Avalu

Species listThe Avalu are a race of locust humanoids with large avian wings that inhabit the planet of Falinor in the Flil system.

Biology and appearance
The Avalu are a bipedal species with chitinous bodies similar to that of a locust, they have two pairs of arm appendages, two long thin legs, small compound eyes and a variable number of head legs. Their hands have three finger claws; a single opposable thumb and two fingers. They also have wings which are avian in appearance, a thick plumage spreads around their necks and across their shoulders, males have crests on their heads.

Females are distinguishable from the males by being much larger and having very prominent abdomens.

Once a year both male and female Avalu lose their plumage and shed their outer skins.

Community
Planet population is split into a number of Hives or Houses, breeding between Hives is forbidden due to the near constant feud between them.