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Arrallin Facts
Arralla had 2 billion Arallakeeni at Contact.
Arrallins left by the end of the Unwilling War: 50 million
These were split between 4,000 hives the size of San Francisco (Proper).
Each hive has 50-100 breeding pairs, that produce approximately 100 kits per year. There
is generally one or two breeding pairs per province in a Hive, but there are sometimes as
many as 5 in a single province.
Approximately 250,000 Arallakeeni are produced by each hive each generation (40 years).
Life span Alpha: 100 years
Life span Beta: 80 years
Life span on Earth
Alpha: 75 years
Beta: 35 years
Physical statistics
Arrallins
(Arallakeeni and Alphas)
Diminutive Terms used for Arrallins on Earth:
Lupines, Felines, Fuzzies, Furries
Alphas
Height: 6�5" approximately
(Both males and females)
Physical Features:
Canine in appearance, along the lines of a wolf. Two eyes, two ears, with large lobes
connecting down the sides of the head, one nose set on the end of a long muzzle. Generally
walk on all fours, but do have a two legged gait, and a five legged gait that uses the
tail. Tail is prehensile.
Hands:
They have opposable thumbs on both forepaws, and four toes that curl under (pads on
knuckles.) Each finger or toe has a long claw (non retractable.)
Coat:
Alphas always have some kind of striking stripe pattern (black, dark gray or brown), a
thick mane and a very long bushy tail that ends in a tuft. Their undercoat can range from
dark charcoal gray to white, with all colors of tan, orange, brown, rust, or tawny golden.
The stripes can vary in width from 5" to as thin as 1/4", giving some Alphas the
appearance of being dark with light stripes.
The mane may be a separate color from the coat, but the stripes are constant throughout
the coat.
Eyes: Golden yellow (Alphas only.)
Breeding:
Each Alpha has eight functioning mammary glands (both males and females.) Apart from
that, males are males, and females are females. These glands do not store fat, like human
breasts, so they generally lay flat under the coat unless the Alpha is raising kits at the
time. Male Alphas carry fat stores on their backs for milk production. Females tend to
have it more evenly distributed.
Females can produce 20-30 kits per litter three times a year.
Pairs mate for life, until the death of one member of the pair. They can then remate.
Arallakeeni
Height: 5�3"
Physical Appearance:
Canine in appearance, along the lines of a wolf. Two eyes, two ears, one nose set on
the end of a long muzzle. Generally walk on all fours, but do have a two legged gait, and
a five legged gait that uses the tail.
Hands:
They have opposable thumbs on both forepaws, and four toes that curl under (pads on
knuckles.) Each finger or toe has a long claw (non retractable.)
Coat:
Arallakeeni have a wide variation in coats. They can have stripes, splotches, calico
patterns, flea-bitten speckles, dapples, and any combination of these. Aggressive betas
tend to have more striping than less aggressive ones, but this is not a rule.
Unlike alphas, Arallakeeni have even coats - no manes, and usually thinly coated tails (no
tufts). One type of northern Arrallakeeni have long foxlike tails, but they don't have
tail tufts at the end.
Their undercoat can range from dark charcoal gray to white, with all colors of tan,
orange, brown, rust, or tawny golden.
Eyes: Black, Brown, Tan, Blue, Blue Green, Dark Green, Gray, Violet, Hazel, Orange.
Never golden or gold-green.
Breeding:
Arallakeeni do not breed, but do parent young. Each has 2 functioning mammary glands which
react to the presence of a kit and an Alpha. A kit is usually given to a single
Arallakeeni or set of parenting Arrallakeeni a week or so after birth in an Introduction
ceremony.