Common Name - Calacerten
Wingspan - Average Female: 8.5 Feet Average Male: 9 Feet
Ear to Foot Height - 4 Feet
Intelligent? Calacertae are intelligent, but not as much as humans. Their mental ability is about the same as an 8-year-old child. Some more developed clacertae can double this ability.
How do those wings work? The wings are in the place where we humans perceive as the "arm space" and fold against a clacerten's body when not in flight. The membrane of the wings stretches across all digits and attaches to the body at the sides and the base of the tail. The membrane is made up of two layers of skin and is easily damaged if one is to be too clumsy. Flight is only possible from about 10 feet off the ground at the least for smaller wingspans.
How to those legs work? The legs of these creatures are closest to being digitigrade. They are almost useless in walking, but the toes are very flexible and can hold light weapons in flight. The pose shown above is a landing, in which the legs buckle slightly to allow comfort. The legs fold underneath the calacerten in flight and extend like a bird's when landing. The hips are wide to allow ease of landing and comfort when folding the legs up in flights.
What allows them to fly? Their bones are hollow like those of a bird and their wings are large enough to accommodate their size. The muscles of these creatures are extremely strong, allowing them to fly for up to four hours before needing to take a break.
[More will be added as I further develop the calacerten.]
Wingspan - Average Female: 8.5 Feet Average Male: 9 Feet
Ear to Foot Height - 4 Feet
Intelligent? Calacertae are intelligent, but not as much as humans. Their mental ability is about the same as an 8-year-old child. Some more developed clacertae can double this ability.
How do those wings work? The wings are in the place where we humans perceive as the "arm space" and fold against a clacerten's body when not in flight. The membrane of the wings stretches across all digits and attaches to the body at the sides and the base of the tail. The membrane is made up of two layers of skin and is easily damaged if one is to be too clumsy. Flight is only possible from about 10 feet off the ground at the least for smaller wingspans.
How to those legs work? The legs of these creatures are closest to being digitigrade. They are almost useless in walking, but the toes are very flexible and can hold light weapons in flight. The pose shown above is a landing, in which the legs buckle slightly to allow comfort. The legs fold underneath the calacerten in flight and extend like a bird's when landing. The hips are wide to allow ease of landing and comfort when folding the legs up in flights.
What allows them to fly? Their bones are hollow like those of a bird and their wings are large enough to accommodate their size. The muscles of these creatures are extremely strong, allowing them to fly for up to four hours before needing to take a break.
[More will be added as I further develop the calacerten.]