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I acknowledge that this is not my target demographic But do any newbies or not newbies to dnd wanna start a small group? It’ll be free form and not very heavy on rules as in almost none at all Very very focused on storytelling number one priority: fun react with this post whatsoever and i’ll dm you

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Starting next week : Dishes and Food!  After that  : Clothing - Improved!

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Spikewalker  ❁

Small, spiky insectivores, Spike Walkers crawl using their front limbs. They are both arboreal and terrestrial, with smaller species preferring life in the tree tops. The tongues are short and stout, used to peel bark from trunks. The teeth are tough and fused together, similar to that of a beaver, used to chew through and digest wood. When pestered, harassed, or threatened, the Spike walker will stand on its wrists and thrust its spine upwards in a display of aggression. Spines are not projectiles, but the individually modified hairs may stand on end in certain subspecies. The feet have two toes, each capped with a hoof-like nail. The tails are prehensile, and used to grip around branches, and to balance. The eyes are poorly developed, and the Spike Walker relies mostly on smell and hearing to maneuver. Two sets of eyes are vestigial, and the other is essentially one large pupil.  The mating season is in early winter, in which the males stand on upright and stretch their body upward, similar to a threat display. The young are born live, partially developed - blind, earless, and deaf. Their spikes develop around two weeks. The total lifespan is around 5 - 6 years on average. 

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Askrai’s Maned Flying Squirrel  ❁ 

A miniature rodent, with a pair of front limbs, abdomen limbs, and rear limbs. The first two pairs make a pair of moveable sails, of which have impressive mobility in their sockets. The rear pair, equipped with another sail between it and the tail, acts as an anchor when not in flight. The bones are hollow, like that of birds, and the paws each have two fingers and a thumb. The first pair of hands have webbing between the fingers. Likely vestigial, this webbing serves very little purpose and does little to slow the Squirrel’s fall.  These critters feed primarily on insects, though nuts, fruits, and other sweet foliage are also a major part of their diets.  Offspring number 5-15, and reach maturity around 5 months. The total lifespan ranges anywhere from 2 to 5 years. The males usually live shorter, and their manes are thicker, longer, and darker.

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Askrai’s Ratcat  ❁

Two pairs of legs to grabbing and walking, one pair for clinging to large trees that make up the majority of Ahellias Island.  The male ratcat has a colorful mane, serving three purposes - an indicator of health to potential mates, a warning indicating their venomous bite, and a pattern unique to each individual ratcat, helping members of a family identify one another. Female coloration is duller and tends to include more greys, russets, and browns in the mane. Tails of both sexes are often lost in fights, and after the first year of life, the color in the toe webbings all but disappear, leaving the blue-green skin behind. Pictured above is a male ratcat. One of the only predators on the island, the ratcat preys upon the Pygmy Coral��‘Keets, Flip Side Birds, and Flying Squirrels. They also have a sweet tooth, and in fall when the fruits fall from the canopy to the floor and rot, enjoy getting drunk on the fermented juice. When intoxicated, a ratcat’s colors get brighter.  The teeth are external, and used to chew away bark for birthing dens. These dens are only large enough for the offspring, and are not lived in. Adult ratcats do not use shelters, and often consume any provided for them. The offspring number 3-5 in an individual litter. 

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INSECT MASTERPOST

As bugs can be an issue for some, they’re all here in one post, under cut. Long post.

Feng Butterfly

Big-pink-cream butterfly ➥ C. Hawes

A large butterfly, often with wingspan up to 11 inches. The body itself is small, and the wings are rounded and flexible. The coloration is a dull, saturated, peachy color. The underside is a darker tan color, with speckles of cream and white. They feed solely on the flowers of the Gregory Nut Tree.

Feng Moth indistinguishable. 

Orange Monarch

Big-orange monarch ➥ D. P. Hawes

A large, orange and black butterfly similar to the Monarch Butterfly. It lives for about two years, in which the first year is spent as a caterpillar, mostly white and black, and the second is spent eating in the summer, breeding in the fall, and laying their eggs in the winter. The occasional white or royal blue morph is not uncommon. 

