Rathnaiti
Creature Name: Rathnaiti
General Description:
The Rathnaiti are the result of the last ditch efforts of the Dai’Wadeeyan
Sphinx to save their race from dying out. The sphinx were from south of the
equatorial desert on the one continent of Dai’Wadeeya but their descendants
are slowly exploring to the north. This race is mostly human in appearance
with the exception of their tail, skin markings, and falcon like wings. There
are three different groups of Rathnaiti; each is descended from one of the
last three female Sphinxes. The three different kinds of Rathnaiti are lion,
tiger and leopard. To find out more about the Rathnaiti’s origins please
read about the Sphinx.
Originally Created by:
Maira
Special
Abilities
Can your creatures teleport, or perhaps enhance magic? : Since some of the
men the Sphinxes mated with were wizards or mages naturally their magic was
passed down but it is sporadic not standard
Oddities
Does this creature need to bond? Y/N: The Rathnaiti do not need to “bond”
but like their Sphinx mothers they mate for life. Once they find a mate they
will search for a life friend, in addition to their mate, which is the closest
a Rathnaiti will come to “bonding”
If yes, when? (Immediately after hatching/birth; a few days/weeks after hatching/birth):
after they find a mate
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Specific
Physical Statistics
Size at birth: human size plus wings and tail
Size at maturity: females up to 7 feet tall, males up to 8 feet tall
Time to maturity: same as humans
Number of wings/arms/legs if a peculiar number: 2 legs, 2 arms, 2 wings and
a tail
Scales? Hide? Feathers? Skin on body, feathers on wings and fur on tail.
Anything else you can think of.
Mental
Abilities
How smart are they? Use some kind of comparison : varies, depending on what
human father they are descended from—some were mages most were not—but
most are of above average human intelligence thanks to the sphinx in them.
Are they particularly good at puzzles, or some sort of brain activity? Like
their sphinx mothers the Rathnaiti thrive on riddles.
Breeding
How often can the creature get pregnant? Once every two years
How long between pregnancies? 14 months - 12 months to raise the child 2 months
to recover
How long is it pregnant? 10 months
Are all females fertile (barring accidents)? yes
Are all males fertile (barring accidents)? yes
Is there sex linked traits (like color)? no
How many offspring can the creature have at once? Same as humans, normally
only one but on rare occasions 2 or 3.
Anything
else you can think of:
Rathnaiti colorings:
Type~hair,
skin markings - tails are same as their big cat type and all have lighter
front torsos from the legs to the chin
Lion~blond(f) or brown(m), body is golden colored - males are darker around
the neck/mane area
Tiger~reddish orange, body is mostly reddish orange with black stripes going
around the body from back to belly
Leopard~black, body has a golden under tone with black rosettes