Klingemann's Wolves
Strikethrough text serves as the extra information I was unable to complete before the end of the competition.
-Roughly 2% of the original lore was used.

History:
By direct consequence of the nuclear weapons used for the Sixty Years' War of 1950 - a civil war of Germany and a conflict between a plethora of countries therein - the majority of Germany's territory had largely become inhabitable and barren, directly incurring the extinction of Canis lupus within Germany and other countries effected by nuclear weapons. Those who survived the attacks denoted the sections as "Todesbringer", meaning "Bringer of Death", due to the high radiation and presumed lack of survivability.

Discovery:

Lupicornis empyreus
On the date of August 12th, 2010, a Grand Admirial (Großadmiral) known in name as Petra Klingemann had stumbled upon the presence of the first documented Lupicornis empyreus at the barren remains of a forest in Dresden while exchanging calls with her troops. Despite the fact that war was ongoing at the time of discovery, Klingemann kept the animal as a "pet" of sorts, under the belief that the mutations present were a result of radiation and that said mutations could be further researched and used to develop better radiation protection/study the effects of radiation on wildlife; additionally desiring to perserve the descendants of Canis lupus. She gifted the name of "Trotz" onto the Lupicornis empyreus until her temporary relief from war, wherein she conversed and worked alongside various radiation researchers before returning.

Lupicornis aquaticus
Despite the various claims regarding the inital discovery of Lupicornis aquaticus, the first recorded discovery of the species was made by non-German Radiation Biologists Jiro Hamakawa and Sotan Kure during their 2015 expedition of northern Germany territories, which spanned from January 12th to April 5th. Kure utilized the placeholder name "Sea-level Lupicornis" on the date of February 23rd when referencing his documentation of the species' ecology alongside Hamakawa, prior to gifting his studies to Klingemann on April 3rd with the condition of maintaining credit for the information.

Genus and Common Name Etymology:
To commemorate genus' origin in wolves and the consistency of horns observed amongst the species, Klingemann proposed the genitive plural form of the Latin term "lupus" in combination with the third-declension two-termination adjective "cornis" to describe the genus. Klingemann later went on to name the separate epithets before perishing during the Battle of Kiel in 2017 at the age of thirty-eight.

There is a plethora of debate within the scientific community regarding what precisely the common name for the separate species should be - the most popular proposal detailing an alternative variation of the German terms "fortdauern" and "marmor", translated as "to endure/to last" and "marble", to reflect the survival of Canis lupus ancestry, the appearance of the sun's reflection on the surface of the water, and the ethnicity of Klingemann - to no avail. Thus, many have adopted the temporary usage of their separate epithets when referencing the two species under the genus.

Present Documentation

Lupicornis empyreus

Etymology:
The term "empyreus", derived from the Ancient Greek word "empyros", is a Medieval Latin noun and adjective that refers to "the highest heaven in ancient cosmology - one that is thought to be occupied by a sphere of pure fire or light".

Description:
Lupicornis empyreus are a largely undomesticated species that belong to the genus of Lupicornis and are one of two extant species derived from Canis lupus. While Lupicornis empyreus exhibit a plethora of features, they are distinguished by scarce pelts, a minute amount of spikes, hooked claws, larger forms, longer legs, thicker flesh, bushy eyebrows, narrow eyes, and high stamina - adapted to accommodate excessive sun exposure succeeding nuclear radiation, the significant scarcity of predators on land, the abundance of tree-climbing prey, and their position as largely pursuit predators in the German ecosystem.

Given their large size and high resistance to attacks, it was suggested by a researcher named Sean Wright that they domesticate a small portion of the species and use them for transportation/carrier purposes throughout war. This notion was later dismissed by Klingemann, issued under the following translated statement on the matter: "[...] we have no right to abuse these mammals - just as their existence had no reason to endure heedless warfare at the hands of man."

Physical Characteristics:
Despite radiation, the Lupicornis empyreus coats directly reflect their Canis lupus ancestry: Variations of russet, brown and black culimated in blanket, masked, and mottled markings. Additionally, in accommodation to radiation and the weighty prescence of the sun, they most commonly bear darker flesh, darker eyes, and dark streaks along their eyes. As such, Lupicornis empyreus rarely bear white, grey, and silver coats, striped, blotched, and streak-less markings, and blue eyes.

