*Disclaimer: If this is a mistake you've made, I'm not gonna be mad at you ^^ I'll pretty much just politely correct you. I used to let it slide but it's happened too much and I feel it's time to bring it up. I don't want to come off as hostel but this does get pretty aggravating after a while, I hope you can understand why, these are my babes that I've put decades of work into, I do get passionate. The only time I will EVER get mad at you, is if you try to argue with me about it. So read on and understand, this is not meant as an attack but more of a "Clear the air" type of deal :3 *


I try not to rant too much because I don't want to annoy people with rant journals but this one has happened quite a few times that I feel it needs to be mentioned (I'm just gonna focus on the big man for right now to keep this not so long):


Kezhon is not human.


This is something that has always annoyed me about some members in the community, if something looks like something, then that is what it is. If it looks like a cat/wolf/fox/chicken, it is a cat/wolf/fox/chicken, if something looks human, it's human . And never seem to read much more into it (I actually read a similar journal on this once from another artist who had this problem when her closed species was criticized for looking like cats, despite all the really well thought out info that explained other wise. Not everyone does this of course, sometimes if it does happen it's just a misunderstanding, it's no big deal). This bugs me as much as it does because to me, calling Kezhon a human is like calling an elf, dwarf, vampire, Medusa or a hobbit, human. They look human yes but there is a lot about them that makes them inhuman.

Granted, Kezhon has some human ancestry, but it is so small, it's pretty much... a zero gene. It's there, it exists, it causes him some problems but next to everything else, it's kind of obsolete.



What makes Kezhon inhuman:


1. His height, he's probably well over 8-9 feet. He is huge!

2. He can actually run at 30 mphs per hour. It's rare though as in his time period, it's not needed as much. And also, he just prefers to take his time.

3. He has amazing jaw strength, same as a tundra wolfs, if not a little greater. Pretty much, put your hand in his mouth, your gonna lose it, he bites your throat, you're dead.

4. He may not look it, but he is very powerful, as I have said before, getting punched by him would be like getting struck by a sledge hammer.

5. Senses: smelling, hearing, and things of that nature are greatly heightened. He can also see pretty well at night, not as well as his maned wolf brothers because being a hybrid something are weakened, but still a hell of a lot better than we can haha.

6. Mentality, morality: Mentally I'll just talk about the one thing, and that's his, only having one mate for his entire life. It is impossible for him to take on another partner, even in heat (which I'll write about later) he will still seek her out and no one else. Also, despite being part solitary animal, he is also part pack animal, so he does have a small desire to be part of a small pack.

Morality: This is something I'm still working out (trying to put together human and animal moral), but pretty much, if he feels like some one a threat to his family, he will attack (with a warning first of course) and if one does not back down, he will kill them and not think much of it. Pretty much just "Ok, threat is gone. Everything is fine now"

7. Culture: This is better written out later but their culture is greatly different than ours, too much to get into now at the moment.

8. Attitude: He is pretty much an animal being in a humanoid body, he has habits that his species would have, his personality has some traits of the animals he has in him, even when they clash (which is why he can be considered to be short tempered): Shy, and non confrontational from his maned wolf side, aggressive, protective, and powerful from his tundra wolf side



Humans in their world:

Being called a human is actually kind of an insult in their world as there is a strong prejudice against them. They are pretty rare in his world and are thought to be endangered, mainly because they are considered too pathetic to take care of themselves.


I hope this didn't come off as mean or anything, I just really wanted to do a correction type journal and hopefully show how frustrating it can be when you put a lot of thought, heart, and love into something and people just look at the surface. If you guys have any questions, discussions of your own pet peeves when it comes to your characters, feel free to comment here ^^ I'd love to hear from ya

Poe