• Originated in Solitude and Wonder
  
• Created by Rein and Alloy in ???
  
• First morph: "Cobra"
  
• Named by Rein
  
• ????
  

• Found primarily in Wonder and Solitude, though a good number can be found in Precipice and what's left of Whimsy
  
• Mildly common in Hearth
  
• Extremely rare in Consumption
  
• Distribution in other regions varies, but selected raised in Solitude are very unlikely to actually leave
  
• Similarly, those raised in Wonder will be more likely and encouraged to leave and explore
  
• Selected have two typical family structures seen based on which region they were raised in- strict family structures built around tradition are most commonly found in Solitude, and more relaxed chosen family-heavy structures in Wonder
  
• Selected outside of Solitude and Wonder tend to adapt to whatever family structures are common in the area, regardless of what species they may belong to
  
• High number of Rein and Alloy worshipers
  
• Middling numbers of Grind, Velvet and Wax worshipers
  
• Low numbers of Wretch worshipers
  
• Extremely low numbers of Spit worshipers
  
• Other worshiper numbers vary based on region
  
• Low (relatively) rate of physical disability, mental illness, and injury, partially due to the safety of Wonder and Solitude
  
• Due to being cold blooded, many selected keep heat lamps/air conditioners/other temperature controlling sources at the ready
  
• Due to being larger than any other Taverne species, special furniture has to be made for them, including floor/perch seating and shallow baths
  
• Many selected prefer sleeping on perch-like furniture or large floor bedding, warm blankets being a must in colder regions (such as Solitude)
  
• Selected highly value goods differently based on region, with Solitude selected valuing objects with a history, and Wonder selected valuing objects that serve to further progress and look forward to the future
  
• As such, Solitude selected tend to gravitate towards antique/vintage aesthetics, while Wonder selected gravitate towards futuristic/retrofuturist aesthetics
  
• Regardless of native region, selected tend to go through traditional schooling systems, with an emphasis on university/higher education being the final goal
  
• Selected live in "standard" (albeit typically larger) housing, though many lack stairs and prefer ramps instead
  
• Showing ones' fangs, especially in Solitude, is considered incredibly rude at best, a blatant threat at worst
  
• Coiling is a common way to show closeness/affection, but can also be used to attack/defend oneself
  
• Solitude selected often show prayer to Rein through tightly coiling around themselves while meditating
  
• Very physically strong species, capable of beating almost every other Taverne species in combat
  
• Biting is seen as fighting dirty, but is a possible option for severely wounding an opponent
  
• Clawing and coiling are less uncouth, but combat in general is frowned upon in selected culture, despite their natural strength and power
  
• Similarly to their highly valued goods, entertainment tends to focus on the past for Solitude selected, and the future for Wonder selected
  
• Solitude selected enjoy prayer more than Wonder selected, who prefer worship via invention and making things
  
• Wonder selected are more reserved about their species name, sometimes referring to themselves simply as "snakes"
  
• The majority of Solitude selected are proud of their name's importance, and don't hesitate from using it
  
• ????
  

• Long, snakelike bodies with more humanoid torsos
  
• No breast tissue
  
• Typical markings vary based on morph, but most resemble natural snake patterning
  
• Subdued color palettes on most morphs, with "viper" morphs having more of a tendency towards bright colors
  
• Voice is composed of hissing and humming (though writing dialogue with a lot of "s"'s is optional due to it getting kind of annoying)
  
• Claw hands on most morphs, no paw pads
  
• Tails are prehensile and powerful
  
• Torsos, while humanoid in appearance, are equally as flexible as their tails
  
• Hair is nonexistent aside from modding/implants, though many are able to style the flexible flaps/tentacles sometimes present on their heads
  
• Range from 5'0-7'0 for "normal" adult height range (when periscoped/"standing", bodies are much, much longer)
  
• Long and powerful arms
  
• No legs (aside from hybrids + mutations)
  
• ????
  

• Selected have skeletons, muscles, nerves, organs, and blood
  
• Sharp fangs on most morphs (only when venom is present)
  
• Venom is capable of poisoning/paralyzing those bitten
  
• Omnivorous, but primarily carnivorous
  
• Swallow their food whole
  
• Express with hand gestures/tail posturing
  
• Less body language expressed with mouths/facial expressions than other species
  
• No visible ears
  
• Eyelids are present and selected can blink, though they don't need to and are capable of staring for indefinite periods of time
  
• Cold blooded, require temperature regulation through heat sources/cooling methods
  
• Exposure to cold makes them sluggish and sleepy, leading to lower productivity during winter-y months
  
• Lighter members of the species can "run" by using their arms, as long as they have some sort of support or soft surface underneath them
  
• Lifespan of 200 years, reaches maturity at 18-20
  
• ????
  

