You have arrived on the distant planet, Aurion. It is very much like our Earth, except there are no humans, and it is much, much older. All the animals somewhat resemble those on Earth, but they have very noticeable differences, due to the different conditions they had to face. Keep on reading to learn how to adopt your own Aurionian!
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This thread is for adopting Chalers!
About Chalers:
Chalers (pronounced shuh-lay/s) are to be really happy, and energetic. The flaps of skin under their forearms are used to glide from place to place, sort of like our flying squirrels! They only hunt small mammals aand insects; and when they are fully adult, they still have their cute kitten voice. They are just about the size of a domestic cat. The females do all the hunting; the males help out a little but mostly they protect the family from any sort of threat, and are consequently bigger than females.
Females have one small feather on the tips of their ears, and saber fangs for hunting. You can't usually see it, but the females also have very long, sharp claws that helps them hunt as well.
Males have a single, jagged horn growing out of their forehead, used to fend off enemies of the family. They also have feathers growing down their neck and back, which they use to attract females. The longer the feathers are, and the more the male has, the more attractive he is. When a male wants to impress a female, and win her heart, he will fan out his feathers to make them seem larger and fuller. If he really needs to impress her, he might go about stabbing things with is horn, to show his strength.
Baby Chalers have kitten-like voices, that stick with them their whole lives. The father actually looks after the children while the mother hunts, and she will come back after a hunt and nurse her babies, and perhaps clean their coats with her tongue (though careful not to hurt them with her saber fangs). Chaler babies are called Chittens (just so there's no confusion, these are actually pronounced like it's spelled!), and they progress in life about the same way a domestic cat would, as far as when they open their eyes and such. After 1 year with their family, they are fully almost fully grown and will leave their family.
CHALER RANKS/GROUPS:
Chalers live in sort of odd groups. There are 'families', in which the parents (female + male) and their offspring live, if they are raising them. They are sort of seperate from the main group, but still converse with the others and live in the same general area. The pack or clan of chalers (sort of like a wolf pack, with families and seperate chaler individuals, that are not raising chittens) is called a colony. Here's how the ranks work... but keep in mind they are all really friendly, and are not hostile about rankings. They are basically one big family tree, with branches going out to the actual parents and their children. If one is an 'omega' then they are just as happy as the 'alpha', because they belong to this particular colony. No one has hard feelings. And the alpha loves all their tribe mates.
Roi ( to my understanding in french this means 'King', since I based the word 'chaler' off of some french words, and what little french I know. ) - The alpha of the colony. He makes major decisions, like whether to relocate if there is constant threats from predators.
Reine ( means 'Queen' in french. ) - The female, second in command. She is usually the mate of the King, and lead huntress.
Scholars - The knowledgeable chalers. Both male and female. They help advise the Roi, and can also do a bit of mending/healing for wounds... But not much is done for them in the chaler colonies. Usually the female is the only one to get wound treatment, scars on males and wounds received in battles are trophies; signs of honor. It means you are willing to fight and go through pain for the good of your colony or family.
Hunters - Just what it says. These are the adult females, that hunt the meat of the tribe. Some may also find fruits/vegetables, if it is a vegetarian tribe.
Soldiers - The adult males that protect the colony. They use their horns and combat training they go through to as young chalers to fight their enemies, whether it's large predators or rival colonies.
Apprentice - I KNOW I KNOW but it's the only word I could come up with that I could use for soldiers-in-training! They are learning from other soldiers how to fight; usually older chalers that are not quite as nimble as they used to be.
Chittens - Young chalers, aka chittens. These are the offspring of families inside the colony. They are put in this rank, but really they don't have one yet... They are just supposed to listen to their elders. They will recieve a rank later, usually working their way up to the top of the hunters/soldiers. The Roi will rarely give out ranks, it's usually the Reine that does it.
Reference Sheets for Chalers
I decided to draw ref sheets for those drawing their Chaler's pictures
Hopefully this will help!Males - sloppy, might do a better one later. **** has some useful info for the females too ****
Female - coming soon!
STAFF FOR THIS THREAD/AURION!
Owner: Uoneko
Co-Owner: Wrath & Sacred
Designers: (people who design the chalers) .Mutt (sig: Kaorio) Wrath & Sacred (sig: Wrath) Camster45 (sig: Camster)
Mods: (for the auctions/to keep this thread clean) Jelli, Tennishiggledy1234
SOON TO COME:
- Aurion Website
- Aurion Character Roleplay
