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(Bits of interesting info snipped from Wiki)
They may occasionally assemble in small packs, but naturally hunt alone. Coyotes live an average of about 6 to 10 years. The word "coyote" was borrowed from Mexican Spanish, which itself borrowed the term from the Náhuatl (Aztec) word cóyotl which may have meant "singing dog".

Despite being extensively hunted, the coyote is one of the few medium-to-large-sized animals that has enlarged its territory since human encroachment began (another is the raccoon). Coyotes have moved into most of the areas of North America formerly occupied by wolves, and the "dog" observed foraging in a suburban trashcan may in fact be a coyote.

The coyote stands less than 0.6 meters (2 feet) tall and varies in color from white-gray to tan with sometimes a reddish tint to its coat. A coyote's ears and nose appear long and pointed, especially in relation to the size of its head. It weighs between 9 and 22 kilograms (20 - 50 lb), averaging 14 kg (31 lb). The coyote can be identified by its thick bushy tail, which it often holds low to the ground. The coyote is an extremely lean animal and may appear underfed even if healthy.

They are highly adaptable and live in a variety of different niches. Their behavior can vary widely depending on where they live, but in general they live and hunt singly or in monogamous pairs in search of small mammals.

Hearing a coyote is much more common than seeing one. The calls a coyote makes are high-pitched and variously described as howls, yips, yelps and barks. These calls may be a long rising and falling note (a howl) or a series of short notes (yips). These calls are most often heard at dusk or night, less often during the day. Although these calls are made throughout the year, they are most common during the spring mating season and in the fall when the pups leave their families to establish new territories.

Coyotes also thrive in suburban settings and even some urban ones. Urban coyotes tend to live longer than their rural counterparts, kill rodents and small pets, and live anywhere from parks to industrial areas.

The Parent

Satika:

Personality: Satika reacts very differently depending on who she is around. Around men, she is polite, passive, and sub-serviant. She rarely voices opinions of her own, but usually knows the 'nice' thing to say.

Around women, Satika is much more relaxed. Still very polite, she will actually say what's on her mind, and share her ideas about a situation.

Around children, she's surprisingly permissive. She seems to enjoy watching them enjoy themselves, and respects there ability to think for themselves. She's affectionate, but not particularly protective, expecting matters to work themselves out, more often then not.

((Note: Much of this is likely to change as Satika adjusts to life on Gaia.))

Background: In her youth Satika was a rebel. Though born to a high class family she could not settle into the life planned for her. Unhappy with the weak position of women in her homeland, she became a member of a resistance organization working for gender equality and peace. They didn't get far. The government was quick to react, and some of the leaders of the movement simply disappeared.

This did much to kill Satika's fire. Giving in to what she saw as inevitable, she found herself in the position of second wife to a wealthy widowed and at least reasonably young man, who had made his money designing weapons for the war effort. It was in this marriage that she discovered that she was barren. Unable to escape the role of women in her world, she also couldn't fufill it. She died a little more, and fell completely into what roles she could fill. The perfect wife. Graceful, soft spoken, sweet and entertaining. If there was still defiance in her, it never showed.

The war grew worse. The entire planet shuddered with it. When the fissures opened, and hope was lost, she did as all her people did. She took her chance. She passed through a fissure with her mother, and found herself on Gaia with a small community of her own people. Her husband, who was away at the time, never arrived. She had no choice but to assume that he'd taken a different fissure, and ended up on a different world.

And thus, life began anew. Here was all the opportunity she'd dreamed of in her youth. And yet... she missed her home. She missed the desert. And the fire that had burned in her so long ago was nearly forgotten.

The Funds

Gold: 69000

Items:
Phoenix Circlet=33750
Sun Staff=9,500
Gwee=14900
Yeti= 26750
Mochi=38000
Chain of Command=24000
Elegant Veil=43000
Jan Letter=13500
Feb Letter=70000
Aug Letter= 16000
Dec Letter=16250

Items equal=305,650

Total=374,650

*updates and such* Wow. Acutal info. And pictures.

So pretty.