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The Sarkiri are a Ceskian race of bipedal, sapient reptiles. Being nomadic, they have a tendency to appear on planets other than Ceskion, most notably Ferona.
Appearance
Sarkiri are best described as anthropomorphic lizards, though they have features similar to snakes, birds, and raptors as well. They stand up to six feet tall, with males being shorter and more agile than females. This race has digitigrade hind legs with three toes, the innermost of which is a large, wicked talon used for gripping and injuring downed prey. Splayed toes allow them to stride on loose and soft sand without sinking in, and to move silently with indistinct tracks across wet soil. Using their tails as balance, the Sarkiri can drop to all fours to move more deftly, but overall they prefer a bipedal stance.
Brightly colored feathers decorate the skull and spine of a Sarkiri, with the males having brighter plumage. About halfway down the back, these feathers grow less densely, and make way for the low spikes that grow on the tail. Long, sharp horns of bone frame a Sarkiri's skull, which features a long, blunt snout and spiked eye ridges. Their jaws are lined with small, sharp teeth and contain a pale forked tongue. Their hide is dark-colored, ranging from dull green to pitch black, and covered with leathery scales.
The tips of Sarkiri feathers reflect ultraviolet light, but to humans this is only visible in the brightest sunlight, when the feathers appear to be glowing. Sarkiri often use shed feathers to create pigments which are then used to tattoo their bodies with vibrant warpaint, particularly around the face. The feathers and pigment both reflect and absorb ultraviolet light, allowing a Sarkiri to bask in the sun all day and stay warm at night, when desert temperatures plummet. Stylistically, the Sarkiri's main tattoo color matches its feather color, with bright, contrasting patterns and details using complementary colors.
Sarkiri possess hands with opposable thumbs and clawed digits.
Physiology
The eyes of a Sarkiri are tetrachromatic, meaning they contain for color-recepting cones instead of three like humans. This allows them to distinguish a much wider range of colors, most notably ultraviolet light. Hunting parties use this "ability" to signal to each other at night without alerting their prey- after a day of basking in the desert sun, or under a suitable amount of moonlight, Sarkiri appear to each other to be glowing in the dark, while other creatures cannot actually see them.
Sarkiri are obligate carnivores and cannot create the proteins necessary for survival from the raw materials like herbivores can; thus, they eat creatures which have already done it for them.
These reptiles are naturally cold-blooded and require sunbathing for a long time to be actively hunting for an entire night in the desert, though jungles are more forgiving to their physiology.
