Aar-Aori
Anatomy
The resting appearance of an Aar-aori is reptilian, with shiny blue scales and long arms and legs. Their arms end in blade-like fins, but most Aar-aori shift them into usable arms. Their heads resemble crocodilians, with long snouts and sharp teeth. Male Aar-aori have bright yellow eyes, while females have burnt orange eyes.
Their tails end in two fins pointing vertically up and down, similar to sharks.
Diet
Aar-Aori are a carnivorous species, eating a range of creatures in the Sarabar Swamp. They usually cook their food, but rarely flavour it with any spices. One of the only times Aar-Aori flavour their meals are fried blood frogs.Location
Aar-Aori are found across the Sarabar Swamp, but in recent years some groups have migrated to the Silent Slough, where blood frogs don't live, as they have killed off a third of the entire Aar-Aori population.Shapeshifting
Most species who can shape shift relies on their naturally born magical prowess. Aar-aori were gifted this ability from the God of Mischief, Erujiya. Erujiya saw the Aar-Aori's point of view on harmonids and agreed that they weren't fit to rule Greenerth. Shape shifting with magic is incredibly hard for harmonids to execute, so to give the Aar-Aoris easy access to shapeshifting gave them power over harmonids. Plus, Erujiya was a big fan of mischief, as that is his whole existence, so introducing a new species that could shapeshift would cause a lot of mischief to occur.
Aar-Aori are not limited to size, shape, or anything when it comes to shapeshifting. They are also able to flawlessly mimic sounds, and have the knowledge of every language in the Yonderverse, also gifted from Eurjiya.
It must be difficult for them to keep hydrated, I imagine travelling may be difficult! I wonder how the Aar-Aori species first developed this view against harmonids?