(Items - Rad) Companions: Terran Base Pets

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**Companion Market**

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

# Terra-Born Base-Wandering Pets

## Spacer Cat

Rarity **1**, (100%) - [**100c**]

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

**Mature Size / Weight** - (l)0.6m / 5kg
**Age of Maturity / Lifespan** - 1.5 Standards / 25 Standards
**Diet** - Carnivore, Wide Variety
**Rough EQ / IQ Potential** - Moderate / Somewhat High
**Description** - Mirroring thousands of years of history, cats continue to be extremely popular pets; many larger ships have spacer cats that hunter skitters in the crawlspaces of the ship, keeping wiring and heat-producing components safe. To help with this task, hundreds of generations of selective breeding and genetic nudges from science have increased their lifespans, natural intelligence, and especially hearing. In addition to large ears at the top of the head, many varieties have a second small set of ears just below, connecting to separate eardrums. This even further improves their spatial hearing, making them fantastic at navigating and hunting in ships and bases. They tend to have shorter fur, coming in a wide variety of colour patterns, with lithe forms excellent for tight spaces, and long tails to help with balance. They make for excellent pets, as dedication and attention will typically win even the grumpiest cat over.

## Hextenta

Rarity **6**, (40%) - [**500c**]

**Biosignature Tags** - [Small], [Water-Dwelling], [Land-Dwelling]

**Mature Size / Weight** - (h)0.2m / 2kg
**Age of Maturity / Lifespan** - 1 Standards / 20 Standards
**Diet** - Carnivore, Some Variety
**Rough EQ / IQ Potential** - Somewhat Low / High
**Description** - A somewhat familiar echo of terran octopi, these six-legged creatures have a few changes designed to make them better pets. They were made more adaptable to different environments, making them much better at traversing land for extended periods and making them not require full-time access to water. Their lifespans were significantly increased, with significant changes to their biology to alleviate many of the problems that plagued their ancestors. Finally, their mental facilities were tuned so they would be more relaxed, less prone to mental illnesses, and more receptive to training. Given their high potential, often the only limit on how complex a task can be taught is the time spent training, and there are even reports of individuals using digital tech successfully.

## Pulsar Bird

Rarity **5**, (55%) - [**350c**]

**Biosignature Tags** - [Medium], [Flying], [Bird]

**Mature Size / Weight** - (h)0.5m / 4kg
**Age of Maturity / Lifespan** - 2 Standards / 35 Standards
**Diet** - Omnivore, Some Variety
**Rough EQ / IQ Potential** - Somewhat High / High
**Description** - These large, proud birds are very popular pets, coming in a wide variety of colours and patterns. They possess a web of specialized feathers on the undersides of their wings that use fiberoptics to transmit bioluminescence from inside their body, a feature they use for communication, complex mating dances, and even to create a confusing display in defense. They also possess the ability of many terran birds to imitate speech, and due to their exceptional intelligence and well-developed emotional and social processing centers, they are very conversational, and some people argue that older, intelligent individuals cross the line into full sapience.

## Luna Bunny

Rarity **4**, (70%) - [**600c**]

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

**Mature Size / Weight** - (l)0.2m / 1kg
**Age of Maturity / Lifespan** - 1 Standards / 25 Standards
**Diet** - Herbivore, Some Variety
**Rough EQ / IQ Potential** - Somewhat High / Moderate
**Description** - Once a luxury icon and very rare pet due to their supposed natural breeding from true terran genetic stock and extremely short supply, it didn't take long after they properly entered the galactic spotlight before much cheaper, functionally identical genetically modified versions started to creep into the market, and exploit the high prices for as long as possible even as their numbers rose and demand dropped. Supposedly, however, an ultra-elite club remains of the original breeders, carefully maintaining an 'untainted' stock. A small, pure white rabbit, the only markings a 'purebred' luna bunny should have is a near-perfect crescent moon of black fur on the forehead. They have semi-long fur that is renown even in modern times for being an extremely soft, fine fiber, if in nightmarishly short supply for the making of textiles. They are relaxed and calm, with improved intelligence and vastly decreased tendencies to chew on everything you love. Luxury or not, they make for very good pets, if a bit expensive.