• Reproduce sexually, very minimal sexual dimorphism
  
• Lay eggs in clutches of 1-3 hatchlings
  
• Selected children are referred to as snakelets
  
• Snakelets are more reserved than other Taverne youth, though they remain curious
  
• Snakelets in Wonder are encouraged to make things and explore, while Solitude snakelets are more strictly raised according to family traditions
  
• Families are typically composed of two parents and a singular clutch, with multiple clutches and single/more than 2 parents being less common
  
• Commited relationships are valued more than casual ones, especially in Solitude
  
• Snakelets leave the family once they are old enough to run their own lives, particularly around seeking higher education
  
• ????
  

• Morphs are inspired by different kinds of snake/snake legends
  
• Mixed morph children have a blend of shapes from both parents, and tend to have averaged out sizes
  
• First morph: "cobra"
  
• Common traits seen in hybrid children include either having legs and a long tail or no legs at all, leading to complications with walking in some species 
  
• Many hybrid children have stunted/partially developed limbs, including some defects with hands/arms for unknown reasons
  
• Prosthetics are often needed in said cases, leading to a booming industry in Wonder
  
• Hybrid children are incredibly uncommon due to these potential health risks
  
• Based on snakes in both appearance and behavior
  
• Common mutations include increased hunger, difficulty regulating emotions, violent urges, growth of legs, extra arms and tails, tail splitting, fang growth, growth of new teeth, claw growth, and size increases
  
• ????
  

• Based on cobras/similar snake species
  
• Long flaps/tentacles resembling snake hoods
  
• Thick, powerful bodies
  
• Slit pupils
  
• Associated with Solitude and Rein
  

• Based on pythons (particularly ball pythons) and similar snake species
  
• Nubs or short flaps/tentacles
  
• Thick, powerful bodies
  
• Round pupils
  
• Associated with Wonder and Alloy
  

• Based on vine snakes and similar snake species
  
• Horns/crests or angular flaps/tentacles
  
• Thin, sometimes flat bodies
  
• Slit pupils and thin eyes
  
• Associated with Precipice and Grind
  

• Based on vipers and similar snake species
  
• Lots of ridges/spikes, particularly along the length of the body and shoulders
  
• Ridged flaps/tentacles
  
• Thick, powerful bodies
  
• "Lined" eyes and slit pupils
  
• Associated with Hoopla and Hearth
  

• Based on tsuchinokos
  
• Nubs or short flaps/tentacles
  
• Chubby, rounded bodies
  
• Round eyes and pupils
  
• Paw hands
  
• Much smaller than other morphs
  
• Associated with Whimsy and Velvet
  

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• Originated in Whimsy
  
• Created by Velvet in ????
  
• "Roo" (name pending) morph created first
  
• ????
  

• Found spread throughout Taverne, primarily in Hearth, Wonder, and Solitude
  
• Extremely low numbers in Consumption due to cult presence
  
• Extremely close knit families
  
• Family (and community in general) is one of the most important thing to pockitt cultures, be it by blood or chosen
  
• Communities work together to support and raise the children within it
  
• Abusing another person is seen as one of the worst crimes you could do, regardless of what kind it is 
  
• Abusing children is considered particularly horrible, and is punished severely in pockitt-dominated communities
  
• High numbers of Wax and Velvet worshipers
  
• Middling numbers of Grind, Rein, Wane, and Alloy worshipers
  
• Low numbers of Wretch worshipers
  
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  Extremely low amount of Spit worshipers due to cult targeting
  
  
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• Physical disability and mental health conditions are very common among pockitts in Consumption, otherwise rate of disability/conditions is fairly standard
  
• Pockitts enjoy hammocks and similarly enveloping sleeping situations, anything that can emulate a pouch
  
• Special cloth accessories (not particularly unlike underwear) are made to help line a pockitt's inner pouch to keep things stored in it (and the pockitt themself) clean and safe
  
