Alcor's Plot Notes

[Alcor]

Past Lives Alcor's most recent life was a Human female named Mira. She was born in Sunberth where she made a living in the ever present underworld as a drug dealer. After leading to the drug overdose of her childhood friend she left to a far away place to escape her dangerous employers. Mira found herself in Riverfall, where she planned to start a new life. Despite only being interested in women she wanted children so she struck a deal with an akalak acquaintance and bore him 2 sons. Her past caught up to her and she died trying to save one of her children from one of her blood thirsty ex-associates. The life Alcor has taken the appearance of is Lewnul, an Akvatari that was born with a horrible degenerative decease. He lived a short and painful life before his disease finally sent him to the heavens. In the life before he was an Akvatari, he was a Viper Dhani modelled after the Bush Viper. : General Description: Known for their unusual prickly scales and considered dangerous Length: Females tend to be slightly larger than males, reaching an maximum length of 73 cm (29 inches). The maximum length for males is 58 (23 Inches) Coloring: Bright colours as a warning against their venomous nature. Fangs: It has long, tubular, hollow fangs, which are supplied with venom by a gland located on the upper jaw, between the eyes and mouth. These retractable fangs are connected to a bone that can shift posteriorly within the upper jaw to house the fangs. Disposition: nocturnal and like other vipers, is an ambush predator. As such, it spends a large amount of time laying in wait for potential prey to enter its immediate environment. Once in range, A. squamigera strikes very rapidly, with speeds recorded in milliseconds. It spends large amounts of time in one place due to this predatory behaviour. Except during mating periods, A. squamigera is a solitary species. Diet: It feeds mainly on small, nocturnal mammals such as shrews and rodents. Less commonly, it feeds on birds and small reptiles Defences: To avoid predation, green bush vipers rely on the same mechanisms used for hunting. Their camouflaged scale patterns allow them to blend in with the surrounding environment. This colouration serves a two-fold purpose, allowing the viper to strike and surprise potential prey, and go unnoticed by potential predators. This ambush-based hiding and hunting behaviour allows the snake to sometimes hide rather than engaging in defensive or aggressive behaviour. The bright colouration also serves as a warning of the snake's venomous nature to potentially threatening animals. Venom: Not much is known about their venom except that it is strongly hemotoxic, causing pain, swelling, and blood clotting problems. Until recently, their venom has often been regarded as less toxic than that of many other species, perhaps because bites are uncommon, but this turned out not to be the case. There are now a number of reports of bites that have led to severe hemorrhaging. One case was fatal. a shape shifting race born of the sadistic snake goddess Siku. They have three forms; A Human Snake hybrid form called a Dhani and a human form. Alcor's snake form has colourful leaf shaped scales that cover his 6 foot long reptilian body. In his Dhani form he keeps the same scales but has grown arms, a more human like head and a length of 9 feet. The human form is of an auburn haired boy in his late teens and early 20's with a standing height of only 4 feet 6 inches. Tall for a viper Dhani but short by any other standards. Human Form : The life before that was of a female human who lived as a man. His name was Kane and he lived his life as an honourable knight. (further development to come)