#keldor

I spent so much time in my childhood wondering why Skeletor had a skeleton face but normal body, it always felt like something more than creative choice and just a few weeks ago Im finally learning the lore 😭

For anyone wondering he gets cursed and it disfigured/melted his face

Idk if this is still true because of discontinuation, new gens ect but WHAT my gosh

Kel’Dor Headcanons (General)

Kel’Dor, while more reptilian in appearance, are actually a lot more similar to birds than lizards. They mostly take after a combination of burrowing owls, crows, and penguins in terms of behavior. Think of them as giant featherless birds. In terms of appearance, they don’t share any similarities other than having a beak.

Kel’Dor are a burrowing species and most of their population on Dorin lives in underground cities or towns that have been dug by hands over thousands of years. Very rarely are Kel’Dor seen on the surface of Dorin, and most natives rarely see the sun. This sets them apart from off-world Kel’Dor, who are often uncomfortable with the notion of living their whole lives underground (I will go more into the differences between native and off-world Kel’Dor in another post). However, that doesn’t mean its uncommon for off-world Kel’Dor to make burrows of their own.

They often communicate using chirps and whistles, along with several other noises to convey how they’re feeling. To break is down simply:

Chirps = general use, typically happiness or curiosity

Twitter/ Whistles = to call attention to something, express joy or surprisement. Twittering can also mean amusement or laughter

Clicking = confusion or irritation, the fast the clicks the more upset they are

Warbles = confusion or distress/ anxiety, can also be used to comfort others

Hissing = agitation, basically a warning sign to back off. Can also be made when alarmed or startled

Trills = depending on context, either joy/ surprise or a sign of aggression and that they feel unsafe

Screeching = to alert others of danger or ward off danger

Kel’Dor can also mimic, typically people but sometimes objects (this is where the crows come in). This was used in the past as a defense mechanism or as a tactic to lure in prey. Today they rarely use it for those purposes but they still do it unintentionally very often. Young Kel’Dor typically learn to mimic before they learn how to speak.

The last thing I’ll go into is Kel’Dor rock language, which I derived from Gentoo penguins. To put it simply, Kel’Dor often exchange rocks between family members, and they also play an important role in their courtship rituals. Each Kel’Dor essentially has a specific rock/ type of rock known as a Bondstone. The Bondstone can be anything, be it just any average gray stone or a highly specific type of granite. It depends on the Kel’Dor and their preferences, and theres no concrete way for how they choose them. Bondstones can only be exchanged if romantic feelings are involved and are seen as a marriage proposal.

After they propose and get married, the couple typically only exchange their Bondstones, although its not uncommon for other rocks to be exchanged as well. If one or both of them stop giving each other their Bondstone, thats seen as a divorce and they are no longer married.

Rocks can also be used as an adoption method by giving rocks to someone outside your family or significant other. Rocks are exchanged outside of family only in this regard, and to do otherwise is a major offense/ insult (especially if you don’t mean it)