The Howlers, or Crayak’s Children, are a race of artificial beings from the 'Animorphs' book series by K.A. Applegate.
Biology[]
Howlers are humanoid with skin resembling half-cooled lava, while their eyes deeply contrast it, being the color of a deep robin's egg blue. Their wrists are equipped with a set of retractable claws very similar to the Marvel superior Wolverine.
They have numerous lethal abilities. One being a paralyzing howl, hence the name. They are capable of seeing through the skin of targets to find vital organs, track a prey’s item trail, and swivel their waists 360 degrees. Howlers also have amazing regenerative abilities, easily regrowing a limbs, even if they are hacked off.
Howlers have a lifespan of seven years, but the entire species possess a collective memory which allows them to draw upon thousands of years worth of battle experience from previous generations.
History[]
The Howlers were created by an all-powerful being known as Crayak. They were designed as a sort of biological weapon and were created to enforce Crayak’s belief on the galaxy that the weak should be eliminated by the strong and the strong eliminated by the stronger still.
When Crayak made the first seven Howlers, he made their minds reminiscent to a small child's so that they would think that killing and war was a game and that other races were not real. Among the species that Crayak’s Children wiped out Graffen's Children, the Mashtimee, the Nostnavay, the Pemalites and the Ron.
However in the 1990s on the Iskoort homeworld Jake the leader of the Animorphs showed one Howlers that other species they killed actually had meaning, and more importantly, love.
Culture[]
Howlers usually carry a small arsenal of weapons including dracon beams, metal shard guns, daggers, and poison balls. They have the mentality of children, making them easily impressible, taking enjoyment in murdering and killing due to the only concept that have been exposed to since their creation.