• Books and stories hold special significance to pockitts thanks to Velvet's influence, and it is very common for a family/community to keep records of life and their history
  
• Keepsakes are also highly valued due to the stories they can tell, and most pockitts are prone to forming collections of things that hold personal significance to them
  
• Due to pockitts being shorter than most other Taverne species, special accommodations are made in buildings and transportation where they can be found (see: extra stairs/stepstools, cushions for seating, etc). Extra care goes into making sure these aren't demeaning/infantilizing in areas where pockitts are respected, in order to give them equal footing at whatever the scenario may be
  
• Pockitts went through a traditional schooling structure in Whimsy, and tend to lean towards that if possible
  
• Homeschooling however was equally viable, especially if a community had specific lessons and topics they wanted to teach a child (for example, how to survive in the desert for a community in Precipice)
  
• Pockitts enjoy cozy homes with less open space than most, and are typically content squeezing larger numbers of pockitts into smaller spaces
  
• Messing around with someone else's pocket is very rude and inappropriate! Don't do it!
  
• Scars are considered an addition to someone's personal story, and are to be respected
  
• To have one's pocket exposed is to show great trust with the people around them...or to have convenience in accessing its contents
  
• Pockitts are capable of fighting with their teeth, claws, and tails
  
• While not intimidating as other species in Taverne, pockitts are still very capable of holding their own in fights, and are not to be underestimated
  
• Theater and literature are hugely valued forms of entertainment for pockitts, though many have found their way into television and cinema in order to tell stories through other mediums
  
• Adventure and fantasy stories are most common due to Velvet's influence
  
• Velvet is mourned regularly by those still worshiping her after her death, often with altars and offerings
  
• Toys are considered very special for pockitts due to Velvet's influence
  
• ????
  

• Pockitts have very smooth, short fur covering their bodies
  
• Manes and hair both share "geometric" shapes, forming in large angular chunks
  
• Markings are similarly geometric, if present
  
• Typically neutral colors with color accents (if any)
  
• Pockitt voices are composed of melodic squeaks, hisses, and soft growls
  
• No paw pads
  
• Tails vary based on morph, but are typically thick, tapered, and very powerful
  
• Hair is common, but not always present
  
• Range from 3'6-5'6 for "normal" adult height range.
  
• Clawed hands and feet
  
• Digitigrade legs
  
• Half of pockitts (see: life cycle) have pouches referred to as "pockets", typically (but not always) covered up by clothing
  
• ????
  

• Pockitts have skeletons, muscles, nerves, organs, and blood
  
• Sharp, uniformly shaped/sized teeth (aside from the "quoll" morph, which has tusks)
  
• Omnivorous with a preference towards meat
  
• Average energy levels, but excellent stamina
  
• Pupil-less eyes
  
• No breast tissue
  
• Express with exaggerated head movements when looking around (on an artistic/design level, this is to make up for lack of pupils), ears, facial expressions and tails
  
• Ear shape varies based on pockitt morph, but upright are most common
  
• Excellent hearing
  
• Vision can be poor, leading to many pockitts needing glasses/contacts
  
• Prone to sleeping in piles together where possible
  
• Extremely defensive behaviors around danger, leaning more towards flight over fight
  
• Lifespan is 80 years, reaches maturity at 18-20
  
• ????
  

• Reproduce sexually and have dimorphism, the biggest change being half of the population having pouches 
  
• Pockitts give live birth and have 1-3 children per litter, referred to as kits
  
• Kits are quieter than most other species' children, and tend to cluster together or remain near their parents/guardian figures
  
• A kit raised without guidance often struggles more than other species, making proper child rearing crucial (by blood or otherwise)
  
• Family structure varies hugely based on location and culture, but most rely on an overarching community vs just immediate blood relationships
  
• As such, "family" can be applied to a very large group
  
• Both casual and committed relationships are valued, though pockitts are often more prone towards the latter
  
• Pockitts typically only leave their communities if they have a good reason to, and typically only in adulthood
  
• ????
  

• Inspired by lagomorphs, rodents, and marsupials
  
• Mixed morph children often have a visible mix of traits, such as large ears and tusks on a "mouse"/"quoll" morph individual
  
• Hybrid children are prone to inheriting the pocket (if applicable) gene, fur/hair shapes, and their tendency towards pupil-less eyes
  
• "Roos" were the first morph created by Velvet
  
• Animal basis is very flexible, anything that would fit the general feel of them goes
  
• Common mutations include development of pupils, extra eyes, tusks/tusk growth, extra fur growth, tail growth, claw growth, size increase, hunger increase, emotional instability, paranoia, isolating tendencies, territorial urges
  
• ????
  

