Vulpimancer

Vulpimancers are blind mammalians from the planet Vulpin. Vulpin is a pitch-black planet at the edge of the galaxy which has been used as a dumping ground for everything the rest of the galaxy wants disposed. Because of this process, the ecosystem of the planet has been poisoned beyond compare, and the few creatures that survive here must do so under subzero temperatures.

Vulpimancers are one of the few creatures to survive on Vulpin, and are no less mutated than the planet itself. Ranging in size from human size to several times the size of a human, the species share few common characteristics. They do not seem too friendly with their own kind, but this is a common trait amongst animals that aren't family. More animal than humanoid, Vulpimancers live for the moment, hunting down whatever they can find and moving on to the next meal.

They can move at high speeds in almost any terrain using their powerful, apelike arms, and also have incredible athletic ability and heightened senses of smell, hearing, and taste, but no sense of sight. This is supplemented with the porcupine-like quills on their back, which serve not only as weapons but also as finely tuned sense receptors that can sense things most other creatures can't. From sound to heat, few things escape a Vulpimancer's notice. In battle, these same quills can be fired like projectiles, and are as sharp as spears. While rolling, a Vulpimancer become spiked balls that nothing can touch. Because they have no eyes, Vulpimancers do have a bit of trouble with finer movement, and there is a select few species who have ways of getting close to them undetected. They also lack complicated verbal communication; instead they rely on snarls and growls, and thus cannot talk down a foe, forcing them to rely on their brute force. Because they rely on their sense of smell and hearing to "see", they are vulnerable to strong smells and loud noise and can actually be rendered useless if their nostrils or ears become clogged.

Trivia

 * The planet Vulpin's name is a play on the word vulpine, which means fox.