Ascellan

Ascellans are a species of plant/primate hybrids from the planet of Ascella IV.

Biology
Standing at an average of 5' tall, Ascellans heavily resemble slightly small Humans or Nephilim, and it's suggested they may have descended from one of the two species or a common ancestor. Where Ascellans differ from their Terran counterparts is their four-fingered hands (similar to Nephilim), pointed ears, brightly colored hair, branch-like antlers, and complete lack of a mouth and secondary sex characteristics. As the Ascellans have evolved to become completely symbiotic with a species of plant. This is most evident by the appearance of vines that act as external veins around their body, as well as their normally green skintone. As expected from their lack of mouths or any form of digestive system, Ascellans are fully photosynthetic and only require sufficient water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide. In addition, the species is fully hermaphroditic with out any discernible genders. With newborn individuals joined with their symbiotic plant within the womb. Studies have concluded that neither species can survive without the other as the external vine structures are, for all intents and purposes, veins, and severing them will cause bleeding. In addition, a dying Ascellan's skin will begin to turn brown as if it were wilting. While Ascellans can understand other languages just fine, their lack of mouth limits communication to hand gestures and sign language.