Raccardi

Family: chimeric | they can be counted as felines, canines as well as avians at the same time
Class: Mammalia
Order: Omnivora
Sounds: They are making sounds that sound similar to the meow of a cat.
Gestation period: 2 months
Breeding: A Raccardi gets a litter of 2-6 kits which are blind at birth. After one week they open their eyes. They stay with their family flock all their life. After 10 years they are pubescent.

Character: Raccardis are very social creatures who usually live together in groups and also raise their young together. They stay together with their partner for life.
They are kind and joyful creatures who trust easily, which makes them easy prey. Other than that they are very intelligent—sentient, in fact.

General Features:

hands instead of front paws
brighter fur on the belly
long fluffy ears with dark ear tips
cheek fluff
fluffy neck
curl at the end of the ears
striped tail
big eyes
striped ears
age the same as all other sentient creatures

Variants

Desert
Forest
Mountain

Desert Raccardi

Native envrionment: deserts, warm & dry areas
Habitat: caves, ciffs & ruins
Optimal climate: 25°C - 40°C

Natural colouring: sandy colours
Size:

Females: 30cm with head
Males: 33cm with head
Newborns: 2cm with head

Features:

long, narrow wings (for fast, energy-efficient flight and rapid dives)
slender, elegant tail
short fur
long ears with dark ends
light skin
bright stripes
dark paws and hands
eye colours are in a range of gold and brown tones

Personality:

Desert raccardis do not have any natural predators where they live, which makes them naturally trusting and forthcoming. They are very loyal to what they consider their flock and can fall into depression when separated from their family.

Forest Raccardi

Native envrionment: deciduous forests

Habitat: trees
Optimal climate: 10°C - 25°C

Natural colouring: dark colours
Size:

Females: 35cm with head
Males: 40cm with head
Newborns: 3cm with head

Features:

rounded wings (for agile maneuvering through dense trees)
- usually dark in colour with bright stripes
long, whispy tail with easily torn fur (for escaping the jaws of predators)
dark stripes
dark skin
ears are slightly curled at the ends
Paws are dark
eye colours can be anything
can have spots as markings for camouflage
stripes around eyes and nose are possible but not always occurring

Personality:

Forest raccardis are naturally nervous creatures due to sharing their habitat with various predators. They are extremly prone to fleeing dangerous situations and tend to not roam far from where they were born.

Mountain Raccardi

Native envrionment: mountains, highlands

Habitat: caves, cliffsides, rocky terrain
Optimal climate: 0°C - 13°C

Natural colouring: bright grey colours
Size:

Females: 44cm with head
Males: 48cm with head
Newborns: 6cm with head

Features:

big wings (made for long distance flights)
fluffy tail
long cheek fluff
Feathers end in a darker colour in a soft gradient
Paws are bright
very thick fur made to withstand extreme cold
narrow eyes
ears have very curly black tips
eyes are usually a shade of blue or purple

Personality:

Mountain raccardis are stubborn and mistrusting by nature. They dwell in ruins and caves, perfectly camouflaged with their spots to wander and fly through the rocky mountain landscape. They usually keep to themselves and only rarely interact with society.

Mixed Breeds

Due to high demand for special-looking raccardi slaves on the market, raccardi breeders have started to intermix the three different variants to gain new colouring variations and features.

The most common mixes are of the desert type and the forest type, which results in both light and dark stripes, shorter ears, whispier fur and more eye colour variations.

Since mountain raccardis are at home in the North Lands, where slavery is outlawed, they are incredibly uncommon to be used in mixed breeding. Any existing mixed breeds that contain mountain raccardi features are therefore especially valuable and widely asked for.