Guenitha

The Guenitha are draconic and mammal-like (they are warm blooded, have fur, a four-chambered heart, live young, and that's about where the similarities end as they don't produce milk or anything of the kind). They control most of the northern reaches of Tae-Kahn, including the polar region to some extent. They live in rather large groups (I've been referring to them as clans), which are generally ruled jointly by the oldest members of the clan. The Guenitha preach a peaceful and non-violent society (at least among themselves). They are also highly prone to the "mind gift," which varies from simple empathy to mind reading and seer abilities.

Though there are a few dialects between, they all speak roughly the same language and share the same writing system.

Guenitha have a fairly long neck that is generally held in an "S" curve with the head held at the slight downward angle. They have a fairly defined stop and a rather equine head. Their ears are large and sensitive and their noses as well have fair sensitivity to scents. Unlike equines, however, the Guenitha are obnivorous, some leaning more heavily on meat, others more on vegitable, but it varies between Clans. They have large eyes and good sized brains for their size and are fairly intelligent. They don't have much in the way of technology (yet), but they haven't really seen much use in it due to their physical prowess. The standard Guenitha stands between 11' and 13' at the shoulder rarely dropping to 10' or jumping to 14'. A Guenitha hitting 15' is nearly unheard of, but there have been a handful.

They have a mane that generally runs from about the middle of the forehead to the "whithers" or, rather, the point in which the shoulder muscles begin. In some cases (such as Lantair's) the mane will run all the way to the end of the tail, but this is a recessive trait and doesn't show up often.

Their bodies are rather short compared to their long limbs, but the chest is deep and they are perfectly capable of outdistancing Earth's horse on the ground. I'm uncertain what their top speed is exactly, but it's over 45 mph on the ground. Their preffered locomotion is flight, which would explain the large wings. They have sufficient strength in their hindquarters to launch themselves a fair distance into the air, enough to get several wing beats down and their mass airborn. They preffer to glide, but will make use of their muscle in a more active manner if needed. They aren't terribly agile, but can still pull off some amazing feats when in top condition. Each wing is more than the length of a guenitha's body, nearly double, and works off of a single-shoulder design.

Moving on to culture-related items, we hit jewelry. It is rather rare, and not necessarily exceptionally well crafted save for by the few clans who've monopolized the "Zaub gift," which is highly recessive amung the Guenitha.

Permanent structures are rather rare in Guenitha culture save for a few of the older, well-established Clans that construct a permanent building to house the Hall of Elders, which is generally located at the heart of the Clan's territory and is where the Clan's Elders make their descisions and generally sleep. In most cases Guenitha generally house themselves in caves or in crude tent or leanto-style structures. They're rather physically resistant to the cold weather in winter so generally buildings aren't even needed. The Hall of Elders is erected more to consecrate the sacredness of the place rather than to simply make life more comfortable.

The telepathic capabilities of the Guenitha are the strongest out of the three sentients. Although it isn't insanely common, it doesn't take much to find a Guenitha that has the ability to read minds. Stronger individuals, those able to touch minds at a distance, or see things far away are rarer. Even more rare are those who are actually capable of tinkering with emotions and memories, not just touching thoughts, but the memories of past events in an individual's life even if he or she doesn't remember the event. These are greatly respected and slightly feared. They have a lot of power in Guenitha society.