Ecology:

Habitat
Despite the numerous studies done concerning Lupicornis empyreus, researchers are unsure of where precisely their ancestry resided before the extermination of Canis lupus by the Thirty Years' War. Be as it may, since Klingemann's discovery, Lupicornis empyreus have notably occured in the forests and grasslands of the Dresden and Berlin territories.

Diet
The Lupicornis empyreus bear a preference for carnivorous meals, especially of ungulated prey. However, as the majority of prey had either migrated to opposing countries or died off within Germany, their diet consists of mutated rabbits, hares, weakened lynx and bears, few wild boar, and migrating birds.

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General
In spite of their wildly undomesticated nature and position as pursuit predators, the Lupicornis empyreus are generally cooperative, calm, and hyper-observant when interacting with both peers of the same species and humans. Additionally, the majority of all documented cases for aggression in Lupicornis empyreus occur in isolated situations - such as when a peer is the aggressor, in territory disputes, or among foreign packs - and in common interactions between them and Lupicornis aquaticus.

To explain the mellow disposition Lupicornis empyreus have adopted concerning humans, a researcher known as Dr. Adler claims that Klingemann's care of "Trotz" is the cause: Believing that the care itself spurred the assumption of good in humans among Trotz's observing pack and to subsequent packs beyond. This theory, however, has yet to be indisputably proven.

Social Structure and Reproduction
Lupicornis empyreus are gregarious animals whose survival is often dependent upon the formulation of packs between several mated pairs and their offspring. The reason as to why they have drastically devated from the traditional "nuclear family" pack structure of their ancestry, researchers believe, is derived from the pressures of mutated predators in the territory. Nevertheless, the average pack size across Dresden consist of roughly twenty-five members with more than three mated pairs amidst, while packs in Berlin have been known to harbor fourty or more members with more than five mated pairs.

Pack formations either occur in midwinter, when offspring disperse from their parents' pack, or during times of prey abundance. In the event of offspring dispersing: They often travel with other dispersed offspring in search of safe territory, a bonding pair, or simply for the temporary company. Bonding, however, occurs for roughly a year or more before producing pups. The newly mated pair then establishes territory in abandoned lynx dens, caves, or choose to join an already set pack if available. The female of the pairing will be exempt from duties until the pups are born; ten days after which, the two parents will alternate the role of mentoring and rearing.

Hunting and Feeding
Despite these packs, Lupicornis empyreus yield higher success rates when tracking and hunting alone. Therefore, to accommodate this fact, most packs have been observed to assign specific "hunting parties" and roles to their members. These "hunting parties" and roles are held for the majority of the member's life unless they are unable to complete their duties.


Lupicornis aquaticus

Etymology:
The latin term "aquaticus" refers to "of/belonging to the water".

Description:
Lupicornis aquaticus are an undomesticated species that belong to the genus of Lupicornis and are one of two extant species derived from Canis lupus. In accordance to heavy pollution, radiation saturating the sea, and the dangers posed by other mutated animals therein: Lupicornis aquaticus adapted via displaying vibrant colors, an excessive amount of spikes, smaller forms, thicker flesh, antioxidant production, forked tongue, and partial blindness.

Unlike the Lupicornis empyreus, they were never considered for transportation purposes despite their agility in water and larger resistance in comparison. This lack of consideration is the direct resultant of their high aggression concerning humans.

Physical Characteristics:
As partially aforementioned, the Lupicornis aquaticus flesh most commonly exhibits vibrant colors: Purples, blues, greens, pinks, and orange hues accompanied by stripes, spots, blotched, mottled, ticked, to accommodate the various other creatures within the sea and fool predators. Thus, they are rarely duller in appearance with masked, blanketed markings, or darker flesh.

