Lepetetra

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Lepetetra
Intelligent, but animalistic in appearance, the Lepetetra are a relatively peaceful race.

Physiology
The Lepetetra are a fur-covered, bipedal species. Their most notable trait is that of their mask-like faces -- the patterns on their face are like fingerprints, as no two designs are alike.

Female Lepetetra have shorter manes than the males, their tails also being less fluffy. Their bodies tend to be more slender in build, their ears being slightly shorter. Female pelts tend to have more patterning than their male counterparts.

More often than not, males and females overlap in average height.

Culture & History
Lepetetra tend to live a very docile, placid life among the Aeroian Plains. Once nomadic, the Lepetetra used to be little more than simple animals that only hunted, mated, and slept as their routines and instincts. Rarely did they use their intelligence. However, a certain Lepetetra wondered why their lives had to be so base, and one day, she stumbled across Crexulis when she was separated from her group. Upon seeing people of many different cultures all in one place, having fun and enjoying life, it made her realize just how hollow the Lepetetra lifestyle was; they were squabbling their capacity for intelligence.

In sharing this experience, she managed to gather a small group of Lepetetra who were intrigued by what she had seen. Many of her tribe had scoffed at the notion, feeling their set way was the best way. With her small entourage, however, the female Lepetetra sought to build a society much like the one within Crexulis. First it started as a small village, but gradually as more and more of her kind developed an interest in her project, her society grew into that of a small town. This also garnered the interest of other races. From there, their homeland only expanded into a beautiful city.

As a way to pay reverence to their goddess, Uncia, the Lepetetra plant and care for various forms of flora all throughout the city. Growing from structures, the ground, and hanging gardens, all.

Religion
Most Lepetetra worship either their goddess, Uncia, or sometimes nature, itself. Uncia is the goddess of the Lepetetra, fertility, and flora. Kindly but stern, she has a deep love for all things flowery. Everywhere the goddess steps, flowers and other forms of plant-life form beneath her feet. Everywhere she touches, new flora sprouts. Many Lepetetra who worship her tend to keep many plants in and/or on their homes, paying homage to their beloved deity.

Relations
THEY'RE FRIENDS WITH THE CALAITH