Mandy Mole
Habitat: Underground caverns, Canyons Diet: Omnivorous Disposition: Clumsy, Curious
A race of mole-people that inhabit the underground areas of the Mushroom Kingdom, Mandy Moles are small of stature, and have somewhat squishy, rounded bodies, lightly tanned in skin tone, before giving way to browner-colored fur that covers their arms and legs, which both end in clawed tips that are excellent for digging, something the species excels at. Their shaggy, often dirty hair is a sandy brown color, and a pair of pointed ears sits, often lopsided, atop their heads. Most Mandy Moles are seen with glasses, typically darkened to appear like sunglasses, though these are items that are actually necessary for the species poor eyesight, mostly theorized as due to their constant existence underground.
Mandy Moles don't often interact with the surface world due to this, but have started to come out of their domicile in recent years to interact with the world at large. Due to their lack of exposure to the above ground world, they are a curious lot, and often end up focusing on mundane things like they were rare treasures when first venturing into the larger environments. Even when more used to the world, a Mandy Mole will still tend to interact with items with great focus and curiosity, enjoying the simple things, sometimes even more than the bigger and fancier things in life.
This comes as a bit of a blessing to some, considering that, due to their poor eyesight, Mandy Moles have a penchant for clumsiness, and cheaper stuff is easier to replace when an excited Mandy Mole carries it away, only to trip on her own two feet and send the object flying into a wall. It's a curious duality to their skills that Mandy Moles possess; while adept at digging and able to move quickly through soft dirt and reach a destination with little issue, they have some manner of difficulty remaining steady on their own feet above ground, even discounting their poor eyesight as a factor. While annoying to most, some see this as an endearing trait to them, and at the very least, Mandy Moles try to replace broken items, if they can't have them fixed somehow.
Because of their limited vision, many Mandy Moles approach people they've come to know by vague shape and voice to allow them to feel their features in order to ascertain a more concrete image of them. Often, if it turns out that the image they gather pleases them, these simple analyzing touches can turn into loving caresses, and infatuated Mandy Moles often go in for a kiss while mid-touching, quickly seeking affection and intercourse due to the exuberance with which they throw themselves into their infatuation, much like every other facet of their lives. Sex with a Mandy Mole is an energetic affair, and full of movement, not the least of which because of the Mandy Mole's constant caressing, wanting to memorize every detail of the body of her lover, even while in the middle of the affair.