Canine
Additional Information
Geographic Origin and Distribution
Canines are endemic to all of Tel and can be found in a variety of biomes.
Average Intelligence
While Telian canines do not show evidence of sapience, they possess a fairly sophisticated level of social intelligence and are capable of learning various tasks through training or mere observation. Similarly, canines are able to learn to associate words with various objects and to retrieve a particular object when hearing its name.
Symbiotic and Parasitic organisms
Canines have evolved to have a mutally benefical symbiotic relationship with several species on Tel, in particular Humans have benefited from canine assistance in hunting, herding, combat, and companionship. Likewise, the Goblinoids have bred the Wargaz to serve as mounts and pack animals.
Canines are covered with a coat of fur that displays a large amount of variation by species and breed in color, texture, length and pattern. Eye color is always brown.
