Chimerians

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A rare and unusual offshoot of the Mobian race noted for extremely diverse levels of gene combinations, **Chimerians** are, as their name implies, essentially chimeras, but not in the mythical sense. They are sometimes referred to as "super-hybrid Mobians" or just "super-hybrids".

## Physical Description

The only noteworthy similarity that all Chimerians share with each other is their Mobianoid shape; like the typical Mobian, Chimerians are usually between three to four feet tall, with some capable of heights upwards to six feet or even more. The similarities sharply end there; Chimerians can bear a staggering range of physical features based on what animal genes they possess, and are not bound to being within the same class either; for one tiny example, Chimerians can possess both mammalian and reptilian genes, avian, piscine, and amphibian genes, and *countless* more combinations.

Because of this extreme genetic diversity, for ease of categorization, Chimerians are divided into eight sub-classes depending on what class of animal genes comprise the majority (at least 70%) of their gene pool;

1. **Mammal-type Chimerians** - Chimerians whose DNA is comprised of primarily mammalian (placental, marsupial, and monotreme) genes.
2. **Reptile-type Chimerians** - Chimerians whose DNA is comprised of primarily reptilian genes.
3. **Amphibian-type Chimerians** - Chimerians whose DNA is comprised of primarily amphibian genes.
4. **Avian-type Chimerians** - Chimerians whose DNA is comprised of primarily avian genes.
5. **Insect-type Chimerians** - Chimerians whose DNA is comprised of primarily insectoid and chelicerate genes.
6. **Piscine-type Chimerians** - Chimerians whose DNA is comprised of primarily piscine (bony fish, cartilaginous fish, and related) genes.
7. **Mollusk-type Chimerians** - Chimerians whose DNA is comprised of primarily mollusk (gastropods, cephalopods, and related) genes.
8. **Crustacean-type Chimerians** - Chimerians whose DNA is comprised of primarily crustacean genes.

On rare occasions, these sub-classes are divided even further into 'pure' and 'diluted' classes depending on if the dominant genes make up *100%* of the DNA (considered 'pure') or if they only make roughly 70% or more (considered 'diluted'); however, such semantics are often considered to be wildly unnecessary, and most scholars and scientists only stick to the original eight classifications.

Some scholars and scientists may classify the Piscine, Mollusk, and Crustacean-type Chimerians under a single category of 'Aquatic Chimerians', and treat those three as sub-categories of the Aquatic one, often for simple ease of dealing with numbers; this setup technically makes the number of sub-classes into six rather than eight.

### Gene Distribution

There is no guarantee that blood siblings will possess the exact same types of genes, nor is there a guarantee that the offspring of a Chimerian couple will have the same genes as their parents.

It is entirely possible for siblings to have (often minor, sometimes significant) gene differences. For example, two siblings can both have wolf, domestic cat, and rabbit genes, although one sibling may also possess fox genes, while the other has no traces of fox genes, and instead may have something different, and not necessarily mammalian either; it is also possible that both siblings may not possess the same subtypes of genes, such as one sibling having gray wolf genes, while the other has red wolf genes.

it is also possible for a child to possess genes not seen in either parent. For example, a Chimerian couple having hedgehog, fox, tiger, rabbit, rat, ferret, and hyena genes between the two of them can produce offspring that have the genes of an entirely different mammal not seen in either parent, such as an echidna or kangaroo, or even non-mammalian genes, such as a shark or a falcon.

Sometimes, a Chimerian's genes mix in such a way that it can be difficult to tell that they're even a true Chimerian at all. Chimerians who possess genes of very closely-related animals, such as a Chimerian with leopard, jaguar, tiger, and domestic cat genes can sometimes pass themselves off as a purebred of any of those species, or even as a regular hybrid of any of the two, depending on how the genes manifest themselves in the Chimerian's physical appearance; going on the previous example, an example of this 'deception' would be the jaguar and leopard genes dominating the tiger gene enough to make the tiger stripes nonexistent, and allowing only the jaguar and leopard rosettes to actually be visible on the fur.

In this way, the individual could pass themselves off as a simple jaguar-leopard hybrid (leopaguar) or even a *purebred* jaguar or leopard, and only DNA testing would reveal the presence of tiger genes; the domestic cat genes may also be similarly diluted, or may show up subtly enough to not be noticeable without sufficient scrutiny. However, Chimerians very rarely have as few as four gene types present in their DNA, and these 'subtle' Chimerians are shockingly rare overall; Chimerians typically have a more 'extreme' appearance that makes their heritage obvious.

## Culture

Chimerian culture is very similar to Mobian culture overall, since the two races are still similar enough to coexist alongside each other, unlike with the Merbian race, who keep to themselves within their oceanic kingdoms. However, Mobian opinions on the Chimerian race are... decidedly mixed. Some Mobians are ambivalent to the existence of their unusually diverse cousins. Some see them as genetic marvels, worthy of extensive study... and still others see them as freaks of nature.

## Known Chimerians

* **Marbas Dimitrio** - A Mammal-type Chimerian who possesses lion, gray wolf, elk, harpy eagle, and snow leopard genes; he is the brother of Artemis and Leonidas Dimitrio, although the latter sibling is deceased. He is something of a terrorist who believes Chimerians to be the superior race, and holds heavy anti-Mobian sentiments due to a group of Mobians with anti-Chimerian sentiments killing Leonidas. Owned by Ryushusupercat (Talk).
* **Artemis Dimitrio** - A Mammal-type Chimerian who possesses lion, maned wolf, elk, Stellar's sea eagle, and clouded leopard genes; she is the sister of Marbas and Leonidas Dimitrio, although the latter sibling is deceased. Owned by Ryushusupercat (Talk).
* **Leonidas Dimitrio** - A Mammal-type Chimerian who possessed lion, striped hyena, elk, harpy eagle, and jaguar genes; he was the brother of Marbas and Artemis, although he is now deceased, killed by an anti-Chimerian group. Owned by Ryushusupercat (Talk).
* **Vorvadoss Stonecutter** - A Reptile-type Chimerian who possesses frill-neck lizard, Jackson's chameleon, red-eyed crocodile skink, Nile monitor, and Texas horned lizard genes. Owned by Ryushusupercat (Talk).
* **Iulian Sala** - A Mammal-type Chimerian who possesses fennec fox, caracal, addax, chinchilla, fruit bat, and spectacled cobra genes. Owned by Ryushusupercat (Talk).