Axex
Realm: Kemet
Typical Height Ranges: Males - ? to ? /// Females - ? to ?
Typical Weight Ranges: Males - ? to 1500 lbs /// Females - 500 to ? lbs
Center of population: Kemet Mainland
Estimated population: xx native / xx former human
Physiology
Wingless Gryphons. Generally friendly and easy going, quite different in that regard from their winged cousins. They tolerate extremes of temperature extremely well, especially towards the Hot end. Smell is poor, hearing is great, vision is great, taste is average. Vision doesn't have the super-duper long-range vision but does have the good kitty night-sight in addition to sharp focus during both day and night.
Fine motor is just fine. The form isn't generally clumsy. Balance is great, acrophobia is nearly non-existent. Diet is "Anything pooch can eat", so any starches, many vegetables, virtually any meat in any condition. Though there is an inclination to active hunting and eating fresh kills.
More or less the sameish dimensions as a large horse. Bit more slink to the body, bit less length to the legs, lot more fur.
Tongue is more like avian than feline though a bit different, softer, broader, more inclined for speech and water intake. It lacks feline barbs and has end result being similar to canine. Able to pant in order to further supplement natural heat shedding ability.
Very capable climber, though more on slopes than trees due to weight. While capable of perhaps climbing trunks, the branches would be unlikely to support the weight. An Axex maintains the feline leaping/pouncing ability.
Front paws are bird like, include talons and wrist joint. Rear paws are feline and contain retractable claws. Bipedal motion is extremely poor making carrying with hands quite difficult.
Tail is as capable as feline. Vocal range is excellent.
After a six month gestation, Axex give live birth to between one and three offspring, the usual litter being two. Said offspring are initially fed crop milk produced by parents. While young are relatively well-developed, there is a long juvenile phase in order to reach the size required, adulthood is at approximately 15 years old.
Culture
Roleplay Notes
Instinctive traits: Slight tendency towards vanity/grooming, slightly nocturnal, may not like water, cool analysis and action under pressure/prone not to panic, effectively no fear of heights, great balance, inclination to active hunting and eating fresh kills.
They have a habit for cool analysis and action under pressure, they don't panic easily. They do have a habit of being a little bit on the nocturnal side.
Average food requirement is 3 to 6 times that of a human depending on activity levels and metabolism due to such. Able to sustain very long walks, though for speed is more of a sprinter than a jogger. Capable of around 40MPH for short bursts.
Lifespan is more or less that of an average human.
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