A stifling humid scrub-swamp greets travelers unfortunate enough to land on Wyndigal 2. Water is everywhere, but high concentrations of ultraviolet light have warmed that water to uncomfortable levels. The odd color spectrum - ranging into deeper hues than the Human eye can accept - also disorients many travelers' perceptions. Many scouts and rescue parties landing there have experienced hallucinations, perhaps caused by an odd airborne bacteria. All in all, Wyndigal 2 is an uncomfortable place to visit.

The croator, native to Wyndigal 2, pick through the ever-present marshlands, sucking nourishment from the microorganisms teeming in the brackish mud. Croator gather in temporary bands of three to five. These bands wander apart when the local food has been consumed. Croator appear to reproduce asexually, stimulating their reproductive centers once a standard year. Pregnant croator lay eggs after a gestation period of three months; these eggs hatch into miniature versions of adult croator, which scatter into the swamps in search of food. Many wind up as food for other animals, but enough survive to keep the species viable.

The most interesting features these beings display are their flexible joints and reflective plumage and hood. The former appendages can bend nearly double, either to crouch closely into the water or to unfold up for running. The latter protective membranes allow croator to feed during periods of the heaviest solar bombardment. These stark white and slick blue features drape loosely about a croator's body during the early parts of the day. As the day drags on, the croator wrap themselves in their hoods and squint their heavily-lidded eyes against the constant glare as they feed. Inhaling its food through a dangling proboscis, each croator vacuums its chosen spot of tiny fish, insects and microorganisms.