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Craihs are native Cyantian species that closely resemble sharks. Most of them can only live in the oceans and only more recent generations have been genetically modified to be able to walk on land.

Craihs have the very rough skin typical of sharks, but at least on most Craihs, it is not quite to the point of shredding anything that lays against it except on the back side. They do have dentricles along the back. You do NOT want to rub up against a Craihs' back because you risk damage to your clothes, fur, feathers or skin, it's like falling on extremely rough sandpaper and provides the Craihs with almost as much protection as light Kevlar. Note, this is ONLY on the back, tail and fins. Everything else would be a leathery texture and is thicker than normal skin, but smooth. Craihs also have a single spine along each arm, containing a neurological poison. The spine is angled backward such that it is not likely to accidentally strike someone, and most Craih keep the spines trimmed or capped.

Craihs bodies have a lot of cartilage in them. Their fins, nose, the last digit of each finger, their tail and ribs are solid cartilage, whereas the rest of their skeleton is bone. The spinal column is bone then gives way to cartilage in the tail.

Gills are located in the same place on the chest in both male and female Craihs, with the bulges being less evident on the wider chests of the male.

Craihs get up to 6 and 7 foot in height and are suprisingly, the most adapted to land so far and do much better on land than in the water.

They have lower sonar abilities than Raieys, but higher electrical/magnetic field detection abilities.

Psychology:

Culture: Craihs have historically been the most aggressive of the species, and only the presence of the Neefla has kept them from overrunning the Raiey. (Their aggression is not the territorial kind, it is inquisitiveness and prevalence of mouthing everything they come into contact with to since they originally did not have arms and hands to do this with.

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Family: Craihs bear multiple 'kits', up to six at one time. Mortality is high for them due to Craihs while being good mothers... have excessively active and mischevious kits. The number's too many to keep within eyesight at all times when they're young, and they are VERY prone to wandering. Craihs have live young

Technology: Craihs are the least advanced technologically. It is only very recently (about 300-400 years) that they have been genetically modified to possess arms.