#ottaburas

Hi!! They all look amazing, I love them! 😍 Such unique designs! And those tack designs are really cool too! Thanks so much for sharing with me! <33

Chestnut, a young male belonging to Harlow. Harlow's first reaction to seeing ottas was to borrow a local saying and call them 'an odd chestnut'. The name stuck (and became much more affectionate). He's old enough to have finished training but his steady nature is what's really responsible for his 'bombproof' reputation. He has yet to be bothered by anyhting, as far as they can tell, and is far more likely to explore a new thing with his mouth than feel any fear. Patterned after a bay roan with a badger face and I used kumuology on dA's roan brush for his coat.

Ruusaan is a female a few months old that Tally's been hand-raising (aka spoiling her rotten). She's too smart for her own good, which is mostly expressed through her general disinterest in training. Getting her to obey relies heavily on her wanting to go along with the idea, and there's no such thing as making her carry cargo. Despite that, she's generally a very calm individual who reserves trouble-making for when she's bored. I was going to give some spots to Chestnut but then I thought they'd look much better on a dark coat!

Liberty is the sweetest and most affectionate of the bunch. She'd be happy to quite literally be in Boom's pocket, and if not given sufficient attention, will try to put herself there so he has to look at her. He lets her get away with more than he should and they both know it. She was bought to help with plowing the fields and hauling the produce from them, but ended up mostly being there as a companion for Boom. He's trained her to help him get up if his prosthetic leg breaks, and she's happy to fetch him things (even if they all end up with teeth marks). She's also the favourite of Sanctuary's kids, and she's quite happy to let them feed her treats all day long and use her as a jungle gym (as long as they don't pull at her whiskers or ears, and they know to be polite).

Snack, short for Snack Sized, was originally thought to be a baby otta, like Ruusaan. When he didn't grow up any bigger, though, the Ghosts realised that he was fully grown at half the size of the others. One of the shinies quipped that he was snack sized and the name stuck. He decides early on that Cav is his human and they're not to be separated under any circumstances. Cav isn't convinced about that (neither is his wife for that matter) until he realises just how comforting Snack's presence can be, and trains him as a service dog. Taking Snack to the store can be a real adventure due to his size, but he's polite, and the locals are both familiar with ottas and rather fond of Sanctuary's citizens, so he's welcome in most places.

Ceru, short for Cerulean due to his blue colour, is Ray's BFF. She thinks he's the coolest otta ever, and who's to tell her otherwise? They go hiking a lot, exploring the area around Sanctuary, and occasionally fishing, foraging, or packing back hunted meat. Ceru's gotten very good at fishing from the river nearby, and Ray couldn't be prouder of him. The only trouble is getting him out of the water... and keeping him from shaking water all over anybody in the vicinity. They're the unofficial lifeguards when others are at the river, as Ceru is faster and more manuverable in the water than human swimmers or boats. He's got a sixth sense for digging up mushrooms.

Nox never does anything halfway, and that includes their choice (and decoration) of otta, Regina. She's by far the fastest in the area, which combined with an innate surefootedness and responsiveness to scent training, makes them a crack team when it comes to tracking and search-and-rescue. She'll only work with Nox, though, and bites anyone else who touches her without offering a treat first. Nox has done nothing to curb this behaviour. When SAR help isn't needed, she's winning races, being an animal ambassador to people who have never seen an otta before, herding livestock, and generally having the run of the lake in her downtime. She's painted with a mangōpare on her back leg for strength and courage, and a puhoro on her front leg for speed and agility.

Alor is the largest of Sanctuary's ottas, and the most protective. His primary role is a guardian of both livestock and people. Karla takes him on all the long-distance trips the other Ghosts take, and the rest of the time, he wanders about as he pleases between the livestock areas. He learned to open the gates he couldn't jump over, and at least he's polite enough to nudge them closed after he's through. Affectionate bites are nothing out of the ordinary, and tend to draw some blood even when he doesn't mean them to, so it's fortunate that aggressive biting isn't so much a thing - he flings the offender halfway across Sanctuary instead. He's partially deaf so people learn to make sure that he knows they're approaching him.

