Sull

Sulls, also known as floaters, was a species of aerial predator.

Description
Sulls had an unusual appearance, resembling a giant flying dinner plate. They were in diameter. Their bodies thickness varied, from along the outside rim rising to round top  in height in the middle. A large mouth in diameter occupied the center of their underbelly. Special orifices ringer were found in a ring on the bottom, running along the outside rim.

Behaviour
Sulls were solitary and secretive creatures.

Combat
Sulls were aerial predators and attacked from above when hungry, diving and slamming their heavy body into a target. It would then drape itself over their target, attacking with its large mouth. During an attack, sull released a noxious gas from the orifices that lined their body. The gas was heavy, thick and caused temporary blindness to those within the gas. If a sull was unable to consume their prey on the ground, they grabbed their meal in their powerful jaws and floated up into the air, to seek a safer location to feast.

Society
Sulls were sentient and had their own unique language, which sounded like clicking and whistling to humanoids. They understood common and other languages, but due to a lack of vocal cords, were unable to speak it or any other humanoid language. Sulls avoided contact with humanoids, especially ones that could cast magic.

Habitat
Sulls were nomadic and lived exclusively in the air.

Biology
A sull remained buoyant by generating lighter-than-air gases, which were stored in the hump in the center of their body. Their were able to control their horizontal and vertical movement by expelling the gas. They were vulnerable to strong wind currents and the wakes of larger flying creatures. Sull were unable to flip themselves.

A sulls primary senses were infravision and scent.

Sulls were asexual creatures. They reached sexual maturity in six years, at which point their offspring budded on their bodies. Juvenile sulls remained with their parent, living internally within their hump. Once a young sull grew to a diameter of, they were expelled from their parent's mouth. They remained with their parent until maturity. After a year, a young sull grew to about in diameter and were able hunt on their own, allowing them to part ways with their parent.

Uses
Due to their size and strength, sulls were sought after by spellcasters to be used as aerial mounts. A captive sull was able to learn their masters language very quickly. A captured sull was not domesticated, as they loathed their role as an aerial mount, remaining only due to their fear of their spellcaster master using their magic to inflict pain on them. Spellcasters were usually unaware of the fact that sulls were sentient, as a captured sull hid their intelligence as much as possible. A captured sull was constantly seeking a way to escape their bondage.