Animals & Associated Traits

[flurry]

This is something I've thought about now and then and I thought I'd post and see what ideas people have.

On Earth we have certain traits that we associate with animals.   Of course this varies a bit from culture to culture.   But a lot of fables, for example, are based on certain characteristics people connect with different animals.

For instance:  wisdom with owls, loyalty with dogs, cunning with foxes, industriousness with ants, etc.

What kind of traits would Zalanthans associate with different beasts in their folklore?

[Pungee]

Badassedness for Gaj's, Bahamuts and Meks.

[UnderSeven]

I do see some exmples of this in armageddon.

Foolishness or clumbsyness goes with jozhals.
Ex: 'Those jozhals never know when to shut up.'
or,  'Quit acting a jozhal.'

Strength with Carru's, 'We were sparing, then he knocked me down like  carru,' or 'built like a carru.'
For extreme strength you could put in mek.

Anakore seem to get crafty in the hunting/stalking sense.
'watch out for him, he's an anakore,'

Anyway, just a few I noticed.

[Unicorn]

What a neat topic!  Here's a few ideas:

As... sneaky as a goudra
 ... meek as an escru
 ... cunning as an anakore
 ... strong as a mekillot
 ... skittish as a vestric
 ... fierce as a jakhal
 ... clever as a raptor
 ... timid as a tregil

[Ghost]

For hunting abilities and swift movement you can add raptor.

Yeah I heard IG "The other alley has a dwarf and a mul, which are real meks!"

[Bestatte]

Lazy as an inix
Virile like a tembo (attributing sexual aggressiveness, not ability to reproduce)
"Don't let her shyness fool you - she's like a gurth, just waiting to pop up and nip you!" (unpredictability)
Reliable (or hardy) as a kank

[Gilvar]

dumb as a kank? they seem pretty dumb, walking off the shield-wall and all.

[Ghost]

Ahh... as also I remember I used something when somebody asked my PC  how good he is in sword play, my answer was:
"Just better than a kank"

[Larrath]

Jozhals for cowardice.

Manti for communism.

Braxat for beauty?

[Delirium]

Most of them have been covered..

Tregils for weakness/cowardice/timidity.
Gortoks for being mannerless/brash/stubborn.
Quirri for being standoffish, unpredictable, quick to lash out.
Tembo for being tough, relentlessly aggressive, or sexually agressive.
Sandsnake for being quick or possessing movements which are silent and fluid.

[UnderSeven]

This would be a really neat helpfile if this could be fully composed and maybe put in with other Zalathanus sayings.

[Stroker]

Manti for communism.

Heh heh, alright!

Loud as a ritikki
Free as a verrin
Graceful as a duskhorn
Flaming like a wyvern ...

[UnderSeven]

I don't think wyvern's actually flame..?

And arn't duskhorns rather.. ahh large and bulky?

[Forest Junkie]

And arn't duskhorns rather.. ahh large and bulky?

Not the females.

[Stroker]

Yeah, it does say 'graceful' in their description, so that's where I got it from. As for the wyvern, I was merely kidding.