Phorficula

== General ==
Aggressive semi-intelligent carnivores that are considered Deepnest Beasts.
== Diet ==
Most hunt Mantises and creatures twice their size for sport but they have been observed to only eat the softer insides of their victims by breaking a hole into the shell of their prey with their strong mandibles.
== Info ==
The Phoficula - also called Forficula Smyrnensis or Mantis Hunters - are vicious predators that hunt creatures twice their size. Most bear the gift of intelligence but they only possess it to a certain degree. They are extremely susceptible to the infection and most of their kind are under the The Husks Rule. They possess strong mandibles which they use to tear open the shell of their prey to consume the innards and pincers at their rear end that they can heat up to a degree. They have 6 appendages - two of which most use to wield weapon. They also carry their eggs inside of a special organ so that when they die, their young can hatch and eat their father's flesh to survive in the wilderness. Some specialists claim that they are a distant relative of the Scareener - although this has never been proven.
== Abilities ==
They can heat up the pincers on their rear end to very high levels and cause extreme burns on their victims. Their mandibles can break open shells. Most can wield weapons and, in some rare cases, few have been observed to naturally channel soul through their weapons. Their underside is very weak, however, and they are temporarily stunned if flipped upside down.
== Habitat ==
Damper, colder regions of Vahan and Deepnest
Category:Species