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【夢狐】
Name: Cabur Manda'kyramud (lit. Guardian Soul-Killer, translates to the Guardian Reaper)
Designation: Sentient (non-Sapient)
Homeworld: Dha'dinui
Language: n/a
Average height of adults: 136 cm.
Average weight of adults: 295 kg.
Skin color: Lavender
Hair color: Varying shades of black, licorice, indigo, rogal, azure magenta and lavender (usually in two-tone gradients)
Breathes: Type Ia - IIb
Strengths:
- Highly intelligent (sentient)
- Lures prey with bioluminescence
- 50 - 60 kph sprint speed
- Trichromatic vision (ie full color)
- Large in stature; strong but heavy
- Effects of the Force affect greatly, especially the Dark Side
- Low, exclusive, isolated population
- Become ill around Force nullification (yasalamiri, resin, etc)
- Sensitive to fire and concussion
- Extremely difficult to "tame"
- Inability, as animals, to properly utilize technology: (Read: can't fly space ships and glass planets, etc)
- Feather-like mane(male)/crest(female)
- Mildly photoluminescent fur
- Bioluminescent gland in tail
- Miasma glands in tail and back
- Vulpine-like physiology
Average Lifespan: 90 GSY
Races: Universal
Estimated Population: ~18,000
Diet: Meat, Fish, Some Vegetation (some berries and fruits)
Communication: Canine Sounds, Telepathy (limited*), Empathy
( * Cabur will usually not speak telepathically with outsiders, if in any way at all, though speaking with any kind of fluency or protraction is something built up over time with trust and understanding, no different than canon Force telepathy.)
Culture: Solitary creatures. They breed annually and usually partner for long periods of time, sometimes lifelong, and are usually monogamous. They do not voluntarily engage in socialization with other species. Territories are usually marked by miasma stains and boundaries are usually respected. Fights rarely occur, except out of defense; also rare. No other cultural distinctions.
Technology level: n/a
General behavior: Cabur Manda'kyramude are usually solitary, keeping to themselves with the seldom exceptions of when mated or expanding one's territory. Their reclusive, solitary nature leaves little in the way of culture. Even though some mate annually, others do not, and procreation is actually moderately rare, resulting in very slow population increases which are offset by their longevity. It is in their nature to run from humans and most sentient beings, or any creature larger than they, and they are highly intelligent, able to devise new tactics and make accurate threat assessments of various creatures they encounter after only limited interaction or observation. They are incredibly cunning nocturnal hunters who will lure most prey with their attractive colors at night and quickly close in on the unsuspecting victim, usually a medium-sized beast. Their colors are also used for attracting mates and in rare cases intimidating foes. Cabur Manda'kyramude have intelligence comparable to a dolphin or pre-sapiens, and while they do not fashion tools of their own in any known case, they are capable of learning the use of other man-made tools and mechanisms (where physiology provides (e.g.; not bipedal, no opposable thumbs, etc). Some develop and hone a strong enough connection to the Force to communicate telepathically with other sentient beings, translated through the Force as all Jedi do, though almost all are capable of some limited form of empathic communication. It is plausible, though statistically bordering impossible, for a Cabur Manda'kyramud to be sensitive to and able to use the Force, the odds limited by their very small population (abuse and this will be nerfed).
History: The Cabur Manda'kyramude are a beast of folklore, said in bedside stories and campfire tales for its will-o-wisp like nature. Due to the simplistic tendencies of the United Mandalorian Clans and that of many of their governed entities, the natural habitats of the titled Guardian Reapers remain relatively undisturbed, allowing them to remain isolated and stable. The population had grown and shrunken over thousands of years, limited by predation and geographical factors which further isolated the Cabur to their region, which existed around a very small and light Force nexus (historical purposes only) which the creatures grew attached to. These factors coupled with the lack of active cosmic exploration until the recent millennia meant that the Cabur were often regarded as mere legend. They had not been discovered until the near-end of the Old Republic Era and were never fully studied as they were too difficult and uninteresting to warrant further research and commit more resources toward. They are now a documented species, but are respected and protected, as poachers, smugglers and the impacts of human (sentient) habitation would have negative effects on their population and stability.
Notable Player-Characters: TBA
Image Credit: Linked Above (I don't image DA stuff in subs)
Intent: I wanted something that is fox-like, wolf-like, almost ethereal-like but not a Sithspawn, and we have no such species yet (actually really sparse in the Vulpine department). As a note to others who see the species, it's an opportunity to make a Sif.
