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Date or a hostage situation? Nobody can tell...

In their first couple of meetings Maria was immediately super touchy, and Sno was completely paralyzed by her touch. He got over his fear of somehow breaking her in half eventually. But hey, Maria managed to snag them matching CorpseTwin totebags! Sno might not undersand the appeal of their music, but he remains supporting (and fashionable)

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Maria loves cuddling with her lucklyts, making sure to properly distribute her attention amongst all of them. Lucklyts are believed to be "misfortune eaters" because they are prone to injury when in captivity. Maria does her best to set an example as a princess and takes good care of her lucklyt army :)

It's always a treat to get some fresh air with a little fluffy guy on your arm

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Peaceful picnic

By herja standards Tetja can be considered a pampered and spoiled princess. Sno feeds her the best cuts of meat and she even gets very frequent treats! But she still craves the thrill of the hunt. That poor ervasar male never saw her coming.

She is polite enough to go out hunting for wild ervasar and other wild animals, but sometimes she slips up and snatches one from a neighbor's flock. Luckily it's a very rare occurrence since Sno has beaten the habit out of her :D

Before she was tamed, Tetya was the eldest offspring of the pack matriarch and was preparing to challenge her mother for the crown. She remains an aggressive and demanding beast to everyone but Sno, before whom she melts into a whiny puppy.

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The softest place in the world

Sno has a big weak spot for soft textures and gentle smells, and Maria is (to him) the softest and the nicest smelling person ever.

Happy Valentine's!

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Temra wants to show everyone that he's on the top of the world, but his companions don't seem that interested in participating....

The weather in Alvecharren, north of the Gates, is very rarely warm enough to go shirtless, but you can bet that young nomads will use any opportunity to do so.

Having your own iazden, a bird of prey that serves as both a capable messenger and a hunting companion, is the dream of every young Alvecharre man or woman. While herjas(his mount) are harder to capture and require more physical involvement, taming a iazden is much more mentally challenging. Heavens know Temra has spent many sleepless nights trying to convince his iazden Goldeneye to stop trying to kill him on sight.

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Caught in the Act

Syllk cubs are notorious troublemakers, but this only becomes apparent to the world once they figure out how to walk. Hammy here snuck out of her den, snaked her way through the syllk-only tunnels, and found an innocent trashcan to terrorize. The trashcan produced a delectable tomato, but Hammy's feast was cut short by some concerned Arabeleans who stumbled upon her while throwing out their trash. Hammy was ready to lay down her life for her lovely tomato.

In the end she was safely apprehended and returned to her mother den. It's unknown if she managed to finish the tomato or not.

Hammy belongs to @katicin

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The beastis here!

Herja is a equine-like caninoid that originates from the steppes north of the Gates mountain chain in Arabei. Ferocious and terribly opinionated, herja are known to bite first, and think later (optional).

Here <- check their Toyhouse profile out for the full species profile.

But here is a quick excerpt on the herja taming practices:

Alvecharre nomads are credited as the first group of ghalla to have successfully tamed the herja. The process is harsh and arduous, and in most tribes taming ones own herja is considered a rite of passage for both men and women. The process consists of tracking down the pack, and cornering a single herja. From that point, the ghalla and herja must engage in a violent fight, similar to the hierarchy-changing fights that happen among herja. A herja will consider itself submissive and "below" the ghalla only if the ghalla manages to take it down and beat it to the point where the herja can't fight anymore. From that point on, the herja considers itself the ghalla's second in command in their own pack. Any of the tetenka that were paired up with the tamed herja will follow it into domestication, so most young tamers are advised to only go after herja with one or two tetenka, as to not take away too many animals from the wild pack.

In the near future I'll draw a reference for the tetenka too, because these two species go hand in hand and are basically always seen together anyways!

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Ok, more Eraden worldbuilding time! Rn I'm working on the herja ref sheet, and this lady will be one of the coat color examples :)

I'm doing my best to portray the "wolf, but a horse" idea with these, from behavior, to color and anatomy. When it comes to Eraden animals, I want them to be both distinct enough that it's obvious it's not an earthly animal, but also sorta kinda realistic enough where you can say 'yeah i can believe that for a while'. Some are whackier than the others, like syllks which could never exist irl but in worldbuilding I think we're allowed to be a bit silly

Also have this older teeth/skull exploration I did for herjas. Besides regular biting, they like to stab things with their front teeth :)