Maracoons

Maracoons (also called Marine Procyons) are a species of curious sea creatures with two prehensile arms and a tail. Nicknamed underwater merchants, they have physical traits associated with dolphins, monkeys and large bird species. 
== Behavior ==
They love to steal but also to give and trade things to others. Maracoons built their nests and societies in kelp forests and sea caves. A maracoons nest is typically full of odds and ends it collects. The reason behind this hoarding behavior is unknown. Maracoon society is fairly lighthearted as they trade and steal but do not seem to resent being stolen from. 
== Domestication ==
Maracoons are able to find usable amounts of resources in even the most barren of areas. Sea dwelling sentients quickly learned of this trait and sought to exploit it for profit, most notably the maracoon supply and breeding company. The supply companies are organized around maracoons skill at finding things. These companies are typically run by sea dwelling other races such as merfolk.
The maracoons are bred at special sites, built very far away from coastal population centers due to their propensity to steal and the animals are trained to find specific items that the client ordered. Massive aquaculture farms are designed for breeding and hatching juvenile Maracoons. The sites are used as source sites for shipping eggs and embryos of maracoons to work sites. The Maracoons are sent to work sites as embryos to mature into adults and then begin their career collecting resources for the company.
== Controversy ==
The usage of maracoons is controversial, while their abilities to find objects in otherwise barren environment is uncanny and without impact on local ecosystems, the treatment of the animals is questionable, flares are used to scare off misbehaving animals, and their usage as biofuel once they grow too old is debated. The possibility of the animals escaping and widespread thievery has also been raised by nearby settlements. 
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