Nex-ight before Christmas, 2007!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:42 am

Ellil!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 1:34 pm

Hmm.... I'm gonna go with Anu.

Shard · Post by **Shard** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 1:44 pm

Looks like another Ea subscriber here

Silver Midnight · Post by **Silver Midnight** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 3:31 pm

I'm going to have to go with Shamash.

Xalia · Post by **Xalia** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:47 pm

I'm going with Ellil...this sounds interesting...

Banned User · Post by **Banned User** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 7:49 pm

Hmmm...hard choice...er...I'll have to go with....Ishtar I guess.

Heh...It's like Isyar only slightly different...*pats her demonic-gone-back-to-good pheonix gryphon on the head* That perticular god fits him quite well, too.

Asha Wermyst · Post by **Asha Wermyst** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 8:11 pm

Shamash for me...sounds real interesting. *looks forward to writing for this one..*

Cacopheny · Post by **Cacopheny** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 8:17 pm

Anu. Since my egg is all warm and starry-like.

Myrror · Post by **Myrror** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 9:34 pm

I'll go with Sin...I guess.

leilay · Post by **leilay** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:06 pm

Interesting... my egg is with Aruru

aireona93 · Post by **aireona93** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:27 pm

Ea for me. ^ ^

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 3:32 am

My egg looks like it'll like Aruru most ^^

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:37 am

Irkallu
It was a coin toss between her and Ishtar but Irkallu won

JKatkina · Post by **JKatkina** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:44 pm

The mututtu have arrived.

A dwarf, neuter variety of Sirrush dragons, mututtu are the workers of a Sirrush colony, produced when times are abundant.

In the care of Anu are the Anu mututtu.

Aruru looks upon these Aruu mututtu.

The patron of these mututtu is Ea, and they are called Eaum mututtu.

These are Ellil's chosen mututtu, the Ellu.

Irkallu watches over the Irku mututtu.

The Ishu mututtu celebrate and are celebrated by Ishtar.

Shamash lends his name to the Shau mututtu.

Sin is the diety responsible for the Sinu mututtu.

Muttutu

Sirrush dragon females are called Queens, and males are called Drakes. The third class of Sirrushu, the dwarf neuters, are called Muttutu, for "half".

Wild queens, when bred, produce clutches of between five and ten, with four to eight viable eggs. However, when Sirrush colonies grow too large for their habitat to support, clutching queens, exhibiting a behavioral pattern that seems to indicate an instinctive form of population control, neuter varying numbers of their offspring upon birth. In extreme cases, if a group gets very large, queens have even been observed cannibalizing some or most of their offspring.

Once neutered, Mututtu grow only to between a fifth and a quarter of the size of their sexed clutchmates and retain a stunted appearence. Because both male and female Sirrush dragons are born with their gonads on the outside, Muttutu can be genetically male or female, however since the neutering prevents the expression of secondary sex traits, the differences between genetic male and female Mututtu are minute and inconcequential. Muttutu play a similar role in Sirrush groups as worker drones do in insect hives, acting as food gatherers, caretakers, lair-builders and cleaners.

In human society, Mututtu have moved from the role of drones to that of pets. Their small size and obedient demeanors make them ideal house-pets, and their instinctive drive to defend their clan make them wonderful guard-animals.

How a female chooses which hatchlings to turn into Muttutu is a mystery, but many dragon breeders believe that the clutching queen knows better than any human which hatchlings are will grow up to become good breeders and which will not, so the most common practice is simply to let the queen choose -- if she clutches more than one viable egg at a time.

Xalia · Post by **Xalia** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:03 pm

These are adorable, JKat!

jess d · Post by **jess d** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:07 pm

Awwwww, they're so cute!

Silver Midnight · Post by **Silver Midnight** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:12 pm

Indeed, so very cute! How big do they get, total? Also, is there any limitation on where we can put them?

Cy · Post by Cy » Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:16 pm

ho'godithinki'minlove
o.o

Shadow · Post by **Shadow** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:01 pm

Aww, these are cute!!!! Too bad I missed out. *hopes someone breeds theirs ;;>.>*

My mom thinks they be cute too!

JKatkina · Post by **JKatkina** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:22 pm

They get... not very big at all. XD Probably medium-sized dog. German Shepherd, Golden Retriever, you know... that sort.

They are kind of pet-creatures at the moment, so they can go wherever they'd like. :3 Just, no one knows where they came from yet. Or how. 'Cause they can't really communicate with conventional sentient Nexiians. Are they even sentient themselves? That is a question for the ages~! They're definitely smarter than your average dog though.

I note here that they're unbreedable, being neuters. If someone wants to, like, synth them, feel free, but keep in mind that they're not conventionally sentient kindsa critters.

:D I'm glad folks like them so far.

The truth is that these guys are part of something much bigger. Hold on to your Mututtu, they will have further, er, uses... hopefully within the next year or so. >D

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:26 pm

Adorable! And so Kawaii!! ^_^ *squeals*

Unyko · Post by **Unyko** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:37 pm

*flail and fall over at the cuteness* Eeeeeee!!!

*GLOM*

I love that the little orange and white one above mine looks like a lionfish. *has much love for lionfish* XD

jess d · Post by **jess d** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:19 pm

Hmmmm, random question time! I have an idea for storyness for mine, and had a question.

Do they make any sort of sound? Barks, chirps, purrs?

JKatkina · Post by **JKatkina** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:32 pm

Oooh, I hadn't thought about that!

They will be able to purr, it'll be rougher than a cat's but still definitely a purr. They also vocalize... XD I wish I could record a sound-byte and post it. Kind of a "rrrach"... but it's not like a bark, more like a guttral noise. XD This is difficult.

Xenoqueen · Post by **Xenoqueen** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:46 pm

::tries to imagine the sheer amount of layers that must have been on that template::

::fails horribly::

So awesome. X3 Always wondered if anything would come of that info you put on the shartbus!

jess d · Post by **jess d** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:54 pm

Hehe, I can almost hear it, I think XD It sounds almost like the deep raspy "voices" some of the non-roaring, big cats have, at least to me (I almost said meows, but the big cats don't really meow!) That would be a nice touch for the story XD But if that isn't right, please let me know - I don't want it to be way off from what you're setting up for them!

Or like a big, deep version of the sounds my one cat makes - she doesn't meow, she rasps, chitters and chirps, with a light barking sound thrown in occasionally!

JKatkina · Post by **JKatkina** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 11:22 pm

Phe... damn you, Phe, now I have to go count the layers. XD

158 layers, split up into 9 layer-folders (and a few assorted ones floating around outside). 8 layer-folders (one for each breed) include 15 layers each, and the remainder are miscellaneous backup layers, marking prototypes, and bits of lineart I might need again someday. XD

And oh yes... something is coming of all this, Phe. XD It's just taking a really long time because it's a really big undertaking!

Jess, you got the sound exactly right! XD You picked it out of my brain perfectly. I'm intrigued to see this wee story you speak of!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:08 am

Do they have abilities of any sort? If yes, would they have some sort of unique ability that reflects their chosen god/goddess? Would they have an advantage or disadvantage for certain things because of who their god/goddess is?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:37 am

Adorable!! I already know who's getting this little creature!!

How about naming? How is that done? And, even if they are neutered, can we still make them male and female?

Post by **Dray** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:05 am

I can't think of any way to express my glee save by rocking-out smilies, so I'm just going to tackle you in person and squeel in your ear.

:D