Arborithere

This mauvoid descendant doesn’t quite live up to its scientific name anymore, despite being closely related to its ancestor. Due to its slowness and the abundance of predators, this species has found safety in the trees. However, this does not mean there is no danger. Their eyes have moved upward on their head to keep track of threats below. There is an abundance of untouched crystal leaves up in the canopy too, which the arborithere gets most of its nutrients from. However, due to its ancestral need for purple flora, It usually stays near areas with lots of mycoss.

This species has mostly forgone burrowing in favor of giving birth in trees, and due to the general lack of predators it does not nest. It also gives birth to more babies at a time, each of them being slightly less developed than they were in their ancestor. Arboritheres usually stay in the trees, using their eight sharp claws to grip onto stony petrolignum branches. Their feet have lengthened and they lack thumbs, making their legs better suited to wrapping around smooth crystal branches. They have developed a thicker exoskeleton, allowing them to survive a fall if they fall down, which they sometimes do due to the rigidness of the flora they climb.