About the Tovae
Species Name: Tovae Type: Dragon/Wind serpent monster Average Height: Males 6ft-7ft (Average 6'4") | Females 5'0" to 6'1" (Average 5'8") Weight: Males 130-240 pounds | Females 98-170 pounds Build: Slender but well built, lithe muscles hidden and giving great agility Life Span: 70 to 120 years (Reaching maturity at the age of 4) Magic: Electricity and storms, healing spheres, teleportation
Emotions
Sensitivity Level 7
While an aloof species with strangers they often crave the acceptance and love of their mates. Any unwarranted scolding will be scoffed off but usually burns quite deep.
Solitary Level 5
While completely content on their own before they are driven for a mate, once having set eyes on a mate they will pine and have even been known to pass on if without them too long. Most stay with parents until suitable mate is found.
Tolerance Cold Weather 5
Tolerance Hot Weather 8
Affectionate with Family 8
Friendliness Toward Strangers/Rivals 2
They are extremely aggressive with unknown monsters or those who they might deem a threat and will fight to the death.
Distribution
The Tovae no longer have their own home world due to it's destruction by something they call 'the sundering' that tore through the land and destroyed all food and life. The species is a leaper, or possessing the ability to world travel, and therefore have traveled to many different worlds and timelines to survive.
Diet
Tovae, like most draconic species are, as a rule, almost entirely carnivorous consuming almost any prey they can catch including insects, crustaceans, arachnids, myriapods, mollusks, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Most species feed on invertebrates or carrion as juveniles and shift to feeding on vertebrates as adults. While they are known to consume fruits and vegetables, they species need a diet consisting of at least 70% protein, 20% crude fat and the rest being roughage for fibres. While Tovae have been known to eat larger prey including deer and moose, this is usually during breeding season on a hunt with a mate. Due to the anatomy of a Tovae's jaw having canines, incisors and the males having curled bottom tusks with no molars they can only eat whatever they can tear off and swallow whole. Therefore the species is more likely to favour things they can catch and swallow whole.
Biology
Tovae maintain large territories for hunting. The active and aggressive nature of the Tovae has led to the consensus is that they have the highest standard metabolic rates of all extant reptilian monsters.
Having long limbs, their physical anatomy is similar to many other in their anthropomorphic form. Like some mammalian monsters having a straightened spine, opposable thumb with three phalanges and flat feet with two large clawed toes they often use their long draconic tail for balance while the two fox like tails are simply for display. Tovae are cold blooded but due to their affinity with electricity will often sunbathe and charge their body up for warmth, collecting in both the horns and within the hair as static electricity.
Coming in a variety of colours; Tovae are born in more subtle tan and greys and after their first molt begin to display their adult colours. Albinos in this species are rare and only one has ever been recorded, being infertile and more than likely due to being a twin.
They have long translucent coloured horns which are used to store energy or electricity that when fully charged can be enough to kill anything touching them and stun anything in a five yard radius.These horns are the same colour as their orbs and also reflect the colour of their electricity and storm magic. Gender differences include thick curved tusks on males that crane over the top lip, long whisker like barbs and a beard of hair on their chin. An amusing trait being the almost heart-shaped nose, which is wider and more arrow shaped on a male.
All Tovae are born with 5 energy orbs which appear when in battle or in display, which have a liquid in them that can be used for healing. Once used or destroyed they do not regenerate.
Their moods are easily seen from their eyes which change colour depending on their mood. What colour it changes for each mood is dependent on the original eye colour.
In their dragon form they retain many of the same features, though gaining a scaled face, a mane of static charged hair they trails their spine to just past the base of their tail. Their body has arrow and vertically pointing ventral scales with tufts of fur on their tail tip, jaws, and elbows. They feature orbs on their foreheads with the males sporting two as well as along on the base of their tail and beard. Males have longer horns. Their ears are long and almost like that of a fence fox with a soft, curl of hair like that of a cloud on the tip. Their bodies in both forms is covered in a soft down of hair that can range from a fuzz to a full coat of fur depending on the dragon. Studies have been shown that the Tovae are partially venomous with their bites causing localized swelling similar to a large bee sting and sometimes more severe reactions to those allergic, and can on occasion be known to cause necrotic tissue damage.
Breeding
Tovae are oviparous though are only known to lay between 1-3 eggs, though rarely more than one. These eggs are actually energy orbs and form the baby from the magic within. Hatched, Tovae chicklets are raised until they reach their first heat (Which comes once mature at the age of four) and will stay with their parents until a mate is found.
Tovae have one soft heat each month where they are more hormonal than usual and often quick to brawl or fight and one heavy breeding heat every six months. During this time they will seek out a mate and display and kill potential rivals. Both females and males are known to do this behaviour depending on if they consider themselves the alpha of their kind. Some have been known to kill their mates during a fight for dominance.
Fights can last for days, and often once a fight is won either by submission or death the victor claims a piece of the loser as a trophy and proof of victory. This is usually but not inclusive of teeth, hair, horns, bones, pelt and tails.
Languages
They can communicate in most languages, picking them up easily as needed to survive. Their native language is similar to some indo-asiatic languages, though to many people it sounds a lot like clicking and hissing. There are few phrases known as the Tovae are more than likely to communicate with body language before speaking.
Creating your own Tovae
Mostly anything goes with Tovae. While they are certainly inspired by eastern mythology in their creation they are very adaptive and tend to dress and style for wherever they have established their territory.
Names can be anything, though often again a more indo-asian feel is common. A good place to take inspiration from is chinese, japanese, korean, malaysian, thai, etc...
Because of their already aggressive nature Tovae are often seen with scars, which they often display proudly and often with a story. Some even have scars simply for decoration though it is less common. Tovae often tend to have jewelry that includes bones, teeth and horns, usually from battles won during breeding season or protecting territory. This can be from any animal.
Restrictions
* No albinos; that is Shao's gig. While primarily white is allowed please try to have some colours and markings. As well, white with pink hints and white/blue eyes is also restricted.
Known Tovae
Shao’lien