(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j164/chachi9/veracatNijra.jpg)<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1.45em;">Granting that Dis approves of any or all of the ideas, Voracats are a sentient species that Aura may stumble upon in travels across Novus.  They would make great allies.  No other creatures know that Veracats are sentient.</span><br/>(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j164/chachi9/alokatree.jpg)<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1.45em;">Aloka tree  (grow to as high as 125 feet high and can be almost that wide.  While there are not as many of them as some other plants, they are impressive to behold.  Unfortunately, they don't share well, and only one tree will grow within a 1 mile radius.  This picture represents a young tree only a few years old.  It would house a single Voracat, or a pair of young males, but is not large enough to support a family.</span><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1.45em;">Home to the Voracats </span><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1.45em;">The Aloka tree's vast root system allows the tree to grow practically anywhere, from straight up to right out of the side of a cliff.  Some swear they even can grow from midair down. ;)  The Voracats use the root system to build a network of homes both high and wide.</span><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1.45em;">They are much further in on the planet.</span><br/><br/>(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j164/chachi9/Animals_10.jpg)<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1.45em;">Adult Jarwols:</span><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1.45em;"> Jarwols do not get any bigger than 2.5 inches and are born with their lifemates. (Their DNA has a glitch that not only allows for this, but requires it) If one hatches and the other doesn't, that twin will not survive.  Their life span is approximately 30 Novus years.</span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 1.45em;">Hatched from eggs about the size of a tic-tac, Jarwols are delightful creatures.  They are strictly herbivores and eat primarily grains and fruits.  They are perfect companions for children.  I say they, because they always come in pairs.  And they have a psychic link to one another.  They also have a keen herding sense and protective sense toward the young.  With their augmented hearing and senses of smell, they know of danger before it is seen by the human eye, and can give warning to flee in time to make it safely away.  They have high pitched voices and sing and croon when happy.  They can learn some of "Common" language but are very blunt and speak mostly of the present or near future and their vocabulary is limited.  Also, it is up to them to choose if they will pair with a child or an adult for that matter.  It can not be forced and they are not pets</span>.