#tarand

[labete-du-gevaudan]

The Tarand, or Parandrus, was originally documented in book 8 of Pliny the Elder’s Natural History which is estimated to have been written in 77 A.D. It was additionally written about by Aristotle, Aelian, and Francois Rabelais' book Pantagruel, written in 1552.

This creature is thought to have had camouflage as it was described as being able to conceal itself by changing its appearance to match its surroundings. Pliny wrote, “In Scythia there is a beast called Tarandus, which chaungeth likewise colour as the Chamæleon: and no other creature bearing haire doth the same.” In its natural state, it was said to have long fur “colored like a bear”, cloven hooves, the head of a stag, long branching antlers, and was the size of an ox.

[clobertina]

Messy concept of the Hide-Behind for Mythos

They shed their leaves during the fall

Tarand headshot doodles

Also Sea Dragon Eggs!

[dameracrystmon]

2017 Draecember art 26. Day With a pet Tirna and Tatil And bonus: (sorry, this my language Hungary TwT) Draecember writing 26. Meeting an important draenei/eredar lore figure Deronaar és Evaastra nyaralni mennek lányukkal, Vemirával a régi családi házhoz. Ám egyik nap elfogyott a lányka kedvenc sütije és így Deronaar elmegy Exodarba, hogy vegyen, Evaastra közben egy régi emlékhelyre megy azzal a tudattal, hogy lánya apjával tart. Ám a kislány sokára dönti el, merre menjen, így mikor anyja után blinkel rossz felé halad és távolabbra kerül tőle. Ám meglátja sütije morzsáit és követni kezdi. Egy idő után megtalálja az üres zacskót és végül, maga a tolvajt. Egy eredar férfi lustálkodik teli hassal egy fa alatt. -Te edted meg a sütimet? -kérdi mérgesen. Az eredar kinyitja szemeit és rémülten ugrik fel, be is veri a fejét egy ágba, majd el is bújik a mögött. -Menj innen. -mondja kicsit félénken. A lány erre picit kuncog és utána megy. -De te etted meg a sütim? Az eredar négykézláb menekül, de a lány orra elé blinkel és ekkor hátra esik fenekére. -Igen, én voltam. Éhes lettem és finom illata volt. -mondja bűnbánóan. -Ha legközelebb kéjsz adok. ^^ -mondja kedvesen. -Te nem félsz tőlem? -Mért? Kéne? -pislog rá, hisz semmit nem tud a múlt történelem eme részéről. -Vemira vagyok. És te? -Tarand. És bocsánat a süti miatt. Többet nem teszek ilyet. -Rendben. Ezután még egy picit beszélgetnek, majd játszanak is. Vemira nem is sejti, hogy az eredar bácsikája. Deronaar by @white-demonelf Others character by me

[cirodoodles]

Rawr! Finished? Lol Hope you guys like it! Tarand dragon from @wardragonsgame #wardragons #tarand #game #dragon #digital #painting #art #fanart #artist #cirosdoodles #characterdesign #character #design #badass #roar #rawr #socal #cali #california #chinohills #event #finished #improvement #progress

[cirodoodles]

So I am working on a digital painting piece for my portfolio, here is the sketch! It's Tarand from @wardragonsgame #wardragons #game #dragon #sketch #wip #drawing #art #fanart #artist #cirosdoodles #digital #characterdesign #character #design #badass #roar #rawr #socal #cali #california #chinohills #tarand #event

[the-lands-of-mythos]

Tarand

Tarands are a Greek wooly deer who can change the color of its fur to blend in with any surroundings.

Idk why but I wanted to make them a moose-like creature LOL.

[sivavakkiyar]

from Perec’s Life A User’s Manual. As the wiki article shows, ‘Gelon The Samartian’ might figure as a different translation, or more likely I think a deliberate misattribution (idk), but the text Perec uses is directly lifted from Rabelais’ 4th book of Pantagruel: (… “also a tarand, whom he bought of a Scythian of the Gelones’ country”.)

Rabelais includes a final statement that Perec leaves off:

“When the creature was free from any fear or affection, the colour of its hair was just such as you see that of the asses of Meung.”

[apple-cy-der]

took a lil' break to prep for artfight, so i'll post all the rest back-to-back to catch up! :]

this is Shruffalo, a Plant Kreebee! it is a medieval-era beast called a Parandrus, a hybrid creature observed in Ethiopia that no one really understood. was it an ox? a deer? a bear?? it was so hard to tell because it would camouflage with the trees around it. of course, it is now understood that it blends in well because its body is naturally made of greenery and bark, rather than possessing some sort of color-changing properties like originally speculated.

though it may appear grumpy, Shruffalo are docile and even welcome other forest creatures to perch on its horns or nest on its back. however, it is a great protector of the jungle and can prove to be a fearsome foe. its tail thorns are poisonous, and it can summon all sorts of plant-based attacks from vines to spore clouds, though its signature weapon is its large bark horns, which it can make grow temporarily before charging with them. it also helps its environment thrive, eating away rotted plants and shaking off seeds from its fur to take their place.