Kethitaris

Promise; a Kethitaris

## Origins

The Kethitaris is a species of long-living predators. Taking the ruse of a small to large planet, they are able to attract victims to thier "surface". After attracting a victim, and any kind of possessions they might have with them. The Kethitaris are capable of ingesting an individual and their ship, or other equipment, by a series of nerve endings, though to a person they would appear to be fleshy tentacles. The scale of the Kethitaris to humans, or Time Lords, is immense. On the exterior, Kethitaris have smooth, sandy surfaces, featuring no plant life, little rock formations, and even less landmarks towering over 100ft. Fins, horns, and spikes adorn thier back and face. They generally have no eyes, and large jaws featuring a single row of sharp teeth on both top and bottom, and each row has two fangs. They are able to propel themselves through space by a long, thick tail, which is able to withstand heavy fire.

Internal organs differ strongly from that of many other creatures. Rather than swallowing victims, Kethitaris are able to restrain their victims by the perviously mentioned tentacles, and break their skin, drawing the victim directly into their digestive organs, and repairing the break in the skin quickly, leaving anything below trapped. Since Kethitaris' bodies have no air inside them (save for one), air-breathing victims are met with a cocktail of poisonous gasses. This is caused by the vaporizing of toxic gasses breathed in by a Kethitaris, and brought to the gas chambers by red blood cells. Humans, upon inhaling the gas over a period of several minutes, on average, die within one hour. After that, their body is removed from the chamber, and taken to the Kethitaris' stomach for digesting. Though, this is not the only source of nutrients for a Kethitaris. It should also be made clear that Kethitaris produce no waste. They have evolved to use all parts of thier food, considering it's so scarce. Kethitaris are capable of restraining living victims, and drawing their souls out of them, using it and their overall energy as an alternative source of food. It is in this organ that the only source of oxygen within a Kethitaris can be found. Because of their size, they are also capable of latching onto a planet, and eating it, either whole, or by breaking it apart with their teeth, and swallowing chunks. Because of planet's molten cores, or other increasingly hot areas of the planet, Kethitaris have evolved to have no sense of taste, or feeling in their mouths, throats, or any other internal parts that might come into contact with molten fragments before they cool.

In terms of reproducing, Kethitaris have a very minimal sense of gender, able to reproduce by themselves, with no interference from a male, or female, member of the species. Though, there are mutations that cause some Kethitaris to have only male or female organs, though it is rare. Kethitaris are mammals, and give birth, rather than produce eggs. Though, reproduction is to be considered uncommon. More often than not, a Kethitaris only gives birth once or twice in its entire life.

Kethitaris have no need to breath, or be exposed to sunlight. This allows them to travel freely around the void of space, feasting on lifeless or uninhabited planets. Though, recently, Kethitaris have been having more and more problems finding the large amounts of food required to reproduce, and have met hostile intervention from other species at threat from them. This has caused their numbers to drop, and drive them to endangerment.