Anatomy

Northern Drabbea

One set of short ears

Short tail

Long and thick fur

Shoulder Height: 1.70 - 2.00 m / 5.5 - 6.5 ft

Fur color examples:

Southern Drabbea

One to three set of long ears

Long tail

Short fur

Shoulder Height: 1.60 - 1.80 m / 5.2 - 5.9 ft

Fur color examples:

Meridian Drabbea

One to three set of short or long ears

Short or long tail

Short or long fur

Shoulder Height: 1.60 - 2.00 m   /   5.2 - 6.5 ft

Fur color: any

The body structure of a Drabbea is designed to walk on it´s two hind legs. However, due to their size, weight, and center of gravity, they primarily walk on all fours. They only walk on their two legs when they need their human-like hands. While walking this way, they can't run fast and their posture is slightly forward leaning.

Height of a (Southern) Drabbea compared to a human.

Human: 1.70 m / 5.5 ft

Left Drabbea (shoulder height): 1.70 m / 5.5 ft

Right Drabbea (shoulder height): 3.40 m / 11.1 ft

The box shaped head is rounded at the muzzle. The top of their head is nearly flat. The transition from head to ears is smooth.

The face is covered with short fur except their cheeks and where the spikes are coming out of the head. The back of their neck is covered by a thick mane. The spikes peaking out of it are never fully covered.

The spikes of an Drabbea can vary in shape, size and color. Some have more or less spikes on their body. The spikes peaking out of the mane are never fully covered and always remain visible.

These spikes do not glow by themselves. It's their blood that fluoresces. When going outside of the caves Drabbeas absorb small amounts of X-rays and gamma rays to make the blood glow again.

The glowing blood also helps to scare off light sensitive creatures in the caves. Otherwise they use their sharp spikes to defend themselves and their young.

These spikes are strong and durable, and they keep growing throughout the Drabbea’s life. However, accidents can still occur and injure a Drabbea. Minor wounds on the spikes are not serious and heal after some time. But if a spike breaks off completely, the Drabbea may bleed out to death.

Drabbeas have one to three sets of ears, which vary in length and number depending on their sub-species. However all of them have a spliced ear tip.

The Drabbea has a strong jaw that can open wide enough to swallow small prey like fish in a whole. Their lips can vary in color from gray to black. The Drabbea’s maw is lined with sixteen sharp teeth that can tear through flesh. If a tooth breaks or falls out, a new one grows back in its place.

The Drabbea’s tongue is long and pointed, and covered with tiny hooks called papillae. These papillae make the tongue feel rough, like sandpaper. They use this to lick off any remaining bits of meat from the bones of their prey.

Drabbeas have hands which work similar to humans, but with only three fingers and one thumb. These allow them to perform tasks like writing and crafting things.

Each foot has three toes with sharp claws. The underside is hairless and padded. The middle toe is slightly longer than the other two.

Drabbeas can move each toe individually, which is useful for climbing.

The tail gradually gets thinner from the base to the tip. The Southern Drabbeas are characterized by a long tail with short fur, while their northern counterparts possess a short tail with long fur. All sub-species have longer fur at the beginning of the tail.

The combination of long tail+ long fur and short tail + short fur are only present in Merdian Drabbeas.