Quantum was named before she came to them, and nobody's really sure how she got that name. Shay sometimes takes after Nox and paints his own wave-pattern tattoos on her legs, but she does tend to roll in whatever water or mud she comes across, so he reserves the paint for special occasions. She's the strongest otta and also the most stubborn. Shay is the only one who can get her to do anything. He says it's because he's best at scratching her favourite spot under her chin and evidently she agrees. Even though she would do anything for him (and vice versa), other humans are none of her concern. She's a one-guy type of otta. She's got the smallest bit of white around her toes and the edges of her ears, at the tip of her tail, and a heart-shaped spot on her nose.

Ladybird belongs to Cav's wife, Seku. They're a pair of easygoing older ladies who enjoy taking it slow. She's also the otta responsible for guarding the daycare! When she's not napping with her head in Seku's lap, anyway, because they both very much enjoy that. Neither of them would let anyone but Seku ride her, that only occasionally, and they always take it slow. Seku loves her as a companion and needs nothing more from her. I couldn't draw her brindle stripes to my satisfaction so I used a tiger stripe brush from critelli on dA!

Smushing my hyperfixations together and spending 18hours on it

@sundownsquad 's ottaburas are just so perfect I keep thinking about them 💕 (+the whole clone squad and nitsani and Chigba I love her the most actually)

And bc Bob has been on the mind,,,,Bob taking his lil girl to meet the ottas even tho the timelines don't match but we'll ignore that in favour of wholesomeness

@not-that-syndrigast @darthsydnious look at the boy!! And his girl!!

Closeups:

Tatooine, circa 21 BBY

[Ottaburas are an original species designed and owned by @sundownsquad. Please see their page regarding species information and rights]

First off, Ottas are a SW animal species made by the lovely @sundownsquad. You can find all of the info about Ottas on their blog

This herd is gonna be part of my SW story called Dying Star. The story follows Chekar, a clone deserter that is adopted into a Mandalorian clan called Clan Rook. The clan is led by Vran Loc. The Loc family consists of Vran, Mai, Api, and Kossa. Kossa is a Togruta and is the oldest sibling and was adopted by Vran and Deca(deceased) as a toddler, they are also the Clan’s medic. Mai is the second oldest, she will kick your ass if you mess with any of her family. Api is the youngest, he is the designated sharp shooter and sniper.

Now onto the Ottas! There might be more to come so I’ll post them if they do

Escapade is a blue roan that is based on a quarter horse. He is Mai’s mount and is extremely loyal to her. His gear is adorned with numerous hunting trophies. His tail bears a large bite scar. He is picky about who he likes

Gett’se belongs to Vran. He is a sooty buckskin based on a draft horse. He is a TANK and will charge into a firefight to help his rider

Fiffa is Api’s baby. She is a chestnut based on a thoroughbred. She is tall, lean, and fast with lightweight tack. She is skittish with new people but warms up within a day

Shilo is Kossa’s. Short but sturdy dapple grey mount. Mellow and gentle temperament makes her ideal as a medic’s mount. Friendly with everyone she meets

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: CT-27-5555 | ARC-5555 | Fives, Original Characters, Original Ottabura Characters (Star Wars), Anakin Skywalker, CT-7567 | Rex, Pong Krell, CC-3636 | Wolffe, Ahsoka Tano, Clone Trooper Sinker (Star Wars), Clone Trooper Boost (Star Wars), CT-5385 | Tup, CT-6116 | Kix, CT-6922 | Dogma, CC-1010 | Fox, Sheev Palpatine | Darth Sidious, Clone Commander Thorn (Star Wars) Additional Tags: Fix-It, Hardcase Lives (Star Wars), Dogma Lives (Star Wars), CT-5385 | Tup Lives, CT-27-5555 | ARC-5555 | Fives Lives, Grief/Mourning, Hurt/Comfort, Empathy, Ottaburas make everything better, CT-27-5555 | ARC-5555 | Fives is a Good Bro, CT-27-5555 | ARC-5555 | Fives Needs a Hug, and effectively gets one, as do many others, Planet Umbara (Star Wars), Planet Coruscant (Star Wars) Summary:

When the 501st Legion acquire some rather unusual tactical support, it has effects far beyond anything anyone could have predicted.