Jojaay

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Jojaay
Jojaay is one of my oldest Kreature designs, dating back to the first draft. Its design is a mix of a dog, a tiger, a crocodile, a lynx, a donkey, with a tail loosely reminiscent of the Andalites from "Animorphs". Between Jojaay and Nedalliae I seemed to have a penchant for long whiplike tails back then.
Pronunciation "JOE-jay"
Type Battle Kreature
Rank C
Availability Uncommon
Height 75cm (2'5")
Length 4.98m (16'4")
Weight 37.6kg (83lbs)
Powers Extendable tail, super reflexes, keen hearing
Diet Hypercarnivore
Biome Temperate forest

A lethal, stealthy Kreature designed for assassinations and ambush attacks in forests and meadows. Its slashes don't have much power, but it compensates with sheer precision, speed and reach: its has full control over is tail, which can extend to twice its normal length and strike multiple times within the span of a single second. One of its favourite killing methods is to hide in a tree and quietly dispatch prey passing below with a tail strike from above. Infant Jojaays are born with shorter tails that prevent them from getting tangled up inside the womb. While its tail grows in, the infant Jojaay must rely more on its jaws to fight, and practice to make full use of its tail's dexterity. A young Jojaay's tail strikes are floppier and more whiplike compared to the controlled, accurate swipes of an experienced adult.