Sechix

Sechixes are the dominant species on Dura, and have two subspecies: Atmospheric Sechixes and Polar Sechixes. The two have major or significant differences, yet there are differences that do sometimes alter potential offspring if the two subspecies intertwine.  Polar Sechixes are generally built with more muscle, thicker fur, and sometimes stockier build or shorter limbs. Atmospheric Sechixes, in turn, have longer limbs, are more agile, and have shorter and generally more colorful fur on their bodies and thicker fur on their necks, like all Sechixes. Most everything else, though, about this subspecies, is the same. Sechixes have longer snouts than the other species they coexist with on Dura and have more prominent noses. All Sechixes have a splitjaw, which means that the lower jaw of every Sechix is split in two naturally. The splitjaw consists of two thin “halves” of the jaw that can move independently (up and down), but can join together if needed. Another defining feature of a Sechix is that they have three very long and very thin tails that are usually longer than the height of the Sechix itself at all times during the Sechix’s life.  Sechixes normally have three short spikes above each of their eyes, but occasionally younglings will be born with two additional ram’s horns starting right behind their eyes. This is one of a few mutations that a Sechix youngling of either subspecies (Polar or Atmospheric) could be born with. All Sechixes are born with two ram’s horns on their back, a few inches down from the shoulder blades. For the first five Durain years of a Sechix youngling’s life, the horns will remain very small, but as soon as a Sechix reaches Seijuku (maturity), they will begin to grow very fast, and for two Durain years they will seem disproportionate to the youngling’s body until the Sechix grows to “fit into” the horns. Patterns of coloring and designs are a very distinguishing feature on every Sechix. A Sechix is usually born with a certain pattern or design with different colors, but as the Sechix grows and matures, the patterns can evolve and sometimes become an entirely new pattern by the time the youngling has reached full maturity. Patterns usually do not depend on the two parents’ genes, although most of the time the colors of a Sechix’s fur are based on their parent’s fur coloring.

When a Sechix has attended school for five years and is over seven years of age, they will be given a job by the Lex Tezaruku (Head Sechian Commander), or more commonly known as the “Tizar”. The female “valedictorians” of the class will be transferred to some type of rare military training or technological forces, while the male head of classes will be given the opportunity to work in one of four lines; in hikari no bo (Tuft of light)  fields, as melekarefts, as mirechants, or, less prestigious, as traders.

Sechixes cannot breathe through their mouths, so over aeons of the Sechix species evolution, they developed three nostrils (on the either side of the nose) to improve breathing rate.

## Trivia

* There are approximately 1.2 billion Sechixes currently existing on Dura, while there are 1,000,000,500 Tsuiwanes, 998,000,000 Desbouxs, and 196,000,500 Kino (could go extinct). This brings the population of Dura to about 3.4 billion.

## Abilities

No (recognized) special abilities other than, in some cases, abnormal strength.