#felinia: mangosteen

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do they have any prominent art? do they paint directly (portraits, scenes, et cetera) often, or is it just for the Big Events?

well well welll,, tumblr user bright-honey asking questions about art who could have predicted this?/lh

The exact type of prominent art varies depending on the settlement, but they all have at least one.

The Skulk lives in huge stone structures shaped out of chunks of stone. Within, they have several reliefs of their Gods, whereas outside the structure, the rock is left natural. Using bioluminescent moss that is almost constantly refreshed, they are able to illuminate these reliefs. Deep within the stone, this is often the only source of light. Young cubs and trainees are often brought here to learn about their gods. Below are Hukum and Yshbid, who are responsible for judging dead souls.

The Pod also uses bioluminescent dyes in their most prominent artworks, which are each other. The Pod generally hunt for three days straight and then return home to eat and rest for another three days. During the latter period, they paint each other in swirling patterns that represent waves and currents, in order to keep the favour of their founders. Expecting parents paint their stomachs in the pattern associated with the god they're hoping for the patronage of.

While the Coalition prefers oral history, i.e., storytelling and poetry, physical artwork is still important for them. The most prominent of these would be the paintings in the dens of very young cubs. When a new litter is born, their parents will collaborate with the historians and craftskats to paint a mural depicting a scene from history. This one is from the Age of Bloodshed.

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Character Card(s): Mangosteen (Combretum, and Paspalum)

Name: Mangosteen

Role: (Consul)Caregiver/Farmer of the Coalition

Family: Turaco (mother), Yeenix (father), Fern, Sumac (sisters), Paspalum, Combretum (cubs), Cinnamon (niece), Baobab, Medlar, (courting).

Description: A tall ginger mackerel tabby jack with a white belly. He wears a simple belt with a decorated skull, and decorated shards of bone from their previous hunts hang from a string around their neck. She wears painted feathers on her tail and has painted her horns purple and pink. He wears three rings of different colours on her horns.

Age: 7 cycles, 40 human years

Orientation/Gender: Polyamorous bisexual, nonbinary (they/she/he)

Personality: Tactless, Nurturing, Intelligent

Name: Combretum

Role: Cub of the Coalition

Family: Turaco (grandmother), Yeenix (grandfather), Fern, Sumac (aunts), Paspalum (sister), Cinnamon (cousin), Mangosteen, Baobab, Medlar (parents).

Description: A light gold spotted tom cub with blue eyes.

Ages: 0 cycles 6 months, 3 human years

Orientation/Gender: Unconsidered. (he/him)

Personality: Excitable, Socially Unaware, Uncommunicative

Name: Paspalum

Role: Cub of the Coalition

Family: Turaco (grandmother), Yeenix (grandfather), Fern, Sumac (aunts), Paspalum (sister), Cinnamon (cousin), Mangosteen, Baobab, Medlar (parents).

Description: A dark brown spotted molly cub with blue eyes

Age: 0 cycles 6 months, 3 human years

Orientation/Gender: Uncommunicative (she/her)

Personality: Forgetful, Friendly, Loyal