Limens Butterfly

Soft-pink butterfly ➥ L. Hawes

Named as such for its love for the Limens flower, both as a caterpillar and adult. The Limens butterfly will feed on other plants, but has a particular affinity for the light blue flower. These insects are soft, like tissue paper, and are not very durable. They have a sharp blue color, likely from the flower itself. They have a much shorter lifespan than the other butterflies on the table, but reproduce very quickly. Occasionally, red variants appear, but they are uncommon.

Hay Eye Moth

Fuzzy-Chest Moth ➥  H. Othies

A moth with rounded wings and lots of fuzz, the Hay Eye Moth lives for about six weeks. It has two compound, yellow eyes. It drinks the nectar of the plants on the eastern side of the table, and is a staple in the diet of many animals on the purple island. Oddly enough, Hay Eyes have also been found on the Table’s sister island, Achellias. Its segmented body, if split at the joints, can form a new moth, though this moth will always be female. The eggs are speckled white and black, and hatch in about 48 hours. Docile, the Hay Eye is seen as a sign of good luck.

Yole Moth

Orange-Fuzzy Moth ➥  Y. Naell

A triangular, pastel-orange moth, with dull, red eyes. One pair of antenna is longer, used for smelling and identification. The other is smaller and reduced, used for feeling and holding the moth’s head up. These moths are similar in behavior to flies, and eat rotten plant material. 

Hawes Moth

Grey-Soft Moth ➥  Y. N. Hawes

A subspecies of the Yole Moth, but in recent times, twice as widespread. Exceptionally hairy and small, the Hawes Moth blends in easily with its environment in the southern part of the Table.

   ➥      Insects without images.

Hawe Mantis ; Indistinguishable from the European Praying Mantis.

Fruitbee ➥ F. Boeius ; A small species of bee, similar in size to sweat bees, that feed on fruits and vegetables. The sting is akin to that of a fire ant, but are uncommon. Hives are underground, and produce a honey-like substance called Yew. Tastes like maple syrup.

Red blood beetles ➥ L. Locios ; Small, iridescent, red, and omnivorous, these beetles are considered a sign of death. They fly in swarms of millions in the winter, and are insatiably hungry. They can clean a large carcass of meat within the span of an hour and a half, and are especially fond of fatty meats. They are aggressive in times of famine and drought. For the most part, though, colonies survive on fruits. They are not eaten by most things, and spread diseases rather quickly. They are, however, an avid pollinator. 

Pinkwoods ➥ P. Pierie ; Small pink, parasitic worms who bore into trees. They eat the tree from the bark to the center. They leave the tree a characteristic pink color.

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Pygmy Coral ‘Keet ❁

A very bright, pink feathered bird. The males include blues, greens, and reds, as well as a burgundy-marron saddle. Much like peafowl, these arboreal birds use their tail feathers to display and court. These birds are flightless, and instead walk on the undersides of branches and sticks. They hang upside down for most of the day, and feed primarily on the fruits high up in the canopy. The young are a soft seafoam, and the eggs are a dark, solid grey. The feet have three toes.

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Feral [Wild] Dog

Wild-dog ➥C. L. Re

Typically thin and angry tempered, the Hawaen Wilddog stands 30 inches at the shoulder, and weighs about 80 Lbs. They are light on their feet and constantly hungry. They are known to be aggressive, and to drool when excited or overly stimulated. The coat is rough and coarse, and the skin is pink and loose. They are about the size of a large coyote, and display similar behavior and attitude. Their skulls are long and pointed, and the limbs are long and exaggerated. They are remarkably intelligent, but often overzealous in hunting, which they do in packs of up to 70 individuals. They are excitable and loud, and their YAP, YAP, YAPYAP YAAN calls can be heard at night, and while they’re only considered a pest, they have been known to hunt and eat adult humans, especially larger packs. Despite the Wilddog’s tendency to be aggressive, territorial, ravenous, and ill tempered, they are gregarious and vocal. They mature at 11 months, and produce litters of 6-20. They live about 10 years, and have a dominant female. They are not often scavengers, but larger packs and solitary males will consume carrion if desperate. They do not howl and instead yowl. The large, tusk-like teeth are used to fight and display dominance. They do not have lips to cover them, and when one is lost, they do not regrow them. The second eye is vestigial, and serves no purpose. The head is heavy and muscular, and the tail is stiff. The tail is used to balance when running.

