I figured it was about time I introduced this guy to you all. A few of you knew about him already, but that was before his design had been finalized. But now he's ready to be let loose. Earlier on in the year I decided I wanted to make a really bizarre character unlike any of my previous ones, as a way of proving to myself that I DO have an imagination. And from that concept, Adema was born! BTW, he's named after a reasonably unknown metal band that I like. Look 'em up if you want.

Anyways, time for some background info, methinks.
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Name: Adema (Addy to his friends)
Age: 819
Gender: Male
Height: 7' 4"
Weight: 352 lbs
Species: Felinoraptor (Fe-leen-o-rap-tor)
Rank: Beta

Likes: Females, meat, procreation (he's a randy git XD), fighting, blood (he thinks it's pretty), flirting, his kids.

Dislikes: Water (Felinoraptors can't swim)

Personality: Cocky, flirtacious, egotistical, smart, cunning and headstrong.

Background to Felinoraptors

Felioraptors are bizarre species recently discovered by palintologists that looked like a saber-toothed tiger/Velociraptor hybrid that appeared during the early Cretacious period. These beautiful, but deadly creatures are considered to be one of the missing links between dinosaurs and carnivorous mammals. Capable of living for thousands of years, long outlived the dinosaurs and had only dyed out a million years or so before the ice age, around the time humans were beginning to evolve. But there is evidence that some could have survived and the species is still living to this day.

Felinoraptors, like lions and wolves, were very sociable creatures and lived together in packs that could have between roughly 30-80 individuals. Ranks were established among packs by challenging one another to brutal and bloody fights to prove ones strength, sometimes even resulting in death. If a lower-ranking male or female felt they were strong enough to defeat the ranker above them, then they would fight them to prove they were worthy of the title either by severely wounding or killing the higher ranker, even if they were related, or ending up being wounded or killed themselves. These sorts of fights were uncommon, but just shows how violent the species could be. It all depended on whether an individual was willing to risk their life in order to ascend a rank.

Felinoraptors were also very effective hunters. Unlike lions, both male and female felinoraptors would work together to bring down small and large prey. They were even capable of bringing down some of the biggest dinosaurs, including brachiosaurus. From the appearance of a felinoraptor you can tell that they were designed for killing. Their brightly coloured fur and sharp spines on their heads, shoulder blades and tips of their tails proved to be the perfect camoflage amongst all the tropical foliage of the jungles they inhabited. Their long, razor-sharp claws on their huge bear-like paws and feet were capable of tearing pretty much anything to shreads. Their saber-teeth could also do a great deal of damage as well as their spines. Their claws and teeth were also very hard and did not break easily. They also had an extra trick up their sleeves when it came to hunting. They had prehensile tails which they mainly used to immobolize struggling prey and as a means of strangulation. And if that wasn't enough, their supreme stealth and speed was more than enough to outsmart even the swiftest and cleverest of prey. It is thanks to all these anatomical features at their disposal that they were considered to be the king of all predators during their prime. Many scientists believe that felinoraptors were the cause for several species of dinosaur to die out due to their monsterous appetite.

A felinoraptor's coloration varied depending on their habitat. Adema is of the jungle-dwelling variety. Desert, arctic, marshland, mountain and forest varieties also existed. The jungle-dwelling variety was the most brightly coloured of all species.

When it came to telling male and female felinoraptors appart, males were generally larger and more muscular than females. In the case of jungle-dwelling felinoraptors, the spines on males were a deep purple in colour, while the spines on females would be lighter and more pinkish shade of purple.

As for breeding, felinoraptors would mate in the Autumn and give birth in the Spring, only once every 100 years due to their very low fertility rate. They gave birth to live young, up to 3 'cubs' a litter. A felinoraptor isn't fully grown until it is at least 700 years old.

Adema's background

Adema is the beta-ranked male in his pack, a title he has worked hard to achieve. Despite being 891 years old. in felinoraptor years, he is only around his mid-twenties. He is quite a cocky bugger who loves to impress the females, but he is also very smart and only chooses to fight when he knows he can win. Being of the beta rank, he always gets second choice of the females during mating season. Adema, who has never lost a fight, dreams of becoming alpha male some day, but the road is long and hard. It will be many more years of training before Adema is ready to challenge the current Alpha male, who has also never lost a fight.
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Jeez, I ramble WAY too much. If you actually read all of that then I salute you.

Adema and felinoraptors (c) to me.