The Chauet are a race of evolved Vampire bats whose food source is blood, a dietary trait called hematophagy. The Chauet has a short, conical muzzle and their features are still very animalistic. They lack a nose leaf, instead having naked pads with U-shaped grooves at the tip. Additionally they also have specialized thermoreceptors on its nose, which aid in locating warm blooded creatures, the Chauet can tune their vision to a TRP (Transient Receptor Potential)-channel that is already heat-sensitive this grants them the equivalent of Thermal Vision. Unlike their smaller cousins they do not possess echo-location abilities and instead have excellent vision. In addition to their Thermal Vision they also possess Night Vision like many predatory animals. The Chauet's technology is on par with that of the Galactic standard though they specialize in synthetic blood products. As one might expect their home world is heavily populated by Undead Vampires who the Chauet happily coexist with. There have of course, been several attempts by Undead Vampires to conquer the planet which have been thwarted by not only the Chauet but the now indigenous Undead as well. It is believed that the Planet Chaue will soon have the largest population of Vampires who are "afflicted" with "Daywalker Syndrome" if it doesn't already.
At first glimpse of the thumb, I thought "oh, no! Barb Gordon's gone all (WO)Man-Bat!" Relieved to see it's just my imagination... I dunno... she might be a lot cuter if she shaved off that beard but hats off on something so well conceived from design through execution. The character, set and image really come together in a superb manner. Excellent.
The mohawk is just a dye job look closely and you'll see a full head of hair. She has the sled for the same reason we use cars and boats...sure we can do the job but those vehicles do it faster...and often better. No parachutes necessary either LOL