Furries

Furries are small rodent-like animals indigenous to the swamplands of Bayou Country. Mischievous and impish, these cuddly creatures love to frolic in the marshes and bluegrass of their home.

Furries are usually five inches tall and are covered with short, silky fur all over their bodies, ending in a tuft of colorful hair on their heads. These creatures are skittish and wary of strangers, but are loyal friends once their trust is earned. Similar to rodents, furries live on a diet consisting of grass, roots, and berries. Their favorite delicacy, however, is the large swamp mushroom found only in Bayou Country. The furries’ size conceals a ferocious appetite and they love to feast on these giant toadstools whenever they can.

Furries live in a complex network of tunnels beneath the bayou. The soft swamp mud makes excavation a breeze for the industrious furries, who burrow through miles of soil in building their homes. Once complete, the tunnel system rarely requires expansion, except when making room for a new family or constructing a detour around a blocked passageway.

Furries make excellent pets. Their intelligence and inherent cuteness puts them in high demand by pet stores everywhere. Capturing the little beasts is another matter — timid by nature, furries retreat into their underground burrows at the first sign of danger. An act of friendship can win the furries over, but only as long as they’re sure they won’t end up imprisoned in a cage.

Furries are sought after for other things besides being simple pets. Several unscrupulous individuals are not above herding the little animals for selfish purposes. Outfitted with electronic collars, furries are commonly dropped into airplanes by dishonest mechanics from backwater locales. A harmonic-vibration remote control signal triggers the collar, delivering the furry an electric shock that causes it to run rampant, disassembling anything in its path. The mechanic casually retrieves the exhausted little creature and then makes a bundle offering his services to the bewildered owner of the broken-down craft.

	This device, akin to a tuning fork, emits a signal...			...activating a collar which causes the poor critter to go berserk.

FURRIES
Type: Tiny swampland rodent DEXTERITY 3D Pickpocket 4D, running 5D PERCEPTION 3D Sneak 7D STRENGTH 1D+1 Stamina 3D+1 Special Abilities: Frenzy: A mild electrical shock, usually delivered via a collar, can send a furry into a frenzied state, in which the creature quickly and systematically dismantles any mechanical object nearby. The effect lasts for 15 seconds and grants the furry +5D Strength for purposes of taking a machine apart (versus the machine's body strength). After the effect wears off, the furry must make a Moderate stamina roll to recover or it suffers a -2D penalty to all actions for half a minute. Pantomine: Furries' high-pitched babble, a form of communication, is unintelligible to most people. To compensate, a furry may play charades to get a point across. This counts as a Moderate check for characters' languages skill, modified by the complexity of the pantomimed message. Move: 9 Size: 6 inches