Post by araia on May 12, 2006 14:13:18 GMT -8
The Penguin Clutch has many major differences from their Avian brethren. They do not have wings; they are completely flightless, but their small bodies are covered in sleek, dark feathers that make swimming easier and provide insulation.
Penguins do have hair on their heads, though it is short and is not found anywhere else on their bodies. They have humanoid facial features--no beak, for instance--and their hands and feet are elongated and webbed. Their faces, and their hands and feet are the only places on their bodies not covered by feathers. Instead, they are covered by a thicker layer of skin to protect them from the cold and other harsh conditions of the tundra.
Penguins generally do not wear clothing (with the exception for the lawgiver, who wears a traditional robe). The feathers on their bodies cover embarrassing extremities. Occasionally, for ceremonies or after coming out of extremely cold water, they will wear parkas, or blankets made from the skin of their kills.
Penguins are a short group, their tallest average being only about 4'9". Though they are small, they are very powerful and lean. This is in most part thanks to their innate swimming ability. They are also a very wise race, knowing all the secrets of the waters and the island they live on. They make good use of all which arrives to them; which is shown in the decoration of their ceremonial clothing, and the jewelry they sometimes wear.
Penguins feathers are most commonly black, with a white underbelly and extremely pale skin. Some are shades of deep brown or even plum, however, with anywhere from a gray to light blue underbelly. As long as the primary color is a dark shade, and the underbelly a light shade, they can be any color under the sun. Penguins have another nifty little feature; a pouch both genders posses on their stomachs that can be used to carry and incubate an egg. Though eggs are left in the Rookery to incubate, sometimes the Rookery is full (which isn't that odd an occurrence; it's a small Rookery and the Clutch isn't very large itself) and the egg is instead carried around by one parent.
Penguins mate like humans, and the female carries the egg for ten months, like any other Avian. When the egg is lain, a Naming Ceremony does take place and it is left in the Rookery to incubate. When it does hatch, the Hatching Ceremony does of course take place, and it is a day-long event celebrated by all clutch members.
Penguins do have hair on their heads, though it is short and is not found anywhere else on their bodies. They have humanoid facial features--no beak, for instance--and their hands and feet are elongated and webbed. Their faces, and their hands and feet are the only places on their bodies not covered by feathers. Instead, they are covered by a thicker layer of skin to protect them from the cold and other harsh conditions of the tundra.
Penguins generally do not wear clothing (with the exception for the lawgiver, who wears a traditional robe). The feathers on their bodies cover embarrassing extremities. Occasionally, for ceremonies or after coming out of extremely cold water, they will wear parkas, or blankets made from the skin of their kills.
Penguins are a short group, their tallest average being only about 4'9". Though they are small, they are very powerful and lean. This is in most part thanks to their innate swimming ability. They are also a very wise race, knowing all the secrets of the waters and the island they live on. They make good use of all which arrives to them; which is shown in the decoration of their ceremonial clothing, and the jewelry they sometimes wear.
Penguins feathers are most commonly black, with a white underbelly and extremely pale skin. Some are shades of deep brown or even plum, however, with anywhere from a gray to light blue underbelly. As long as the primary color is a dark shade, and the underbelly a light shade, they can be any color under the sun. Penguins have another nifty little feature; a pouch both genders posses on their stomachs that can be used to carry and incubate an egg. Though eggs are left in the Rookery to incubate, sometimes the Rookery is full (which isn't that odd an occurrence; it's a small Rookery and the Clutch isn't very large itself) and the egg is instead carried around by one parent.
Penguins mate like humans, and the female carries the egg for ten months, like any other Avian. When the egg is lain, a Naming Ceremony does take place and it is left in the Rookery to incubate. When it does hatch, the Hatching Ceremony does of course take place, and it is a day-long event celebrated by all clutch members.