Ictus

Great ictus

The great ictus is the largest of the Ictus family. It is 4-5 meters tall, 10-11 meter long, and weighs approximately 240 pounds. It can be found almost anywhere on the continent but prefers warmer climates. It has quills down its spine, wing-like limbs at the base of its tail that are used during matting rituals, and a skull that looks like a cross between a crow and a dinosaur. This is creature is opportunistic and easily agitated. It’s generally hunts alone but will hunt large prey in packs. It is an ambush predator that uses a neurotoxin to inhibit its prey. Due to its size, agility, speed, and protective quills it has few predators. They mate for life and are hatched from eggs and the offspring are cared for three to four years.

The lesser ictus is the smallest of the Ictus family. It is 13 inches tall, 2 1/2 ft long, and weighs approximately 6-7 pounds. It can be found almost anywhere on the continent but prefers areas with abundant plant life. It has quills down its spine, large wing-like limbs at the base of its tail that are used during matting rituals, and a skull that looks like a cross between a crow and a small dinosaur.
This is creature is very social, curious and easily startled. It generally forages in large family groups called troops similar to meerkats on earth. It is a foraging herd animal that uses a neurotoxin as a deterrent for any predators . Due to their size they are easy prey for larger creatures but are agile, fast, have protective quills and stay in large herds.
They mate for life and are hatched from eggs and the offspring are cared for 2 years.

The velvet ictus is the second largest of the Ictus family. It is 2 1/2 meters tall, 6-7 meters long, and weighs approximately 180 pounds. It can be found on every island and marshlands of the continent. It has smooth oily quills down its spine ( as well as covering its shoulders,arms, and lower jaw), wing-like limbs at the base of its tail that are used during matting rituals, and a skull that looks like a cross between a crow and a spinosaurid dinosaur. This is creature is calm,and patient but becomes very territorial during mating season. Is a semi aquatic piscivore. It hunts alone using its large quills to make a shadow in the water to attract prey similar to umbrella birds on earth. It is an ambush predator that uses a neurotoxin to inhibit its prey. Due to its size, agility, speed, and protective quills it has few predators out side the water. They mate for life and are hatched from eggs and the offspring are cared for seven to eight years.

The sickle-clawes ictus is one of the smallest members of the Ictus family. It is 2.4-2.7 feet tall, 6 feet long, and weighs approximately 50 pounds. It can be found almost anywhere on the continent but prefers solar disk regions. It has quills down its spine, wing-like limbs at the base of its tail that are used during matting rituals, and a skull that looks like a cross between a crow and a dinosaur, and has developed one toe on each foot to become more hooked and lifted up. This is creature is nocturnal, cunning, and highly aggressive. It hunts in large packs with as many members in each pack going up to 70 or 80. It is an ambush predator that stalks its prey after using a neurotoxin to disorientate its prey then swarm them. Though it has predators, due to its size, agility, speed, protective quills, and overwhelming numbers, they scare handle most threats well. They mate for life and are hatched from eggs that they lay in other animals they use as warmth and food for the infants and the offspring are cared for one to two years.