Adrensis

> "*Many historians and archaeologists of today wonder what it would be to have evolved from the creatures of pure unadulterated strength and hunger. Many ask themselves what their ancestors may have behaved like, and how much more violent their mentality was. That is a question many cannot answer, as the past is an unreachable fruit of knowledge and sweetness. However history is made as much as remembered, and for many scientists now they have acquired the answers of those questions for the Agatropian race. The Adrensis is that answer, and our ability now to bring back the species through complex procedures has given us a look into the mindset and habits of our animalistic ancestors.*"
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The **Adrensis** was a quadrupedal species of reptilian gorgonopsid of large proportions that was native to the planet of Adrealis. A somewhat hostile planet that was the ancestral homeland of the species known as the Agatrops, who are the descendants of the Adrensis itself. The planet during its time was a lot less floral and had a greater number of prairies and warm deserts littered around its continents. Most prey to it was in large sums and of similar size to the beast. Its time in the prehistoric world of Adrealis was one where large reptilian super predators roamed, and competition for food was as fierce as the Astilixia sun.

Their great size however did not stop their minds from developing pack-based mentality. Which meant their hunting style was a lot more diverse to keep well fed for their hatchlings. One such example of hunting diversity was their ability to swim rather well, and look for fish in the murky waters. However based on fossilized remains, the fish and dangers of the ancient lakes and rudimentary oceans were rather pungant. Large snakelike creatures roamed the depths of lakes and aquatic monsters had been found once or twice with the skeletal remains of young Adrensis in their stomach areas.

## Biology

### Physiology

The **Adrensis** much like its descendants were carbon-based lifeforms that ate on the Dextro-protein amino acid spectrum. Due to their overall size and armored hides, it was considered that they used to work in small herds and roamed as a nomadic species. Due to their dextro protein diet, any carbon based levo creatures could not consume its flesh, no matter how hard it was to kill.

The average adult Adrensis would reach about 10ft in height and a large 35ft in length, this paired with the armor made them a formidable foe and mostly unopposed. Their sheer size meant that they most likely had a long lived lifespan, as to explain how they managed to support such a growth. However, due to them only recently being brought back from extinction through de-evolution their overall lifespan is up in the air for numbers. Only theories involving the connection to the current Agatropian lifespan are what give scientists a plausible expectancy of age. With a few individuals of the species now up and alive, their lifespans have been recorded roughly into three categories: the **Rogue**, the **Hunter**, and lastly, the **Tyrant**. The Rogue stage is after they have been born their connection to the pack is severed so they can eventually form their own. They go off on their own and hunt alone till they are big and strong enough to fight their way into a respectable pack. The Hunter stage is as the name suggests, a squad of hunters have usually been formed by now and a pack has officially taken precedence. They are usually then in their most communicative state, which is seen as the best time to form a bond with one as a pet. The Tyrant stage is usually when they are fully grown and in their most aggressive state, mating is usually brought about around this time and the males usually try and slaughter the competition so they may become the patriarch of the pack.

Adrensis teeth much like its descendants were strong and thickened with age, much like a tree the rings of a saber tooth can show the expected age of an Adrensis. Their regular non-saber teeth do not stop growing so they usually were worn back down through the chewing of grain or ground roots. Their teeth also showed disfigurement, most likely due to how their planets extra radiation made the genetic process of their teeth fairly jagged and asymmetrical.