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Name: Kirin
Plural: Kirin
Scientific Name: Aerithiequus Kirindaex
Class: Mammalia
Size: 5'4" - 6'5"
Lifespan: 120 years, the oldest kirin recorded by humans was 142.
Heat rate: Once every season.
Birth rate: 2-5
Herd Sizing: Matriarch pair, with a herd of 5 or 10 strong. Herds of 30 have also been noted.
Top Speed: 60mph (often displayed in short distance spurts.)
M.O.H of scales: 8/10
Colour: Females are slightly duller than males, however both genders are not limited to vibrant and exotic colours, markings are also very common and variable.
Diet: Kirin eat a range of food mainly 75% is forage of grass, leaves or flowers. Nuts and fruits are also a particulare favorite. In some rare cases kirin have consumed small portions of meat or blood. (These cannibals are called Kirinai.)
Details: Kirin are noble beasts often mistaken for horse or deer. They stand roughly between 5"4 and 6"2, males however tend to be taller than the females, however large females have been heard of.
Herds usually consist of a lead stallion and his harem of at least three mares, their foals and a small handful of guard stallions. The lead stallion has stronger mating rights than the guards, however the lead cannot do all the work of procreating the species. Not all Kirin breed like this, many in fact avoid being bound to a herd and are known as rogue Kirin, these 'rogues' tend to breed with other individuals or life mate and walk in pairs. Kirin known as abandoners are mares who lay then abandon the young, no one knows why they do this, but often eggs are eaten, adopted or hatch on their own with some growth alterations.
Mares will all go in heat at particular times in the seasons. When a mare bears foal she will nurse them until they can eat plant matter with ease. Once a foal is of age they will either be driven from the herd to begin one of their own or remain to pair with the guard stallions. Usually female foals remain with the family while males are driven out. But it is also known for Guard stallions to leave with a female foal to start a herd of his own.
Kirin carry very keen senses although eyesight is usually limited to respond to movement. Their reactions however make up for the short delay and they can run up to speeds of 80kph. Kirin vocals are relative to grunts, whinnys and neighs, much like a horse, however deep bugles like elk are natural for stallions seeking mates or detering competitors. Mares have also shown more attraction to males with a good bugle, rare colouring or attractive genetics relating to survival. A stallion with all these qualities is known to sire strong foals.
Kirins scales recorded at 8 of the moh scale are hardly penetratable, these scales are able to be hardened by forcing blood through the tiny veins, which is often triggered by adrenaline, however hard these scales may be kirin hide can be torn into by their top predator the Soul Stealer and sometimes dragons. These scales also shead however unlike reptiles, kirin scales flake off and are replaced individually, if scales are flaking heavily a kirin is showing a lack of calcium or protein in their diet.
Kirin eat up to 2% of their body weight and drink up to 5-10 gallons daily. Their diet heavily consists of forage, but fruits, nuts and some.. fungi are consumed as well. During winter and autumn when forage is lacking, bark is often substituted as a replacement. Kirin will use their horns to scrape off the bark and will consume it as if it were their normal food.
Kirin are highly adaptable and can be found in all of Aerithes Habitats except the Ocean and Cliff walls. In colder environments kirin will build up a fluffy winter coat usually 2 inches thick and will shead in the coming spring.
Some kirin have been known to harness some magic, which is true for many elders who have been seen to heal wounds and purify forests and lakes. This power is very rare and only few kirin are able to master it. The most common magic is to summon faint lights or to hide themselves more effectively almost like an invisibility. Power over the elements is a very rare gift from the goddess and kirin will flock to praise ones talents.
Mutated kirin, are becoming more common including wings and alternating horns and appearance. Many kirin with wings cannot fly like a bird as the wingspan would have to be triple their own size to lift them for long periods of time, hovering is more likely. Studies have concluded wings have grown for display and possibly defence as a ward to predators. The heaviest mutation is a full scale alteration, where the scales have become dragon-like and a draconic tail is grown accompanied by wings, such mutations is showing the species is adapting rapidly to hot weather as dragons are commonly located in heavily heated areas.
