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 === Major Planetary Zones | (Twin) Sections of the Habitual Belt | Regions | Wildlife === === Major Planetary Zones | (Twin) Sections of the Habitual Belt | Regions | Wildlife ===
  
-====== NOKARI MOUSE ======+====== NOKARI ====== 
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 +{{ :nokari_gg_scenic_2d_tropicalforest_02.png?direct&200|}}
  
 ===== Overview ===== ===== Overview =====
  
-{{ :nokari_mouse.png?200|}}+ 
  
 The Nokari is a small scavenger native to the [[asari|Asari Region]] and later spread to the [[ralar_region|Ralar Region]]. Despite its nickname “Nokari Mouse,” it bears little resemblance to terrestrial rodents. Its strange, insect-mammal hybrid form and fungal symbiosis make it one of VOI 700 D’s most distinctive opportunistic species. The Nokari is a small scavenger native to the [[asari|Asari Region]] and later spread to the [[ralar_region|Ralar Region]]. Despite its nickname “Nokari Mouse,” it bears little resemblance to terrestrial rodents. Its strange, insect-mammal hybrid form and fungal symbiosis make it one of VOI 700 D’s most distinctive opportunistic species.
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   * **Fur:** Dense gray-white coat capable of shifting tone (gray, white, faint blue) for camouflage in snow and twilight environments   * **Fur:** Dense gray-white coat capable of shifting tone (gray, white, faint blue) for camouflage in snow and twilight environments
   * **Body Shape:** Compact, barrel-like torso, conserving heat in tundra climates   * **Body Shape:** Compact, barrel-like torso, conserving heat in tundra climates
-  * **Limbs:** Six in total — four for locomotion, two smaller forelimbs near the head for digging, grooming, and handling food or scraps+  * **Limbs:** Four short but sturdy legs; hind legs slightly elongated for sudden leaping bursts
   * **Head:** Flattened, triangular skull with no eyes; surrounded by a collar of whisker-fans that detect vibrations, airflow, and heat   * **Head:** Flattened, triangular skull with no eyes; surrounded by a collar of whisker-fans that detect vibrations, airflow, and heat
   * **Tail:** Split, stiff, semi-prehensile; used for balance, carrying small items, or producing rhythmic tapping signals   * **Tail:** Split, stiff, semi-prehensile; used for balance, carrying small items, or producing rhythmic tapping signals
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   * **Vibrissal Fan:** Primary sensory organ, replacing vision and allowing detection of tunnels, predators, and prey.   * **Vibrissal Fan:** Primary sensory organ, replacing vision and allowing detection of tunnels, predators, and prey.
-  * **Six-Limbed Locomotion:** Skitters like an insect but can rear up on hind limbs for sudden leaping bursts. 
   * **Bioluminescent Fronds:** Glow pulses when stressed, alerting colonies and disorienting predators.   * **Bioluminescent Fronds:** Glow pulses when stressed, alerting colonies and disorienting predators.
   * **Tail Grip:** Split prehensile tail can hold small objects, fibers, or food scraps.   * **Tail Grip:** Split prehensile tail can hold small objects, fibers, or food scraps.
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 ==== Survival Traits: ==== ==== Survival Traits: ====
  
-  * **Thermal Nesting:** Builds burrows beneath snowdrifts, often lined with glowing fungal mats. +  * **Thermal Burrows:** Digs snow tunnels lined with glowing fungal mats, forming miniature warm refuges. 
-  * **Opportunist Scavenger:** Thrives near Exohuman settlements, hitchhiking in cargo or nests near heat sources. +  * **Alarm Signals:** Uses tail-tapping and stress-glow to warn others in its colony. 
-  * **Alarm Glow:** Stress glow warns the colony of approaching predators.+  * **Opportunist Scavenger:** Nests near Exohuman infrastructure, frequently hitchhiking in caravans or food stores.
  
 ===== Reproduction and Lifecycle ===== ===== Reproduction and Lifecycle =====
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 ===== Look and Feel ===== ===== Look and Feel =====
  
-At first glance, it is mouse-like — small, furry, twitching. But then you see the split tail curling around a scrap of cloth, or the faint fungal glow along its arched back, pulsing in the dark. Its flattened snout brushes the ground, whisker-fans spreading wide as if it is “tasting the air,” before it springs away on powerful hind legs in a jerky, unpredictable leap. +You hear it before you see it — a faint tapping rhythm in the snow, followed by a squat, fur-covered body scuttling into view. Its whisker-fans twitch outward in a halo around its eyeless snout, searching for vibrations. A dim fungal glow shimmers along the hump of its back, pulsing faintly as the creature freezes. Then, with a sudden jerk of its hind legs, it leaps sideways and vanishes into a snow burrow — leaving only the fading glow behind.
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-When a group scatters, you hear tiny claws scraping across stone, short bursts of squeaks, and the faint shimmer of light vanishing into snow burrows. In the tundra, their glow is seen by Natives as a sign of warmth nearby — to Exohumans, it is a sign that their food has already been found. +
 ===== Tactical Advice for Dungeon Masters ===== ===== Tactical Advice for Dungeon Masters =====
  
-The Nokari Mouse’s uniqueness makes it a perfect flavor encounter in both Habitual Belt and Dark Side adventures: +The Nokari can serve as a narrative device and ecological clue rather than a threat:
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-  * **Glowing Clues:** The stress-glow of fleeing mice might reveal hidden burrows or hint at predator presence. +
-  * **Cargo Hitchhiker:** Infested supplies could cause food spoilage or accidentally transport them into new zones. +
-  * **Native Belief:** Tribes may see them as omens, making encounters with players symbolic and culturally significant.+
  
 +  * **Glowing Clues:** Stress-glow in the snow may reveal predator presence, hidden burrows, or Exohuman activity.
 +  * **Cargo Hitchhiker:** Infested supplies risk spoilage, damaged gear, or accidental spread of colonies into new regions.
 +  * **Cultural Symbol:** Native Tribes interpret their glow as spirit-fire, adding weight to encounters with local NPCs.
 ===== Related Pages and Further Information ===== ===== Related Pages and Further Information =====
  
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 **Known Predators (Ralar Region):** **Known Predators (Ralar Region):**
  
 +  * [[draelith|Draelith]] 
   * [[glaciok|Glaciok]]   * [[glaciok|Glaciok]]
   * [[korozo|Korozo]]   * [[korozo|Korozo]]
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