Wickerbeast biology

1. #1Skeleton

   Keys: bones, skeleton · Secondary:

   The skeleton of a wickerbeast is incredibly dense in order to support their large mass. Overall, the skeleton can weigh 20% of a wickerbeast's weight. This can ensure heavy impact damage to an enemy if a wickerbeast charges. To counter this, the skeletal system is comprised mainly of compact bone

2. #2Blood

   Keys: blood, eyes

   Wickerbeasts have a four chambered heart like humans do. The heart takes in deoxygenated blood from the body, sends it to the lungs to become oxygenated, the blood comes back to the heart, where it will then be pumped to the rest of the body. However, Wickerbeast blood will match the eye color. If the eye is a gradient, it is one or the other color.

3. #3Muscles

   Keys: Muscles

   Wickerbeasts are essentially walking tanks with the musculature to match the title. Their strong thighs act as a powerhouse of energy due to vast amounts of mitochondria in their body. Combining this with their sturdy hind-legs and they have the capability of producing long running strides for maximum impact along with great leaps. A wickerbeast's tail is one long, thick muscle in itself which is used as both a weapon and to keep their balance when charging. The tail enables very abrupt acute turns in combat and travel. Weapon wise, wickerbeasts will use their tail as whip or club to throw their whole body into motion. The end result of the opponent can be paralysis or even death depending on how hard the hit was. Wickerbeast limbs are just as powerful. Their thighs enable them to master heavy weaponry such as war-axes. It also allows them to travel long distances and work much longer than any average non-wickerbeast could.

4. #4Eyes

   Keys: eyes

   The appearance of Wickerbeast eyes varies between single colors and gradient hues. The species retain relatively good eyesight despite lacking an iris. The eye is mostly one big pupil to allow a greater amount of light to enter the eye. This allows the creatures to see in UV light and process the regular three channels of color. At night, wickerbeast eyes also exhibit retro reflection (reflected light in dim areas) or in some cases glow in the dark.

5. #5hands/claws

   Keys: hands, fingers, hand, finger, claws, claw

   Wickerbeast claws are some essential tools for many things like work, foraging, brawling, and even artwork. The claws on the hands are the actual fingers of wickerbeast. The claws have a small bone piece and a nerve ending. These claw bones are covered by a sheath of keratin. Wickerbeast claws can bend to hold objects. Wickerbeast claws grow until adulthood and then will not grow anymore. The tips of a wickerbeast's claws are able to be shaved and even be sharpened. Claw painting is a practice done during court seasons for a wickerbeast's mate.

6. #6mouth/jaw

   Keys: jaw, mouth, maw

   A wickerbeast's jagged jaw is one of the signature traits of the species. This jaw allows for a vice grip over prey as it can lock on. If truly motivated in a life-or-death scenario or hunting scenario, a wickerbeast will not let go until they succeed with the outcome. The insides of a wickerbeast's mouth has a slightly acidic saliva that can break down food as it goes down the throat, it has a numbing sensation to the prey. The tongue can be forked (hereditary) or normally pointed at the tip. Wickerbeast teeth and jagged jaw points are incredibly sharp. The teeth of a wickerbeast are serrated at the back edge like a shark's teeth would be.

7. #7eggs

   Keys: eggs, pregnant, child

   Wickerbeast's lay eggs instead of giving birth to live children, generally, the wickerbeast subtypes are sometimes able to be told by the egg sizes themselves, however it is not the most accurate way. Mainland and oceanic wickerbeasts also differ in how they have their young. The two classes have separate gestation periods: mainland being three to four weeks with swamp being typically two weeks. A healthy mainland wicker will normally produce 5-6 eggs for their clutch while a swamp wickerbeast has 2-5 at a time. A wicker egg will take 14-40 days to hatch. Any subtype can breed with another subtype. The offspring would not be a hybrid - like a king/swamp offspring for example would either be a king wickerbeast or a swamp wickerbeast in the egg. Not a mix of them. Swamp wickerbeasts lay their eggs in shallow, non-moving bodies of water while pelagic wickerbeasts lay their eggs amongst clusters of coral and under-sea plant life

8. #8Lifespan

   Keys: year, years, young, age, life

   A wickerbeast can live anywhere between 150-200 years of age, sometimes a little more. Wickerbeasts do not age like humans do. Usually, the beginning of a wickerbeast's life is fast in growth and the rest of its life is very slow aging. A wickerbeast's childhood is from ages 1-4 years old. Their teenage life is from 5-10 years old. A wickerbeast is a "younger" adult from the ages 10-20, and then after the age of 20 they are considered a mature adult.

9. #9horns

   Keys: horns, horn

   Wickerbeast horns are very similar to how their claws are. These appendages that sprout from the wickerbeast's head all start with a small bone piece that connects to the skull. The rest of the horn however is very hard keratin and can at times be broken. A wickerbeast horn will grow back over 3-6 years. Wickerbeast horns are solid colors, gradients, and typically matte or a little shiny in texture. They can be segmented shapes as well. Wickerbeasts can also have small nose horns, though they are most common on the dweller subtype.

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