The People

The races of the People are widely varying but they all hold a standard for anthropomorphism. All of the People have two legs and at least two arms. The legs and arms of fish and snakes are similar in form to those of traditional humanoids (single knee, long foot with a defined heel), although three fingers and a thumb is generally more common than five. Birds have hands on their wings and as such are unable to fly and use weapons. Most mammals such as horses and dogs have reverse jointed legs, although it gives no particular advantage.

Races of the Egg
Planet Easter Egg is has only one sentient species know simple as People. The races of People vary wildly in appearance however. The stats for the People are an anthropomorphize form of any animal, dire animal, or dinosaur. The list of possible races on the Egg is too broad for me to adequately describe them here. The races are called by their specific animal form (a sparrow walks into the bar) in general conversation.

Height and weight
The varying sizes of the people make finding an average height and weight difficult but some generalizations can be made. Small People, such as mice and toads, tend to be as little as 2’6” in height while generally taller Small People, such as Tiny Vipers, can be as tall as 4’. Medium People are about the 4’ to 7’ range. With squat races like badgers and turtles being the low end and lithe races like vipers pushing the limit on the high end. Large Races can grow as large as 12’ tall and weigh nearly a ton. Weight varies even more widely, due to things like shells and hollow bones. Generally 30lb is about the minimum for Small People. Scalies and Fish tend to be heavier by about 5 percent from scales. Featheries tend to be about 10 percent lighter from hollow bones.

Clothing and Decoration
Clothing can vary by region but some common traits can be found. The minimum acceptable clothing for most areas is a simple loin cloth to cover one’s unmentionables. Such garments are in fact a very common fashion for brute laborers in cities and tribal warriors alike. Fur or feathers can keep one warm normally while cold blooded races gain very little from wearing warm clothes. Fetheries almost universally prefer as little clothing as possible as it interferes with flight. Mages and other scholars do tend to traditionally wear flowing robes to keep shedding in check and Blacksmiths and Pole Turners and the like always wear leather aprons at the very least and often also wear other clothing made of durable materials to protect them during their their work.

Jewelry of all types are fairly common with earrings being a uniquely Furry phenomenon. Tattooing is an almost unknown art outside of the clergy. But painting ones scales or shell is very common. As is dyeing ones fur, either uniformly or in intricate patterns.

Racism on the Egg
Naturally with such a varied group racism is abound on the egg. The broad racial categories tend to be the most common dividing lines. The broad categories are Furries, Featheries, Scalies, and Fish. These categories are also the common languages on the Egg. Furries are generally thought of as being soft emotionally with their warm blooded ways. Featheries are generally thought of as being flighty and easily distracted. Scalies are thought of as being lazy, cold blooded, and capable of stabbing you in the back at any time. Fish are thought of as simple minded outsiders, most land folk only rarely see a Fish and many never consider the massive cities they have been able to construct under the ocean. Granted these are all simply broad sweeping generalizations and are only have the barest roots in truth (Scalies ARE cold blooded as it turns out). But they are the foundation for racists and racist organizations (such as the Scaly supremacist Saurian Nation).

Sex and Reproduction (The birds and the other stuff)
The People are all members of a single species they are therefore all capable of mating with each other and producing viable children. The birthing process follows that of the mother. Furry mothers birth their children live and must nurse the child for some time, some races carry them in pouches. All others produce an egg like cocoon and give birth to the cocoon at the end of the second trimester. These mothers must keep the egg warm and safe until it hatches, but are able to contract the task to church incubators or to family members. The exact race of the child is dependent on those of the parents. The process of child race determination is best described by the Egg’s midwives as Averaging. So the race of the child is somewhere between those of the parents.

Example 1: A Lion and a Lioness marry, their children will in all likely hood be a Lion. Some variation does occasionally occur, perhaps a Cougar rather than a typical Lion could come from the pairing. But a Squid is impossible.
Example 2: A Large Viper and a T-Rex’s children could be of several races. Either of the parents race is possible as is things like Alligators or Monitor Lizards or Gila Monsters.
Example 3: A Baleen Whale and a Finch. The two are so different that the children are unlikely to be the race of either parent. A large bird like a Condor is a possibility or even a Pterodactyl. A small fish or mammal is also likely Flying Squirrel, Flying Fish, Tuna, Cat. In a cosmopolitan mix like this one virtually any race is a viable option.

Needless to say the Averaging principal makes paternity tests impossible. Racial tension and pride does in some cases lead like to marry and mate with like. It is considered traditional and some churches (most notably that of Sobek) will not bless mixed broad race marriages. In some societies it is simply a matter of practicality. If a Fish were to marry a Land Dweller the birthing process would be dangerous for both mother and child, as the simple act of breathing would be a potential issue for the Fish mother. In fact in Atlantis it is not uncommon to give up Land Dwelling children, born to Fish, to costal orphanages simply for the child’s sake.

Bloodlines
Some families and even whole nomadic tribes have unusually pure blood when it comes to the race of their children. The Lion Clan has been led by a Lion patriarch for over a hundred generations. The phenomena seems more common in races that tend to favor large heards or packs, such as Bison or Crows, so it is not unheard of to find isolated or xenophobic groups that have a marked lack of racial diversity.