Name: Kirin
Plural: Kirin
Scientific Name: Aerithiequus Kirindaex
Class: Mammalia
Size: 5'4" - 6'5"
Lifespan: 120 years, the oldest kirin recorded by humans was 142.
Heat rate: Once every season.
Birth rate: 2-5
Herd Sizing: Matriarch pair, with a herd of 5 or 10 strong. Herds of 30 have also been noted.
Top Speed: 60mph (often displayed in short distance spurts.)
M.O.H of scales: 8/10
Colour: Females are slightly duller than males, however both genders are not limited to vibrant and exotic colours, markings are also very common and variable.
Diet: Kirin eat a range of food mainly 75% is forage of grass, leaves or flowers. Nuts and fruits are also a particulare favorite. In some rare cases kirin have consumed small portions of meat or blood. (These cannibals are called Kirinai.)
Details: Kirin are noble beasts often mistaken for horse or deer. They stand roughly between 5"4 and 6"2, males however tend to be taller than the females, however large females have been heard of.
Herds usually consist of a lead stallion and his harem of at least three mares, their foals and a small handful of guard stallions. The lead stallion has stronger mating rights than the guards, however the lead cannot do all the work of procreating the species. Not all Kirin breed like this, many in fact avoid being bound to a herd and are known as rogue Kirin, these 'rogues' tend to breed with other individuals or life mate and walk in pairs. Kirin known as abandoners are mares who lay then abandon the young, no one knows why they do this, but often eggs are eaten, adopted or hatch on their own with some growth alterations.
Mares will all go in heat at particular times in the seasons. When a mare bears foal she will nurse them until they can eat plant matter with ease. Once a foal is of age they will either be driven from the herd to begin one of their own or remain to pair with the guard stallions. Usually female foals remain with the family while males are driven out. But it is also known for Guard stallions to leave with a female foal to start a herd of his own.
Kirin carry very keen senses although eyesight is usually limited to respond to movement. Their reactions however make up for the short delay and they can run up to speeds of 80kph. Kirin vocals are relative to grunts, whinnys and neighs, much like a horse, however deep bugles like elk are natural for stallions seeking mates or detering competitors. Mares have also shown more attraction to males with a good bugle, rare colouring or attractive genetics relating to survival. A stallion with all these qualities is known to sire strong foals.
Kirins scales recorded at 8 of the moh scale are hardly penetratable, these scales are able to be hardened by forcing blood through the tiny veins, which is often triggered by adrenaline, however hard these scales may be kirin hide can be torn into by their top predator the Soul Stealer and sometimes dragons. These scales also shead however unlike reptiles, kirin scales flake off and are replaced individually, if scales are flaking heavily a kirin is showing a lack of calcium or protein in their diet.
Kirin eat up to 2% of their body weight and drink up to 5-10 gallons daily. Their diet heavily consists of forage, but fruits, nuts and some.. fungi are consumed as well. During winter and autumn when forage is lacking, bark is often substituted as a replacement. Kirin will use their horns to scrape off the bark and will consume it as if it were their normal food.
Kirin are highly adaptable and can be found in all of Aerithes Habitats except the Ocean and Cliff walls. In colder environments kirin will build up a fluffy winter coat usually 2 inches thick and will shead in the coming spring.
Some kirin have been known to harness some magic, which is true for many elders who have been seen to heal wounds and purify forests and lakes. This power is very rare and only few kirin are able to master it. The most common magic is to summon faint lights or to hide themselves more effectively almost like an invisibility. Power over the elements is a very rare gift from the goddess and kirin will flock to praise ones talents.
Mutated kirin, are becoming more common including wings and alternating horns and appearance. Many kirin with wings cannot fly like a bird as the wingspan would have to be triple their own size to lift them for long periods of time, hovering is more likely. Studies have concluded wings have grown for display and possibly defence as a ward to predators. The heaviest mutation is a full scale alteration, where the scales have become dragon-like and a draconic tail is grown accompanied by wings, such mutations is showing the species is adapting rapidly to hot weather as dragons are commonly located in heavily heated areas.
