#pinnipoid

NOTE: Anyone is free to expand ideas of Pinnipoid culture, headcanons are welcomed! More ideas may come since this is just the general surface area, but folks are free to add on and expand, whether to fit their liking or explore concepts!

"Greetings! This is the Dirth Anthropology Study Society! Or D.A.S.S! Yeah, not the greatest name. We're a club that studies the culture of many Dirtherians, whether it's humans, clowns, anthrorians, and more! There's also sub-order we go into such as Coulrology, Furology, etc etc. We started out small, so now we're a growing group of passionate folks who want to learn about ourselves and others!"

"But there's something that many folks are neglecting, which is Pinnipoids! Unfortunately due to Orca Inc.'s questionable nature of their fisheries, the Pinnipoids are greatly misunderstood! Many folks didn't know they existed, often mistaken as your typical average feralmal or whatever. So we want to educate everyone about their existence!"

"Let's first talk about their naming system! The Pinnipoids have an interesting naming structure! To be fair, it's also a mouthful. It can be as long and ridiculous as it can be. Well...it's ridiculous for us but to be fair, they might make fun of us for having a name like 'Bob' or something."

"Interestingly enough there are five clans in Pinnipoid Society. Many outsiders of Dirth don't know the exact names of them, so our club mem-I mean researchera just give them 'Totally Original Names' and hopefully they'll find the official names if they have any."

"Some of us are speculating that they don't need a name themselves, but rather symbols. Which could be the reason the clans are nameless on their end)"

"Rumor has it that the clans are represented by their Beachmasters. We are unsure if they govern their territory or just a higher ranker among all their members. What we do know is that they're big. Like Big, Biiiiig. Possibly like some kind of guardian/protector of the clans."

"Again, these are all speculative. We do want a better understanding of the Pinnipoids. For now, our research team will find out another time! We are open to everyone else's findings! See you guys around!!"

-Deedee