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Autotomy: (English) Autotomy (from the Greek auto- "self-" and tome "severing", αὐτοτομία) or self-amputation is the behavior whereby an animal sheds or discards one or more of its own appendages, usually as a self-defense mechanism to elude a predator's grasp or to distract the predator and thereby allow escape. Some animals have the ability to regenerate the lost body part later.

Personality: Irreverent, Pragmatic, Self-Assured, Panics Under Pressure

Likes: Gallows Humor, Nihilistic Absurdism, Pros & Cons Lists, Crabs, Lizards

Dislikes: Pain, Danger

Design Notes:

• Yellow spots on crest, face, side, and first 4 tail segments glow
• Dark blue irises and yellow sclera
• The back half of their tail (everything after the first 4 segments) can come off and regrow
  • They can be drawn with it, without it, or with it half-regrown
• Missing their left arm from the shoulder down

Character Notes:

• Talks big game, but their fight or flight reflex is weighted heavily towards flight