Moorwen

The Moorwens are a race of non-sentient or possibly semi-sentient predators of the Moorwen Planet.

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

History
For a long time, the Moorhens were birds the size of a chicken that inhabited freshwater lakes, rivers and ponds. The farmers, hungry for fish, killed the moorhens and all other waterbirds on the planet, jealous of their fish catching abilities. Not knowing that one Moorhen, probably a female, had survived, they proceeded to construct a settlement. After the crazed farmers and the farmers mums had left, this Moorhen attacked, destroying the settlement and killing its inhabitants before stowing away in one tractor which responded, too late, to the emergency.

The Moorhen proceeded to kill all the farmers but one and caused the ship to crash land on Mars amongst the of A.D. 709. It, and an offspring presumably born on Earth, were responsible for much death before being hunted to the caves where they lived by the surviving Outlander and a group of Vikings and was killed.

Moorwens are presumed to 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.