Iztajuatl

== Description ==
=== Behavior ===
 
* s are a primarily all-female pack-based species. As adult males are 10x smaller than a female, they tend to disregard or outcast any males. 
** Since there are more females than males, females can choose to pair with another female or be solitary.
** If an is born male, the females can send it back to the volcano lava soup, wait a few centuries or so, and come out female. (tldr; males are weak and scrawny) 
** MUST live near volcanic areas, especially babies and male s. If found too far from volcanoes, or in cold areas, the lava within them starts to harden and they turn into complete rock, ultimately "killing" them. 
** Male CAN NOT and DO NOT "RULE" a pack. 
** Female s have "no maternal instincts whatsoever. Forget them kids".
** do not have any reproductive organs, so they cannot lay eggs/give birth/etc, they can only be born from a volcano.
* can have varying weapons on their heads, bodies, and tails.
** The sword on 's head can be pulled out and wielded.
* 's claws are hot enough to melt through rock.
* can use its tail in a similar manner to an axe.
(Copy and Pasted directly from Aelures's message with few wording edits) 
It is recommended to look in the "References" section of Gallery for accurate gender/age/size differences provided by Aelures. 
== Appearance ==
The is a fiery, multi-eyed, somewhat lizard-like creature with a glowing sword embedded into its forehead and several glowing joints and magma-themed decorations. Many weapons stick out of its back and tail tip, such as axes, spears, and knives. The back of its neck produces smoke and it also possesses an axe-shaped tail. The also has multiple eye-like decorations on its limbs, body, and tail. Tusks and blades protrude from its mouth and lower jaw. Its neck and tail are decorated by multiple rock-like spines.
 has no gender dimorphism.
== Abilities ==
== Carry-able Creatures == 
== Trivia ==
* Concept by aelures.
** Inspired by Ares, the God of War, Hephaestus, the God of Fire and Forge, and Aatrox from League of Legends.
** Its name is referred from Iztaccihuatl, which is a dormant volcanic mountain in Mexico.
* The species, canonically, is the first lesbian species known to exist in Sonaria.
* Alongside this, according to lore, they are the only species in the entirety of Sonaria to be protandric hermaphrodites (where an organism is born as a male, and then changes sex to a female), though they are rare to find.
** Protandric hermaphrodites naturally occur in real life in some creatures, among them the most known example is the clownfish.
*** Interestingly, clownfish share a similar behavior to the (albeit less extreme and excluding the lava-motifs and only-spawning-from-volcano): the largest female clownfish is place on the top of its hierarchy, with a few non-reproductive small (juvenile) males as underlings and a single reproductive male. If, for some reason, the female dies, the reproductive male transforms into female and increases size considerably, as such, it's impossible for a male clownfish to be on the top of the group hierarchy.
* Legacy has dark orange blood. Due to this, it drops a dark orange carcass in Legacy when dying.
** In real life, some creatures have orange shades of blood; for example, when cockroaches are carrying eggs, their hemolymph gets colored by the eggs' albumin protein. However, in this case, it's more of a reference to their status as magma dwellers in-lore.
* As well as Kavouradis, is the first of the limited creatures whose price got changed over once (from 5,000 upon release to 3,000, then Recode standardized its price to 2,500).
== Gallery ==
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Iztajuatl_-_Original_Concept.png| concept art
Iztajuatl_Palette.png|'s primary color palette
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Development = 
This tab is intended to present anything showcased during the process of development for the , such as the creation of models, animations, and poses.
Iztajuatl_Rigged.png|'s rigged model
IztajuatlDev1|Clip provided by Triefelgrim (Wolfragon), CoS Discord, 08/16/2022
IztajuatlDev2|Clip provided by Triefelgrim (Wolfragon), CoS Discord, 08/16/2022
IztajuatlDev3|Clip provided by Triefelgrim (Wolfragon), CoS Discord, 08/18/2022
IztajuatlDev4|Clip provided by Triefelgrim (Wolfragon), CoS Discord, 08/18/2022
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References = 
This tab is intended to present anything to further observe the 's design, inspirations, and changes in growth stages for reference.
Iztajuatl Gender Sizes.png| gender and age differences, illustrated by Aelures
IztajutalJuvenile.png|Juvenile 
Iztajuatl Juvenile Side View.png|Juvenile , side view
IztajuatlTeen.png|Teen 
Iztajuatl Teen Side View.png|Teen , side view
Iztajuatl Adult.png|Adult 
Iztajuatl Adult Side View.png|Adult , side view
IztajuatlCarcass.png|'s Legacy carcass features red-orange flesh and black bones
Iztajuatl Blood.png|'s blood, which is red-orange
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Mutations =
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IztajuatlTrialAlbinism.png|Albino 
IztajuatlAlbinoSideView.jpeg|Albino , side view
IztajuatlTrialBewitched.jpeg|Bewitched 
IztajuatlTrialBlossom.png|Custom Blossom 
IztajuatlTrialCoal Chunk.png|Coal Chunk 
IztajuatlTrialDiamond.png|Diamond 
IztajuatlTrialFrostburn.webp|Frostburn 
IztajuatlFrostburn.webp|Frostburn in-game
IztajuatlTrialFrostburn.png|Custom Frostburn 
IztajuatlTrialGhosty.png|Custom Ghosty 
IztajuatlTrialGlimmer.png|Glimmer day/night
IZTAJUATL GLIMMER.png|'s Glimmer; it only glimmers the eyes on its tail, which makes it difficult to tell whether it's glimmer or not
iztavoid.png|The Glimmer regions of the , highlighted with a Void palette
IztajuatlTrialGlow Tail.jpg|Custom Glow Tail 
IztajuatlTrialLeucistic.jpeg|Leucistic 
IztajuatlTrialOvergrown.webp|Overgrown 
IztajuatlTrialPiebald.jpg|Piebald 
IztajuatlTrialShimmer1.png|Shimmer 
IztajuatlTrialShimmer.png|Custom Shimmer 
IztajuatlShimmerHighlight.png|Custom Shimmer ; note that the Shimmer areas are highlighted in light blue colors
IztajuatlTrialZombified.png|Zombified 
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