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File:Fuwafuwa.png|[[Mowamowa]], a young female Stalker. | File:Fuwafuwa.png|[[Mowamowa]], a young female Stalker. | ||
File:Yuke.png|Yuke the male Talyxian Stalker living in [[Gold Ring]]. He is strongly interested in civilized and human-like lifestyle. | File:Yuke.png|Yuke the male Talyxian Stalker living in [[Gold Ring]]. He is strongly interested in civilized and human-like lifestyle. | ||
File: | File:MowamowaAndShirokuro.png|[[Mowamowa]] and [[Shirokuro]], a duo of T-Stalker who have a good friendship. They show a clear contrasting personality and behavior with each other. Shirokuro has more civilized and human-like aspects overall, in contrast to animalish and cat-like Mowamowa's those. | ||
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Talyxian Stalker (タリクシアン・ストーカー, also described as "T-Stalkers" or "Stalkers" for short) is a creature classification which belongs to Talyxian organism group. They are comparable to felines on the Earth, Eltus people usually call them as just "cats" while the name of "Talyxian Stalker" is treated as technical and scientific name.
Their presence can be confirmed in Southern lands of Planet Tal mainly, especially Talyxian Biome forests such as Lower Magoe, however, several numbers of them still can be seen within civilized and urbanized areas as well such as the Gold Ring. They are generally known as one of the common animals in Tal, but some of them may have 'humanized' behavior and lifestyle depending on the conditions surrounding them.
They have a wide variety and great individual differences in both appearance and personality, it may even reach a realm of ecology such as diet.
As the common features, they share quadrupedal form and surface features that look like mixed organic and inorganic components, specifically on their head and various details on their bodies. They are, of course, not a machine, cyborg, or robotic beings in any way.
Biology
Spore, a female Talyxian Stalker.
A T-Stalker, which has whiskers.
Consistent features of Talyxian Stalkers, as with most Talyxians, include a grey color to their flesh, tongue, mouth, genitals, and blood.
The inorganic-looking surface of certain parts on their body such as head, legs, back, and tail, are composed of fur that has been compressed and has hardened which results in these parts being incredibly robust. The hardness is similar to a rhino horn of keratin, but the actual biological makeup of these parts is still unknown.
As their individual difference of appearance is really great, it's difficult to find consistency or rule on their appearance except for some common features such as quadrupedal form, tough physical build, and strong jaws. They also feature retractable claws like those of felines on Earth, however, it's still pending whether this is which all Stalkers have or not.
Especially, their sensory organ corresponding to an 'eye' is noticeably complex and diverse. There are various types of their eyes, the number, shape, and position of their eye greatly depend on an individual. For example, some Stalkers may many eyes more than a just pair of two eyes, some may have asymmetric numbers and shapes of eyes by the left and right of the face. Even more, not all of these eyes have a pupil. Also, these eyes may be depicted to look like glowing in some artworks, however, it's nothing but an artistic expression. Biologically, their eyes do not glow actually.
The details of their sensory organs corresponding to an 'ear' and 'nose' are still pending, however, these things do not form excessively similar-looking shapes with felines on Earth.
Due to these chaotic and alien features of parts that construct their face, their face rarely forms an appearance that people can recognize it easily as a 'face.' Many types of Talyxian Stalkers face often display an appearance "barely looks like a face."
Some stalkers have a pair of single whiskers that look like an insect's antenna that grows from a small hollow, located on their face around the upper jaw.
They usually do not perform communication through cries, however, they have a unique vocal organ that functions akin to that of parrots, they can imitate and make sounds of voices what people said and various sounds regardless of natural or artificial. Unlike cats on Earth, they do not have common kinds of cries. However, when they make a natural cry, it generally sounds like the short-length screech that monkeys make.
Their lifespan may depend on the individual, however, some may live more than several hundred years.
Ecology and Behavior
They share a high intelligence, however, whether they can talk or can adopt a civilized lifestyle, or cannot either, it really depends on individuals, their various situations, such as the surrounding environment and each one's own curiosity.
Almost all of the Stalkers which live in a realm of Talyxian Biome naturally adapt themselves into a lifestyle as a wild animal, these Stalkers cannot talk in most of the case unless they have some sort of opportunity that can have a relationship with Eltus people.
As a noticeable feature, they potentially own pretty selfish nature on their action and purpose because they generally act on main self-preservation instincts. This nature is reflected in their usual behavior and manner, it's obviously contrasting from those of Talyxian Dogs which voluntarily help Eltus people.
Diet
Mizore a male Talyxian Stalker. Unlike common Stalkers, he does not do hunting and instead eats minerals or trophoblasts that adhere to the surface of shellfish type creatures crust while using his firm and sharp jaws that function akin to a hand plane tool.
