The Pupu

The Pupu hold the answer to even your most harrowing question, only for a small price...

Basic Information

Anatomy

The Pupu are small and brown without a cap.

Ecology and Habitats

The Pupu prefer to live around grasses and are often found in valleys.

Dietary Needs and Habits

A Pupu's favorite food is seeds and they will go out of their way to access them. They typically go for grains and grass seeds since they are a small species and these are easier to access. A Pupu tribe can completely disrupt the plant life cycle in an area before it becomes unsupportive of them and they move on to the next place.

Additional Information

Social Structure

The Pupu live in tribes of 10-20

Average Intelligence

The Pupu are extremely intelligent and have access to esoteric wisdom that they receive by releasing fumes and meditating in them. These fumes are toxic to most other creatures.

Civilization and Culture

Beauty Ideals

The Pupu have a preference for thicker shapes and darker coloring.

Common Etiquette Rules

The Pupu don't have a concept of small talk or common pleasantries. They say things that are interesting or they don't say anything at all. Sometimes they discuss their visions among themselves.

Common Myths and Legends

Favored

The Pupu believe that out of all of the Mysums, they are the most favored by Mykel and attribute their great wisdom to this.

The Afterlife

Their visions cause the Pupu to believe that the physical world is not all that there is, in contrast to the other Mysum tribes. They believe that there is a spirit world that exists in the same space but on a different plane, and that all souls are perpetually reincarnated at the discretion of Mykel and Abuno, Being of Life, and that there can be no new life created from what there is currently. All things must be recycled.

Interspecies Relations and Assumptions

Everyone, except for the most curious or most desperate, avoid the Pupu.
The Pupu are solitary, if only because they’re avoided. . The Pupus are said to be able to provide the answer to any question you seek, but often at the price of your life. If you come asking, they will offer to share their hallucinations with you, but few survive this psilocybin experience.

Genetic Ancestor(s)

• The Mysums

Scientific Name

Based on: Claviceps purpurea

Origin/Ancestry

Mykel, Being of Death

Lifespan

20 years

Average Height

1"-2"

Average Weight

10 grams

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

The Pupu range in all shades of brown, seemingly at random. This and subtle changes in shape make an individual identifiable to other Pupu.