Captain Larraq
Capitalist
Name: Pral'ym
Designation: Semi-Sentient
Homeworld: Argyra IV
Language: NA
Average Length of adults: 25 meters
Skin color: Tans, Oranges, and Yellows
Hair color: NA
Breathes: Type 1 Atmosphere - Salt Water
Strengths:
Immense Strength
Excellent sense of smell
Weaknesses:
Very Dim-witted
Slow swimmer
Distinctions:
Semi-articulate hands
Average Lifespan: 50 years
Races: NA
Estimated Population: Hundreds of Thousands
Diet: Crustaceans
Communication: Low growls
Culture: None
Technology level: None
General behavior:
A semi-sentient species that stays close to coral reefs and seaweed forests, Pral'ym's diets primarily on crustaceans and mollusks, using its large, powerful teeth and jaws to crack open the thick shells of its prey. Capable of biting into the hardened chrysalis of Bik'Sal juveniles with little effort just as easily as it can pry the two halves of a giant clam apart, the Pral'ym is a monstrously strong creature.
Poorly combined with its natural strength is its natural stupidity. The creature is dim-witted, but playful around sentient species. This makes them extremely dangerous to humanoids as they typically consider them objects of curiosity and will often drag them under the water to chew on and play with. Pral'ym have been known to crush humanoids in a single hand, or to pry them in two. They have also been known to playfully chew on those they capture, more as a means of exploring the new object(person) than as any form of aggression or predation.
The species has numerous tendrils that cover portions of its back and tail. As near as scientists can determine, these tendrils are simply ornamental and are used as a display of health and vitality during mating season. When not in mating season, these solitary creatures wander through coral reefs and seaweed forests in search of crustaceans and mollusks. It primarily does this by sent and taste, as the creature will sometimes lick at an object if it cannot determine its edibility.
As slow swimmers, Pral'ym do not migrate and stay close to the ocean floor where they can grip onto well-anchored structures for support during strong ocean current.
The teeth of the Pral'ym are made of extremely hard iron-calcium material that is stronger and lighter than Durasteel.
History:
Pral'ym have been known to crush or rip apart small submersibles and are capable of crushing most personal armors. Those wearing the few, rare armors beyond its capability of crushing outright typically get pried limb from limb as the creature attempts to get at the soft meat within the armor. Scientists make every effort to assure tourists that this behavior is not out of aggression or predation and that the creatures are harmless if simply avoided... But recent news articles on Pral'ym attacks have had a detrimental effect on tourism planet-wide.
Many Mon Calamari scientists view Pral'ym as a primitive relative to their own species, though they share no genetic ancestry. Numerous attempts have been made to train and domesticate Pral'ym, but each has ended in disaster and dismemberment.
Notable Player-Characters: None
Intent: To create aquatic life to help fill out the environment of a planet obviously focused on Aquatic sentient life.
