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An entry for design contest.
This one was hand drawn, original stuffs.

I also have a version without the mist if ya need it so you can see the bottom of the design better :3

This is an Aer. They are prehistoric creatures that were believed to only come out at night. They appear to have some lineage relation to dragons and griffins, being one of very few non-insect creatures to have 6 limbs.
Aers communicate mostly with growls and roars, similar to those of current large cats. They are solitary creatures, but would mate for life with another of their kind.
As for their six limbs, they mostly only walk on their first and third set of legs, the second set has smaller hands, that are more dexterous. These hands are used to pick up and carry prey or materials. When walking they tend to hold them off the ground, or only fairly lightly touch them down, using the first and third to carry their weight. Their two sets of forelimbs have similar jointing to horses, although they do not end in hooves. they have further joints creating reptilian "hands" the first set only being clawed with strong but fairly short claws.
Despite being at the top of the order, Aers don't really have any predators save a few creatures, they are scavengers. Aers arn't the fastest animals and rarely catch prey themselves. If they do hunt it is in their mating pairs with an ambush strategy to save energy.
Aers also have a very strong sense of smell, for finding carrion and large ears to keep an ear out for anything larger than them that may give them problems. They are about 2-3 feet tall at the shoulder, and usually keep their heads fairly low, except when on alert or confronting another aer.
Their fur patters are mostly striped or spotted, to break up their silhouettes in mist and darkness. Allowing them to hide :3

Might add a bit more info later :3
If I design any more for this contest in the next couple days, I might make one of the predators to this bunch.

Description
An entry for design contest.
This one was hand drawn, original stuffs.

I also have a version without the mist if ya need it so you can see the bottom of the design better :3

This is an Aer. They are prehistoric creatures that were believed to only come out at night. They appear to have some lineage relation to dragons and griffins, being one of very few non-insect creatures to have 6 limbs.
Aers communicate mostly with growls and roars, similar to those of current large cats. They are solitary creatures, but would mate for life with another of their kind.
As for their six limbs, they mostly only walk on their first and third set of legs, the second set has smaller hands, that are more dexterous. These hands are used to pick up and carry prey or materials. When walking they tend to hold them off the ground, or only fairly lightly touch them down, using the first and third to carry their weight. Their two sets of forelimbs have similar jointing to horses, although they do not end in hooves. they have further joints creating reptilian "hands" the first set only being clawed with strong but fairly short claws.
Despite being at the top of the order, Aers don't really have any predators save a few creatures, they are scavengers. Aers arn't the fastest animals and rarely catch prey themselves. If they do hunt it is in their mating pairs with an ambush strategy to save energy.
Aers also have a very strong sense of smell, for finding carrion and large ears to keep an ear out for anything larger than them that may give them problems. They are about 2-3 feet tall at the shoulder, and usually keep their heads fairly low, except when on alert or confronting another aer.
Their fur patters are mostly striped or spotted, to break up their silhouettes in mist and darkness. Allowing them to hide :3

Might add a bit more info later :3
If I design any more for this contest in the next couple days, I might make one of the predators to this bunch.