Moorwen

The Moorwens are a race of sentient predators native to the Moorwen Planet.

Due to the bombing of their planet and subsequent hunting down of survivors, they are extinct.

History
Moorwens were a super-predator native to the planet holding the same name. Their planet, being large and naturally hospitable to human life, was a prime colonization site. Being of massive proporitons and appetite, the Moorwen presence on the world meant that it was impossible to immediately settle the world. As such the colonizing humans conducted a carpet-bombing of the world followed by a methodical hunt to eliminate any surviving Moorwen.

Once the Moorwen were presumed eliminated, the world was colonized by humans, many of the settlers being family to those who had hunted the Moorwen. For a brief time the colony was successful, but unknown to the humans at least one of the Moorwen survived. The beast eventually attacked the colony, slaughtering the humans.

The surviving Moorwen stowed away on a military ship departing the world with the remains of the slain colonists. It proceeded to kill all of the crew except for the soldier Kainan, resulting in the vessel crashing in Scandinavia, Earth, circa 709 AD. The Moorwen proceeded to terrorize the local villages until Kainan, with the help of the indigenous population, hunted and killed it along with its offspring.

The Moorwen are presumed to now be extinct.

Racial Abilities

 * Moorwens can produce bioluminescence in most colors of the visible spectrum, most commonly red. This glowing is used to attract prey and seem also to portray feelings such as anger.


 * Moorwens have thick skin resistant to fire and invulnerable to damage from common metals.


 * Moorwens have long, thin tails sharp enough to cut flesh, skin, bone, and some building materials.


 * Moorwens are good swimmers and can hold their breath for a long time.


 * Moorwens pile up body parts from which their offspring feast upon.