Silvalli

=== NOTE: Due to the inactivity & deletion of /u/Blood_BathAndBeyond's Reddit account and via the passing of a Conglomera community vote, The Silvalli were removed from Canon Status on 1/26/2016. ===

Name of Species: Silvalli (The Forest Children)

They were created by Blood_BathAndBeyond.

Body Type: Humanoid

Average Height: 1 meter

Average Weight: 30 lbs. (~14 kg)

Number of Limbs: 4 (2 arms, 2 legs)

Intelligence: Sentient (Clever)

Diet: Omnivorous

Lifespan: 75 years

Appearance: Small humanoids with pale skin, cat-like eyes, and large ears.

Physiology: They exhibit mostly human physiology with a few notable differences. The first and most obvious is size; Silvalli are much smaller and more agile than humans, enabling them to move quickly through tree tops and underbrush. They also have extremely pale skin and eyes similar to a cats. Both of these traits are a result of large amounts of time spent in dense, thickly shaded forest where the canopy can be so thick that it is extremely dark even in the middle of the day. Silvalli have excellent night vision. The last notable difference is that Silvalli have proportionally much larger ears than humans. This is a survival mechanism to protect the Silvalli from the forest's more cunning predators.

Origins: The Silvalli spring from the same evolutionary tree as humans (assuming we have those), and evolved to survive more effectively in forest environments.

Sexes/Reproduction: Binary, sexual reproduction. They are mammals and as such exhibit mammalian sex characteristics.

Habitat: Silvalli can be found in forests of all sorts, but tend to prefer forests with a Mother Tree.

Type of Civilization: The Silvalli have no formal government or leadership, but there is typically an older Silvalli, usually a female, in each group that the other Silvalli go to for advice and counsel. Their dwellings are built underground, with the entrances typically hidden in hollowed-out tree trunks. They wear clothes made from barkcloth, but no shoes. As a rule, Silvalli abhor violence, being gentle and life-loving by nature, but they will fight if it is necessary to defend themselves or the forests they hold so dear. They have no metalworking and use tools and weapons fashioned from stone. Silvalli are exceptionally clever craftsmen, particularly with woodwork. They are typically vegetarian, subsisting entirely on what they can gather from the forest, though some groups of Silvalli found on the edges of the forest practice agriculture and keep animals for milk and cheese.

Content Links

 * Silvalli AMA (27/03/2015)