Mauda
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OOC INFO
Intent: To expand Skism Fauna and populate The Rupture
Image Source: Innit
Canon: No
Primary Source: None
GENERAL INFO
Name: Hryllistall
Designation: Semi-sentient
Origins: Skism / Natural Evolution influenced by Dark Side
Average Lifespan: 30 GSY
Estimated Population: 45 million / Planetary
Description: A large, bipedal and strong variant of the Hryll family. The Hryllistall is the Hryllaska's opposite in almost every way. It has thick, muscular flesh blanketed in sharp bristles and a large powerful body
PHYSICAL INFO
Breathes: Type I
Average Height: 2.5m - 2.8m (Stood straight)
Average Length: 75cm
Skin Colour: Green / Light brown
Hair Colour: None
Distinctions:
- 4 Fingers
- Limbs are very long and never without considerable muscle mass. Legs are used for casual traversal while all four limbs are used for high-speed movement.
- Auditory organs and general cranium size is reduced and compact to preserve body temperature.
- The Evolution of the Hryllistall was heavily influenced by the Dark Side. Most Rupture inhabitants were bred from the Schism that created The Rupture over 4,000 years ago. Owing to the nature of what created the Schism, the eyes of the Hryllistall are like biological Life-form sensors. Anything living glows with particular effect while the environment takes on a dull, limited set of colours.
Races: Hryllaska
Force Sensitivity: Naturally Dark Side and very common, however is never used to any true extent due to semi-sentience
Strengths
Nyoom: Hryllistall have powerful limbs that allow them to traverse their environments at incredible speeds, averaging up to 20-30mph
Life-Detecting Eyes: Hryllaska and Hryllistall eyes are attuned to the life-force of living beings, able to see even buried life as long as there is any semblance of exposed body
Powerful Arms: Hryllistall limbs are much more powerful than their surface-dwelling counterparts, rivalling that of a strong Wookie
Thick Flesh: With a larger body for insulation, the Hryllistall has very thick flesh. A long knife or light blaster bolt will have trouble doing any harm
Hedgehog Boii: Hryllistall bodies are covered in sharp bristles that will do harm upon contact.
Weaknesses
Your screams are like nothing to my audio receptors cause I barely have em: The Hryllistall's ears are, like the rest of its head, small. Its ability to detect sound is limited at best.
*In the voice of Kazoo Kid*, What ARE You? - Droids and other lifeless entities will confuse and avoid attack from Hryllaska and Hryllistall due to their lack of noticeable life. Individuals powerful in the Force can also avoid attack or attention by shrouding their life-force
CULTURE
Diet:
- Hryllaska and Hryllistall will devour flesh and bone wherever they find it. This is most often confined to the small prey they find under the ash/within the caverns. However, many S'kiss have lost their lives to failed hunting, with the only thing left after eating being rejected Cybernetics.
Communication: Complex variables in clicks growls and screams
Technology Level: N/A
Religion/Beliefs: N/A
General Behaviour:
- Parental care is very primitive. Food needs are met and protection of infants is aggressive
- Hostile to other species
- Hryllistall often linger near Kyber clusters due to their cold, draining effect. This is done to mitigate the intense heat of the the area but sometimes to find dead/dying prey.
Over 4000 years ago, the scourge of the outer rim, Darth Nihilus made his first attempt at the consumption of a planet's living inhabitants. This effort was met by destructive failure that resulted in the coalescence of his power on the surface of the planet. So unstable and destructive was his appetite that it tore a gash across almost half of Skism's surface and throwing the Planet's seismic rhythms out of stability.
Like a Terentatek, many creatures that inhabited the region were heavily influenced by the Dark Side. Their evolution saw natural affinity to the Force and extremely hostile behaviours. One such creature is the Hryllistall, or Crystal Terror in Skist. As in any other life-supporting planet, the Hryllaska and Stall trace their origins back to a common ancestor. However, after the Schism that created the Rupture, a branch of the evolutionary tree formed where the Aska and Stall species came to be. In the wake of the Rupture's formation, the Aska is the population of that pre-schism species that remained on the surface, developing tightly-bound flesh and extremely sensitive ears. The Stall evolved from a population that migrated underground where deposits of Skist Kyber were found. Skist Kyber has a draining effect owing to Nihilus' influence on the world and as such, the caverns that are found throughout the Rupture are much colder than the surface. The Stall species developed larger, more muscular frames to preserve heat and lack the auditory sensitivity of their cousins.
