exhausted, typing up thoughts while I have them so I can build my action later.
raptor role possibilities: entertain, travel, labor, combat - probably pick combat or travel, leaning combat
combat role subcatagories: stalk, pick, flank, engage, battle-line, guard, counter-engage, disrupt, shock
protective nature favors guard and counter-engage, disfavors stalk, pick, flank.
guard is straightforward, focuses on alertness, awareness, durability, and disables. role is to protect partner from hostile stalk/pick/flank combatants. don't think is correct because Indaria was able to sneak so close to it for the capture.
counter-engage is likely role pick, concept is they stay in the rear until a threat attempts to close in on their partner. they then perform a high-speed lethal intercept, focusing on dealing massive damage and short-term disables to eliminate the threat very quickly and then fall back again. general position in fights is behind their partner, leaping forward when their partner comes under attack to perform the counter-engage, and then falling back again after the threat has been eliminated. Arguably they treat their partner like the bait in a trap, and they themselves are the jaws that snap closed when someone messes with the bait. The partner's defenses and survival is their own problem, the counter-engager can assist with that - AFTER the threat has been eliminated - but that's a secondary job.