Because the hyoomin race is so very diverse a particular individual may have any balance of Anthroid and Animal Traits may be selected as long as you have at least one Animal Trait for every two Anthroid Traits
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You are more than good. These rules are to make sure people are sufficiently true to their animal sides and not just hyoomins with animal ears. The assumption is that we all know about hyoomins, we want people to get to know thier animal and alien side, since each person is a defferent animal, the close you are to your animal side the more interesting and distinct you will be from other characters.
You have 5 or maybe 5 1/2 Anthro traits (It applies to species so Breasts are applicable)
So for every 2 Anthro traits you need one animal trait, so that is 2 1/2 or 3 animal triats... You have seven or eight. So you are more than animal enough.
For Terran Furries, it's really hard to run afoul of these rules, there are only 8 Anthro traits, if you have all of them, and you take the 4 highly recommended Animal traits, you cleared the hurdle. But feel free to have as many Animal traits as you like. We encourage it actually, and aliens should have as many alien traits as they like. Animal and Alien traits, as well as any Anthro traits you lack can add a depth to a character.
I hope this helps clarify the point of this exercise.
As an example, Whitefangs ( a rather feral species of wolves in the Klingon empire) are a rather extreme example having 5 Anthro traits, 9 Animal traits and 6 Alien Traits. They easily leap over the minimums for Furry Aliens, with only five Anthro traits they technically only need 2 1/2 Animal traits (though 4 is still recommended) and 5 total between Animal and Alien.
would look like this.
Anthro Traits 3 Yes + 1/2 * ( 4 Sorta ) = 5 traits
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Abstract thinking/Language use Yes
Modern mainstreamed Hyoomin culture/civilization Sorta
Opposable thumbs/Dexterous fingers Yes, though not as dexterous
Bipedal/Erect posture Sorta ( Part time biped/Quadruped, equally awkward on both)
Advanced Warp-age Technology Yes (As part of the Klingon Empire they have access to modern tech)
Hyoomin Eyes (full color vision, straight ahead, foeva) Sorta (Can't see red, reduced visual acuity, visual streak )
Omnivorous diet No
Hair/longer head fur No
Pronounced Breasts even when not nursing Sorta ( multiple pairs, but pronounced only when nursing,
except top pair which remains after first nursing)
Animal Traits (as appropriate for your selected species) 8 Yes + 2 Sortas = 9 Animal Traits
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Fur/feathers/scales/etc Yes (Covered in full body fur)
Animal shaped ears Yes
Tail Yes
Animal mouth/dentition(Muzzle/beak/maw) Yes, Normal canine teeth
Defenses (Claws, horns, frills, etc) Yes, non-retractable wolf claws, tend to be sharpened
Digitgrade/ungulategrade hindpaws Yes, digitgrade with oversized hindpaws for stability
Wings (only on bats, avians, dragons, etc). N/A
Animal shape/size (4' foxes, 8' bulls, etc) N/A Wolves are moderate sized so would be in the 5-6 foot range
Animal senses(or other animal senses like bat radar) Yes (Wolf hearing, diminished eyesight, though better than wolves)
Instincts/animal behaviours specific to your species Yes ( Instincts take over when they are tired, hungry, threatened, etc)
Quadrupedal posture Sorta ( Part time biped/Quadruped, equally awkward on both)
Animal reproductive system Sorta (canine sex organs, 5.5 month Gestation (averaged wolf + hyoomin)
Animal life cycles Hmmm ( Shedding and Heat cycles under consideration )
Alien Features (Vary from 1/2 on up, depending how alien they are) 6 traits
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Alien shapes (including Taur) No
Alien Colouration (Maybe only 1/2 point) Yes
Alien Civilisation Yes ( Whitefangs fit well in Klingon Culture, rarely deviating)
Alien Anatomy Yes ( Specialized digestive system to accomodate deit, 'liver' 'flips over' in response to stress)
Alien Size No
Alien Senses Yes ( Ultra-violet vision, insensitive to red)
Alien reproductive systems No
Alien Enviromental requirements/tolerances Sorta ( Perfer slightly warmer and weter environments )
Genetic Engineering Not really (Though it could be argued that there was a 600-800 year artificial breeding program)
Alien Dietary requirements/preferences Yes ( Neurochemistry requires higher levels of Arsenic )
Alien Life cycles (lifecycles, seasonal, etc.) Yes ( lifespan ~60 years -- Shedding and Heat cycles under consideration )
