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Odaroloc Beasts, or 'loccies', are a strange mix of creatures, part feline, part deer, with some other indeterminate species mixed in. They are reclusive creatures, and live only in very remote areas. It is very hard to domesticate one, but once tamed they are loyal, trusting, and hardworking. Odaroloc Beasts are naturally very elusive and it is very difficult to catch and tame one, or even get a glimpse of a loccy.
Diet;; they eat a mix of plants and meat, being omnivorous. Loccies feed on berries, fruit, some leaves and shoots, and smallish animals like rabbits, birds, squirrels, and occasionally porcupines, beavers, or possums.
Physical Characteristics;; their saber teeth are mainly for defense and show, though with some foods they come in handy. Fangs are the same length on both females and males. However, the different genders have different horns. Females have short, straight horns whereas males have longer curled horns. Odaroloc Beasts have large heads, thin legs, short, bushy tails, manes, and deer-like cloven hooves instead of paws on their hind legs.
Coloration;; they are natural colored. there are no really common colors, they can be gray, black, white, reddish, brown, beige, etc, with many combinations of these colors. Once a loccy turns one year old, the tribe dyist dyes unnatural colors in different patterns into their fur. The amount and patterns depend on the animal.
Size;; loccies range in size from the smallest being a bit more than three feet tall at the shoulder to the largest being nearly five feet tall. males tend to be slightly larger than females, though the difference is small.
Social and Mental;; Odaroloc Beasts are extremely intelligent, with a problem solving, lingual, and mental capacity to rival humans. They have not developed advanced technology like our race has, lacking opposable thumbs, but can fashion things like bowls, paintbrushes, jewelry, etc. Loccies have a strong social order and live in large tribes. Each animal has their own role to play for the good of the tribe.
Habitat;; they reside in several different climates and areas, depending on their tribe. These are: forest, tundra, mountains, cool rocky beaches/wet forests, and grasslands.
There are five different tribes, and each resides in a different area.
Each tribe has the following roles-
leader (one- leads the tribe)
healers (three- tend injuries)
warriors/hunters (unlimited- main hunters and fighters)
scouts (fewer than hunters- search for food sources, etc.)
craftbeasts (three- make tools)
dyist (one main one in tribe, traveling ones as well- dye fur)
ARAE- this tribe lives on mountains and cliffs.
ETYD- this tribe lives in the forest.
IHIRR- this tribe lives in grasslands, meadows, and valleys.
OKELA- this tribe lives in wet cool forests near sheltered rocky coves.
UZEAH- this tribe lives on the tundra.
