*cough* Sorry about the lack of posting. Family came in unexpectedly for Independence Day.<br/><br/>Anyway, I found an image that suits my own of a female starscale, and another (still uncolored) image of Isk.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">More Starscale pics and descriptions</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div align="center">(http://e621.net/data/e6/fc/e6fc5b65cf20efdf709148437c70a1aa.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(http://us-p.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Incendax/DAX-Iskkarra01.jpg)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Female starscale (shown above) lack the tendrils males have and are far smaller and lighter of frame. They choose to dye their scales in more intricate and extensive patterns than the males, and, as seen above, are far more modest than the men. Neither of these things should indicate weakness, however, as a female starscale is just as dangerous as a male. While they lack the multiple prehensile appendages, they have a finer control over their psychic abilities and are generally quicker on their feet. <br/><br/>Male starscale are also not born with hair like the fairer sex, but thicker scales and tough spikes. As such, most wandering starscale are found in pairs of two, one of each gender. The male takes on the role of a bodyguard, while the female uses her powers to demoralize and disable foes from afar. Since wanderers rarely return to their tribes, they are often mated to their traveling companion and, even if they are not, are rarely seen apart.<br/><br/>As an added bonus for reading this, have a little extra metagame backstory on Isk.<br/><br/>Isk'Karra's companion and mate was a younger woman with psychic power well below the par for her kind and a weak body. Still, she yearned to see the world beyond the planes where their tribe wandered, and Isk, an exceptional rising warrior and psion, thought he was powerful enough to protect the both of them... But he was still only one man, and a young one without fully developed abilities, at that. <br/><br/>When they were set upon by a full dozen bandits, he stood no chance. He was beaten unconscious and left for dead while the bandits took all the two owned, as well as the young woman. When Isk came to, he tracked the bandits back to their camp and demanded they return his mate. They refused, and the resulting fight yielded the same results as before... Except they ended up killing the woman to spite him. This tipped Isk over the edge, causing him to lose control of his wounded, beaten body. He destroyed them, and carried his mate's body as far as he could before collapsing.<br/><br/>He awoke much later in a healers house and mourned the loss of his mate, then returned to his clan to relay the news... Short years after, he was being badgered to choose another for his strong blood, so he left once again, alone this time, and has not returned since.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></div></div></div>