Thanks, Million Mud March.
Here's something I whipped up in about a half-hour.
Next up: Noctero Culture.
Noctero biology
-All females are born with large, usable wings. Males are born with small wings, and as a result are unable to fly. Male Noctero will flap their wings vigeriously when annoyed.
-Noctero teeth are set as follows: Two "buck-teeth" in the front that have a prong on the inside of them; a set of large fangs on the top jaw, on either side of the buckteeth; and ten sharp, curved teeth (5 on each side, 20 in all) going all the way back to the end of the gums.
-Noctero teeth interlock when their mouths are closed. If a Noctero loses a tooth, it will usually grow back in the exact position of the fallen tooth to ensure that the jaw closes properly. In rare cases, the bucktooth could come back in slanted slightly.
-Noctero have two hornlike protrusions along their skull. These are not horns, but rattles that they shake when agitated. There is also something similar on the bottom of the ear, but this is immobile.
-Almost all Noctero are born with black hair and eyebrows. In previous years, Noctero who were born with a tint other than black were considered unholy and tossed off of cliffs. Nowadays, they have discontinued this barberic and supersticious ritual, but still reguard them as outcasts. Some Noctero, in recent years, have died their hair different colors in certain spots in order to rebel against this.
-Noctero females were usually born with svelt, thin bodies that allow for smooth flying. But in the years spent in captivity and due to the factory-supplied foods, the females have begun to grow out, so to speak. Actra's friend, Lyddea, would be a perfect example. Her current diet of New RuptureFarms products caused her breasts to grow out so much that it makes it almost impossible for her to fly until her wing muscles adjust to the weight (which could take anywhere between a few months to a few years). Actra herself has slightly larger hips than most females.
-The tail of a Noctero is stiff and halted with rods of bone running along the sides of the tail vertibrae. It is only able to be lifted and turned slightly at the base. This makes the tail into a good rudder during flight. Noctero keep their tail raised while walking.
-Noctero are purely carnivorous. They will eat anything that has a pulse, from taking down paramites to catching ratz and chippunks on the go. The diet at New RuptureFarms, however, is more fat than meat.
-Noctero walk on the tips of their toes, with their foot suspended off the ground. Noctero usually have a hunched posture to balance, but are very graceful movers (males moreso than females).