Umbria

## GENERAL INFORMATION

● Name: Umbria

● Scientific Name: Volatilis Umbra

● Homeworld: ???

● Current Status: ???

## Biology

● General Appearance ●

An Umbria’s appearance is very much akin to that of a wyvern from human mythologies and old folklores, often leading them to being nicknamed “wyvern people”. They have draconian faces, featuring short snouts and forward-facing eyes. Their soft fur and large, round ears of course soften up what would otherwise be very reptilian-appearing features in their faces. They are equipped with massive wings and flight sails along their tails, as well as an extremely light skeleton and lean musculature. Their torsos are slightly longer than what a human’s would be, allowing for the bulkiness of their chests to be distributed over a larger area and make them appear slender. They have bird-like legs and feet, both to aid them in “hitching” themselves onto available ledges and to grab small objects or prey.

● Color Palette ●

The Umbrian color palette is rather vast, but the majority of their body's are black with their undersides and sometimes their faces being a metallic silvery-gray color. The insides of their wings and flight sails are always bright colors, usually neons, which they use for social status amongst their kind. These neons often fade into the silvery-gray of their undersides and face, often giving them a sort of holographic look.

● Basics ●

● Height Range: 5ft to 8ft

● Weight Range: 120lbs to 350lbs

● Wingspan Range: 10ft to 16ft

● Genders: Binary

● Average Lifespan: 80 Years

● Diet: Omnivorous

● Skeletal Structure ●

The Umbrian skeleton has evolved to be extremely lightweight, and while hollow their bones are still surprisingly durable. With that being said, however, an Umbria should still avoid major impacts.

•Take 1.25x additional Health damage•

● Organ Details ●

The system of organs that an Umbria has is very similar to that of a human, and has only slight changes. One of these changes is the size of an Umbrian heart; weighing between 10 to 18 ounces (283 to 510 grams). An additional change that the Umbrian organ system holds is longer lungs; 30 cm at total lung capacity, but in the range of normal breathing the height of their lungs is approximately 27 cm.

These changes are mostly due to the amount of oxygen in the Umbrian homeworld’s atmosphere. Because of how different the oxygen levels of the Umbrian homeworld are compared to Earth, an Umbria has to wear a specialized suit when aboard the average space vessel.

● Wings ●

There are two variants of the Umbria, with changes in their wings being the major feature that sets them apart.

The most common variant of Umbria has wings that are designed like those of a bat; having four “fingers” and a movable thumb that the Umbria uses for “hitching”. More importantly, this variant of Umbria has a set of arms separate from their wings. Anchor points for their wings incorporate portions of the Umbria’s chest, causing it to be strong and potentially stocky. Their wings connect just beneath the arms, with their primary scapula (for their arms) being slightly smaller and titled to allow room for the secondary scapula (for the wings). Unlike bats, where their wing leather would connect to their legs, the wing leather of an Umbria follows along their sides (closer towards the spine than towards the belly) as an extensible fold of skin that connects into the primary sails of the Umbrian tail.

The more rarer variation of Umbria has wings in place of additional arms. To make up for their lack of arms, their wings have evolved to have two fingers and an opposable thumb in place of where their kin had only a thumb. Four additional “fingers” branch off this hand to create the rest of the wing.

● Tail ●

The Umbrian tail serves many roles. It’s used for balance, direction during flight and the storage of fat reserves.

The tail has “Primary Sails”; two large retractable fins of skin that take up nearly half of the tail’s length. It’s also within this portion of the tail that fat reserves are stored. Additionally, the tip of the tail has two small fins (also retractable) called the “Rudder Sails”. When flying, the tip of the tail is used to aid in changing directions. The very tip of the tail is longer than the tips of the “Rudder Sails”.

● Language ●

Umbrias don’t appear to have any specific language of their own, speaking in simple chitters and body gestures. However, Umbrias have specialized vocal cords that allows them to almost perfectly mimic any creature, and they seem intelligent enough to know how to use certain calls to their advantage. Already they have the fundamentals for learning proper languages, and with how intelligent this race appears to be, they seem to have the ability to not only learn a language but also to understand it to some degree. In a few research studies, scientists discovered that Umbrias will mimic what people have said around them and will observe how the words are used to decide what they are for. However, it’s uncertain if these specimens were simply just mimicking, or if they are genuinely attempting to learn the languages they were exposed to.

Each specimen went through an initial stage of simple mimicry, before further developing towards a stage where they either seem to understand a few words as a human might, or they attempt to use the words they’ve heard to sort of lure people for different reasons.

•Umbrias can learn to speak rather than mimic for luring, but it takes a long time•

## Stat Bonuses

● +1 to Observation, +5 to Tracking ●

An Umbrian eye is able to see in high definition, even when in flight. They are also able to see in ultraviolet (UV) light, which aids them in spotting traces left by other creatures. Additionally, the Umbrian ear has evolved to hear incredibly well while they are "hitched": aiding them in hearing the calls of other Umbrias, or calls of other creatures so they can mimic and lure them.

● 1.25x additional Health damage taken ●

Because of how lightweight the Umbrian body is, they aren't able to take major impacts or cuts like a human body could. Its because of this that Umbrias practice ambushing and luring of other creatures for survival.