Raskelphor

scientific name: Raptor Electrificus

Anatomical Overview

Size & Build:

The Raskelphor is a medium-sized, digitigrade theropod. Its body is lean and aerodynamic, built for extreme speed, with elongated limbs and a flexible spine. It possesses a low but narrow center of gravity for high-velocity stability, similar to a cheetah crossed with a dromaeosaurid.

Head & Sensory Organs

• Skull Shape: The head shape is swept-back and tapering, extended by a keratinous bone crest that grows from the skull’s sagittal ridge. This crest has a streamlined, blade-like profile while serving as a resonator for environmental vibrations or electrical fields.
• Eyes: Large, forward-facing, with a tapetum lucidum layer for superior night vision. Their lenses slightly bulge out like those of nocturnal predators, catching dim light with minimal movement.
• Feelers: Two long pink lightning-sensitive feelers grow from nodes behind its ears. These are semi-prehensile, soft-tissue structures rich in electroreceptors (comparable to the ampullae of Lorenzini in sharks). They're tuned to changes in atmospheric electricity, helping the Raskelphor predict storms, sense electrical discharges, or navigate using geomagnetic fields.

Fur & Lightning Affinity

• Fur Coloration:

  • Main coat: Silky, light blue-grey, laying flat against the body to reduce wind resistance.
  • Underbelly: Soft muted purple, same saturation level to create a subtle but distinct countershade.
  • Bare skin: Found on the face (muzzle and around the eyes), hands (three-fingered with semi-retractable claws), and feet (raptor-like talons), all dark blue, offering thermal regulation and tactile dexterity.

• Lightning Affinity:

  The fur contains keratin-bound filamentous structures rich in piezoelectric proteins. These generate small currents when under intense mechanical stress (like sprinting), giving off a crackling lightning aura at maximum velocity. This isn’t true electricity like in fantasy creatures, but a biologically plausible bioelectrical display—an intense corona discharge or static-like shedding of ionized particles in dry environments.

Tail & Lightning Conductor

• The tail is long and whip-like, used as a stabilizer during high-speed runs.