Striped octofolk are highly social octofolk from the Western Continent. They are pretty easy to distinguish by their ornamental body patterns; unique for each individual! Similar in behavior to the gloomy octofolk from the Eastern Continent (although with less throwing things), these octofolk are highly social and naturally congregate. As they prefer habitats with rubble and mud substrates, dens are often constructed from mud in close proximity to each other.
Size matters for these inkfolk - though not that much, as they are some of the smallest inkfolk around with the smaller subtype commonly capping under 1,3 meters. No, you might notice that these octofolk have larger crown suckers than most other inkfolk, and that'd be because they play a large part in sexual selection! Striped octofolk pretty much exclusively mate face-to-face and as such the act of tentacle kissing (translator's note: tangling of the crown tentacles) is a much more crucial aspect of finding love. Consequently, the suckers on the crown are more sensitive and developed than in most other octofolk. It's also worth noting that these octofolk are commonly noted to be monogamous, which is uncommon among seafolk (and inkfolk in particular).