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BEATFOX

[CW: very simple/brief mentions of reproduction (literally just a mention cmon now it's a SFW thread)]

ORIGIN

Originated in West Luxson
Created by XXI in ????
First morph: fluffy
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CULTURE

Artisan-leaning due to West Luxson origins
Chosen family-centric (see life cycle)
Loose religious ties, seeing as XXI doesn't really do the whole worship thing
High number of Fallow worshipers
Low, low number of Stope worshipers
Other deities factor in based on location
Many Luxson beatfoxes after a certain age have prosthetics, physical disabilities, mutation, or heavy scarring as a result of the Luxson Horror Plague.
Large amounts of disability accommodation
Modular goods
Sleep in beds! Real beds!
Instruments, crafts, and artisan goods are highly valued
Children are sent off to go study trades under mentors, with apprenticeship starting around age 12-13.
Apprenticeships are typically geared towards what a beatfox pup has expressed the most interest/aptitude in, though many end up in jobs that don't quite fit.
Ideal housing is more spacious, giving a beatfox enough room to move around and get excess energy out
Often have music playing, as they feel understimulated easily in silence.
In general, beatfox are stimulation seekers.
Use their teeth (and claws, if they have them) in combat- though they're generally ill suited for it, and prefer to use weapons over hand to hand combat if necessary.
good god they love dancing
and also movies/cinema/theater
entertainment in general
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APPEARANCE

Simple, consistent shapes
Darker markings on limbs and ears, lighter on tail, face, and torso- for natural markings, anyway.
Voices typically consist of musical/instrumental samples
Paw pads on hands and feet
Tails vary in style/length by morph (though there are always exceptions)
Can have hair, typically follows shapes of the morph
Range from 4'6-6'6 for "normal" adult height range.
Digitigrade legs
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BIOLOGY

Typically have skeletons, muscles, nerves, organs, and blood.
Typically have sharp teeth, though the shape varies
Omnivorous, skews (slightly) towards meat
High energy compared to other species, often seen doing things with their hands
Tails are used in communication, wagging when excited and tucking between the legs when nervous.
Ears have no visible insides, but can hear all the same.
Eyes have a cartoon-ish blink effect
Sparkles/shapes can appear in beatfox eyes, often due to emotions (or whether a scene calls for it visually)
More canine in behavior than vulpine- they're basically just big domesticated dogs
Lifespan of 100 years, reach maturity at 18-20
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LIFE CYCLE/FAMILY STRUCTURE

Beatfox reproduce sexually, and have small amounts of sexual dimorphism. However, as with all Morbit species, no traits correspond to a specific gender, and people identify as they wish.
Beatfox have live births, and typically have 1-2 pups after 9 months.
Beatfox pups are adventurous and hard to wrangle, often getting into trouble and making messes wherever they go.
Beatfox family structure is traditionally made up of individuals that choose to be with each other, regardless of species or blood ties.
Families can get quite large as a result, sometimes spread over large areas.
Beatfox culture promotes freedom to have both casual and more committed relationships, with no preference in either direction.
Children are allowed to leave their families in their young teenage years in pursuit of their own chosen family, though not all decisions to do so end well.
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GENETICS

Beatfox morphs are inspired by shapes, styles, and/or types of music.
Beatfoxes with mixed morph parents often have hybridized shapes- think rounded spikes for a wirehair/fluffy morph, or slimy "fluff" for a longhair/slime morph
Fluffy beatfoxes were the first beatfox morph, created in XXI's image.
Hybrids often retain the shape/style look of their parents, leading to things like geometric karacel/beatfoxes, or fluffy pockitt/beatfoxes.
Typically inspired by domestic canines, though not always true
Common horror mutations: shape overgrowth, sharper/bigger teeth, jack-o-lantern mouths, claws/claw growth, hunger increase, mood instability, restlessness, auditory + visual hallucinations, paranoia, slime conversion, overall growth
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MORPHS

FLUFFY

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description

First beatfox morph, created by XXI
Round shapes
Electronic/Dance music affiliated
are their teeth square i don't want to find out
Big swishy tails

SHORTHAIR

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description

Short, tiny fluff shapes
Stubby/docked tails
Pop/shit you'd find on a radio music affiliated

LONGHAIR

"????"

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Fluffy shapes
Sharp claws
Big teeth
Fallow's Island origin, built to hunt
Very, very fast
Indie/folk music affiliated

[full size]

WIREHAIR

"????"

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Sharp, pointy shapes
Multi-tail/kitsune mutations are fairly common among horror mutated communities
Bristly to the touch
Nasty bite
Rock/Metal music affiliated

[full size]

SLIME/SOUP

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morph resulting from Luxson underground communities being mass mutated during/after the Horror Plague
ironically enough, they dissolve a bit in water
"soups" are a slang term that stuck, completely interchangeable with slime for a morph name
Solid slime. you can stick your hand in em (but please don't)
Soup pups are called "puddles", and have to be carried around in buckets or other containers due to being unable to hold themselves together.
Electroswing/Experimental music affiliated

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inspired by vintage manga/cartoons
somewhat cat-like vs canine/vulpine
cat patternings/markings
Hearth origin

RULES

This is a species development thread! Here you can have discussion on the species presented, and offer suggestions/ideas for developing them- thus directly contributing to the species! Anything is fair game so long as it follows the restrictions (if any are listed). This main post will be updated as we go, allowing for people to always have an up to date resource on the species.

Restrictions/No-go's

Keep it SFW!!!!

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