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Species of Calabria and Beyond
Albatross
Habitat: Shore
Diet: Omnivore
Cycle: Day
Senses: Spot
Weapons: Beak, Claws
Include Albatross Dice With: Supernatural, Swimming, Weather Sense
Species Gifts: Flight, Luck (themed as ill luck for opposition rather than good fortune for the albatross), Prehensile Feet
Antelope †
Armadillo
Badger
Bat
Bear
Boar
Camel *
Cat, Common
Cattle
Centipede *
Cheetah
Chicken *
Cobra †
Coyote
Crane *
Crocodile †
Deer
Dhole
Dog, Common
Donkey
Dragon *
Elephant *
Falcon †
Fox, Gray
Fox, Red
Giraffe †
Goat
Gorilla
Hedgehog †
Hippopotamus †
Horse
Hyena *
Ibis †
Jackal
Lemur †
Leopard *
Lion
Lynx
Mongoose †
Monkey
Mouse
Ostrich †
Otter
Owl †
Ox *
Panda *
Pangolin †
Panther
Peafowl *
Porcupine
Qiling *
Rabbit
Raccoon
Rat
Raven
Red Panda *
Rhinoceros
Scorpion *
Seal †
Secretary Bird †
Sheep *
Shrew
Shrike †
Skunk
Snake *
Sparrow
Spider *
Squirrel
Tiger
Toad *
Tortoise *
Viper *
Vole
Vulture †
Water Buffalo †
Weasel
Wildebeest
Wolf
Yak *
Zebra †
Zhuque *
*: Found in Book of Jade
†: Found in Book of Horn and Ivory
Notes
The canonical major political families are majority mono-species, with members of other species either organized in affiliated minor Houses or folded in via adoption. This needn't mean much to a player character, though if you have designs to infiltrate a Great House, being of a matched species makes things just a little easier! The Avoirdupois are Horses; the Bisclavret and Phelan are Wolves; the Doloreaux are Boars; and the Rinaldi are Foxes.
Reptiles, insects, and the supernatural-tinged Jade species (Qiling and Zhuque) are rare in Calabria. We won't be playing out fantasy Orientalism here, but playing one of these species can mean your character goes a long time between meeting anyone new who looks like them, with whatever RP implications that holds for you!