*Has just spotted this*

You shared some! Awesome.

And I love these creatures, you have worked on them well!

So do they live in dens in the forest, or do they just sleep on the forest floor?

Where do they live when they're having a litter? How protective are they of their young, and how much does the male get involved with the young? Are they close, or does the male Jader not have much to do with the litter?

How are they with other Jaders? I mean, are they protective of their forest 'area' or do they share, and not bother whether other Jaders live nearby?

*Liketh muchly* The jaders sound amazing!

Is it possible to tame one?

Can you ride on one's back?

*Sees a story idea coming and wants to write about someone who tames a jader*

Emerald tigers? I think I must've rubbed off on you

Why sayest thou so?

Do they view humans as any other prey, or will they tend to only attack humans when they feel threatened?

You shared some! Awesome.

I know, right? It's a highlight of my week.

I love your names. Jaders = emerald tigers... that makes a lot of sense, and sounds very cool.

What shade of green are they, specifically?

So do they have a litter of 2-4 cubs and then never have another litter?

I'll bet a jader pelt is the height of fashion, and would make a very ostentatious throw rug.

I like these a lot.

Jonathan shared some of us Fantasy stuffage.

:diesveryhappy:

You mention that the lone jaders are sometimes seen. How does one recognize a lone jader from one that still has a living mate, but is separate from it?

Thank you, Lady Elanor.


They sleep in sheltered places on the forest floor.



They are very protective of their young, which they raise in a sheltered place. The male jader will hunt alone soon after the female gives birth, but once the young are old enough to be left alone for long periods of time, the parents hunt together again.


Lone jaders who are young and have never mated do not have territories, but roam about at random until they find a mate. Mated pairs, and a jader that had its mate die and didn’t mate again, will guard their territory fiercely against other jaders.

At what age do the young Jaders leave their parents?

*gasps * I love these guys!!! Very creative. Are they revered by anyone in your world? For some reason I can't get that thought out of my mind....

This is sort of a wild suggestion, but an idea I just had that I thought I would share with you...in question form.
Are there any groups of warriors (assassins?) that require a new member to kill one of these creatures as sort of an initiation requirement? That would be similar to how the Spartans initiated new warriors I think.

Thank you, RunningWolf.


That's a good idea. I have something similar involving a ritual and an even more dangerous creature in another part of the world, so I'm not sure if I'll use it with the jaders, too.

Ooh, neat. *Wants to know about them next*

Cool, yeah I wanna hear about the other creature (if you're ready to share it)!

That would be similar to how the Spartans initiated new warriors I think.

I'll consider posting about them next.

As I recall, a Spartan initiate had to murder a slave without getting caught in order to become a full-fledged warrior.

These sound fascinating, Jonathan! I love their green fur. I don't really have any thing else to ask at the moment, since everyone else has already been asking questions. But I'll let you know if I think of any.

That too, but I think they also were locked in a cell with a lion and they had to kill it...or be killed.

I thought about making the tiger in my photo manip a Jader, Jonathan.

I've thought about trying to photo manipulate one...