Intro

A wild, typically furry, nocturnal mammal and part of the feline family. They are omnivorous and known for their loud wails at dawn that wake people like an alarm clock.

Physical Characteristics

Maumares are small, boxy animals with a body shaped similar to a loaf of bread. It is solid and muscular with oddly stout legs limiting their mobility. On average males range from 15-30 pounds with females weighing from 10-20 pounds. The height of adults vary from 12-18 inches and reach a length of up to 24 inches. Maumares are quick to physically mature reaching full size well within a single season.

They have short to medium hair and come in various colors with the most common being browns, blues and purples. It has a smooth, silky texture with the coat being thicker during cold seasons and thinner during warmth.

Their pupils change from small to large, taking up also their entire sclera in an instant. This allows them to adapt to the darkest of nights and brightest of morning.

The small horns upon their heads also double as ears, allowing them to hear from very far away. The slightest sound vertebrates off and down into their body. This amplifies sound and allows them to detect subtle sounds from any direction. They also notably are sensitive to touch.

Mountainous Maumares have developed long, shaggy tails they wrap around themselves to protect from cold winds. It also doubles as insulation when sitting on snow or ice. Large paws for scaling snow, mud and rocks are another key feature.

Behavior

Maumares are extremely skittish and tend to stay in packs consisting of single digits only moving at night. During this time they hunt, play and move following mountain ranges. Never leaving its lofty presence.

During the day they stay in one location, typically upon a hill and sleeping piled up together. However, before going to bed they let out collective loud wails to call upon any members of the pack who might be lost. Observing them has shown they do this even when the pack as a whole is present.

Being very nervous animals they do not get along with apt beings or any other animal larger then themselves for that matter. They actively avoid other creatures at nearly any cost. This combined with their great hearing made them difficult to monitor until telescopes were invented.