Mournah Skywailer

The Mournah Skywailer is a large, batlike Rahi native to the island of Mournah Nui. It is known for its piercing wail, which it produces as it dives down to attack prey.

History
The Mournah Skywailers were created by the Makuta in order to populate the Matoran Universe. The large predators were placed in the Southern Islands, where they took a particular liking to the island of Mournah Nui. Due to their notorious vocalizations, they were named Skywailers. For the most part, the Matoran of Mournah Nui left them alone, though the rahi would occasionally come near Matoran settlements while hunting for prey.

Orkheth once stopped an especially aggressive Skywailer from razing a village, as it was pursuing a Matoran for food. The Toa used his Air powers to catch, confuse and hurl the creature through the air, whereupon it flew away and did not return.

Abilities and Traits
The Skywailers nest in the large trees on Mournah Nui, where their natural camouflage allows them to blend in almost perfectly. They prey on smaller rahi, which they swoop down upon and catch up with their large, pincer-like feet. Each Skywailer has six mandibles surrounding their mouth, with split open to allow them to consume their prey. These also make rather formidable weapons, as they can bite the arm off a Toa with ease.

In addition to their normal wail, the Mournah Skywailers are capable of releasing a deafening sonic scream. Unlike that of the Klakk, the scream cannot reverse the effects of Shadow Leeches or other causes of light drainage. However, the scream can disorient opponents and prey, stunning them long enough for the Skywailer to attack.

Skywailers have excellent hearing, thanks to their large ears, which they can cover to prevent their scream from deafening themselves.

Trivia

 * MournahSkywailer3.JPG Mournah Skywailer is in fact a heavily redesigned recreation of a MOC the author created sometime around 2008. The image, along with many other old and terrible MOCs were found while looking for a picture of a drumkit. While the author was unsuccessful in finding the instrument, the search resulted in the Mournah Skywailer being created.