Furry

Furries, also known as Anthros, Beastmen, and Housepets, were an informal grouping of similar species, all defined by their resemblance to humanoid versions of Earth animals. Multiple types of Furries existed throughout the multiverse, and while distinct in their origin and genetics, it was noted that they were likely the second most common type of sentient creatures in reality, behind Humans and their subspecies.
As Furry is a category rather than a true species, many members of the group are referred to by a more accurate species name, such as Cat, Dog, or Collared Peccary. Regardless, many Furry species are often found living together on their homeworlds, having either evolved or been created together. Furries tend to have a magical or scientific origin, though sometimes they will arise through perfectly natural means.
== Notable Variants ==
* Housepets are Furries that originate from a timeline where most mammals evolved human levels of intelligence, living alongside people in modern society. Smaller in stature, Housepets are considered human-like animals, rather than animalistic humans. For several years, Rick Gryphon and Rex worked to transform all humans into Housepets, creating a timeline that would eventually become it's own multiverse thanks to the Celestials. In other universes, the Celestials created the Housepets as Earth's initial species, only later creating humanity as offshoots. Many Housepets existed in the Nexus following the Convergence.
* The Celestials themselves were also seen as Furries to some.
* Beastmen were a species of magically mutated humans created by the Purefire Inqusition, a xenophobic religious organization founded by the Humans of Kiedus during their War of Unification. Beastmen were created by fusing normal animals with human beings, resulting in a creature that was physically powerful, though less intelligent, and mentally subservient to their masters. As of 2030, the MVSF is working to free the Beastmen from the Inqusition's control, though violent retaliation from Kiedan Humans, such as the Port Morrow Incident, has delayed this.
* At least one furry, a Collard Peccary named Hiram Lamont Forsythe Carjimbo, was known to exist in the Concordat Universe, though his origin was unknown. 
* Memetic Furries were rumored to exist within the Last Land, though the existence of only one, the talking blue cat Dex-Starr, has been verified. Whether they are truly furries, or simply strange memetic creatures, is unknown. 
* Species such as the Khajit, Bahtsai, Argonians, Catria, and Wildfolk of Jove are occasionally refered to as Furries.
* Finally, humans who liked talking animals, or wanted to be talking animals, were sometimes referred to as Furries.
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