Frozen Sklaa

The Frozen Sklaa is a species of aerial predator that inhabits the tundras.

Anatomy
The Sklaa is a specialized member of the Sklaa family designed to survive in colder climates by means of cryokinetic ability. It has two sets of limbs, both of which are encased in ice shards that act as ice "wings". It has a rounded, vaguely dog-like snout, which itself is also encased in icicles, and its back is spiked with ice shards, both of which allow it protection from larger predators.

The Sklaa has the ability to form a layer of ice shards around its body, which act as a protective and offensive shell. Its ice-covered extremities act as spears with which it can stab its prey. The most unusual characteristic of the Frozen Sklaa however, is that its heart is an external organ, and responds very strongly to its environment. At extremely cold temperatures the creature’s heartbeat and movement become very slow, but any source of heat will drastically affect the Sklaa’s metabolism, causing it to gradually move faster and become more dangerous. At high temperatures the creature completely loses control which is one of the several reasons it can only survive in an extremely narrow range of environmental conditions.

When a Frozen Sklaa is killed, it drops a Frozen Sklaa heart, which essentially turns your Trebhum into a living heart. It gives the regenerative body mutation which allows that Trebhum to regenerate health rapidly.

Behavior
The Sklaa itself is an aerial creature, and as such it flies through the air in search for small prey. On finding a suitable meal, it uses those same ice shards as weapons to skewer its prey.

However, Sklaa's adapted to the cold environment, sacrificing their flight for a Tundra-based life. In the beta they are the most easy enemy to kill in the game as you can kill their exposed heart while they are frozen and kill them, but that will probably change in the full game. When you bring a heated rock from a Foosh next to their Heart, they start to awaken and slowly walk toward Trebhum in their sight. The more heat the Sklaa gains, the faster it will become.

However, too much heat can also kill the Sklaa; the amount of heat the Sklaa has gained is shown by the chord the heart is hanging on. The chord on the heart turns red from bottom to top and when the chord is fully red, the Sklaa will die. Kiting a Sklaa around hot rocks is a smart strategy. Heat will also dissipate over time, reducing the metabolic rate of the Frozen Sklaa.