Yurai (You-rye)

Basic Information

Anatomy

Unlike other Triaxian offshoots, the Yurai were changed in a ritual by Yemar into something new in order to survive the Kalkur and the Bloodplague. These changes resulted in a bark-like skin that could be temporarily hardened at will in order to protect the Yurai. Additionally, Yurai tend to have long, slender fingers that become somewhat sharp at their ends, ending at a single, semi-rigid point. These 'claws' aid the Yurai in climbing surfaces, as well as aid them in battle against their foes.

Growth Rate & Stages

Until the change of the Pact of Bark when the Pact of Chitin was offered, Yurai found that they reproduced even slower than the Triaxians, in an effort by Yemar to ensure that their populations would never grow too large. When the Long Summer began and Yemar spent great amounts of energy altering all life in the world, they saw to ensure that the Yurai would be given an increased fertility rate. Currently, the Yurai age at half the speed of humans, tending to reach a maximum age of one-hundred and eighty, though their young reach maturity around twenty years of age.

Additional Information

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Eyes of Xiar

A small, thin secondary set of eyelids underneath the primary eyelids that enhance low-light vision, the Eyes of Xiar are more like a second iris for focusing light than eyelids. The external nature and the fact that using them is voluntary has led to the Eyes of Xiar being defined as eyelids, though this is is still often debated.

Sylvan Ears

A trait passed down through the Triaxian offshoots for millennia, the Sylvan ears of a Yurai are often though to grant them and other Sylvan species superior hearing, though this is not the case. Small variations in the design of the ears actually provide them with superior hearing in specific circumstances, though this is usually just in the region around their homes.

Genetic Ancestor(s)