The Mandrels are squat creatures, roughly man-sized, with columnar legs and slashing claws at the tips of their hands. They are covered in dark purple fur on the head and shoulders, with purplish-red scales covering their abdomen and limbs. Their faces are dominated by a wide beaked mouth, the shape of which resembles a downwards-facing clam shell, with several thin short tendrils hanging from it. They also have a pair of large, menacing eyes which are pupil-less and light green in color. Their intelligence level is not clear, but it's possible that they might be comparable to Earth baboons, or perhaps gorillas.