Loxatl senses are dull tools. Out of water, their vision, hearing and smell are poor. Taste and an innate ability to detect vibration represent their primary senses. Loxatl make excellent scouts and trackers, as they can "taste" the presence of enemies from kilometres away and feel their location through the vibration of their heartbeat or footsteps. Extended dewclaws on their limbs enable them to run across walls or ceilings and climb on any surface, an advantage they fully exploit to strike by surprise from unexpected angles. Their presence is often given away by a distinctive smell of rancid milk and crushed mint, believed to be some kind of chemical secretion exuded by these xenos when in combat. This may be related to the preternatural swiftness and dexterity Loxatl exhibit or may ser