Kelpie

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Kelpie

Designations

Scientific Name

Caecuserrans Sonipes

Taxonomy

Domain

Eukaryota

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Australosphenida

Family

Henosferidae

Genus

Caecuserrans

Physical Info

Method of Movement

Quadrupedal Walking

Method of Communication

-Vocal
-Physical

Method of Environment Manipulation

-Snouts
-Mouths

Diet

-Omnivorous

Average Height

1.6 meters

Average Mass

326 Kilograms

Average Length

2.7 meters

Number of Limbs

4

Number of Eyes

0

Number of Ears

2

Number of Digits

12

Body Cover

skin

Possible Body Colorations

-white
-gray

Maximum Speed

~60 km/h

Notable Features

-lack of eyes
-hairlessness
-lower jaw sensory organs

Social Info

Age of Maturity

2.5 years old

Population Info

Average Lifespan

30 years

Homeworld

Earth

Home Region

Dante's Pit

Native Environment

Subterranean Fungal forests and plains

Extinction Risk/Status

least concern

Predators

-Dragons
-Theropod Dinosaurs
-Orm
-Carnivorous Monsters
-Carnivorous Hellspawn
-Carnivorous Erratics

Prey

-Small land animals
-Fish
-Amphibians
-Tula Beetles

Symbiotic Relationships

Ghouls

Kelpies are a highly derived species of egg-laying mammal from an ancient familial lineage called Henoferids. Inhabiting Dante's Pit, they are used as steeds by the Ghouls.

Description

Kelpies lack both pigment and eyes, resulting in their appearance often coming off as disturbing and other-worldly. Kelpies have a long snout covered in sensory organs that they use to find their way around the caverns they live in. Kelpies also possess many short, conical teeth that they use to catch aquatic prey.

Ecology

Kelpies are usually relatively docile, which is what allowed the Ghouls to domesticate this. They are omnivorous, with their diet consisting primarily of fungi and aquatic creatures like invertebrates, fish, and amphibians.