    ○ Large packs    ○ Aggressive

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Agg ❁

A large insectivore, with a large pouch and shaggy fur. The creature uses its long, blue tinted claws to peel back the bark of trees and large shrubbery. Similar to the modern anteater, the Agg uses its long, sticky tongue to capture ants, termites, and other social bugs.The Agg is mostly arboreal.

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Lilac Breasted Duck

Lilac-breasted duck ➥ C. Lilia

Despite the name, these birds are not always lilac. Their coloration changes with the season, and based on the health of the individual. Typically a medium sized duck, with pink-white feathers, with a bright chest and coloration. Their habitat is the most diverse - they make up reefs, ponds, rivers, and lakes. They are the most commonly eaten bird, and are often domesticated in similar vein to chickens, which they taste similar to. They have a pouch on the chest, often inflated as an intimidation method, and as a mating display. These birds pair in the winter, when at their brightest. Purples are preferred, and reds are generally less fit. Eggs are laid in clutches of 10-12, all around the size of a golf ball. 

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Pat’s Blob ❁

A large, soft bodied creature. Pat’s Blob is a predatory animal, feeding on the blood and fluid, along with the soft and easily digestible internal organs, of medium-to-large, land dwelling animals.  The young are born in the canopy, which when large enough, will drop onto prey on the forest floor, similar to ticks. The Blob gives birth to live young, which feed off of nectar until they are about a foot in diameter. They reach three foot at adult size and rarely grow larger.  A good source of uneaten carrion, this creature is an essential part of Ahellias’ ecosystem.

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Bluebodied Woodpecker

Blue-woodpecker Bird ➥ P. Auze

The blue coloration of this nervous bird is due to the insect it feeds upon, and the creamy insides of the thick grasses it both eats and lives inside. It's behavior is not well documented. However, it remains a staple of the Hawaen diet, whose hunters catch the birds by approaching their holes during the day when they are asleep, scaring the birds to death, and stealing their eggs. Their calls are low and drawn out, like the call of an elephant. They represent family oriented people, and people who don’t often complain. They taste similar to turkey.

    ○ Eats soft grass    ○ Tastes like turkey

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Wild Ass

Wild-horned Ass ➥E. Gira

The exact classification of the Wild Ass is debated. Some have suggested some subspecies of Onager, or asiatic ass, or a kind of long eared Antilocapridae or giraffe. They are long legged and thin boned, with long necks and ears, with a warm brown coloration which fades to pale-peach to dull-tan on the rump. The head has one pair of small to medium, fuzzy horns, made of bone and cartilage. They reach 6-8 inches off the skull on males, and 3-5 on females. The males, called Sturrs, use them similar to the reticulated giraffe, and use them as bludgeoning tools. The tips are soft and do little damage, but are meant to look impressive. The more impressive the display and the more social success a male or female has had, the longer their horn nubs will grow. They do not shed, but the skin on them does, and males and females both rut their heads against trees in the summer, often resulting in bloodied willows and pines, which have become the subject of folklore. The creatures themselves have been known to reach 3 m [9 ft] tall and weigh up to 550 Lbs, but average only 2 to 2.6 m [6 ft] and 200 to 400 Lbs. They have 32 teeth, all designed for the grinding and pulling of plants. They average about 15 years lifespan, with young becoming independent at about one year of age, and reaching complete maturity at two. They typically have two offspring per pregnancy, though triples are not uncommon. Generally, the young are only cared for by the mother as they are uniparental, but the males will keep close watch over their harems, usually of only 1-2 but sometimes larger, and by extension, their offspring. Though usually a calm species, the species is known for its stubbornness and passion, and the Sturr become very protective over Roe and Kit. While they are not territorial and are migratory, herds form close knit communities and will often mourn lost members. Adolescents leave their birth herds at about three years of age. The taste is very similar to venison. The closest modern relative is the Sambar Deer. 

    ○ Tastes like venison     ○ Stubborn

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