Welcome the Jellupins to Star System Seven! These sweet pups are a new species co-designed by me and @rhyth5, and we were so excited to debut them!
The Jellupins or are a species of artificially created canines which were sent to the previously nameless frozen meteor, Vivirh, as a last ditch effort to save the declining Hoppixx species.
The Hoppixx were discovered after outcast Marsthing Twist was sent to Starmitum. Mars narrowly escaped death, having nearly starved due to being deprived of her species’ single reliable food source, a naturally forming deposit of gelatinous nutrients.
After having used Vivirh as an interstellar dumping ground for obsolete tech and waste, the Nimbunnies, regretful from their terraforming of the planet Starmitum, created the Jellies as a way to protect the inhabitants of their far-flung neighbors.
As a result, Jellupins were made to be gentle, yet also strong and tenacious, able to protect and comfort their tiny companions from the elements and predatory creatures which stalk the world’s surface.
Jellupins are easily able to tunnel deep into the ground, quickly fashioning burrows for the Hoppixx, which dwell underground and only emerge to travel or collect food.
With the introduction of the Jellies to the ecosystem, life on Vivirh has become a bit less frightening...
