Kadian Bat

Kadian Bats are a unique species of fully aquatic large mammals endemic to Lake Kadia. They live exclusively at the bottom of the lake, at depths of over 2.1 km, and are rarely spotted alive in shallower waters. Most specimen found were corpses that washed ashore, making some areas of knowledge speculatory in nature.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Kadian bats have flat bodies with no neck ending with two hook-like hind limbs; they possess two large pectoral fins that emerge from their torso and two significantly smaller pelvic fins. It is speculated that the pelvic fins are used for echolocation and delicate maneuvers. The hind limbs are speculated to be ideal for grabbing large rocks at the lake's bottom, quickly and suddenly springing out of it, or maybe even both.
The front limbs seem to have merged with the outer ear and the shoulder muscles forming the pectoral fins, highly resembling common bats; specimen have been found to have mammary glands, complex middle ear, prismatic enamel, and give birth to live young, leading to the speculation that they are in fact mammals. However, some of their anatomical structure differ from other mammals, such as a lack of non-mammary sweat glands; a unique jaw structure; the brain, inner ear, and mouth being located at the abdomen; a lack of eyes.
The abdomen, being the center of the nervous, digestive and immune systems, is protected by a layer of overlapping flat bones connected by a cartilaginous tissue, followed by a thick layer of skin which is covered by three to four interlacing layers of dermal denticles.

Additional Information

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Lacking eyes, Kadian bats utilize echolocation in order to orientate themselves, using their pelvic fins to produce a series of high frequency waves and relying on their anomalously keen sense of hearing. Additionally, they can use both their pectoral and pelvic fins to emit a powerful shockwave for hunting prey. This shockwave can cause turbulence as far as 200 meters away from the bat, and proves to be deadly even to larger creatures.
It is currently believed that both their hearing and their ability to produce such powerful shockwaves are at least somewhat magical in nature.

Scientific Name

Piscis Vespertilio

Lifespan

Unknown

Average Weight

2,300 kg

Average Length

Cocyx to skull - 6.3 meters

Finspan - 9.2 meters

Geographic Distribution

• Lake Kadia