Species

Status: Companion

Species Availability: Closed Species, Do not make your own please!

Introduced / Native: Native

Size: 1-2ft

Weight: 15lbs to 30 lbs

Location:  Everywhere except cold continents & Desert Continents

Habitat: Temperate climate habitats, Thick forests, Farmlands, Swamps

Base: Pumpkimp You are only able to use this base if you own a ticket to create one!

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Description:

A small dragon-like species with an impish disposition. They once lived primarily in a small area in the Parchin Region, but as the species became more well known, its popularity had caused the species to become widespread across the world of Palleth, making them a pretty iconic little animal among the masses.

This species is equal parts devious & shy, making them very easy behind-the-scenes troublemakers. Befriending a pumpkimp is no easy feat as most adults are distrustful of outsiders, making them very closely knit familial creatures, each with their own individual set of prerequisites that must be met in order to form a close bond before they will consider someone part of their group.

The diet of a pumpkimp consists of an omnivorous variety of Roots, Cucurbits, Flowers, Insects, Nuts, Seeds, and Small animals like Squirrels, Amphibians, Bats and Lizards.

Pumpkimp patches can vary from 10 to 15 adult members, living together in burrows or nests within thickly forested areas (preferably from soft fertile forests and wetland prairie mixes). These close knit groups are very pack oriented, caring for offspring as a family. These patches can vary, however this all depends on the group type where some are composed of only related pumpkimps while others are camaraderie groups of no relation to each other. Unrelated patches tend to be made up of individuals who have left bigger patches to find mates or friends to keep them company.

Though recently the habit of staying in large groups has shifted to aim for more nomadic lives due to their curiosity and need for travel and new experiences. With the species' population becoming so widespread, the new behaviour of seeing them either by themselves or in groups of two have become a more common sight as they travel their new territories and find new places for themselves.

The way this species reproduces has greatly contributed to their sudden/large increase in range and change in lifestyle. This species regularly uses jack-o-lantern pumpkins as the carrier for their young, turning them into one large “egg” through the use of mysterious magical abilities between the two pumpkimps. Any pumpkimp at the adult age of 5 years have this capability. Because these types of pumpkins are a widely sought after commodity to other sentient species, they have flourished across continents in places where they never could have without the help of humans spreading their crops throughout every corner of Palleth. 

Pumpkimps have a lifespan of 15 years in the wild, though some have gone on to live up to 40 years if cared for properly. The age of adulthood for a pumpkimp is around 5 years, this age can be identified by their fully developed horns and teeth.

Misc Facts: 

• Pumpkimps harbour some pretty formidable chompers! Their dentition is equipped for crushing hard gourds, roots, and even bones with their immense jaw pressure, using the back teeth to grind it down for proper consumption. Sometimes called “the Trashcans of the Forest '', these pumpkimps can digest just about any hard plant and animal matter due to their high internal body heat and highly corrosive stomach acid. 
• Able to levitate small items and possess plants
• Can breath fire through mouth and expel fire through its tail
• These creatures have the ability to “spitfire” flames from their mouth with the use of a chemical reaction that happens within special organs placed in their throat. This spitting action can only be seen when they are under threat, most would rather reserve their spitfiring as it can be very resource heavy.
• A bite force strong enough to cut through gourds.

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