Dormema Ventreto

Dormema Ventretos are sloth-like creatures. They can be found in the cupboard or purchased from the Genome Splicer.

Lore-wise, they were discovered by Iris Evada, C. Roote, and Coral M. Mui, as documented in BULLETIN #107.

### Capsule

"This inviting emerald capsule fits snugly in your hand."

### Young

"Since it emerged, this juvenile has barely opened its eyes. On the rare occasion it is awake, it feeds slowly but surely, lapping languidly at the food given to it before curling back up for another nap. It never strays from its mother and seems content to watch the world speed by."

### Adult

"Much of a Dormema Ventreto’s life is spent hanging from tree branches and sleeping most of the day. These solitary creatures rely heavily on avoiding detection to protect themselves and employ a strategy of slow, steady movement in order to remain hidden. An additional benefit to their sluggish movement and ample sleeping habits is a low metabolic rate that perfectly complements their herbivorous diet. Juveniles sleep even more than their mothers, resting most of the day nestled on their mother’s stomach and waking long enough to feed—either on her milk or by licking food particles from her mouth. Whenever a Dormema Ventreto needs to descend quickly, it will detach from its perch and spread its limbs wide, catching the air with its patagia and gliding. Despite their rotund appearance, they are actually quite light under all their fur and can glide for great distances, depending on obstacles. While they will often grab and cling to other branches on their way down, they will occasionally drift all the way to the ground to relieve themselves before making the arduous climb back up—a process that can take hours."

## Extra Info

The information below is included in Dormema Ventreto's creature notes on site.

### The Perfect Form

Most Dormema Ventretos have the same strategy for dismounting a perch and will allow both the fore and hind leg on one side to detach before doing the same with the rest of their claws. By doing this, their momentum swings them into an upright position before starting their glide. Securing a perch from a glide is done much in the same fashion—the Dormema Ventreto uses both limbs on the same side to grab a branch or other perch and then swings their other claws into position before latching on.

### Fallen from Grace

The large patagia and light frame of the Dormema Ventreto allow for long, sustained glides, perfect for moving between trees and allowing them to cover surprisingly large territories despite their sluggish natures. However, the cost of this is agility, as they cannot do much more than glide in a straight line. As such, it is common for Dormema Ventretos to run into obstacles or otherwise find themselves somewhere unintended.

### Can’t Let it Go

When a mother detaches from a perch, her little one will instinctively cling to her fur with claws and mouth. It is believed to do so because of the tumultuous nature of a Dormema Ventreto’s takeoff and landing. This instinct is so strong that a juvenile will cling to its mother even when she is jostled by outside forces—or when the little one is asleep.

## Variations

### Body

Body genes are shown on Ventretos with white (AABb) patagia with no markings (AABB) and no facial patterns (AaBb).

### Patagium

Patagium genes are shown on Ventretos with white (AAbb) bodies and have no markings (AABB).

### Marking

Markings shown on either white (AABb) or black (AABB) patagia for best contrast.

### Face

Face patterns shown on Ventretos with light green bodies (aaBb) so black, white, and brown elements of the facial features are easily discernible.

## Trivia

* TFO uses Esperanto as a basis for creature names (although it's not always exact—accents are ignored and spellings occasionally shift). “Dormema Ventreto” means “Sleepy Belly.”

## Acknowledgments

Art by: Corteo, Virida. Descriptions by: rosastrasza.