Suijin

Name:  Suijin
Type:  Arboreal Humanoid Amphibians
Notes:  The Suijin are a unique amphibious species.  Though it is currently unknown if they are an 'old' species like the Fenghuang or Draconians or a 'middle' species like the Mulians and Vanara due to their very reclusive nature, it is known they prefer tropical enviroments, in part due to their amphibious nature, and are easily to scale the trees in which they live barehanded.
Members of the Suijin species tend to be slight and slender when compared to other humanoids.  This is a result of the fact that they evolved from arboreal amphibans that required these traits in order to be light enough to spread their slight weight on leaves and branches without falling.  As they evolved into a sentient species, they began construction of tree-based cities.
Like their primitive ancestors, the skin of a Suijin still retains some of the old functionality.  Their skin is protective, has a respiratory function, can absorb water, and helps control body temperature.  It has many glands, particularly on the head and back, which often exude distasteful and toxic substances.  The secretion is often sticky and helps keep the skin moist, protects against the entry of moulds and bacteria, and make the Suijin slippery and more able to escape from predators.  Due to this, most Suijins prefer to keep as much of their skin exposed as possible and wear a minimal of clothing and, as such, don't have as much of a taboo regarding skin exposure as a lot of other species.
Unlike the Vanara, the Suijin lived in Fenghuang held territories and, as such, were never at risk of being conquered by the Holy Terran Empire.  While the Mizugami and Suijinsama, the leading pair of the species, ensured they would be on friendly terms with the Fenghuang's alliance, the majority of the species stayed out of the fighting and only a few, younger members of the population went off-world.
A limber and agile species by nature with an amazing sense of balance provided by their semi-prehensile tails and a natural flexability that makes some professional gymnasts and contortionists jealous, Suijin fighters are trained in tactics that turn their physiology and terrain to their advantage even when against a full army of trained, seasoned, and equipped standard troops.  With a preference for small bladed weapons coated in toxins for various effects, they strike hard and fast against their enemies who, usually, are not trained or equipped for the hot and humid tropical enviroments the Suijin live in, let alone the angles their climbing ability allows them to strike from.
Unique to their amphibious nature, Suijin posses both lungs and gills that, in addition to respiration through their skin, allows them even more areas of operations for civilian and military endevours.
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