Jinaxx

The Jinaxx are a race of herbivorous reptiles that inhabit Mistoria. They are hunted by the Terravis and the Astrovore.

History
The Jinaxx began as a small race. They needed to eat a lot because they were small, and they were hunted extremely often by the much larger birds of the planet. It was also difficult for such small creatures to navigate through the misty marshes, so their size was a great inconvenience to the species. So, they began to adapt to their environment by growing larger. On present-day Mistoria, the Jinaxx are the largest Creatures inhabiting the planet.

Lifestyle
The Jinaxx live by surviving in small family groups. The mother, the father, the aunt, the grandmother, the grandfather, and the children all lived together. Family groups basically ignore each other, worrying only about their own family members and their predators. Despite being the largest animals on the planet, they are still not ridiculously large, and their predators are not much smaller than them. The intelligent Zivora avoid these behemoths, but the other non-sapient birds on the planet prey upon these herbivores exclusively. The Jinaxx and its predators are evenly matched: the predators could kill the Jinaxx with their mighty claws and beaks, or the predator could die trying because of the stony and jagged crests and tails of the Jinaxx. The Jinaxx use their crests and tails to defend themselves and to knock down trees, which they then strip down, typically to feed the Jinaxx that are too short to reach the high trees.