Domesticated Fauna

We've seen Domesticated Dryads along with korazons, opal mingos, bugal lizards, mirror fish, etc. This is a thread for some of the other things that humans and demihumans bring in, train or modify from native Felaryan fauna.

First up:

Pygmy Korazon
Size: 4-6 feet tall
Threat: Minimal

These are much smaller versions of their larger but tame cousins, often kept as pets, for food, and both. It isn't uncommon to see a fat pygmy korazon lounging in the sun on someone's porch in Negav, the owner chop off a chunk of its tail, and then pet the unfazed lizard lovingly. Lacking the spines of their larger cousins and without the taste for humans or even tinies, they pose no danger to those who wish to play with them, and the less lazy specimens help with pest control. Maybe they were bred to be so small, maybe they are a naturally small variety that no longer exists in the wild, but what is known is that they never grow too large to handle, and they especially are most loyal to those that they see when they hatch.

Chiquad
Size: 1-2 feet
Threat: Minimal

Chiquads are a common food stock animal kept in Negav, and commonly sold to other settlements. They appear to have the head, legs, wings and feathers of a fowl, with a body that is more akin to an elongated rabbit's. They have long, sharp beaks, broad wings mid-body, large powerful hind legs and shorter front ones. They are especially good at climbing, as well as leaping into flight at a moment's notice, though they are usually overfed so that they get fat and just lie about. They are especially prized for their fast breeding capability, giving live birth to many fast-growing chicks at a time. Said to be slightly gamey, but good meat for just about anything.

(It's like a tiny griffin, but instead of an eagle/lion combination, it's a chicken/rabbit. )

Feral Chiquad
Size: 2-3 feet
Threat: Very Low

Feral chiquads once were or descended from domesticated chiquads that escaped or were turned loose into the wild of Felarya, become omnivorous and opportunistic, lean and wary. They group together, traveling in flocks of a dozen or more, and some have been witnessed using pack mentality to hunt. Though Felarya is not their native world, they are at home in thick forests, nesting in Felarya's immense trees and using their long, sharp beaks in conjunction with one another to carve into the wood for a den. It isn't advisable to underestimate them as an easy prey; they are certainly less meek than their food stock counterparts and will either swiftly make to escape or fight back if necessary.

Stuff like this. Thoughts welcome.

No real solid idea... but would a smaller bred Kensha beast be possible for a guard dog type job?

Jætte_Troll wrote:

No real solid idea... but would a smaller bred Kensha beast be possible for a guard dog type job?

You would have an easier time taming muris to guard.

Good idea. As far as I know, not much has been done on domesticated animals. Good additions!

Is the 7ft thing for Pygmy length, or height? I want to say length as a 7ft tall pet lizard would be a pain to keep (imagine how much it would cost feeding!).

Malahite wrote:

Is the 7ft thing for Pygmy length, or height? I want to say length as a 7ft tall pet lizard would be a pain to keep (imagine how much it would cost feeding!).

Well, if normal korazons follow the height-instead-of-length rule for size therefore standing at thirty feet in height, I wanted to make the 'miniature' version recognizable in terms of size. Even if an adult lizard was taller than a man, their docility means surprisingly little problems. Feeding would be an issue, if it weren't for the fact that you can easily get replaceable and free meat from the creature; maybe it eats a lot, but it might just be profitable. Heh, an adult might just make a decent in-city mount.

Even so, I agree that it could do to make its size a tad smaller.

Here's one...

Mutterbug

Size: 5-6 inches

Threat: Minimal

The Mutterbug is a rather large insect, resembling a beetle that has an almost perfectly round shell. Mutterbugs can also retract their heads and arms somewhat - when they are in disguise they would look like a very smooth black rock. They are very docile and, if fed, will barely even move at all. Another thing that makes them easy to keep is that they will be pretty quiet and calm as long as there are no stimulus, as well as being fed properly.

This is quite different from a mutterbug outside on the move, or hunting. To distract larger animals from eating them, mutterbugs simply make noise. Alot of noise. What is interesting it the mutterbug body doesn't actually make any noise naturally! The mutterbug shell is magical and absorbs and "records" sounds from it's environment. The mutterbug, playing these back at random, is sort of like an insect parrot, but less intelligent. The shell also tends to distort sounds, meaning that they can be projected quite far from the bug. They use this to cause predators looking for them to go after sounds they think are coming from farther away.

Clever adventurers realized this and began to keep mutterbugs in individual darkened sacks and feed them, after exposing them to enough human voices. If an adventurer feels that a predator is near and is trapped, they will release the mutterbug, which will flutter off making a lot of mimicked voices. The idea is the predators attempts to follow these phantom voices, distracting it and giving the adventurer time to escape. So far, this seems like a great strategy, as long as you keep enough mutterbugs on you.

However, there are some mistakes people have made using these. One thing is to always keep them fed. Another thing is to keep them in sacks, separate from anything else and where they can't see. Otherwise, they can at a moment's notice, start off making a lot of noise - which may not be what you want if you're trying to be sneaky. Also, the mutterbug can only be "used" once, but one can get more when not being chased by predators. You can catch mutterbugs by leaving some food as bait, or looking for them in their camouflaged state on the ground and picking them up.

There are stories, however, of very good mutterbug trainers who feed bugs in their area at a regular time. It is said that the bugs eventually start to remember these masters and will return to them after a period of time.

Ohh some very nice ideas here !

Akorack
Size: Domesticated adults 3-6ft tall, Feral adluts 5-15ft tall.
Threat: Domesticated: Minimal to Low. Feral: Low to Moderate.

The Akorack appears to have the body of an elephant with the head of a rhinocerous; a large horn portrudes from their forehead while their snout ends in a very long trunk, estimated to be almost twice their height in length. However what makes them trually bizzare is their pink to pruple fur which covers the entire body. While they are not native to Felarya, they have been noted to grow abnormally large in the wild. Humans in the Milk Wood Hills usually use Akoracks as both a food source and as beats of burden, their hides are of limited use as their fur tends to cause a mild rash if over exposed. While in the care of humans the Akorack grows no larger than domesticated cattle, this is thoguht to be atributed to a stable diet of grass and hay. In the wild however they can grow very big; displaying an omnivorus diet, using their long trunks to both graze and catch prey. Very large specimens can use their long trunks to wrap around human sized food; their large mouths and strong neck muscles make swollowing such a meal realitivly easy. Freal Akoracks are usually solitary animals, but they are very territorial and will charge if they feel threaterned.