Furries

"Furries" is a catch-all term for the anthropomorphic species of sentient animals that are prevalent throughout the Grid. Despite the term, non-mammalian anthropomorphs such as avians, reptilians, and mythological hybrids such as gryphons are often lumped into the Furry category. A more precise term for these sentients, used less often, is "Anthros".
Furry behavior varies by base species, home environment, and per individual. One prevailing tendency among Furries is to avoid wearing clothing in favor of "wearing their fur" instead. Furries maintain large, insular communities. Many in these communites have had negative encounters with humans, and respond to subsequent human encounters accordingly. 
Furries in the open and diverse Caledon community, however, interact freely with humans. They also adopt the human concept of modesty and wear clothing in public, often to opulent degrees, such as the military dress of Viderian Vollmar and the regal attire of Vicerine Kamilah Hauptmann.
Furries tend to in the average range of human height, with the noted exception of the diminuitive Tinies that thrive in Caledon to they extent they have created their own city in Tanglewood. Furries of gigantic proportions, known as Macros, have been spotted in other lands.
The following sentient species found in Caledon should not be confused with Furries:
*Lycanthropes (i.e. Werewolves) - Humans that shapechange into anthropomorphic animals voluntarily or involuntarily from the influence of the moon, and are resistant to most physical weaponry except those forged from silver.
*Shifters - Metamorphs that can assume the shape of Furries but have no base physiology.
*Jägers - Chemically altered humans that develop bestial traits such as fur and fangs.
*Rakshasa - Spirits that can materialize and assume a variety of living forms, including Furries.
*Neko (See entry) - While there are Furries of the feline species (see the Vicerine above), the "rule of paw" is if the subject resembles a Great Cat on its hind legs (even if wearing a dress) as opposed to a human with feline ears and a tail, it is a Furry. 
Confusing things further are sightings of fox (vixen), mouse, civet, and other anthros that appear as human as the neko. Further investigation is required for the distinction of a "neko-class" humanoid category.
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