Huarn


 * A humanoid jaguar species that live in the thick jungles of their planet in Primordia.

Characteristics
=Physical= With an upright curving spine, the Huarn are a feline species with some humanoid attributes. Their spine is the most human part of them, aside from human like hands, though they lack some range of motion in their hands due to retractable claws in their fingers. They have long, heavy tails that act as a counterbalance when they leap from tree to tree. Their muzzles are also shorter than a true jaguars, but are still powerful and fanged. Due to the shape of their muzzles and vocal chords, their languages sound like growing to others, but are actually quite extensive and nuanced. It is difficult for them to speak human languages as well. A tall species, they are around eight feet tall with generally lean, muscular build.

=Cultural= A treetop dwelling people, they live in the massive canopy of the rainforest with towns made up of treehouses connected by branches they have twined together as the branches grew so make natural bridges. An artistic and scholarly species, they put great stress on philosophy and the arts, despite their primitive level of technology and advancement. They make a parchment type paper and ink drawings are the most common form of artistic expression, along with woodcarving. Philosophy is perhaps the best stressed though, and it is not uncommon for a Huarn youth to isolate themselves for a period of philosophical reflection.

They are neither nomadic nor agricultural, preferring to live off of the game and fowl they catch, and do have a cohesive society that is an early republic, but with leaning towards a more monarchy type government. They take pains to preserve food for harsher seasons, and share their resources rather than every Huarn for himself. Hospitality is highly stressed, and it is considered exceptionally rude to go to your neighbor to ask for something/say something and leave without staying for at least one meal.