Wild Striped Strix-hound

The Wild Striped Strix-Hound is a rare creature typically found in Southern Aubren. Not much in known about the creature due to a lack of documentation and their rareity in the wild, due in part to over hunting of their prey as well as the lucrative fur trade in which they fetch a high price. The Strix-Hounds found in civilization are a luxury breed that was domesticated several hundred years ago, and as such are only tangentially related to their wild cousins.

Basic Information

Anatomy

The Wild Striped Strix-Hound is the largest of the the species at a head-body length of 84 inches and a tail messuring an additional 36 inches. In addition they are very tall hounds reaching heights of 4.5 feet or 54 inches.
This breed of Strix-Hounds are very slim and agile in the body lending itself to their reputation for speed, however they are still incredibly powerfully muscled creatures. Attempts to catch them are very dangerous due to their surprising strength and their powerful jaws, as they are also known for their large blocky heads and large ears.

Growth Rate & Stages

Only adults and what are believed to be adolecents have been sighted in documented accounts.

Dietary Needs and Habits

It is believed that the Wild Striped Strix-Hound is primarily a carnivore but can subsist on the local flora if needed, much of this belief stems from mythological accounts and legends involving the creature.

Additional Information

Domestication

In ancient times the Striped Strix-Hound was domesticated for the purposes of hunting and defense. Since those days a variety of breeds have been created and the original lost to time. Thus making them offshoots that are barely recognizable as their wild ancestors.

Geographic Origin and Distribution

Found only in the trpical areas of Southern Aubren. Though exact esitmimates of habitat have proven inconclusive.

Perception and Sensory Capabilities

Despite how little is truly known about these creatures it is believed that they have exeptional senses of sight, smell, and hearing. The basis for this belief is that fact that they are so hard to find or catch in the wild, the occassional sighting the only proof they still exist.

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Lifespan

Unknown

Conservation Status

Elusive and rare in the wild, such that breeding programs for them have not been able to launch so far.

Average Height

4.5 Feet

Average Length

From nose to tail tip (With tail extended) 120 inches

Body Tint, Colouring and Marking

Bright yellow fur with brown stripes, their undersides are white as is the whisker like fur protruding from their legs as well as the mane they are known to have.