Kamantis

The Kamantis are a race of praying mantis Deramon Okuni. They can be found in forests and can move as fast as the wind while cutting foes apart with their blade-like arms. Their best Roles are the Kunoichi and Dancer.

Appearance
Kamantis have forest green exoskeleton skin with light yellowish-brown skin on the belly and breasts. They have yellow eyes and either dark green or autumn orange hair. Instead of hands, they have long dual-bladed blade-like arms which they can use for attacking foes and tearing prey apart. They also have long dark green antennae which they can use to detect incoming prey and potential foes, too, a feat which can come in useful at night.

Abilities

 * Flight - Thanks to their wings and light weight, Kamantis are capable of flight. They are known to fly as fast as the wind itself.

Lifespan
Most Kamantis live for around 34 years. They become adults at age 19.

Reproduction
Kamantis carry their young for around 1-2 years. Like Mothelle, they have giant sacs inside of their womb, only these sacs can contain up to 12-200 eggs at a time.

Religion and Customs
Kamantis travel by themselves to find food and anyone they deem as "worthy opponents". Once the mother's young hatch from their eggs, she will teach them the art of combining offense with speed that will eventually enable them to move as fast as the wind, giving foes the illusion of being cut apart by an invisible force at a frightening speed.

In battle, Kamantis prefer to use their blade-like arms, though they will sometimes throw in a kick or two. The only way for a Shaman to get a Kamantis to join them is to defeat them in battle, whereas the former will then choose to join the latter.

Oddly enough, Kamantis often get along well with Mothelle and are sometimes seen with them.

Weakness
If a Kamantis gets poisoned, they won't be able to move as fast as they normally can, which can prove to be unfavorable for them when in combat.

Trivia

 * The art for the Kamantis was drawn by Raging-Banebou.
 * Their name is a combination of the Kamaitachi, a sickle-armed weasel from Japanese folklore and mantis, the latter which the Kamantis itself is based on appearance-wise.
 * Kamantis are a favorite snack of Arachnilia and sometimes Balloonga, though the former will mostly fight back until either they themselves are eaten, their predator has been dealt with or either the Kamantis or their predator manages to escape.