Cherrier
Paired Pit Florabeast
Florabeasts have been studied from antiquity, with natural philosophers laboring in the fields and forests to learn as much as they can about these noble creatures. But for all of the study and research, there are always some surprises. Take, for example, the Cherrier.
Deviating from the norm of one Florabeast being harvested per seed, a single Cherrier pit will sprout into a small, bushy tree, on which grows two different Florabeasts. With the form of small dogs barely more than a foot high, Cherriers have shiny, red bodies, elongated leaf-ears, and a thin stem-tail. While two grow on the same plant, they are not identical. One is a deep red color, usually always male, and possessing a Sour flavor. The other is a much brighter hue, usually female, with white blossoms down their backs, and of the Sweet flavor alignment. Both of these creatures bond to the same planter at harvest, and have such unity that they do not require nearly as much mental effort to work with both, as compared to with a single Florabeast.
Cherrier are inquisitive and active, each striving to help their planter however possible, and using their small size to their advantage to explore where larger beasts would have trouble. Their connection with their twin is very important, and they will express their discontent any time they must be apart for even a short while.
The natural end of their lives seems to concur more often than not. If one dies before the other, the surviving twin will usually lift their red noses high and continue on. If the bond with their planter is weak, or heaven forbid the accident claimed both their twin and their planter, they will not escape to the wilderness like other orphaned Florabeasts, rather they will simply find a safe place to root and remain there forever.
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