Reeyekeet

Reeyekeet are cave-dwelling creatures. They are generally around 3 to 4.5 feet tall, and have leathery wings on their backs. They have large eyes and ears, using excellent night vision and keen hearing to navigate the dim caverns. They are capable of producing a flammable gas which they can eject from the base of the hand. The thumb has a large oversized nail, which they can flick rapidly across a roughly scaled patch on their inner fingers to create a spark. This cannot be sustained for very long.

Reeyekeet build structures of mud and wood, but depending on the clan can also be found living without ever doing this. They are cognitively and socially equivalent to the intelligent species of the galaxy, but have never developed technologically. Instead they live in small groups or clans [maybe a unique word instead of just borrowing clan from english...] usually under the watch of a Matriarch.

At around age 14 (almost fully adult), most males leave the clan's home, and search other clans until accepted as a mate into another clan. Females of this age are expected to meet with and try to bond with potential mates who come searching.