(Items - Rad) Companions: Alien Base Pets

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*Enclosure-Bound Pets*, *Tiny Travelling Pets*, ***Base-Wandering Pets***, *True Travel Companions*, *Work and Utility Animals*, *Restricted and Combat Animals*

# Xenofauna Base-Wandering Pets

## Meeker

Rarity **3**, (80%) - [**500c**]

**Biosignature Tags** - [Small], [Mammal], [Surface-Dwelling]

**Mature Size / Weight** - (h)0.4m / 1kg
**Age of Maturity / Lifespan** - 0.6 Standards / 8 Standards
**Diet** - Omnivore, Wide Variety
**Rough EQ / IQ Potential** - Somewhat Low / Low
**Description** - A small ball of plain brown fur, this creature features a very long tail that helps it balance on two long, thin legs, even allowing it to lean forward and bend down so it can reach the ground to eat or drink. They hop around at surprising speed for their small size, seeking out tiny insects, seeds, plant buds, fungi, and almost anything else they can swallow a chunk of. The easiest, and often only way to their hearts, is through food, and finding a choice snack to offer your meeker is a surefire way to gain its friendship. They aren't good for much, but also are not very hazardous; the biggest risk you face from letting one wander your home is it trying to eat paperclips on your desk.

## Cahnzee Bird

Rarity **4**, (70%) - [**1000c**]

**Biosignature Tags** - [Medium], [Flying], [Surface-Dwelling]

**Mature Size / Weight** - (l)1m / 8kg
**Age of Maturity / Lifespan** - 3 Standards / 35 Standards
**Diet** - Herbivore, Some Variety
**Rough EQ / IQ Potential** - Somewhat High / Moderate
**Description** - A large, majestic species of quadrupedal alien bird found gliding through the upper branches of huge tress on their homeworld, hanging from branches to eat the fruits and nuts that hang from the canopy. They have long, swooping wings that transition seamlessly back into an equally long tail, giving them a resemblance to some kinds of terran moth. They are not fantastic flyers outright, but are extremely efficient at gliding, using their clawed legs to climb to higher points, to hide from danger, or to reach food otherwise completely inaccessible to flight. They feature a huge variety of bright, bold colours, patterns, and wing shapes; and while they don't have the biggest intellectual potential, they bond closely and make for excellent long-term companions.

## Skimmer Snake

Rarity **2**, (90%) - [**300c**]

**Biosignature Tags** - [Small], [Reptile], [Surface-Dwelling]

**Mature Size / Weight** - (l)0.5m / 3kg
**Age of Maturity / Lifespan** - 1 Standards / 25 Standards+
**Diet** - Herbivore, Some Variety
**Rough EQ / IQ Potential** - Somewhat Low / Somewhat Low
**Description** - While in many ways resembling and even moving like a snake, this creature does feature some major distinctions. Firstly, the skimmer snake is an herbivore, eating underwater grasses and plants at the edges of freshwater ponds. It is assisted in this by naturally-forming air pockets in the flap-like sides of its body that allow it to remain indefinitely on the water's surface, swimming or not as it likes. This also provides protection against non-flying threats on land, making waiting out or avoiding a predator very easy. They make nests near the edges of the water, fiercely defending them, but these creatures are otherwise gentle, if not terribly brave, preferring to run or hide from danger than anything else. In the absence of a pond, they tend towards beds, pillows, clothes, or anything they feel like they can 'submerge' themselves slightly in, and will happily reside there until further notice. They're not known for their intelligence, however, so results may vary.

## Thrummer

Rarity **5**, (55%) - [**1000c**]

**Biosignature Tags** - [Small], [Mammal], [Burrower]

**Mature Size / Weight** - (l)0.5m+ / 8kg+
**Age of Maturity / Lifespan** - 3 Standards / 20 Standards+
**Diet** - Herbivore, Some Variety
**Rough EQ / IQ Potential** - Moderate / Moderate
**Description** - A native of soft, sandy soils, thrummers come from a life of digging for roots to eat and tunnelling to escape danger. Sporting only two front legs, they use large, blunt, scoop-shaped claws to tear through soil with alarming ease, using a highly muscular lower body and tail to 'swim' through the resulting loosened soil. Their heads are covered by a beak-like mineral formation that's technically an extension of their skull, with their eyes hidden behind a hard, window-like pane of durable translucent chitin like natural mining goggles. They are talkative and social, frequently entranced by music, and can even receive some training and instruction, always happy when they get to help dig something, like tilling a field.