#marlough

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I'd like to know more about the bird folk and maybe some on the town of Marlough itself. If there is anything interesting around.

AH BIRDFOLK...U GOT IT ive been thinking about them a lot lately!!!! here's a braindump of some random headcanons...

birdfolk live in "flocks"! that is, large communities made up of different families and the occasional straggler they let join. they're a very communal species!

birdfolk families are BIG-around 12-13 kids is probably the average. they (unfortunately) lay eggs-round 3 eggs is probably the average "clutch" (is that the word.......)

so many kids and such tight knit communities means kids are often raised with a lot of help from the other birdfolk! they're big subscribers to the "it takes a village to raise a child" mindset. evry adult is ur aunt or uncle, blood relative or not

being so family oriented, it's encouraged that kids will stay in their own flock-but of course finding partners in other flocks often means they'll move to their partners, but they have to stay in touch, of course

the usual expectation is to settle down in a flock-whether their own or their partners-and just, also have a bunch of kids (or help raise flockmates kids) and contribute to the community at large

it's traditional that the two eldest will stay in their own flock no matter what-though that is being worn down with time.

[donaidh broke Both of these traditions by being the eldest but still moving away to university and just. not coming back. his relationship w his parents is v strained bc of it]

moving out-whether for reasons like going to university or moving to a new flock- is a HUGE deal in birdfolk culture and usually involves a big extravagant "going away" party, and sometimes some bitterness and stern "u better visit Or Else" words from more traditional relatives

moving on from culture 2 more biological stuff,,,

theres a lot of variation in birdfolk! some will have huge ol talons and more birdlike feet and hands, while others will be much less "monstrous". it usually comes down to ancestry and diet-carnivorous birds would be more monstrous and have sharper talons centuries ago.

but since humans almost wiped out hanghenfil altogether and they simply mingled with whoever they can find- theres no real clean cut line between "carnivorous" and "non carnivorous" birds anymore, and you can find a mishmash of features.

like lotsa real birds, bright colours, shiny feathers and well kept wings are the Height of attractive 4 birdfolk

speaking of wings-while all birdfolk can fly to SOME capacity, even if it's just gliding or hovering-it's an act which has to be trained and exercised, much like running for humans

as a result, lots of birdfolk can't fly for longer than a few minutes at a time because-who has time to do long distance running flying training?

their wings don't tend to be fully usable until around age 14, but even then they are fragile and must be trained up slowly. adults in the flock will often help the kids learn how to fly

most if not all hair on birdfolk is made of feathers,,its so soft,,,,like down feathers in a pillow

birdfolk live an average of 150 years!

i think thats all i got for The Birds....

as for marlough! there's not a lot that i haven't already touched on in my world page but ill try and come up with a few bits and pieces for u here 👀

marlough is an OLD town-though not as old as neighbouring city morwick! while humans might say otherwise, the town has been around since the third century or so as a hanghenfil settlement, mostly made of temporary log cabins and cobblestone buildings for larger families

 humans didn't start building there until maybe the 1400s-when they destroyed all evidence of hanghenfil settlement and sent them fleeing to nearby forests

while most of the original marlough buildings are lost to time,two original human buildings are still standing-marlough's most popular pub, the four docks, and the town hall, both of which are centred around the market square. while parts have been rebuilt and updated over time, they remain largely the same as centuries ago

tourists and visitors always swear that the pub is haunted and full of a strange energy, but the locals and regulars know thats just part of the charm!

marlough has the highest hanghenfil to human ratio in the (fantasy) uk,,,,around 30% hanghenfil to 70% humans, where in other places hanghenfil populations barely reach single digits

marlough is one of the only places where the siorc (fish ppl, faldurs species!) come above water. they have a two and a half century old trade agreement with marlough’s residents, where they trade gold and fish for human stuff they (obviously) can’t find in the sea. it worked better than fighting humans for it anyway.

i think thats all i got-but if theres any particular lil bits u wanna know pls feel free to ask!!! i love dumping headcanons about this stuff...thank u this was very fun sorry its so long 

#text #fredmusings #worldbuilding #marlough #birdfolk #SORRY ITS SO GODDAMN LONG I GOT...CARRIED AWAY #i luv...sharin stuff #long post

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yesterday was my birthday!! im 19 now, oof my teenage years are about the be rip'd.

#furry #furry art #fursona #personal art #cat monster #birthday #teen #anthro #marlough #my art #copic markers #traditional art #drawing

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My Chinchilla has an eye infection or something.:'/

#Marlough #chilinchilla

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fursonee in somea my clothes

#fursona #furry #anthro #hahaa #monster #they them #spicey #hi my names Mar and i like cheese #artists on tumblr #traditional art #marlough

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i bought some new clothes the other day for autumn, happy hecking september!!

