladed tail and balance. The bone blade itself held normally would definately bruise a person if it smacked them in the knees. It's only lethal when turned so that the sharp edges are exposed.

Scythetails and Shivae will not fight each other during a flood anymore than a bit of snipping and snarling since they're both merely trying to survive. Scythetails are more pack oriented than Shivae, they will tend to return to their lands and not wander very far. Any displaced Scythetails will not wander from their territory, especially not during a flood because they fear losing their preferred haunts.

Scythetails also... while being hostile, will not typically go anywhere near a Shivae with chicks. Shivae are far more dangerous than Scythetails. They can live in the same lands.. they would live differently and probably avoid Shivae for the most part just because. These scythetails will more than likely attack any approaching Scythetails.

They are able to climb thick trees.

Scythetails lay eggs. They usually clutch in early spring, 6 to 15 eggs at a time, not all survive, obviously.

• note - giant scythetails like Lord Dior and winged scythetails like Taun have been genetically modified and are not naturally occurring

Domesticated scythetails have the intelligence of a very smart sheepdog, and are often used to tend herds. The tail is wrapped in cloth when very young to help mold it and keep it blunt, and they're never taught how to sharpen them, making the tail more of a club than a cutting weapon.

It should also be noted that there are a very small number scythetails that appear to be decidedly friendly and non-hostile. In addition, these scythetails can speak normal Cyantian languages, but thier tails are not as deadly as normal scythetails and are in fact rather rounded.