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ApfelSkai
@ApfelSkai

I've been quietly (not so quietly if you watch my streams) working on a custom species!

Caetrumyn!

They're loosely based off the following animal groups:

  • Cetruminantia which includes deer, antelope, giraffe, bison, and porpoise!
  • Marsupials which includes kangaroo, opossum, tasmanian devil, and thylacine!
  • Dragons (Just for good measure)

πŸ‘‡Check under the Read More for WAY more info! πŸ‘‡


Naming

As you can imagine the name comes primarily from the first clade, Cetruminatia.

The "Cae" comes from Caelum (clouds) which is mostly a connection to my other sona Caerus (an "eastern dragon" fella). The "roo" sound is also meant to invoke Kangaroos and "Ruminants".

Key Features

  • 5-Finger and 5-Toe claw-hoof paws, These can be shown plantigrade or digitigrade!
  • Bright/Intense colored areas of the body (aka. Fleshy Bits)
    • Smooth texture with "plating" shapes
    • Belly, Neck & Chin, Ears, Nose, Inner Maw, and Tail (underside and end tip)
  • Mouth
    • "Omnivorous" teeth with a gap between the fangs and molars
    • Tri-forked tongue
  • Horns, Antlers, Nubs, etc. on the top of the head
  • Patterned Cheek Markings (like freckles but fancy)
  • Notable secondary chest and back muscles. (Pecs, Traps, Lats, etc)
    • Some Caetrumyn have 4 arms instead of 2! Maybe even wings! For those that don't they are mostly vestigial.
  • Mane along the head and neck, potentially all the way down the tail
  • Spines/Spikes at the tail's base
  • Notched ear

I don't especially care about sexual dimorphism, and most of these traits are suggestions more than requirements. I hope people find combinations of things that work well for them!

Final Notes

Caetrumyn were mostly designed for fun based on an offhanded sketch I did and my own interests. I don't want these to be a "closed species" so feel free to design or iterate on them however you like! I'll be posting a proper info-sheet in the future (wanted to get it done before the end of Feb-ROO-ary but alas).

With that said, I'd love to be tagged or credited as the creator if anyone makes their own or sees them in the wild in the future! My website is https://apfelskai.art where you can find all my social media and gallery websites.

Caetrumyn ©️ ApfelSkai 2023 (Or whatever is supposed to go here)


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