#fursona #anthro #furry #monster #kaiju #warm colors #this burnt orange hoodie is my new favorite thing #cat monster #marlough

[hanghenfil]

New bird. New bird! Love his design. All birds have gotta know each other right?

thank u anon!!! they...well. sort of

handy dandy bird relations chart :)

donaidh and harrel are both part of ludos mafia. they are the most opposite people in the world

but they do have a shared experience of both having their wings fucked up, for better or for worse

and so they have a kind of weird unspoken understanding of eachother, especially since harrel helped donnie with his recovery when his wings got hacked off

but donnie is still rude and harrel is a nervous wreck so they are not particularly. Friends

harrel and augustine are blissfully unaware of eachothers existence :)

as for donnie and augustine, augustine randomly joined donnies parents flock when donnie was a teenager.

augustine thinks this makes him donnies uncle......donnie does Not agree

somehow, they both ended up in marlough. augustine is thrilled to see someone from one of his many old flock. the feeling is not at all mutual

donnie wants to avoid him at all costs but hes dating donnies best friend's aunt, so he cant :)

donnie thinks something fucking weird is up with augustine but no one seems to agree with him :(

thats ur bird drama for the day :)

#fredmusings #fred draws #sorry this is very late but her eu go :) #also left to right in case u missed it is #harrel #donaidh #augustine

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icon 11, mister prince bitch himself faldur mawredd!! 

siorc [fish ppl] minor royalty with more family issues than u can shake a stick at that led to him running away from the siorc kingdom to live in a secluded castle in marlough to indulge in Finer Things 

u know, things like £500 bottles of wine, gold, adopting 15 cats, spending the night with sleazy strangers, antique books, murdering humans in cold blood, and being generally detached from everything 

...what was that last one, again?? 

#photo #fred draws #faldur #my fav boy.....i hate him #so happy w how this one turned out sobs

[hanghenfil]

icon 14,,,ainsley hatch!! 

a lovely cow boy.......he’s big and soft and chunky. very strong, but wouldn’t hurt a fly. he lives on the outskirts of marlough and runs a farm with his adopted younger brother twig!! 

ainsley does all of the heavy lifting and manual labour on their farm bc, u know, twig is a Child. he’s raising twig to be a Fine Young Man

#photo #fred draws #ainsley #this one came out cute..

[hanghenfil]

icon 10 bc i forgot to upload number 9 but anyway THIS IS TESSA RIDLEY 

shes just a plain old human living in marlough! shes v happy go lucky and friendly and a total jock. definitely wants to be everyones friend. loves sports, junk food and trashy 2000s music

she works in valera’s orphanage for hanghenfil kids, and coaches sports for them on valera’s break days! she loves her many monster children. even twig, even tho he runs away all the time

#photo #tessa #fred draws #valeras the 9th i fotgot to upload her... #her icon is kinda weird lookin but whatveer will upload tomorrow

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redesign of my friend toads gal ilna!!! they let me redesign her and im super happy w how she turned out 🥺 

one of the humans livin in marlough,,,,she runs the local bakery and she deserves the world

#photo #fred draws #ilna

[hanghenfil]

Whats the ratio of hanghenfil to humans like? Does Marlough have the highest hangenfil population?

this is a super inch resting question thank u anon........ 

humans pretty largely outnumber hanghenfil all across the world-mostly in part to an attempted culling of hanghenfil centuries ago. when human societies got bigger and resources were stretched thing, hanghenfil had to resort to livestock, stealing human resources, and eating the occasional human to survive, and they were Hugely punished for it [more Detail here if ur interested!]

even tho things are much better and more calm now, hanghenfil populations never rly bounced back.  smaller towns are likely to not even reach single digit hanghenfil populations in most places-but there are more in cities, though still only at a rate of 5-10% or so.

HOWEVER most hanghenfil fled north to escape bloodshed, and as marlough is the most northern town in the story, it has a Much larger hanghenfil population than most towns-probably closer to 35% of the population

so not necessarily the MOST hanghenfil compared to say, a large capital city, but definitely one of the largest ratios of hanghenfil to humans. morwick is similar, with around 30% hanghenfil population

theyre probably some of the safest places for hanghenfil to be, so maybe that number will rise in years to come, too 👀

#fredmusings #worldbuilding #sorry i took a lil while to answer!!! #i hope this suffices 👀 #Anonymous #ask