Talyxian Dogs
Talyxian-Dogs, commonly known as Tal's "dogs" among Eltus folks, are the domesticated Talyxian creature which is classified under Talyxian-Associator. They live in urban and civilized areas in the southern lands of Tal such as Gold Ring.
They have a similar appearance to the Talyxian-Wolves, but the corroborated biological relationship between T-dog and T-wolves has not been elucidated.
Biology
Every Talyxian-Dog has one eye and two mouth tentacles which also act as sensors and four legs. There is no perfect white or black color to their fur. They do not have stripe patterns. Even with long hair, usually, the lower body will have short hair. Lifespan is of about 5 to 10 years.
Talyxian physical genders are different from Earth creatures, so whilst it cannot be said to be in the same vein with Earth creatures and hermaphrodite structures, technically, however they are similar with regards to slugs or snails, where both dogs in the same couple which mate together get pregnant when conducting their reproductive measures.
They are superior in detecting foods and tools buried in sand with their jaw-like tentacles. They are also sensitive to the detection of sandstorm and foreign enemies. Generally, it is quite friendly to other people, and is preferentially keyed towards the interests of the person it deems the owner. Their voice resembles that of a bird or an alarm. Sensing a threat, they will emit a dissonant type of sound.
They have no wings unlike T-wolves and do not perform photosynthesis.
Ecology
One of the biggest differences between dogs and wolves is that dogs need to eat, having a small mouth and small digestive organs. Furthermore, they do perform mating or unit reproduction. Several babies are raised during mating seasons, one child is born when conducting reproductive measures, but born in a very small state. In the case of unit reproduction, the appearance pattern will most likely be the same as the parent.
They will not reproduce if they do not have an owner. In the case of mating, they can have multiple patterns. Besides the gray, brown and other coat color, differences are recognized in the head and legs.
Because they are a creature which has adapted to the desert originally, they present a fair weakness to Miasma. There is no miasma present in the desert, therefore they are not a resistant creature toward miasma. Their sensations and danger sensing ability easily become unstable in places where there is a strong miasma presence.
Types
Canon design of Talyxian-Dog's type variation and each variant. Can see the original size 5152 * 3512 version in Kiki's Patreon
Working type
It is the oldest, standard type. Most of these dogs belong to Reono as hound dogs, or Gold Ring police dogs, sheep dogs, or southern siegs. Their color varies between shades of brown and gray, close to the sand, light tones to dark. Black colors will usually originate from the legs. Their tentacles are usually long, to facilitate dexterous tactility and sensing. Although there is no big change in the shapes of the head and tentacles, depending on the region and application, there are differences in the amount of hair and the shape of the mane. Many retain traits similar to wolves. They have a solid solidarity awareness among owners and humans.
Stray dog
A group of dogs that naturally occurred in urban areas and do not have owners. They often act in groups or rarely act solo, searching for food with the help of their sensory tentacles. Heterogeneous talyxian influences are seen, and in general, the bloating of the mouth and abdomen mottling and mottled patterns, head and hair depending on individuals can also be seen. Many of their horns are degenerating. Not limited to the ones mentioned here, stray dogs may have shapes that have changed greatly. Although the influence of Talyxian Stalkers is seen largely, stray dogs including such dogs have a consciousness of solidarity between Talyxian rather than humans, unlike ordinary dogs, showing a selfish aspect. Breeding is possible, and pet dogs were produced from here. Lifespan is shorter than normal dogs. They are often subject to extermination.
Pet type
Improved iteration of dogs, based on strays and working types, these dogs were kept in late Gold Ring and Shigu as indoor pets, due to their ability to soften peoples hearts as a cute pet animal. With their horns degenerated, their tentacles and physiques tend to be small. Various Talyxians are used, and various patterns are seen in the shape of the head and mane. On the personality side, the influence of heterogeneous Talyxian is seen, it has a consciousness of solidarity to the owner and at the same time, there is a selfish aspect like a stray dog. For example, they steal and try to attract owners. This is a behavior which is felt as cute to some Eltus, it is a property created according to demand. Like other livestock, licenses are necessary for creation. Their Lifespan is shorter than a normal dog.
Relationship with Eltus people
There are Lyuca who is a Northern sergal biologist in Shigu, and their two T-dogs which are looking for a "miso" (it means a liquid ore in Vilous context) within these stones which are covered with Talyxian moss.
Although one can see a lot of dogs mainly around Gold Ring, there are also hound dogs brought to the hunters of Reono. Since they are fairly weak to Miasma, they will be later introduced to the Shigu.
There are “stray dogs” with no owners in Gold Ring. This is considered to be due in part to people getting close to each other in the process of forming towns or villages in the desert. Stray dogs have various strains of Talyxian species, especially those that seem to have been crossed with T-Stalkers. Another reason is because they are not good at recognizing a specific or certain person if there are many people in a crowd or area. In such a situation, like a massive urban area, they are quick to fall under the same type of sensory confusion as if they were surrounded by strong miasma regions. Due to this, in high population density, some dogs may lose their sensation which helps them recognize their owner, and then they would quickly turn into stray dogs if left unattended.
Relationship with Talyxian-Wolves
They bare a close appearance to the T-wolves, the wild Talyxian-Associators, but it matters not if they are or are not direct ancestors, as in the era when they still appear in Eltus records, they already have working relationships with people and it is said that southern siegs considered dogs important property at the beginning.
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