Rï'im
rï'imi (pl)
Basic Information
Anatomy
Rï'imi are four legged people with curved necks the length of their torso. They have very thin legs, ending in a small one-toed hoof, where their fur ends at the top joint of each limb. They have a long tail, the secondary place their coat is long - first being their mane. Rïími have narrow pointed faces, with very little fur, mainly skeletal and dark in comparison to the rest of them, much like their legs. They have two eyes on either side of the head, and three other orifices which are either mouths or nostrils depending on who you ask, which are placed at the tip of their muzzle.
On the top of their head, from between their eyes all the way to the occipital of their skull, is where their horns can grow. How many, the shape, the length, are very individualized.
Genetics and Reproduction
Never ask a rï'im where their children come from. They go away for a while (could be between three days to three years) and return with a child and this is all anyone is allowed to know - even adolescent rï'imi.
Growth Rate & Stages
When a rï'im child arrives (in the notice of those outside of their parent, at least), they are already half the size of a full grown rï'im. For ten years they grow to full size and hardly venture away from their parent(s). During the next forty years they remain within the same community or area their parent participates in. Then they say they are adults and leave to find a new place and people to join.
Dietary Needs and Habits
Rï'imi eat. They hunt and forage and trade and ask. In larger societies they even store the food and have it for later, but it takes a larger society working together before they think about it.
Biological Cycle
Rï'imi go through four different coats during the year: their summer coat, their winter coat, their performance coat, and their preparation coat.
A rï'im's summer coat is understandably the thinnest their fur is all year, keeping them from becoming overheated, but also protecting their torso from the sun. In contrast, their winter coat is the thickest so as to protect them from the cold. A rï'im's preparation coat is also thin, but sleek and out of the way. The performance coat is the fluffiest and also not a hair out of place.
Additional Information
Social Structure
Saying the rï'imi run in a magiocracy makes little sense, as all rï'imi have magic. However, this follows to any other society they join. Those who do not have magic, or do not use theirs, are considered childlike. Rï'imi accept this, but do not feel as though these people can handle any responsibility of an important nature.
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
A rï'im's eyes are the most obvious sensory method other species can tell about them, as they appear to work as other mammals' eyes work. The three small orifices on the front of their muzzles have something to do with taste and smell, but if they are all the same or if they are different no one else can tell. Most importantly, a rï'im's horns have something to do with hearing, because a rï'im without one is effectively deaf, but no one has ever been able to figure that out either.
Rï'imi are very magical beings. They have psychokinesis, able to manipulate items in a four foot radius around them. To a one, they are able to shift up to 207 pounds without assistance, but no more.
Civilization and Culture
Culture and Cultural Heritage
Out of all species, the rï'imi are known most for their worship of the Pantheon and their epic poems composed for them. Or composed for each other. For a sunset, for an ant. For the one time one of them was hungry a little and didn't know what they wanted to eat. Rï'imi will write poems for anything and it is the most important thing in their society, no matter what else any of them do.
Common Customs, Traditions and Rituals
Rï'imi may leave their parent(s) and childhood home when they are fifty and considered adults, but to a t they all send communications back to those they cared for while there. However often they decide to communicate with their hometown, they are very consistent in keeping up their communications that often. This isn't affected at all by the rate of communication of the person they are sending messages to. One might send a message every month, the other every year, and both rï'imi are perfectly happy with this exchange.
Common Myths and Legends
That's not for you to know. What are you, a rï'im? No. You're not.
Genetic Descendants
Lifespan
208 years
Average Height
2' at the shoulder
Average Weight
10 lbs
Average Length
1'4'' breast plate to flank
1'4'' tail
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