Fierle

Evening L. Aspen · **Joined:** December 2nd, 2009, 11:01 pm **Posts:** 1461

The Fierle (pronounced feer-EL-ay) are an elite group of animals known for humanoid intelligence and understanding. Their distinguishing feature is their heterochromic eyes, which are a darker or contrasting color around the pupil and a lighter color further out in the iris. The inside color often has a fiery look.

Communication
Though the Fierle can understand human speech, they cannot speak it. Only a few avians have been known to speak like humans. The Fierle have precise body and vocal language - which obviously varies based on the type of Fierle - which allows them to communicate with each other and humans. They can also communicate, using their vocal and body language, with regular animals of their species.

Fierle can project their emotions and mental images to humans. The stronger the relationship with the human, the clearer the signals. When a Fierle makes contact this way, the human often experiences heightened senses based on the Fierle's strengths, as well as a certain scent, temperature and color changes.

For instance, when a wolfin Fierle makes contact with a human, the human may experience a heightened sense of smell and smell a woody or doggish scent. They might see (if their eyes are closed, which is the easiest way to receive information from a Fierle) swirly lights, kinda like what you see if you close your eyes and push on your eyeballs.

They might feel a bit cold and notice that their vision seems tinted gray. Those sense-related changes are considered the Fierle's "fingerprint" - each Fierle has their own unique "fingerprint".

History
The Fierle were created in the Beginning along with the other animals. They were designed to be the second-in-command over the earth and the helpers of humans. Though there were Fierle of every species imaginable in the beginning, most of the smaller or prey Fierle have gone extinct or into hiding. (Insects, rodents, small birds, etc.) The most populous Fierle now are wild cats and dogs, reptiles, equines, predator avians and other larger animals.

Reproduction
The Fierle "gene", if you will, is recessive. If a Fierle breeds with a non-Fierle, the offspring and all of its descendants will always be non-Fierle. Most species of Fierle form clans or herds - tigers with tigers, horses with horses - and breed within their clan to keep their purity. For most Fierle, breeding with a non-Fierle is equivalent to adultery. Many Fierle will banish or kill any clan-mates who do this.
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Please let me know what you think of these creatures. I've just started developing them, so please ask questions!

Evening L. Aspen · **Joined:** December 2nd, 2009, 11:01 pm **Posts:** 1461

Questions? Comments? Thoughts? Anybody?

Andrew Amnon Mimetes · **Joined:** May 14th, 2010, 4:43 am **Posts:** 4458

So in other words they are like normal animals but sort of with extra 'powers'? Were the Fierle created at the beginning like other animals and their numbers grew by reproduction. Did the children of one Fierle one non-Fierle ever have a few special powers?

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For instance, when a wolfin Fierle makes contact with a human, the human may experience a heightened sense of smell and smell a woody or doggish scent. They might see (if their eyes are closed, which is the easiest way to receive information from a Fierle) swirly lights, kinda like what you see if you close your eyes and push on your eyeballs.

They might feel a bit cold and notice that their vision seems tinted gray. Those sense-related changes are considered the Fierle's "fingerprint" - each Fierle has their own unique "fingerprint".

This is very good.

I like that.

Also, I liked your detail about the 'prey' Fierle in hiding. Makes sense, really.

Would someone in contact with a rodent Fierle encounter an increased sense of "shortness"?

eruheran

Lord Kieren Mimetes · **Posted:** September 6th, 2010, 9:32 pm

Wow, this is awesome. Are the Fierle creatures with souls? Do they look the animal they help advise for?

Evening L. Aspen · **Joined:** December 2nd, 2009, 11:01 pm **Posts:** 1461

eruheran wrote:

Did the children of one Fierle one non-Fierle ever have a few special powers?

Hmm, I never thought of that. Would it make sense if they had the same intelligence, but not the communication ability?

eruheran wrote:

Would someone in contact with a rodent Fierle encounter an increased sense of "shortness"?

LOL, maybe.

Griffin wrote:

Are the Fierle creatures with souls?

I guess so, but I really don't know too much about what gives a creature a soul. Does having a soul mean that the creature can go to heaven/hell, etc.? I haven't delved much into that aspect of worldbuilding...

Griffin wrote:

Do they look the animal they help advise for?

I don't quite understand your question... could you rephrase it?

Thanks for the comments/questions. I was afraid this thread was going to be buried before it got posted in.

~ Evening

Lord Kieren Mimetes · **Posted:** September 7th, 2010, 7:44 am

By a soul I mean can they go to heaven/hell and when they sin is it choice or instinct, like most animals.

Evening L. Aspen wrote:

Griffin wrote:

Do they look the animal they help advise for?

I don't quite understand your question... could you rephrase it?

Thanks for the comments/questions. I was afraid this thread was going to be buried before it got posted in.

~ Evening

You said that they were some for each animal and that they were second-in-command for the humans, so are they more human looking than other animals?

Evening L. Aspen · **Joined:** December 2nd, 2009, 11:01 pm **Posts:** 1461

Griffin wrote:

By a soul I mean can they go to heaven/hell and when they sin is it choice or instinct, like most animals.

Yes, they can go to heaven or hell, and sin is a choice.

Griffin wrote:

You said that they were some for each animal and that they were second-in-command for the humans, so are they more human looking than other animals?

Nope, besides their heterochromic eyes and I-know-what-you're-talking-about expression, there are no other external differences between them and regular animals.

Airianna Valenshia · **Posted:** September 8th, 2010, 5:25 pm

Very interesting concept. So they are like the guardians of their kind or are they more like a leadership role? What are their relationships with the humans of your world? Do they bond specifically with a person and have a "side kick" type relationship, or do they carry the same status as a human?

Evening L. Aspen · **Joined:** December 2nd, 2009, 11:01 pm **Posts:** 1461

Airianna Valenshia wrote:

Very interesting concept. So they are like the guardians of their kind or are they more like a leadership role?

They are not really guardians, more like leaders. However, some Fierle are "racist", if you will, and don't care about the regular animals. Predatory Fierle will hunt regular animals of prey species.

Airianna Valenshia wrote:

What are their relationships with the humans of your world? Do they bond specifically with a person and have a "side kick" type relationship, or do they carry the same status as a human?

Certain groups of Fierle are more friendly towards humans than others. Most of the Fierle who live in a small mountain range bordering a country called Amandriel are very friendly, because the citizens of Amandriel are very respectful to them. (They don't hunt them or treat them like inferior animals.) Fierle living in some other areas stay more to themselves and don't associate with humans much.

Some do "bond" with humans, and some are more willing to be a side kick. Others seek a more equal status. It really depends on the type of animal; a dog or horse Fierle would probably be more willing to be a side kick than a cat Fierle.

Thanks for the questions and comments. Keep 'em comin'!

Airianna Valenshia · **Posted:** September 8th, 2010, 11:07 pm

Very interesting, I like the depth you've given these characters.

Evening L. Aspen · **Joined:** December 2nd, 2009, 11:01 pm **Posts:** 1461

Airianna Valenshia wrote:

Very interesting, I like the depth you've given these characters.

Thank you.

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