Creature:Al-mi'raj

Creation
The Voranax were created from a curse cast on a knight of an species called who's empire previously ruled over the Orvis Valley. This species had formed an empire dedicated to the spread of it's religion and the extermination of those who did not fallow it. The curse was cast on the knight by a Shaman of a religion that worshiped a god of death causing his daughter to be born a monster. The knight abandoned his daughter to die however she would prove to be extremely adaptable not only surviving, but also thriving spreading her curse to others causing their children to be born as monsters that would later come to be known as the Voranax. The curse was also spread to another species who lived along side the Skrulking called the Roraxtus, causing their children to be born as monsters called Zeyk. Eventually the Skrulking and the Roraxtus were forced out of the Orvis Valley and the Voranax and Zeyk became the new dominant species with the curse dissipating.

The Fall
After three thousand years of peace and prosperity the high priest predicted that a mountain of fire would fall from the sky and turn the forested valley into a dessert, destroying their civilization. Some heeded the old priests words and retreated deep into the caves of Orvis, but others dismissed it as silly superstition and remained on the surface. Indeed a large celestial body crashed into Orvis and reduced the valley to a dessert. Those who stayed on the surface(and survived) were reduced to primitive beasts after a few generations.

Reemergence
Generations would pass and while those who lived on the surface were reduced to beasts, those who lived in the caves retained their intelligence. however the resources in the caves were running out and so they were forced to the surface. What they found shocked them, the bleak landscape had not healed and what had happened to those who had remained on the surface. However their leader Sarnax rallied the people to launch a campaign to retake their homeland and reunite the packs of their Regressive cousins. Conquering these packs they found that the regressed were actually a tad bit more intelligent that first glances would tell, even capable of limited speech, referring to their more intelligent cousins as Conducers. The Conducers then began to teach the Regressives as much as they could with limited success. however the dessert could not support all of them in one large group and so were split into separate packs that would assist each other in times of crisis.

Physiology
Voranax are a larger species with full grown adults standing up to 2 meters tall. They have features of both reptiles, insects, and mammals. They have both an skeleton and exoskeleton, and their skin is a patch work of scales, carapace, and fur, as well as warm blooded. They are tall and thin, with three clawed feet and four clawed hands. Their heads are rigged and have two sweeping back horns with a mouth that has two sets of mandibles on the side, one smaller pair and the other larger. These jaws deliver a force of 3,700 pounds per square inch, capable of shattering bone. They also have a venomous stinger at the end of their long whip like tails that injects a potent Necrotoxin that causes necrosis in the unfortunate victim, killing most foes in a few minutes. They also produce an intense amount of heat that burns those who touch them without protection.

Psychology
Voranax as a species tend to be aggressive and short temper and also have a sadistic side that comes out when battling an enemy causing them to enjoy causing their foes a painful death, however they have learned to keep this under control in non-combat situations and doing so is something all Voranax are taught at a young age.

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