Mancai demons
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Basic info:
Mancai are a shapeshifting demon spiecies that evolved alongside humans. They pray on human energy by having intercourse with them. That human energy turns into essence- demon's life force.
Anatomy
-Each Mancai has two forms: a human form and a demon form. Their human forms are extremely simiar to people, the only things that uncover them are their sharp teeth and unusual eye colors
-Every demon has it's own personal essence color, which can be seen in their eyes and in their tail feathers. They have their color due to storing the essence
-There are three types of demons: unwinged ones, ones with little wings on their tail and ones with little wings on their tail and full sized wings on their backs
-Female demons (succubus) are rare, only about 20% of mancai are female. Male demons (incubus) are much more common at 80%
-They are 180-350cm tall and weigh anything from 100-300kg in their demon form. Flying demons are the smallest and unwinged ones the biggest
-All mancai demons are inrersex in their demon form. Their human form has only one gender
-They are immune to human diseases, but are very prone to getting sick because of strong emotions. They raerly survive without help
The difference between forns:
Behaviour
-They are very cat-like. All Mancai demons can purr and growl, they love head scratches. Will fluff up when threatened
-Their tail is used a lot in communication. Angry Mancai will open and shake their tail, a happy one will wrap it around themselve
-Although they don't eat meat as they used to, they are still excellent hunters... very playful hunters, which makes them extremely dangerous to humans and other small humanoid spiecies
-They are territorial and will form a strong hierarchy led by an alpha
-The bigger the demon, the more agressive it usually becomes
-They choose one partner for life and often die right after their partner out of heartbreak, so they are very careful about bonding with someone
-They fight between each other a lot
Finding a mate
-I wanted them to fit into any setting, so they can easily fall in love with someone not from their spiecies. Thanks to that they can crossbreed and aquire unusual traits (as long as you follow some rules)
-Every demon (exept asexual ones) has a vulnerable point on their torso which allows them to differenciate between praying on someone and having sex out of love. If they trust their mate enough, they will tell them where it is and ask to be touched there gently. The most common placement is along the spine. That allows them to have offspring
-Pregnancy lasts nine months. Newborn mancai are linked to their parent's energy until they are able to hunt on their own
-Until they turn 21, they develop as fast as humans. After that, their ageing almost stops. One demon year = 12 human years
-They live up to 1000 years old, although it is rare because of diesese, fights and other accidents. The older they are, the more energy they need. Mancai usually don't die from old age, they die because of starvation. They can't keep up with catching pray on time
Other traits
-Their eye and feather color is always the same, usually their paw pads too
-They loose and grow back their teeth once every 10 years
-They fluff up for the winter. Their coat gets longer to protect them from the cold
-Flying demon's wings are very delicate and are used mostly for gliding and scaring their opponent. Thanks to their thinness they look like two dark stripes going down their back when not in use. They have hooks on the tips of them which alows them to stay snug to the tail. Every winged demon has little wings too