Ecology:

Habitat
Prior to the extermination of Canis lupus by the Thirty Years' War, researchers theorized that the ancestors of Lupicornis aquaticus were most numerous in the northern wetlands of Germany and had been forced into the ocean by the radiation. Lupicornis aquaticus, however, primarily inhabit the North and Baltic Seas, often near coastlines.

Diet
Unlike Lupicornis empyreus, Lupicornis aquaticus indulge in omnivorous meals composed of barracudas, salmon, eels, seaweed, bladderwrack, and nori.

Infections

Behaviors:

General
In accordance to their undomesticated nature, in tandem with the fact that the Lupicornis aquaticus is a predator mammal with a strong fight-or-flight response that allows them to ascertain threats within an instant, they are prone to exhibiting aggressive behaviors towards a perceived threat - often larger predators or humans - and foreign members of the same species or in common interactions between them andLupicornis empyreus.

Later studies conducted on the cause for such a high level of aggression suggested that these behaviors on an adult "confronter" are a resultant of the harsh conditions of the ocean, predators, and the cruel practices of fishermen therein. Additionally, these behaviors are exacerbated in the presence of Lupicornis aquaticus young regardless of relation and become slightly reduced when confronting the threat with other adults, holding an inversely proportional relationship when the "confronter" is an adolescent or pup.

Social Structure and Reproduction
Lupicornis aquaticus are largely reserved animals that form pairs based on bonding in midwinter, hunting purposes, and/or to aid mothers of the same species in pup rearing. Bonding occurs for roughly seven months or less before producing pups, which are produced in shore burrows by consequence of their lack of gills. The bonded pair will then remain bonded until their pups reach maturity, or until one departs for reasons of death or migration. On the contrary of bonded pairs, hunting pairs and rearing pairs are not temporary arrangements between specific members of the species despite the lengthly intervals between their pairing. They often occur as a means to take down weakened larger predators, corner prey, and attack other members of the same species or of Lupicornis empyreus - thereby lessening the risk to themselves and their offspring if applicable.

Hunting and Feeding
While the popular consensus is that Lupicornis aquaticus yield better results when alone, much like the Lupicornis empyreus, there have been studies reporting that starvation rates diminish significantly with hunting pairs. Researchers are still unsure of the reason as to why this occurs.


Lupicornis littus

Etymology:
The Latin term "littus" refers to "shore", and is a play on the meeting of a predominantly land creature with an ocean creature.

Description:
Given the simple fact that Lupicornis empyreus and Lupicornis aquaticus are prone to negative interaction, a hybrid of the two is one of which is scarcely documented. Be that as it may, two litters of hybrids had been humanely bred in captivity a three decades succeeding the initial discovery of the genus.

Hybrids pertaining to both combinations tend to be larger than the Lupicornis aquaticus and only a few inches smaller than the Lupicornis empyreus.

Physical Characteristics:

Hybrid 1 - Lupicornis empyreus x Lupicornis aquaticus
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Hybrid 2 - Lupicornis aquaticus x Lupicornis empyreus
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You need to actually give a design to the entries as those count majorly on showing what you can do design wise.
I am giving you guys a couple of days. Only 2 of you had entered.

We are past the date, and you've not made at least a 3rd color in.
There are only 2 users who've entered, 1 other than you.
I'll give you up to a couple of days to try N get a 3rd created. Then I'll officially pick a winner

definitely unexpected XD but really cool all the same! thank you for entering

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This is really cool woaaa! the glitch effect is awesome !

HELLO I FORGOT ABOUT THE C4C UHMM I LOVE THEM SO MUCH??? RGETRE SO NEAt

ILL MAKE UR DESIGN WHAT IS UR PREFERENCES??

WAIT. THIS WASNT APART OF MY C4C THIS WAS THE C$ ONE OMG

that was supposed to be closed since forever ago. I have no C$ on me. But would you still be interested in a custom for this lad?

these creatures are so cute! i love the slug child the most :3 <3

Would I be allowed to take a look at the inside?

I'm extremely tempted tbh...

NumbatNibbles wrote:Would I be allowed to take a look at the inside?

I'm extremely tempted tbh...

Yep! I added you.

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I Like Bees wrote:hello. may i claim them /srs