Tinitora

Among the Lizardmen and Gillian dissidents of Kahursa Island comes a local legend regarding their current imperial rulers; that they were so ridiculously incompetent that their plans were stolen by one of the island's residents. The Tinitora are renowned for their mischief and playful demeanor, idolized as a symbol of the island’s free spirit and rebellious culture. Its likeness is often drawn by the youth of the island upon Umbusan government buildings in protest or used as a calling card by more ‘hands on’ rebels. To the Umbusan they’re depicted as insidious plotters whose malign actions stifle the imperial machine. Regardless, the rebellious caricature of the Tinitora has become an acclaimed staple across the whole island.

#### Physiology and Anatomy

Despite a more rodent-like appearance, the Tinitora is a species of Tree Kangaroo endemic to the Kahursa island. Their bodies are well suited for climbing like their cousins are; long tails acting as counterweights while curled claws help them remain affixed to thin branches. They’re exceptionally nimble in the treetops and may even exceed Lizardkin in the ease they move through the canopy. On the ground their claws become a hindrance and they’re most clumsy, restricting them to a life largely amongst the treetops and the man-made high rises dotted around the island. They need not worry of falling in most circumstances as their claws automatically curl into substrate and must be exercised to release- even while sleeping they can remain totally suspended without any real effort.

Along their arms and feet are pads coated in vitorically conductive fur. Tinitora command the whims of **Herbomancy** at powers rivaling an **Expert** to generate vines from their hands and feet. These vines they use to swing between the trees or fashion covers to keep the rain off while they sleep. They may also coat these vines in thorns and wield them as whips, striking at their foes with nettles and prickles. The Tinitora may have up to four of these whips active at a time but cannot regrow them amidst combat should they be severed. If their vitor is depleted, the Tinitora will need to rest to recuperate.

Tinitora have their joeys during the wet season when plant growth is plentiful. They typically have two joeys as any more would be unsustainable within their pouch. Tinitora Joeys are wrapped in a plant membrane by their mothers as an additional layer of protection should her pouch be compromised. These  plant coverings often confuse less intelligent predators as they cloud the scent of the joey within. Joeys leave this membrane when they’re able to create their own vitoric herbal constructs, breaking through it with their teeth and vines. This arduous task is for the joey alone as the mother will not help weak offspring, ensuring that only the strong survive to propagate their genes.

#### Psychology

Tinitora dwell in groups of up to twelve adult members heralded by a lead male. The lead male is almost always the largest and commands authority over the other males within his troop. Together, they eke out a territory amongst the trees as their own forage spot. Generally docile, they won’t attack another unless provoked. Tinitora won’t stand their ground against some of the larger predators of the island but may send their whips forth to buy time for escape. Recently with the rise of Kahursan urbanization, Tinitora have partially adopted a city-fairing lifestyle. They can be found on the fringes of settlements and have become known thieves of exotic fruit and spices.