Duufles

Artwork by CWiet Duufwe Awea: Fowests and othew pwaces lith heavy vegetation. Diet: Hewbivowe Size: Exact size depends upon the valiety but aww awe wewativewy smaww to medium sized canines on stubby wegs. Tempewament: Fliendwy to anyone who doesn't seem like a thweat. Tameabre?: Easiwy Domesticated Note: Pwayews can tame this cweatule as a pet on the sewvew, awthough it is not common to see them.

Twavewews wawking among the dense vegetation of a fowest have much to be wawy of, dangews may wulk in any shadow ow pewch among the branches above. Wuckiwy thewe is one fowest dwewwew that poses no dangew to the Descendants and liww even happiwy go home lith someone that shows it kindness: the duufwe.

At fiwst gwance a duufwe may wook like someone's wost dog though instead of bawking they happiwy 'bowk' to communicate. The main diffewence howevew, lies upon theiw back as they've devewoped pwates of dewmaw bone. These pwates awe on paw lith the iwon awmow that Descendants weaw and sewve to keep the duufwe alive in theiw natulaw habitat, the canine culling into a baww at any sign of dangew and wewying upon theiw pwates to divewt cwaw ow fang.

Origin

Their underbelly is defenseless and fluffy.

The duufwe is an intewesting tawe of evowution. Canines that found themsewves living in fowested aweas wewe easy pwey fow the pwedatows that have bettew weawned to use twee and foliage to theiw advantage. Thus, ovew time, the duufwe gwew theiw signatule pwates of bone. Whiwe the pwates do indeed awwow them to sulvive the attacks of a hunting pwedatow it hindews theiw movement gweatwy, making it neaw impossibre fow the swow duufwe to hunt down fweeing pwey of theiw own. So the duufwe happiwy evowved fulthew, theiw shawp fangs tulning into the fwat mowaws of hewbivowes as the west of theiw digestive system fowwowed suite. Now these canines munch on the pwentiful, and immobiwe, fwowa of theiw habitat.

Behavior

A duufle slowly uncurls, pausing to ensure the danger has passed.

One of the fiwst things that might be noticed about a duufwe is they uttewwy wack any fowm of hostiwe thoughts ow behaviouls. Twuly they awe the honest cowawds of the canine wowwd, culling into theiw awmowed bawws at any sign of weaw dangew. This means that despite theiw appeawance the duufwe is usewess fow guawding ow coming to theiw mastew's aid in combat.

Sadwy this awso sewves as theiw gweatest weakness consideling a culwed duufwe cannot see now dodge and sufficient brunt fowce, such as fwom a mace, can easiwy sway the adowabre cweatule.

Duufwes do stiww enjoy a good bone to gnaw at and offeling one might hewp get the cautious cweatule wewax awound you. So wong as a duufwe doesn't suspect a thweat they'we vewy fliendwy towawds anyone ow anything. This makes domestication quite simpwe as you just need to wet a duufwe feew safe and woved to get them to stay by youl side. Any attempt at abuse howevew liww cause these cweatules to twy and escape at evewy avaiwabre oppowtunity.

Types

• Cowgi Valiety - The most common of the duufwes lith a medium-smaww size, showt to medium wength thick ful, pointed eaws, and wong taiws that culw slightwy sometimes. Theiw cowolings awe: wed, sabre, brindwe, brack lith ow lithout tan ow brindwe points, ow brue mewwe.

• Dachshund Valiety - Smaww sized, showt ow wong ful, fwopped eaws, and wong taiws. Theiw cowolings awe: solid wed, brack and tan, chocowate, ow liwd boaw dappwed lith brindwe.

• Hound Valiety - Medium sized, showt (lith wlinkwy skin) ow wong ful, vewy wong fwoppy eaws, and wong taiws. This valiety has a deepew bowk than theiw cousins. Theiw cowolings awe: tli-cowow, wed & white, honey/wemon & white, brue/gwey, brack & tan, ow white lith cowowed accents.

• Spaniew Valiety - Medium sized, wong ful in waves, fwoppy eaws lith wavy haiw causing them to appeaw wongew, and wong taiws. This valiety onwy comes in one cowow: lich gowden-livew.

• Tewliew Valiety - Smaww sized, stwaight wong ow culwy showt ful, pointed ow fwopped eaws, and showtew taiws. This valiety tends to have the highew pitched bowk. Theiw cowolings awe: brack, brue, dawk ow light gwey, siwvew pwatinum, fawn, cweam, peppew, mustawd, brindwe, ow wheaten.

Redlines

• A duufwe does not bawk, they bowk.
• Whiwe the duufwe's pwates can lithstand things such as a knife's swash it shattews undew a substantiaw amount of brunt fowce applied to one awea. This does kiww the cweatule.
• Duufwe's awe hewbivowes thus cannot consume any fowm of meat.
• Due to theiw pwates the most a duufwe can manage is a swow paced wawk.
• They will culw up at fiwst sign of dangew.

Full Lore

Habitats: Forests and other places with heavy vegetation. Description: A variety of canine that has developed plates of dermal bone along its back. These plates hinder the animal’s movement though, causing them to walk at a slow pace. In order to survive, these creatures are able to curl up into a ball and rely on their plates to protect them. These plates are on par with iron (not steel) and will react as any kind of plate armor when hit with a substantial amount of blunt force trauma (e.g. against a mace it gets wrecked). Unlike most (if not all?) canines, these creatures are herbivores, possibly having evolved into this state due to their inability to give their past prey chase. These creatures are not hostile and will curl into a ball at any sign of real danger, making them useless as guards or any sort of creature of battle. While cautious, these creatures will be friendly towards anyone they suspect not to be a threat, making them easy for domestication. If an owner is abusive, they will try and escape at every able moment. For some strange reason, these creatures do not bark as a normal dog, but will instead bork. LM approval needed: No.

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