Press space I call it a Gargouillshika, or a Japanese gargoyle. Its a bizarre cross between a Japanese sika deer and a Gargoyle. The name is the french word for gargoyle (Gargouille) mashed together with the Japanese word for deer. (Shika) Info on tails: They can have a variety of tail endings, not just the shapes shown here. Their tail can resemble that of a donkey more than a dragon or deer. They always have naturally long tails, and they are sometimes just bone. Of course injuries and rare mutations can make them shorter. Info on other details: They can have both horns and antlers. Their eyes are always a solid color with the white or black outline of a shape such as a star or triangle for the pupil. Info on legs: They're sentient and can walk on both two and four legs. They have three to six fingers on each hand, each tipped with a sharp claw. they are digigrade (Walk on their toes) and have the hind legs of a deer, which have cloven hooves. Info on scales/fur: They usually have a mixture of scales and fur, but never feathers. They can have both scaly and furry underbellies. Info on wings: Their wings are always made of bone and cannot be used to fly with, and are generally more for show and even self defense.The bone structure of the wings can resemble both that of a bird and a bat. Info on colors and markings: They can be a variety of colors, but rarely are completely neon colors, if they have neon colors its almost always balanced out by black or a darker neutral color like brown, maroon, navy blue, or dark pine green. They can have basically any markings imaginable, and come in a variety of builds and sizes. Its common for the female's to have spots on their back, but they don't always. Info on anatomy: They can reach up to 9 feet tall when standing on two feet. Their arms and legs are always stubby in comparison to their body. They have sharp teeth that can be any color and are omnivores but tend lean a little more towards the carnivore side. Info on magic: Most learn magic at a young age and use it to hide from larger predators until they're old enough to fight back. They typically have some kind of staff they direct their power through, usually made of a gnarled tree branch or crafted from steel in a variety of shapes. the top of the staff usually but not always contains some kind of gemstone to magnify said gargouillshika's powers. They generally learn darker magic once they master their stealth magic. Other info: They usually wear light, loose fitting clothing, such as robes, but can wear basically any human clothing, but it's difficult for them to find pants long enough or stretchy enough to completely cover their hind legs and not rip in half when a hole is made for their tail. They are best suited in shorts for that part. They sometimes sew or knit themselves glove-like clothing for their wings to make it appear they have webbing between the finger(s), or just to keep warm.
1. Clothed gargouillshika from front, this one has a magic staff and is walking on two legs. 2. A naked gargouillshika on four legs, along with references for the wing gloves. 3. Another gargouillshika on two legs, this one is naked as well. there are also a lot of references for different horns and a couple other tails they can have. This is an open species. Just let me know in the comments before making an oc of this species, and do not add or remove traits. If the description doesn't mention a trait then you can ask in the comments if a gargouillshika can have said trait. Do not remove traits mentioned in the description to be a consistent thing found among gargouillshikas (Like the eyes or the fact their arms and legs are a little stubby compared to their body). Something such as making your oc a little over 9 feet is ok, just keep it under 10 or its unrealistic for the species. DON'T GIVE THEM FEATHERS. This species can't grow feathers, period. you can put feathers on jewelry or clothes of theirs, but they don't grow feathers. Just setting some ground rules because I have no idea if anyone will like this species. Tags: #gargouillshika #originalspecies #furry #Open #species #gargoyle #deer #sikadeer #sika #shika #gargouille #Japanese #French #Sorcery #Magic #witch #wizard #robes