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« on: August 17, 2007, 07:17:25 am »
I'd like to know more about the Enkidukai. Enki are a physiological hybrid of human and feline, that is bipedal.
Do they have collar bones?
How flexable is the tail? Does it aid in balance?
Do they have whiskers? If so are the whiskers sensitive to touch?
How important are the tail, fur and ears in Enki body language? Do the whiskers and ears perk forward when excited and slick back against the skull when anxious or afraid? Are there taboo areas where the skin is very sensitive to pleasant sensation where only family or close friends may touch? I know most cats dislike having tummy fur ruffled.
How sensitive are an Enki's feet? Cats are capable of feeling slight tremors that are precursors of earthquakes through paw pads. If the pads on an Enki's feet are sensitive, wearing boots would definitely prevent use of the ability, if not, shoes/boots or bare feet would be a matter of preference. And the disadvantages of bare feet in combat might outweigh the advantages of extra sensory information.
How good is Enki night-vision? What trade-offs? Are Enki partially color-blind?
How sensitive is Enki hearing? Can they pinpoint the exact distance and relative angle of prey from the sound it makes rustling in the grass? What about their sense of smell? Is it about the same as a human? Or does the longer face give more area for the nasal cavity and associated nerve endings allowing a more accurate sense of smell?
Do Enki have retractable claws or are they non-retractable like a cheetah's? Can claws function as a sub-standard dagger/knife that has lower damage than a dagger but higher than human fingernails? Am I correct in assuming that Enki will not use teeth as an additional weapon in game?
It has been mentioned that purring found it's way into Enki language, does this mean that Enki are incapable of roaring?
As the settings team creates more medical knowledge, are Enki prone to multiple births? Are twins the norm? Triplets? Quints? Is infant mortality an issue? Childhood mortality? Or is most of the population control, as mentioned somewhere in the player guide, from young adults going off to seek fame and fortune and meeting death instead? Is pregnancy dangerous for Enki females? For females of other races?
It's been mentioned several times that the setting is typical of medevil times. Are children educated? If so is it hit and miss depending on whether one or both parents are literate and able to teach the offspring? If one or both parents are able to pay a tutor? Are only the wealthy able to afford to keep a teacher for their offspring? If teaching provided for all children is it by the local priesthood or by the local government agent?
Are cubs, or whatever the official designation for Enki young is, active, with hunting involving most of the adult hunting and combat behaviours or are they closer to human children? Not that normal human kids are natural couch potatoes.
Do Enki like water, dislike water, vary by individual, by clan or by home location?