Chakax

Temple Guardians Keeper Variant

The Temple Guardians are a specialized group of the Gaolers. They adapted fast to the jungles and found places of an old civilization with hints of the shade. They are divided in two groups, those all in green with the natural ccolors and pattern of the predators of the forest, to patrol the jungle near the ruins and keep intruders away, and those with the markings of the sky, which are guarding the ruins itself.
As a breed native to the southern icefield, the Temple Guards changed some of their features to get native to the jungle of the Viridian Labyrinth. Being the Apex predator in the Southern Icefield, they needed to get some kind of defense against the fast Wildclaws, native to the jungle. So some evolved thick plates over their back to have some protection from those dragons. Others started to trust in their camouflage and use the shards they show as a nasty surprise for those who think it is easy to attack a Gaoler on a silent watch.
But all Temple Guards have a few things in common. Their antlers are smaller than those of their relatives in the Southern Icefield, with those stalking the jungle around the ruins almost having lost all resemblance to the antlers their relatives have in the far south. And none were ever seen with Gnarlshorns. All lack the thick and warm wintercoat. They don't shed their coat, they just have it thoughout the whole year. They got rid of the warm undercoat they needed in the ice. Their fur changed to a light fur, that is capable of keeping them dry in the humid air of the jungle. It is a short and thick fur, that blend well with their surrounding. They tend to hunt for smaller animals in their enviroment, and got used to the rich supplies of plants the jungle offers them.
Temple Sentries patrol the borders of the ruins and are more adapted to their surronding, while the Temple Keepers stay always in the area near the ruins and keep them also clear of too much Vegetation to have an area where they see intruders aproaching.