#pixiula

Did some quick sketches of some random Pixiula design i made up on the spot. just trying out some possible looks and testing the verity in designs that Pixiula may have.

note that the far right sketch has fluffed antennae witch will be part of the post on the Sexual Dimorphism / Sex Differences of the Pixiula

Eyes:

Pixiula have a pair of 2 forward facing eyes, with the eyes have two toned irises, referred to the inner iris and the outer iris respectively. The outer iris is often a lighter hue of the inner iris color.

Notably while it term two tone irises is used, Pixiula's eyes do not actually have two irises but rather just have 1 iris with two colors. the sclera of Pixiula is colored, with it being the same color as the darker tone of a Pixiula’s hair.

Pixiula eyes are on the notably larger size, this trait developed in early Pixiula as it aided in finding food, hunting, spotting good resting location and spotting the odd predator.

The colors that a Pixiula eyes can come in includes all main colors of the rainbow excluding colors like brown, cream, white, gray and black. Pixiula eyes range from ether a bright and bold hue to a very dark tone.

Pixiula's eye have Tapetum lucidum witch allows them to see in the dark quite well, and it also means that there eyes appear to glow under certain lighting conditions as well. Pixiula developed the ability to see in the dark as they are naturally nocturnal and so being able to see in the dark aids them in there everyday life.

Ears:

Pixiula's have long ears that taper out to a slight up curling point at the very end, Pixiula ears can taper out at different angle, meaning that some can have ears that droop down, while others have ears that high point up.

Pixiula's longer and generally bigger ears give them overall strong hearing and better temperature regulation in hotter places.

Teeth:

Pixiula have fairly sharp front teeth more like that of a carnivore, while they have strong more blocky back teeth better for eating nuts, thought skinned fruit, & harder vegetables.

Antennae:

Pixiula have thin Antennae that are connected to the same area of the head that Head Plumage is located at, a end of a Pixiula's antenna is the same color as there inner iris color.

The Antennae can grow ether pointing up or down, and range in length from one Pixiula to another, Also some Pixiula Antennae even curl at the end.

Pixiula Antennae can sense the following things: changes in gravity, changes air pressure, mild temperate changes, and incoming weather changes.

Hear is a close up of the face of the base design for the Pixiula species:

Hunting 

Pixiula engage in hunting for almost all of there meat and in some cases to get eggs as well. Catches are just used for there meat but also any possible other materials like there hide / fur / feather & bones are also used, with anything not used given to domesticated animals for food or taken back to the hunting spot to be dealt with by nature itself.

 Pixiula have develop a deep knowledge of the animals they hunts, with hunters expecting to learn the breeding cycle, migratory cycles and / or hibernation cycles of the animals they hunt and should adjust what they hunt and when based on these cycles. With this it mean what meats and eggs are eaten each season some what changes based on the currently available animals and insects.

Hunting Methods

Ambush

Ambush Hunting or Still Hunting is a method of hunting witch involves a group of hunters sneaking into the habitats of animals and waiting until one appears and ambushing the animal before it spots or notices the group of hunters. Note that to Ambush Hunt Pixiula must track animals using tracks, dropping or mating signs to figure out areas whare the animals they hunt tend to hang around and are most often to appear. 

Search and Stalk

Search & Stalk Hunting or Persistence Hunting is a method of hunting witch involve hunters seeking out a animal or group of animals to hunt and following or chasing them until exhaustion, heat stroke, hypothermia or succumb to injury. This method of hunting is one of the longer term forms of hunting but is a very simple method to do.

Lure & Trap

Lure & Trap Hunting or Bating (and fishing) is a form of hunting in witch one uses food, or something cover in pheromones to attract pray into some kind of trap or position to be ambushed. This method is most often used for hunting smaller animals but has also become a method to deal with pest animals as well.

Drive Hunting

Drive Hunting is a method of hunting in witch a group of hunters will drive a group of animals into a set area via the use of loud noises and herding, once the animals are in the right area the hunters will intentionally separate the group into two pens with one group being freed back into the wild and the other kept for food or possible attempts at taming.

Foraging 

On the Foraging side Pixiula will forage for: Nuts, Berries, Fruit, Bark, Plant sap, Herbs, Root vegetables, Flowers, Mushrooms, Mushroom Sap, and Cacti. Pixiula will adjust what they forage depending on the season as to get the best quality stuff and to somewhat avoid over harvesting.

Feeding Behaviors:

The feeding behaviors of Pixiula is made up of 4 aspects: Mode of Ingestion, Mode of Digestion, Food Type, and Storage Behavior. 

