bunblr, what is your opinion on...?
jackalopes (and other rabbit-hybrid creatures) being reblogged to a rabbit-only blog such as mine?
obviously, I'm talking mostly about art bc jackalopes aren't real (or are they......? 🤔😏) but since I already reblog hares and those aren't rabbits, I figure there's some wiggle room here
what do you think? are jackalopes rabbit-coded (hehe) enough to be included?
(there are no right or wrong answers unless you say rabbits suck, then objectively you are wrong)
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I don’t particularly know what bunnies look like, but Thunder Bunnies!
They’re actually hares, but have the common name of Thunder Bunny nonetheless due to their popularity amongst village children. They’re coveted for the concentration of magical energy in them, use of their horns in low grade magical tools, and the slight electrical resistance left in their pelts post mortem.
Class: Common magical beast, Common+ magical beast
Cost: 20silver-1gold live, 5-20silver dead {~5s horns, ~3s meat, ~2s pelt} (equivalent: a larger village house, a medium house in the slums, or starting rent in a city)
A prime example of a magical variant on a creature, Thunder Hares are as advertised, an electrical winter hare (arctic hare).
One of the most common magical prey, they can occur in other species of hares but are most often found in the wintery biome around the elven capital of Elnaril due to the high magical concentration in the area, the cold pushed out as a byproduct of keeping the city temperate year round. They’re slightly bigger than non-magical hares of the corresponding species at 1.5-2.5ft long and weighing 8-15lbs, greater by 1-2 inches and 3-4 pounds on average.
They’re omnivores, eating carcasses left behind if need be, but remain herbivores generally, and are solitary creatures for most of the year. Though, instances have been seen of non-magical hares in the area a Thunder Hare inhabits, seeming to provide second-hand protection to these Hares by coincidence.
In spite of their added magic, they keep a purely prey status in their ecosystem, with most of their horns holding only enough magic to cause an unpleasant zap or act as their own personal insecticide. With bigger horns holding and using more magic, most Thunder Hares only have horns the size depicted above or smaller, but they edge into the Uncommon+ class in the rare case they have larger horns and more firepower.
However useless they may be in terms of direct damage, these Thunder Bunnies get their name from these horns nonetheless. Using these horns, they’re able to use electrical arcs between their horns or to the ground around them to make a loud noise similar to thunder, louder the more magic they put into it.
Since their ears are especially sensitive to sound, they seem to have grown thicker than those of non-magical hares, pressing tightly into the Hare’s fur to block a majority of the sound from the thunderclaps they produce.
In colder climates, certain households may have one as a pet, but most of the time they’re instead hunted and sold for their meat and horns. Popular in middle class elven households, eating Thunder Hare meat is useful for the starts of strengthening someone’s core and life energy, though greater benefits are reaped by hunting the animal themselves.
Most elven households have at least one product made with part of a Thunder Hare, whether that’s in a magical tool as a lighter or a lamp, or as parts of clothing and furniture.
As far as magical creatures go, Thunder Hares may be underwhelming for many, but they have become an integral part of many races’ societies and show no signs of being replaced anytime soon.
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