Cactus Drimare

I don't know who this character is, she's just a random cactus girl I made for fun a while back

### Rarity

* Bonemaw - Common
* Anywhere else - Extremely Rare

### Found In

* Bonemaw
* Very rarely found anywhere else

### Special Characteristics

* Green prickly skin
* Two thorned lashers on their backs
* Yellow scleras

### Species Group

* Drimare
	+ Plant Drimare
		- Cactus Drimare

### Notable Members

* Ricardo
* Catiana

The **Cactus Drimare**, mostly commonly referred as just **Cactus** or **Cacti**, are an uncommon subspecies of Plant Drimare, native to the region of Bonemaw, rarely found anywhere else due to their preference for warm arid climates.

They're a reclusive race that usually keep to themselves as most of them live in a hidden location named Nopal, as well as with other small communities of Flower Drimare all over Bonemaw.

They're often closed off and have a hard time trusting other non-Plant Drimare due to the various rivalries that exist in Bonemaw, but within their communities the Cactus Drimare are actually quite kind and docile.

Due to their closed off nature from non-plants , they tend to live in larger families and are often very connected with their relatives.

## **Appearance**

The Cactus Drimare actually share a lot of traits in common with the Flower Drimare, however their main traits are their prickly green skin, lashers on their backs, and the two cacti on their heads. However, unlike Flower Drimare, the Cactus Drimare don't have leaf collars on their necks.

### **Skin**

While most Plant Drimare have just about any skin colour, the Cactus Drimare nearly always have have green skin tones with spikes. At times, teal green or lime green tones can also be found, but the cactus green is the most common.

Aside from the small spikes that cover them, their bodies also have a vertical striped pattern all over them. Their palms tend to have a lighter colour to them and they also have sharp claws on their hands and feet.

### **Cacti**

The Cactus Drimare have small cacti that grow on their head, similar to horns on the Regular Drimare. These cacti vary in size and height depending on the specific cactus breed. However, similar to Flower Drimare, these cacti will each have a flower bud growing on them, which remains closed unless in intimate sexual situations to express arousal.

Also similar to Flower Drimare, the state of these cacti and their flowers can also reflect the Drimare's health.

### **Eyes**

Cactus Drimare have yellow scleras in their eyes and their pupils tend to be thinner than other Drimare.

*Whether this is a stylization of their designs or something that's actually part of their species is something I still have to decide lol*

### **Ears**

Their ears grow to the average size of most Drimare ears, with the exception that Cacti Drimare will have spikes growing from them.

### **Teeth**

Cactus Drimare have a full set of sharp fangs, however, a notable detail is that their teeth aren't white, but actually have an ochre brown colour to them. It's also common for their canines to be poking out of their mouths.

### **Hair**

Cactus Drimare tend to have darker hair colours, which vary depending on the cactus breed. Dark greens, blues and the occasional purples and pinks are some of the most common colours.

### **Lashers**

The lashers are the name of the two vine-like appendages that grow on the back of both Cactus and Flower Drimare, with the ones of the Cactus Drimare sharing the same colour and the cacti on their head and having bright coloured tips.

## **Clothing**

Due to Bonemaw's inspiration on Wild West aesthetics, the Cactus Drimare tend to follow this as well, wearing clothing to protect their skin from the harsh sunlight. Desert bandits will wear outfits that cover most of their bodies and faces, while the regular village Cacti will wear simpler or more casual clothing.

## **Life Cycle**

They are born with no lashers nor spikes and these will only start growing throughout their first year of life. The cacti on their heads grows rather slowly and tends to reach it's full size during their late teen years. The flowers on their cacti also remain closed until the beginning of puberty, only growing petals at around that age as well. *(See baby Catiana above!)*

## **Origins & Habitat**

The Cactus Drimare originate from Bonemaw, having a preference for its warm arid weather. They live in tightly knit communities with other Plant Drimare such as Flowers and other Cacti. Some also live alongside certain Animal Drimare, but they are rarely seen interacting with Regular Drimare.

## **Fun Facts**

* The Cactus Drimare used to be qualified as a type of Flower Drimare due to sharing so many traits in common with them, but this was later retconned.
* A common misconception about Cactus Drimare is that they don't need water to survive. While most will regard this as offensive, the Cactus Drimare do have a significant tolerance for going longer without water compared to the average Drimare, making them quite adept at traveling the Bonemaw deserts with little to no difficulty.