The First aspect of Pixiula feeding behavior is the Mode of Ingestion, with Pixiula being both Bulk Feeders (obtaining nutrients by consuming most of a organism), and Fluid Feeders (obtaining nutrients by consuming another organisms fluids).

The next aspect of Pixiula feeding behavior is the Mode of Digestion or how there body brakes down what they eat to turn into usable resources. The Pixiula bodies Mode of Digestion is Extra-cellular digestion, witch is excreting digesting enzymes to brake down food and then reabsorbing the products.

Food Type or Diet Type of Pixiula is the third aspect of there feeding behavior, with Pixiula Being Polyphagy witch means they are able to eat a verity of foods. Pixiula are Omnivores with them eating a mix of animals, plants, & fungi, more specifically they are Mesocarnivore: (meaning there diet is only made up of 30–70% meat).

Last part of Pixiula feeding behaviors is Storage Behavior, Pixiula's have a base instinct of Food Hording and Pixiula also participate in Shared Food Hording where a group (often family) has a shared food storage area that almost all members add on to. In current day the Food Hording instinct is useful in pushing Pixiula to always have a good storage of food witch has helped them survive

Edible Food:

Pixiula are Omnivore species and has a diet that is made up of a mix of: Nuts, Grains, Berries, Fruits, Bark, Plant Sap, Herbs, Root Vegetables, Beans, Flowers, Mushrooms, Mushroom Sap, Cacti, Insects, Insect Produce (Honey & Honeydew) Meat (red, white, & fish), & Eggs. thought how much of each kind of food item is eaten veriest somewhat from one group of Pixiula from another.

A quick side note but Pixiula are completely Lactose Intolerant as they are not mammals and so never had a need for milk nor developed a liking for it.

Flavor Preferences:

Pixiula have certain foods that they prefer the taste of with Pixiula splitting flavor types into 7 groups, the list of flavor types are: Sweet, Sour, Bitter, Savory, Salty, Spicy, and Chilled. Note Chilled is a flavor that is like the cool fresh feel one gets from mint.

The Sweet Flavor is a very popular one and is mainly made up of the following food items: Berries, Fruit, Plant Sap, Herbs, Beans, Flowers, Mushrooms, Mushroom Sap, Honey, & Honeydew.

The Sour Flavor is another popular one among Pixiula, with the following food items having a sour flavor: Grains Berries, Fruit, Herbs, Flowers, Mushrooms Sap, Insects, Honeydew.

The Bitter Flavor is well liked flavor for Pixiula, with the following food items having such a flavor: Fruit, Plant Sap, Herbs, Root Vegetables, Mushrooms Sap, Insects, & Honeydew.

The Savory Flavor is one that is well liked by Pixiula and it is one that is made up by the following food items: Nuts, Grains, Fruit, Bark, Root Vegetables, Beans, Mushrooms, Honey, Insects, Meat, & Eggs.

The Salty Flavor is a less well liked flavor and is some what seen as a odd taste, with the following food items having such a flavor: Nuts, Grains Bark, Herbs, Root Vegetables, Beans, Mushrooms, Mushroom Sap, & Meat.

The Spicy Flavor is not a popular flavor and is considered an acquired taste by Pixiula, with the following food items having a spicy flavor: Nuts, Grains, Berries, Fruit, Herbs, Root Vegetables, Beans, & Insects.

The Chilled Flavor is another well liked flavor thought it is one used sparingly as it can be over powering, the kind of food items that have such a flavor includes: Berries, Fruit, Herbs, Beans, Flowers, Honey, & Honeydew.

Preservation & Processing:

Pixiula have developed several methods of preserving foods so that they stay fresh for longer. Methods of food preservation that Pixiula use include: Chilling/Freezing, Drying/Dehydrating, Smoking, Pickling, Fermenting, Glazing, Salting, Sugaring, and Jam-making.

Pixiula have a few different methods of processing food into different forms, with some of the methods overlapping with cretin type of food preservation. The methods of food processing includes: Grinding, Crushing, Mashing, Juicing, Fermenting, Smoking, Drying/Dehydrating, Glazing, Salting, Sugaring, Souring, Jam-making, Sauce-making, Poaching, Boiling, Steaming, Roasting, Baking, and Frying.

I am back on this project so I'll be back to posting stuff hear soon

Took one of the quick concept sketches of possible Pixiula Characters, and made them in to a final design. tho i still got to make a full body ref and some outfit designs.

in image order:

Top left - stranded / no seasonal fur

Top right - with seasonal fur

Bottom left - fanned out plumage

Bottom Right - Feathered Antennae

Hierarchy Structure

For Pixiula Class is determent by a mix of ones own intelligence, ability to form connection and network, skills, creativity, and wealth. when it come to the role of leader Pixiula tend to have two co-rules witch are often a pair of twins, with each one getting there own title and having to deal with certain aspects of ruling.

