Chatties

Also known as weapon lockers; Chatties are gigantic desert dwelling anthropodic insects related to cicadas. 
== Biology ==
Chatties that are far taller than most median races of welt when standing upright. They superficially resemble bipedal anthropods, except for their cadaverous appearance and vertical mouthparts, which make their iconic "chattering" sounds. 
Later in life they metamorphose a pair of wings similar to hemipterans in order to find mates and lay eggs. Chatties do not travel far during their bipedal phase, only moving large distances once they metamorphose wings to find mates. When moving, chatties walk without disturbing the sand.
A chatty's organism is layers upon layers of redundant organ systems making the creature resistant to physical trauma. The hemolymph of the insect is highly coagulant and adhesive, they use this to their advantage as sharp objects such as claws, blades and teeth become stuck in their flesh. The quantity of objects in a chatty is an indicator of age as well as a nuptial display.
== Behavior ==
Chatties typically live in deserts, laying in the sand, emerging to feed on cactus fruits and other plant matter. 
Not overly violent, they clumsily swipe at threats and annoyances that get too near. 
Despite their natural resilience, chatties are very sensitive to most forms of elemental damage, a fact that is exploited by hunters.
=== Hunting ===
Unique among insects is the presence of a crude bone that connects the bipedal legs of the insect to its abdomen. The chatty bone  is highly prized as a tellum tip, as it imparts a large quantity of energy upon impact. For this reason, chatties are hunted by those brave enough to travel deserts to find them.
Hunting chatties is a dangerous profession as it entails seeking out the dangerous arthropods in hot deserts and the manipulation of hazardous elemental materials to which they have no defense.
When the bone is removed, the chatty gain great speed, hence why they are killed without damaging the bone. The bone acts as a wind up to store energy. 
Chatty hemolymph is also a good quality adhesive.
=== Weapon locker ===
Some gangs use chatties to store weapons, hence their surnames. They place the slow creatures near trade routes to ambush any travelers that will inevitably use their weapons or arrows against them to no avail, disarming and leaving them defenseless in the process. Since most travelers flee once disarmed, the thieves will then attack the defenseless victims.
Chatty smuggling is illegal, mostly for their confusion with reanimated corpses.
== Medical ==
Among the other races, a chatty bone is the body part that connects the legs of bidepals to the chest.
Category:Insects