Canisapiens

## Doggo

An old drawing of Saint Shagget, an adult doggo male (Dogeland, 1666)

Doggos (**Cani sapiens**) are one out of the three 'most abundant' and 'widespread species' of Anthro animalians. Doggos are an example of Anthropomorphism (the attribution of uniquely human characteristics to non-human creatures and beings, phenomena, material states and objects or abstract concepts); they think and act like humans.

Doggos appear as anthopormorphic canines that are closely related to the Shiba Inu. There are only four ethnicities native to the Dogeandicate. These are the Dogger people who are native to Dogeland and parts of western Dogestan, the Caninian people who are native to Dogestan and parts of north and south-eastern Dogeland, the Shibarean people who are native to Shiberland, and the Dogeikkan people who are native to the Isle of Doges.

## Native Dogeandicate Canisapien-ethnicities

There are four indigenous ethnicities of Doggo in the Dogeandicate continent. They all are descendants from Doggerland, much like their fellow Catto peers who migrated to the Dogeandicate via belief of Ikanuette and Okanuette's guidance.

## Caninian peoples

The **Caninians**, also known as **East Doggers** (which is considered derogatory by some Caninians), are an ethnic group native to mainly Dogestan and eastern Dogeland.

Caninian people are closely related to the Dogger people, however they are not to be mistaken for each other. Although the Caninians had journeyed with the Doggers during the Great Migration, after landing in Dogeland, the Caninians seperated from the Doggers, travelling east. The Doggers and Caninians never fought against eachother until Doggers began to colonize more land, eventually running into Caninian explorers during the 15th century. This caused conflict between Dogger and Caninian countries during the 1400s, as both were hungry for expansion.

## Dogger peoples

The **Doggers** are a doggo-ethnic group native to Dogeland and is also the largest ethnic group in the Dogeandicate continent. Dogger people are closely related to the Caninian people, however, are distinguishable by their mix of white and tan fur, whereas Caninians have a "dirty red" colouring to their fur.

Doggers caused Kanikism to become widespread throughout the Dogeandicate continent. Doggers believed that Ikanuette, the Canisapien daughter of Kani, guided their ethnospecies from Doggerland (a submerged European sub-continent) to the Dogeandicate. They also believed that Okanuette, the Felisapien daughter of Kani, guided the Felisapien ethnospecies. Therefore, the cause of Kanikism's popularity was due to its inclusiveness of both Doggo and Catto ethnospecies and the Kanik-moral: "all-who-believe in the great Kani and it's daughters' guidance to the 'new world,' shall be equal in receiving the embrace of eternal happiness afterdeath."

## Shibar peoples

The **Shibars**, also known as **Shibareans**, are a doggo-ethnic group native to Shiberland, and southern Isle of Doges. They are the easiest Canisapien ethnic group to distinguish from other Doggo ethnicities due to their pale white or grey fur.

Shibars arrived later than their other Doggo counterparts and were the most violent groups of Doggo who had reeked havoc amongst Dogeikkan and Caninian communities; causing sickness and famine. In Shibar history, many groups of Shibarean invaders known as "Pillagers" were famous for raiding small to large communities, villages, and cities. They often kept their opponents' tails and fur-coats to demonstrate their brutality.

Before Eastern European Orthodoxy overpowered the Bormgist church of Shiberland during the Imperial Era, Shibareans worshipped rabbits much like how the Egyptians worshipped cats. Shibareans celebrated a harvest of carrots which would please the lagomorph gods. Bormgism was also a cause of Shibarean brutality, as they believed that Cheems (the God) would be pleased with Shibarean domination in the "new world", and by eradicating those who followed Kanikism, Cheems would grant eternal peace, fortune and wealth to his armies, alongside a promise to never unload varies natural disasters that would destroy the world.

*Bormgism was a religion much like Kanikism, however, Bormgists worshipped Cheems (the brother of the God: Kani). Cheems perpetrated the characteristics of an anthropomorphic rabbit-god **who was plagued with anger and hate**, believing that to destroy his brother, Kani, he must enforce the Bormgists (mainly followed by Shibareans) to eradicate those who follow Kanikism.*

Bormgism vs Kanikism is basically Christianity vs Satanism.

## Dogeikkan people

The **Dogeikkans** are a doggo ethnic group native to the Isle of Doges and were almost completely wiped out by famine and sickness caused by both the Shibars and the Nutmeg Plague. They are distinguishable by their bigger ears and pitch black fur.

Many Dogeikkan tribes were Animists (the belief that all objects, places, and creatures possess a distinct spiritual essence), whilst many also believed in Kanikism.