They are generally considered to be carnivorous, many Stalkers hunt small-sized Talyxian animals such as rats and bugs.
However, all of them still cannot be defined with a consistent diet because there is still an individual that is outside of this standard; Mizore a male Stalker, displayed on the upper picture, he does not do hunting and instead eats minerals or trophoblasts that adhere to the surface of shellfish type creatures crust while using his firm and sharp jaws that function akin to a hand plane tool.
Large-sized Stalkers, depends on the conditions surrounding them, may choose Eltus people as their prey.
Reproduction and gender system
Both sexes share a slightly protruding duct for an anus. Males testicles are housed within the body as seen in reptiles and fish on Earth.
They feature a different position of nipples between males and females: male nipples are located on the upper chest as in Earth humans, mature females have multiple breasts on their abdomen as in common quadrupedal mammals on Earth.
Generally, all newborns are born as hermaphrodites, that owns a set of an extremely small phallus and vulva, and carry both testes and ovaries within the inner body. When they have hit puberty, each individual would choose what set of genitals that they will keep, and this determines their gender for the rest of their life. Newborns have nipples located in the middle of the abdomen which develops into one of the above sets according to one's chosen sex.
Their "gender choice" is determined as a result of the integrated complex elements through various conditions surrounding them, such as each sexual trend, their partner's gender, environment with regard to the reproductive situation, and how they sexually identify themselves. Due to this, adult Stalkers may have a variety of sexes to pick: ranging from solely male or female, to hermaphrodites as well as intersex.
:Notice: Information in this section is still available, however, due to the WIP nature of their biology, it has not still been strictly defined as standard that all Talyxian Stalkers share. Some elements in this section may change greatly in the future.
Relationship with Eltus people
The male Talyxian-stalker, only known as the "Unknown Named Talyxian". Due to his large body, he sometimes can swallow a cow whole. He made use of his enormous stature by joining the Eating Contest as a food entertainer in the pre-war Gold Ring festivals.
They are basically treated and seen as "an existence of middle between animal and human" from the viewpoint of Eltus people. However, how the behavior and usual lifestyle that each Stalker performs, these elements would be greatly reflected in a result that how Eltus folks treat them individually.
For example, if some may prefer to stick to their natural lazy feline behavior and do not hope for civilized life, Eltus folks will treat them as just an animal.
If some may want to be civilized and manage to imitate the Eltus lifestyle, Eltus folks may recognize them as a human. However, it really depends on how much a level of humanized behavior and lifestyle that they can constantly perform.
Due to various reasons behind a social treatment of Talyxian Stalkers, a spiritual relationship between Eltus races and T-Stalkers is still not perfectly equal and fair.
For example, if there is a couple of Eltus race and Talyxian Stalker who have a romantic relationship, people would stare at them curiously, even may make fun of their relationship.
As the major reasons, one is the premise that their human rights are not guaranteed naturally unlike that of Eltus races, and another one is some aspects of their behavior and attitude based on animal-specific sense and nature still remain in them more or less. These elements often do not have compatibility with a common sense of Eltus folks, as a result, Eltus people may deem those as strange or thoughtless manner that Talyxian Stalkers do.
In Gold Ring
There are several numbers of Talyxian Stalkers in Gold Ring. They are generally treated as one of the wild animals that inhabit within the nation, however, some Stalkers may be recognized as a race, as one of "Talyxian races", after RC 70.
Still, many Stalkers are treated just like "talking cats" and those actually perform a lifestyle exactly like that.
However, some Stalkers may have a strong curiosity to have more humanized behavior, these Stalkers manage to imitate what Eltus folks usually perform. These Stalkers may obtain occupation and legally registered residence, however, it strictly depends on a humanized level of their behavior and capacity.
If these civilized Stalkers could take a job on Eltus society, they generally work on auxiliary tasks that utilize their animal-specific nature and function while leaving a major task up to Eltus folks.
Obtaining Human Rights
After year 70 of the Rain-Calendar, new Gold Ring laws employed conditionally guaranteed the 'human rights' for Talyxian Stalkers who have passed through legal procedures at the public office.
They are required certain conditions such as the presence of stable residence and regular occupation. These elements strictly test them for a level how much they can be socially recognized as a human.
Gallery
A Talyxian-Stalker.
Gohantaki the Talyxian-Stalker who has tiger and bear-like features.
Honto, the male Talyxian Stalker living in the depth of Talyxian Biome forest.
Mowamowa, a young female Stalker.
Yuke the male Talyxian Stalker living in Gold Ring. He is strongly interested in civilized and human-like lifestyle.
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