Hatori, sometimes called the “crocodiles of the sands” are
giant reptiles dwelling within sandy desert wastes. The
hatori’s hard, knobby hide ranges in color from gray-white to
red-brown and is virtually indistinguishable from stone.
Hatori use this semblance to great advantage, allowing the
wind to partially bury them beneath the sands so that a
casual observer may believe he is looking at rock
outcroppings instead of behemoths of the sands.
Hatori are shaped like overgrown lizards, save that their legs
have evolved into flat, flipper-like appendages that they use in
conjunction with their massive tails to “swim” through the
sands with astonishing speed and mobility. When forced to
travel upon something more solid, such as a rocky plain,
hatori move by awkwardly flopping and dragging themselves
forward. Hatori eyes are normally concealed deep within dark
recesses that look like small hollows
