Female Hatchling
Name: unnamed
Species: Spinetail
Birthday: Sunday, April 15, 2012
Owner: Lazuli
Element: Neutral 
The small kitten looks like it has been chiseled out of basalt, with green mineral veins running through the black. Even though it looks made from rock, its skin feels smooth and warm when you touch it. It can be very moody and if you try to stroke it when it doesn’t want to be touched, it will lash out at you with its tail. While the small bristles on the tail are still too soft to hurt, the slap itself is usually powerful enough to sting and bruise you. Spinetail hatchlings enjoy bashing things with their tails, and as such are usually avoided by other hatchlings. As they grow older, they grow even more dangerous.
When students are lectured on the perils of the lands of Voltar, the spinetail is sure to be mentioned. These cats are dangerous predators, easily able to catch prey as larger than themselves. These large cats eat any animal they can catch, and villagers make sure to remain far away from them. Spinetails live mainly in the volcanic regions of Voltar, where their dark, rock-like skin blends in with the ground. If they lie in a careful manner, they resemble they ground so closely that they are nearly impossible to see. This enables a spinetail to surprise any animal that wanders too near, and claim them as a meal. Not only are their long claws and sharp teeth painful, but spinetails have other weapons, too. As their name suggests, these cats have spines running along the length of their tails. These spines are very dangerous, not only because they can leave deep wounds but also because they are thin and easily break off in the wound. These wounds quickly fester if the remnant isn't removed carefully. Spines that have broken off regrow within only a few days, therefore not leaving the spinetail impaired. There are rumors about a rare subspecies of spinetail with poisoned spines, but so far no one has been able to find one and return with proof.
Sprite art: Lazuli (hatchling) | Description: Morgaln