Reaper

Basic Information

Anatomy

Tall and wiry, with long, powerful legs. Tails are commonly thick and sturdy for balance, and claws are long and durable. Often have wolfish or feline traits, but can take after many different species. Because of this, it is easy to mistake a reaper for a mortal and vice versa. 
When under great stress, a reaper's body can shift slightly, with unique features exaggerating and fur darkening in colour. This state is the only fool-proof way to identify a reaper, as their eyes will become cross-pupiled and their mouth and chest will start splitting in two.

Biological Traits

Due to commonly living in harsh areas, Reapers have adapted to have tall, lean bodies, strong claws, and thick, sturdy tails. Their legs are often very flexible and wiry.

Genetics and Reproduction

Are incapable of reproduction due to their unique body structure and unnatural creation. New reapers are formed when there is a use for them, and numbers never decrease.

Growth Rate & Stages

First-generation reapers were created as fully grown adults, due to the urgency of their job. New reapers grow and mature very quickly, and are ready to begin their jobs within mere years of being born.

Ecology and Habitats

Reapers value solitude from other species, and so have adapted to live in deep forests and high mountains.

Additional Information

Social Structure

Reapers live either solitary or in small groups. They are not commonly social creatures.

Uses, Products & Exploitation

Reaper body parts are an incredibly expensive black market product, due to their rarity and power.

Facial characteristics

Typically feline or wolfish, with rare reapers having more unearthly or mixed features.

Geographic Origin and Distribution

Focused in mountains and other inhabitable areas.

Average Intelligence

Share the intelligence of mortals, though often with much more experience.

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Commonly have advanced senses of smell and hearing, and possess a rudimentary grasp of fae intuition. Have an ingrained instinct to kill those who try to disrupt the worlds balance, and can recognize them immediately.

Civilization and Culture

Interspecies Relations and Assumptions

Have an openly hostile relationship with mortals due to the governments hunting of them. Gets along well with most fae creatures due to their similar creations and ties with nature.

Scientific Name

Reaper

Lifespan

Infinite unless killed

Average Height

Very tall, with many exceeding 2m

Average Weight

Wiry and light

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

Colours can vary wildly, but many reapers have dull fur for better hiding. The markings can change slightly when shifting forms, often with certain markings growing more vivid while the rest of the fur darkens.