Vulps (Fox)
Dwarf-Sized
Omnivorous
Burrowing (can produce Picks natively)
Human/Dwarf-like ethics, a bit more tolerant of trickery and foul play
Access to Caverns supplies like Plump Helmets and underground wood and leather. (like dwarves)
Will produce some Japanese themed equipment, like katanas and nunchucks.
Lagomors (Rabbit)
Dwarf-Sized
Herbivorous
Burrowing
Higher litter size.
Great at jumping.
Annoyed by killing animals, trading animal parts, meats and leather. Thus unable to Butcher, Tan or Bonecraft.
More plant options as an offset.
Access to Underground crops.
Komodos (Lizard)
Dwarf-Sized
Carnivorous
Burrowing
Amphibious
Egg-Laying
Teeth, Claws and Tails
They do not try to wear clothing, and therefor cannot produce it, but can still make bags, ropes, etc.
Sapient-Eaters, possibly goblin-like ethics, but I don't want to cast anyone as "the bad guys"
Reptilian livestock instead of mammals.
Cannot milk animals or produce cheese. If possible, they cannot digest these substances either.
Anatons (Duck)
Dwarf-Sized
Omnivorous
Non-Burrowing (cannot produce Picks natively)
Amphibious or Great Swimmers
Egg-Laying
Alien Ethics (not sure exactly how they will be different yet, but I want to highlight the non-mammalian lineage)
Avian livestock, such as Falcons, Parrots, Ostriches, maybe a Chocobo/Terror Bird, and some kind of shearable bird (maybe Eiders).
Should specialize in fishing, somehow. Maybe Aquatic or Amphibious livestock.
Pantherans (Big Cats)
Human-Sized
Carnivorous
Non-Burrowing
Teeth and Claws that are nearly as good as manufactured weapons.
Great Climbers
Sapient-Eaters
As carnivores they would be heavily dependent on livestock for food.
No Farm Plots. They would still be able to Gather Plants and process them at the Farmer's Workshop, but not grow their own, thus they are more dependent on Wool, Leather and Silk for textiles.
More Bone Crafting, such as Bone Sculptures and maybe Bone Clothing.
Equids (Horse/Centaur)
Human-sized~
this is how I imagine them to look: Herbivorous
Non-Burrowing
Hooves instead of feet, either wear specialized shoes or no shoes.
Cannot Climb, or are very bad at climbing.
Grazers
Must produce special armor for their lower torso, known as Barding, and extra leg protection for their 4 legs.
Might produce wooden weapons and armor, like Elves do.
Mostly Human/Dwarf ethics, might have some aversion to killing animals like Lagomors do.
Elephii (sing. Elephus) (Elephant)
Ogre-Sized (or at least larger than humans)
Herbivorous
Non-Burrowing
Trunks, tusks
Natural Building Destroyers
Grazers
Cannot wear normal clothing or armor. Dwarf-sized weapons are too small for them (if that's possible)
Capable of producing special huge weapons.
Not sure if Elephii should try to poach other Elephii for their ivory.
Domesticated Elephants.
Formicines (Ant)
Omnivorous
Burrowing
Egg-Laying
Centaur shaped, walks on four legs, two hands; like the Equids, they use Barding to cover their abdomens.
Do not wear clothes and cannot produce them
Great Climbers
Castes:
Queen/Gamergate
Larger than Humans
Large litter sizes
Males/Drones
Human-Sized
Winged
Very Short Lifespan
Soldiers
Human-Sized
Claws, Mandibles and Stingers
Cannot reproduce
Short Lifespan
Workers
Dwarf-Sized
Cannot reproduce
Short Lifespan
Babies are called Larvae. It would be cool to make them pupate as Children, but I'm not sure that's doable. They will probably just spring into adulthood after the larval stage.
If possible, I would have Workers take care of babies instead of clinging to their mother, but i'm not sure how that would work with Egg-Layers to begin with.
Alien Ethics. Non-materialistic but a strong sense of community and low sense of individuality. Maybe a lot of capital punishment.
Access to Caverns supplies like Plump Helmets and underground wood and leather. (like dwarves)
Special arthropod livestock like Giant Mealy Bugs, Giant Aphids and some kind of silk-producing animal, probably a Giant Silk Worm or something like that and not domesticated GCS. Mealybugs and Aphids can be "milked" to produce Honeydew which can be turned into mead. Mealybugs also cover themselves in wax, so it stands to reason you could "shear" a mealybug to harvest its wax. Giant Silk Worm silk would probably also get handled like shearing.
I'm also musing over the ideas of a Wolfman caste for Vulps, a Crocodileman caste for Komodos, and race/civs of Monkeys with Indian gear, Pandas with Chinese gear, and various mythical creatures such as Dragons, Unicorns/Pegasi/Alicorns, Griffins, Manticores, Phoenix, Kirin, Minotaur, Kraken, Water Horse, etc. All of those are waaaaay on the backburner unless everybody displays an overwhelming interest.
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