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About Skullkaps: wrote:{GENERAL INFO} Skullkaps are a species of large, salamander-like animals. They have neither fur nor scales, instead just a soft, slick skin. It seems they wear skulls of both their own kind and of other species: upon further studies, it was found that they do so to protect their head. They have no complete skull of their own (Only jaws) to begin with, resulting in a soft, mushy head that is easily damaged. That means a Skullkap's brain remains unprotected without a "kap", as the skull is referred to. They have unusual pointy toes, forming a triangle-shaped foot. Skullkaps are very big, the average one is about three feet tall, without even being on their hind legs; some have been recorded to be 4 feet all the way down to a mere 1. The average Skullkap is about 150 pounds or more, usually not fat, but pure muscle.
{BREEDING & HATCHLINGS} Skullkaps are egg-laying creatures. Breeding lasts year-round. About 1-6 eggs are laid per clutch, with each larger number slightly rarer. Skullkaps are not born with a kap, they acquire those inbetween their first 2 weeks of living. In order to protect themselves, "hatchkaps" as they're called wear bits of their eggshell as protection. They also have a grim habit of devouring things they are raised with, often using the skull of their victim as their first kap. Skullkaps do not always stay mated with each other during their lifetime; in fact, that is not very common. Skullkaps have been recorded to have lifetime bonds with each other.
{KAPS} As stated in (General Info), kaps are used to protect a Skullkaps' skull-less head. If you are observant, you might notice what seems like an inconsistency: Skullkaps do not have skulls, yet they wear skulls of other skullkaps. This is not an inconsistency, instead an unusual feat of nature. When a Skullkap dies, their head gradually hardens over the course of time as the rest of their body decomposes. This forms a skull-like object; it merges usually with jawbone to create a complete skull. It is unknown currently on how the process works, but what is known is a sad reality in which the thing they lack through their lives only forms when their life ends.
Skullkaps wear the skulls of all sorts of animals, whether it be a deer, or a wolf, or a lion. It only depends on what they are able to find. A rare occurence has even found some that have human skulls. As a Skullkap grows, it may eventually start to outgrow the skull it wears. From then, a Skullkap is prompted to find a bigger, new skull.
Note: This section is for lore/canonality purposes only. It is not required to have your skullkap change skulls, though after 6+ months the option is availiable (this time is only so long to prevent users from repeatedly changing it, to rarity farm.).
