Ti Etro, Vytra and beyond! This next post introduces a creature which lives mainly in Eastern Vytra woodlands. The boquim (boe-quimm) is a furry critter with (yes, unlikely as it may seem), six feet. It has sort, small legs and a round body, a furry tail, strawberry-shaped face, and tufted ears. Their paws are usually concealed under the body as shown in the upper right diagrams above. When they want to run or walk quickly, their paws come out and can be seen. 

Also, their fur extraordinarily changes color according to their moods. 

Grey = Sleeping

Red = Angry

Green = Sick

Blue = Sad
Yellow = Confused or curios

Black = Bitter, grumpy, or gruding

White = Frightened or afraid

Pink = Embarrassed or shy

Purple = In love

Brown = Cheerful or pleased

Orange = Begging, pouting, or whining

Gold = Content and at rest

Silver = Tense or anxios

Turquoise = Blissful or wonderfully joyful

Tan = Surprised or shocked

Those are all the basic boquim colors, even though when going through more than one emotion their fur can become dappled or start changing colors confusingly. Boquims are talking creatures and have often said how annoying it is to hardly ever be able to hide your feelings. 

Some older and very experienced boquims can change color with difficulty to hide emotions or camouflage from predators. Predators which hunt the boquim include weasels, martins, stoats and ferrets, ilkrass and snakes, bobcats and eagles. 

Boquim live in shady, fertile woodlands or fields and make their nests in tall grass, hidden from view.  Their diet consists of plants, leaves, and bark, and sometimes insects. These six-legged mammals make great pets and are friendly and unafraid of any who do not plan to eat them.

Yay! My mom helped me scan some drawings onto the computer, so I've finally got my first picture on my blog!
        Like I promised in my last post, I've got a sketch of a Thelbian Mermaid by Bronze the Sling. In this species of mermaid, the scales actually extend up the back bone, and there are two patches of soft scales under the arms. The mermaid's forearms have a small, wide-span fin for steering and propelling through the water, and the fingers are webbed. Just below the backbone, the tailbone extends into a thin fin, which works as a rudder and is also useful for steering.
        The two large fins on the upper sides of her tail are flexible and fan-like, and ripple like the fins of and eel, making in easier to glide along and maintain balance when floating upright in the water. The strong, streamlined flipper is the main propeller for moving swiftly underwater.
        The silly fable of merpeople growing legs if they become dry is complete fur and feathers (or nonsense).

This an image of a sky wisp, a cloudy creature that lives up in the sky. Sky wisps can vanish in to thin air, quite literally. They are usually sky blue or cloudy white, but if they want to can become visible. They are very solemn and should be respected, because powerful ones can make fearsome storms. Whole cities rest in the clouds, wispy cities of white, and sky wisps darting to and fro are often mistaken for puffs of cloud being blown in the wind.