Creature:Isk

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The Isk are a race of bipedal lizards who are built to still be capable of utilizing a quadrupedal stance, in compliance to their arboreal lifestyle.

Their eyes are very similar to those found on Earth's chameleons; their upper and lower eyelids have fused together, with only an opening big enough for the pupil, and the iris to peek through. These eyes are specifically capable of swiveling, and can rotate and focus separately from one another, to observe to different objects simultaneously. This effectively gives them a full 360-degree arc of vision around their entire body. When prey or predator is located, both eyes will focus on it, to give the Isk very sharp stereoscopic vision as well as depth perception. This ability was evolved early in the Iskian evolutionary path, to allow them to remain stealthy while hunting their quick-moving prey, while continuing to look out for predators at the same time.

Subspecies
Over the millennia since the Isk first reached sapience, several subspecies have split off from them. Most of these were instigated by the ill-fated "___ Project".

Glite
The Glite, sometimes referred to as the "Gliding Isk", are the final specimens of the Isk's first encounter with genetic offshoots to their race. The original Gliders were Isk prisoners who were sent to the prison-continent early on in the Iskian civilization period. Over the vast years that have passed since then, these Isk lost their swivelling eyes but adapted to the far-taller trees on the continent, growing a flap of skin between their arms and legs, which they use to glide between tree to tree.

When Isk explorers first discovered the Glites, a large war broke out which lasted for 220 years. This war finally came to a halt when both species realized they possessed generally the same personalities. From this day forward, the races joined together.

Notable Isks

 * Chamelouge: Chamelouge is the current high-commander of the Iskian Empire. Unlike the Emperors before him, Chamelouge chooses to fight at the front of battle, and is notorious for his shady dealings with a huge Space Pirate syndicate known as the Crux.
 * Air Devil: Chamelouge's right-hand, Air Devil is a Glite. Air Devil is not his real name, and is instead a nickname he took upon himself, which was the name Humans called him during a specific raid on one of the Terran forest-world colonies.