Kerix (ID: KER6lX)

Grouping: Flora, Elemental

Saltvines live beneath the black sand of the Chroma Coast, where they blend in and absorb saltwater during the changing of the tides. When disturbed they will latch onto whatever they believe may have tried to dig them out of the ground, while staying largely underground still. If they are forced out of the ground, they respond by manifesting and gathering salt to form a giant head that resembles a creature it believes will intimidate their attacker. This tactic works well on less intelligent creatures, but not so much on sapient ones and researchers. As a last resort, they will attack directly by launching salt until they feel they can easily escape.

When kept in captivity, Saltvines will burrow their way into any sufficiently loose substrate. Sand and saltwater are still the optimal way to keep them healthy. If kept in other conditions, they will have to be supplemented salt in some way, and readily take to simple sources such as table salt and coarse sea salt. If surrounded by many people or creatures, they will whip up their signature salt head, but won't attack unless disturbed. When curious, they will use many of their longer offshoots to grab and examine an object. They are very easily distracted by flashing lights, and particularly anxious individuals can be calmed down with such distractions.

Artwork: Wymsical

Kersey. NEVER CALL HIM LIKE THAT!! It's not like he's evil. Just the haughtiness of the fellow is what drives him to burst randomly.
The dedication to routine marathons of roaring and messing stuff around - in both physical and mental ways - has made him a pretty difficult creature to have.
After this time ends, he seems to be calm and collected, still being an unbelievable joker.
Official name is Kerix, although KER6IX being his scientifical name. Same name is the source of affectionate name stated above. But don't you dare.
Him and Saltgiver seem to be made of the same dough and not just can it be noted after taking a fast look at both, but in fact is true, as they, children of eternal subaether void, have closest biochemical information, too.
What comes to their relationship - you wouldn't really tell they are siblings or even know each other untill you see both sleeping peacefully on a cushion or eating together.
The power of him is worth noticing, though made often to everyone, and although unleasing destructive energy on a delve is what makes one sigh with relief, battle strength of this little lizzard might be even greater, probably because concentrated and directed into something potentially dangerous.

It's not that he's evil. He lacks empathy and he goes into a disassociative state and commits atrocities.