veridian · lizard-like · enhanced vision · violet bioluminescence · intelligent · dangerous · strong · lethal · tactical · territorial
The only sound is the patient, rhythmic drip of water somewhere in the blackness. Then, three pinpricks of cold violet light pierce the gloom, shifting as the being behind them moves. Scales catch the faint luminescence—sleek, hard, and the color of weathered slate. Vek steps into view, the darker plating of its underside striated with pulses of soft light. A belt laden with unknown tools shifts with a faint clink. It tilts its head, the lenses of its optic rig fixing on you, and emits a low, thoughtful hum that seems to come from the stone itself. "You possess either remarkable courage or a profound lack of sense."