Sporemonster Spotting, Part 3: Rúmúqilú

[bloodyrosemccoy]

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This is a rúmúqilú (roo-moo-KEE-loo) from the planet Şáinčin. The rúmečilú (roo-meh-CHEE-loo—that’s the plural) are a species clearly made for tree-climbing—the large forelimbs and six fingers (including two thumbs) on each hand are perfect for grasping branches and swinging through the trees. But it turns out that these limbs are handy for ambulation, as well—rúmečilú use those huge arms to walk. Most of their manipulation is done with their smaller lower limbs.

 

The cities they build reflect this interesting development. Cities on Şáinčin are difficult for a non-rúmúqilú to navigate—they tend to build up and use a lot of upper-level walkways, “monkey bars” and even lifts that require one to hang from a crossbar. This is usually true even in non-forested areas—while cities are built around trees, in the absence of trees they are still built for climbing.

 

While they are true omnivores—rúmečilú, like humans, have a wide-ranging diet—rúmečilú are unable to eat most food not from their own planet of origin. On Şáinčin, life evolved with an unusual combination of stereoisomers—molecules that can have two different orientations. Life on most planets has evolved with the same combination of these molecules, but the rúmečilú and all life on that planet have a few with different orientations. This renders all food from their planet inedible to other species, and vice versa.

 

Rúmečilú are covered in long fur, which is usually a brindled mix of various grays, yellows, whites, and browns.  Their eyes range across the warm end of the spectrum—brown, red, yellow, and orange eyes are common.

 

Pre-sentient rúmečilú were hunted rather extensively by the many larger predators on Şáinčin, and as a result the average rúmúqilú is more timid than an average member of another species. This has yet to change even though, with the technological innovations of rúmú society, hardly anyone ever gets eaten by a ravenous tigerswinger anymore.  And that, it can be said, is the mark of true civilization.

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Damn the cartoony eyes on this creature creator!  It’s making my people look weird.  Where are the soft bunny-rabbit eyes that make these beings look so soulful, I ask!

 

Also, just imagine those six-fingered appendages, willyer?  I’ll see if I can’t find some drawings I made, but for this program I worked with what I had.

Comments

8D!!

[lycheetwist.livejournal.com]

OMG! I totally just fangirled! Eeeee! Spore's making itself better. I still want to see an Orly, but if you don't have a trunk, then there's not much you can do. I'm forgetting the name of the one I drew a while back, though. How sad.

But this! Hooray! I love it! He's so cute. I think Spore and you go together like cupcakes and sprinkles.

Re: 8D!!

[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

Oh, the orly is coming. I managed to finagle the trunk somehow. The alpha male's head ... plate ... thing ... looks a little silly, but it gets the idea across.

The rumu messing with Liz's puzzle? That was Láişuq. He recently popped by and asked me for a job, actually. He gets to be in Book 2 of Doctors!

[karjack.livejournal.com]

Ideally, He'd Be Wearing Pants

I say the same thing about my husband when company comes over.

If only.