The Pixiula Hierarchy is generally set up in the following list: Monarchy > Oracles > Court-royals + Nobility + High Priests > Court-nobles + Priests + Scribes > Artisans + Merchants + Performers + Worriers > Servants + Farmers + Hunters

- hierarchy diagram to be added -

The Monarchy

Pixiula hierarchy structure generally includes a pair of rulers at the top usually given the titles: Nicnevan & Elphane, though it is typically not a absolute monarchy but is in fact a constitutional one. the Monarchy decisions can be overruled and they can even be removed from power: by ether the Oracles if the majority of them chose to or if most people of the domain call for an election.

The Monarchy is often not hereditary as it is more based on nominations and so technically anyone can become the next Monarch but usually the Nominations are ether: members of the current royal family / Court-royals, Nobility or even Court-Nobles.

The Monarchy tends to change in a few ways: death, retirement or voted out via election, if the monarchy is alive when they lose there power and title they can leave a nomination for the next Monarchy but they are not allowed to actively talk and partake in the meeting about the nominations thought they may listen in.

As the Monarchy is a set of twins when one is replaced the other must be as well, thought when it comes to the new Monarchy only one twin need to be nominated but both are often discuses when the choosing of the next monarchy is in prostration. 

The nominations for the Monarchy are often done by the Oracles, and a collation of random picked people from all class levels, in witch they will hold a large meeting to discusses and pick who will be ruling next, these discussions can sometime last several days.

The Nicnevan & The Elphane

The Nicnevan and The Elphane are the titles for the current ruling twins Monarchs of a particular domain, thought they both hold a lot of power they perform different roles and govern different parts of the domain and it's society.

The Nicnevan's Role includes: Intra / Local Domain issues, Privet issues, restricted events and celebrations (naming ceremonies, coming of age ceremonies, ect), civil unrest, protests, laws & law changes

The Ephane's Role includes: Inter / Cross Domain issues, Public issues, public events and celebrations (festivals, marriages, ect), trade agreements, treaties and cross domain wars.

Upper Class

Oracles - Oracles are those who have been special chosen by the Deities, a Oracles job includes: cleansing, blessings, curse braking, leading rituals, and relaying or interpreting divine messages.

Court-royals - the partners of the current Nicnevan & Elphane + the immediate family of partners of the current Nicnevan & Elphane + select Nobles and there immediate family. 

Nobility - non-immediate Family of Monarchy & Court-Royals + family of Oracles + select high class and/or rich families (including notable Court-nobles, Scribes & Artisans)

High Priests - High Priests are those who used to be Priests who have been recognized for there skills and spirituality, with there jobs being to documentation of religious history, poems, songs, and Oracles visions. High Priests also ether work as a spiritual aid for other or as a personal aid to a Oracles.

Middle Class

Court-nobles - non-immediate Family of Nobles + family of High Priests + select high class, and/or rich families (including notable Merchants, Performers, Worriers, & even servants)

Priests - Priests are those who have chosen to devote them selves to The Daities and who's job includes documentation of religious history, poems, and songs, they also work under a High Priests as an aid.

Scribes - Scribes are those who often work as a witter or tutor for the upper class with the job of documenting history, old poems, old stories, old song and teaching children. Scribe also induces the following occupations: poets, authors, accountants, architects, doctors, tactician, & scientist.

Artisans - Artisans are those who often work as ether a: builders, seamstress, tailors, carpenter, blacksmith, glassblower, Jeweler, engineer, painters, artists, and other such jobs. Artisans can ether work personal for a sole high class family or as general businesses that sells to all that can afford.

Merchants - Merchants are those who work as a trader, seller, and transporter of all sort of goods, merchants often work for a particulate high class family, or a business often for a set pay. thought rare some can become independent Merchants that don't relay on pay from a business or high class family

Performers - Performers are those who work as a: musicians, bards, dancer, gymnast, actor, jester, comedians, magician and other such jobs. Performers can ether work solo on the streets, in a travailing troop, or work personally for a high class family

Worriers - Worriers are those often ether work as personal bodyguards to the upper class or those who can afford it, there is also the royal army witch also work as the protectors of the people in witch they also must deal with criminals.

Lower Class

Servants - Servants are those who work for middle and upper class people, to domestic duties and other such jobs. Servants tend to live next on or on a particular area of there employers estate.

Farmers - Farmers are those who ether farm and tend to plants and mushrooms or care for and manage domesticated animals, Farmers often ether sell there produces to make money or work for middle and upper class families on there farms.