#Imagine having a reaaaalllly long pinky finger. That’s gonna get caught in something if you’re not careful

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wait are elezen tails not part of their spine? or is it like a lizard tail situation? or was alisaie's tail just yanked really REALLY hard

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To clarify, no! They are not like lizards or some kinds of au ra, they are just fragile. Strong enough to withstand tugging and stepping on, not strong enough to withstand warmachina ripping the skin or a very heavy door breaking one of the bones. The bones don’t even extend all the way to the tip of the tail, so tailtip injuries are easier to fix, but blunt or shear trauma, not so much. The only reason Sharlayan has so many tailed elezen is because they’re stuffy academics. Ishgard has hardly any.

#specbio #Doodles #play game #ask #anon #her tail got caught in a warmachina hand; she smacked it to try to get it to let go; it yanked instead and pulled half of the skin off #so she was stuck with a sad withery half tail for a few days (incredibly grouchy) until she decided to just get rid of it #Imagine having a reaaaalllly long pinky finger. That’s gonna get caught in something if you’re not careful #LONG STORY SHORT YOU CANT HAVE A PRETTY ANIME TAIL THE THINNESS OF A PENCIL UNLESS YOU REALIZE ITS GOING TO BE EASY TO HURT #Lots of rodents lose their tails or the skin of their tails as a defense mechanism - though their skin can grow back mostly