Blacktongue Imp
Blacktongue imps may have more vegetarian leanings than most of their kin, but they are just as fond of their tricks and pranks. Blacktongue imps especially favor insults and sarcasm as a way to trip people up and they can be surprisingly foul mouthed. In fact, blacktongue imps are more than capable of upsetting anything but the most stoic of people with their near surgical ability to pick people apart and determine what will nettle them the most. And as they have been subjected to a near constant stream of such behaviour from their own kind, blacktongue imps themselves are incredibly hard to provoke.
Such behavior often result in people desiring to respond to the imp's commentary with physical violence. While hardy and more than capable of taking a good thwack from a frying pan with a smile, blacktongue imps are not suicidal and will defend themselves if necessary. In combat, they use their quips to provoke their target into overextending themselves, then swoop in to deliver a lick from their venomous tongues until the target falls asleep.
When the target wakes up, they usually find themselves left tied up in a compromising position, the imps' revenge for responding to insults with violence.
Basic Information
Anatomy
Blacktongue imps have a chiropteran build. They have a head with long ears and a vary long, prehensile black tongue. This tongue is covered is an anesthetic venom that can cause drowsiness or outright put a target to sleep. They have long arms with patagia connecting to their torso, allowing them to fly. Their feet ends in clawed toes that automatically close around this, allowing imps to sleep attack to surfaces.
Like all imps, they are very resilient, their bodies minimizing most form of damage they take.
Genetics and Reproduction
Blacktongue imps reproduce through sexual intercourse. Once impregnated, the female imp carries the young, usually two to three of them, to term. Like the adults, even unborn imps are tough and female imps rarely let anything but the most late-stage pregnancy get in the way of their fun.
Growth Rate & Stages
Young blacktongue imps grow rapidly and are considered adult in their fourth or fifth year.
Ecology and Habitats
Blacktongue imps prefer to roos in hard to reach places and have a preferences for large trees, caverns, abandoned houses and other such places. Blacktongue imps eat a lot of nectar and fruit, helping both spread. Their leavings also serve as good fertilizer for the very same plants. They supplement their diet with small animals, which they subdue with their venom.
Dietary Needs and Habits
Blacktongue imps are omnivores, though with strong nectarivorous and frugivorous leanings. They forage over large areas and don't hesitate to rob orchards and gardens if available.
Additional Information
Social Structure
Blacktongue imps live in large groups. Social status is decided through a near-constant game of verbal one-upmanship. Most interactions consist of a near constant stream of quips, putdowns, sick burns and so on. Those who can come up with the greatest and cleverest insults earn the adoration of their peers. Masters of this art are the closest blacktongue imps have to leaders.
Geographic Origin and Distribution
Blacktongue imps are a common species and found in many spheres
Average Intelligence
Imps are sapient and about as intelligent as your average human
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
Blacktongue imps have eyes, ears and nose. Their ears are capable of picking up even faint sounds and precisely determine their origin, enabling black tongue imps to navigate via echolocation.
Civilization and Culture
Naming Traditions
Blacktongue imp names tend to be light and playful sounding, though hard to pronounce without a few tries for most people.
Scientific Name
Stultus Lingua Saeva
Origin/Ancestry
Lifespan
About 60 years
Average Height
0.4 - 0.45 meters
Average Weight
1 - 1.5 kilo
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