Creature:Necromin Reaper

Common Name: Necromin Reaper

Scientific Name: Nex Messor Necromin

Homeworld: Oton IV

Type: Insectiod Reptillian

Classification: Non-sentient

Diet: Omnivore. Active predators that feed on fruits during droughts when prey is scarce.

Reproduction: 3-4 eggs, both parents take care and guard them until they hatch, after which the young stay with the adults for 3 years before setting off to find their partner/mate.

Lifespan: Around 50 years.

Morphology: One of the larger predators of Oton IV, it is known for its high adaptability shared by the rest of Necromin species, resulting in several offshoots. About the size of an earth rhino, its defining characteristics, shared by it and the rest of its species, are the evolution of jaws in the hands, the armored exoskeleton, the three eyes, and the large tail spike. Its exoskeleton is nearly an inch thick, and its internal skeleton is extremely dense, causing it to weigh around 1 ton. Finally, it defends itself with its external spikes and hunts with its hand-maws and buzz-saw projections.

Description: Necromin Reapers tend to hunt in pairs, searching for prey on the plains of Oton IV. Working together, they can take down some of the larger life-forms on the planet, though they normally go after smaller prey. After the female gives birth, both adults will take turns guarding the eggs while the other hunts for food. When the eggs hatch, the adults teach the young to hunt, and guard them fiercely. Normally active at dusk and dawn, their large eyes aid them while they move through the tall grass. Only needing to drink water every few months, they thrive during droughts, feeding on corpses of less fortunate species and on the fruit of hardy species of plants.

Trivia: Necromin Reapers and their larger cousins have of lately become a hot commodity on the black market, being sold to private owners and underground gladiator pits all over the galaxy, thus leading to their protected status.