• Based on kangaroos
  
• Typically have a fur ruff around the neck, but not always
  
• Stocky builds
  
• Thick, medium length tails
  
• Middling sized ears
  
• Associated with Velvet and Whimsy
  
• First morph created
  
• ????
  

• Based on mice
  
• Smaller fur ruff around neck, if present
  
• Thinner limbs
  
• Large, rounded ears
  
• Long, thin tails with a tuft at the end
  
• Associated with Wonder
  
• ????
  

• Based on possums
  
• Fur ruff typically covers shoulders/parts of the back
  
• Longer, tapered snouts
  
• Smaller rounded ears
  
• Bigger claws
  
• Thick, long ribbed tails with fur at the base
  
• Associated with Hoopla
  

• Based on quolls
  
• Spiky fur ruff around neck, if present
  
• Longer snouts
  
• Tusks
  
• Thick tails
  
• Thinner limbs
  
• Associated with Consumption
  

• Based on rabbits
  
• Smaller fur ruff around neck if present
  
• Long, pointed ears
  
• Long claws, almost talonlike
  
• Bobtail, entirely fluff
  
• Associated with Solitude
  

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                                                       PROXY FORMS
                                           (Feel Free to Ask Questions)
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The Proxy is a unusual phenomenon typically found among scrap sensitives though observed in others too. To some it's a state of higher being, to others that weird invisible friend their parents assure them isn't real and didn't beat up big Billy at school. Either way, it's a manifestation of some form of inner strength and potential into a physical construct that's there to do a job for a few shreds. 

The Proxy typically works on a "Fulfillment" system, granting abilities and strengths correlating to the most urgent desires and needs of those who invoked them into the physical world. How direct or loosely these are interpreted is the result of the natural strengths of the individual. Negative self opinions may also flesh themselves out onto this. Sensitives who invoke their Proxy may find deviations reflective of  the nature of the scraps used to project them.

The Proxy may either manifest as a separate physical entity or overlayed onto the invoker. The former are referred to by some as "Floaters" and the latter as "Layers" 

In the case of "Floaters", the Proxy will generally trail close and should they separate too far from the user, dismiss themselves until invoked again. Floaters may mirror the actions of the user who invokes them. 



They say a Floater that regularly pantomimes its user is capable of becoming a Layer.

Should a Floater undergo significant traumatic strain or find themselves regularly committing actions dissociative of their invoker, they may become a separate entity. The Floater cannot go too far from their invoker and as such may drag them around like a disobedient dog on a leash. More than often they work out their issues. Misunderstandings happen. Should it go unnoticed for too long one's proxy may end up braver than them. Asking them for advice may sometimes be helpful.





"Layers" manifest over the user to create a transformative state, typically very temporary. Because the Proxy is said to overlap between physical and metaphysical realms, doing intensive work in this state for excessively long periods of time will put heavy strain on the Invoker's original form. 

They say those who's Proxy goes from a Floater to a Layer have built up the courage to fight for themselves. Layers gain the physical endurance of the Proxy



Should the Invoker die while the Proxy is overlayed on top of them, every shred in their body will burn out. There will be no scrap left. This is considered true death in most cultures who value the Proxy as a concept. 

The Proxy has many regional names, such as "True Self" or "Scrap Formations". 

A popular game among those of paranormal or occultist interests, such as witches and moody teenagers, is to create a homunculi to manifest their Proxy temporarily using tarot decks and a organic mass. It's usually fairly safe if tedious to set up. This assumes of course there is no intercepting from unusual entities. 



Of note is that Proxies often change in nature overtime. A Proxy may look or function drastically 10 years from when they formed.

They say a Proxy that's changed forms many times over a short period is one that reflects growth or hardship. 

They also say should everyone in the room's proxies manifest abruptly, either something terrible that should not exist in this world will exist, or are no longer are in the world they started off in.


In the former, pick a god and pray. It's downhill from there. In the latter, don't bother. Your god won't hear you. Spooky.



They also say there's several kinds of creatures who integrate a proxy into their biology. It's been difficult to confirm how true it is.