Striates are very large Ouroborae defined by their double-stacked continental structure. They are rather territorial, preferring to avoid other Striates. While they are seldom found in numbers, a group of Striates is known as a sandwich or a gradient.

Striates are not quite as large as Regalids in terms of raw height, standing at a more reasonable 3721 miles (5988.4km) tall. Their size is compensated, however, by additional landmass, comprised of a pair of large continents stacked on top of each other. Notably, the taller continent (supported on a vertical pair of large, branching structures) is always a fair bit larger than the one below it, shielding the lower continent from strong sunlight. Striates are notable for their protective tendencies over the lower continent, shielding it from sunlight to preserve the often very unique biospheres that grow upon it.

As noted above, Striates have very strong, protective reactions against sunlight in regards to their lower continents. They are protective of their lower continents in general, practicing extreme caution when moving amidst other Ouroborae.

Striates are also quite territorial, particularly towards one another. Striates will rarely abide standing adjacent to one another, requiring another Ouroboran (typically a Tremorid or Bifurn) to stand between them. This is assumed to be for spacing, given their upper continents are larger than their lower ones, but it is nonetheless a very rare example of a puppetine entity showing any sort of antisocial tendency.

Striates are relatively normal in terms of epigenetic triggering, though the colossal stilts their upper continent rests on are of course their defining feature. The support structures for these body parts run all throughout the body, weaving around the ribcage and down the spine. Despite this, they are still relatively fragile, which some believe to be the real reason Striates are so protective of their lower continents.

I am not unfamiliar with my children being "bitey" at times, but sorting out Striate disputes is always a bit taxing. Scale is of course relative, but even giving them the greater context of the rest of the clan's feelings, they still insist on a considerable distance apart from one another. It is a logistical challenge, but I do my best to ensure their personal space needs are met.

Striates are a prime example of me really playing with the "puppets can be whatever shape I want" principle, but on a literally continental scale. They also play with the concept of subterranean continents, though of course their bodies are more open. They don't have a particular reflection in "real" continents, unless there's some supercavern we don't know about under the entirety of Europe.