Subetapedia: Pet Lore
After all these years, we figured it was time to pay some much deserved attention to the history of our ringleaders. Have you ever wondered how big our pets are, or a bit about their demeanor? Think you know how to pronounce their names? Well think again!
Now, we begin the unveiling of the lore of our pets! We hope you'll enjoy the beginning of what will soon be a vast encyclopedia of information spanning across all of Subeta (how do you pronounce that anyway?) For now, dig into 10 of our most popular pets!
Who or what would you love to learn more about?
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Poppins
I've been waiting for this since I joined Subeta! Literally, this has been the biggest want of mine forever. THANK YOU for making this a reality!!! I can't WAIT until the Archan page is added, and now I have a bunch of new ideas for pets!
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Jessi
I want everyone to feel 1000000000% happy with keeping their OWN head-canon lores for our pets as well!! Your own pets, your own take on them, everything like that is expressing you own creativity, and it's great! So if you want a tigrean the size of a house-cat or a darkonite the size of an elephant, that is absolutely fine! Don't feel 'held back' by our official lore here - you guys are awesome, creative individuals, too!
Overall thanks so much for the positive feedback! I know I - and all my fabulous co-workers that helped out with writing, ideas, drawing, EVERYTHING - had a blast working on these articles!
Overall thanks so much for the positive feedback! I know I - and all my fabulous co-workers that helped out with writing, ideas, drawing, EVERYTHING - had a blast working on these articles!
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Maxine
So um... does this mean pets are essentially animals? Does that change anything for the anthro npc's like Bonesy and Melman?
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Literature
This makes me so happy! I am having such an amazing time reading these. As a Popoko fan, I loved learning more about them. Soooo cute.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUBETA!!!!!! :D
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SUBETA!!!!!! :D
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DarkAngel
Celinox, Endeavor, and Telenine please! Though I look forward to reading about all the pets, once they're all out. ^_^
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Frenchi
aww, they're all so tiny! except the tigrean and kumos, i guess, which are a about actual tiger and big dog size.
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Speiro
I was going to say the same thing about the Darkonite -- it's way smaller than I imagined.
The Lain, too. It's like minion-sized when I expected something at least the size of a parrot.
I think in general I was expecting pets to be more the size of Pokemon, where everything is big enough to be cuddled. :P
The Lain, too. It's like minion-sized when I expected something at least the size of a parrot.
I think in general I was expecting pets to be more the size of Pokemon, where everything is big enough to be cuddled. :P
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starlesswinter
Ooh, very nice. Dinky Darkonites! :)
I hope every experiment pet gets some background too, as they are all very different and I would love to see their sizes!
I hope every experiment pet gets some background too, as they are all very different and I would love to see their sizes!
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SpiritImmortal
This creates more questions than it answers, I think. Because if the pets are actually the animals, then who are the original Subetans? And then, how did it come to be that such pets as Alexander and the scratchcards malticorn and the awn shop guy (basically anthro pets) exist?
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Marth
These are great! The size comparisons are interesting too. I always thought Darkonites and Demis were much bigger.
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Evalynn
looking forward to seeing more of these.
though i am a bit sad at the size of lain.
always pictured it as a big bird i could ride on over all of subeta!
though i am a bit sad at the size of lain.
always pictured it as a big bird i could ride on over all of subeta!
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Etaith
I'm looking forward to more information on Legeica. x3 They've been one of my favorites for a long time. Glad to see more (official) info coming out about the pets.
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KiaArra
Darkonites are so small! They're like the teacup poodles/chihuahuas of subeta based on their description! Almost makes me want to get rid of mine all over again, but I finally got over the revamp. I'm just gonna go ahead and keep my head cannon that they're much bigger and more badass.
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Evergreen
This is brilliant! Love this idea, been waiting for something like this, I've always wondered about the pets' backgrounds and their pronunciation.
It'll be interesting to see how Legeica is pronounced.
It'll be interesting to see how Legeica is pronounced.
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Amae
This is amazing! Though I will say that my own tigrean is bigger than your average. I'm not fretting about it though, because it isn't as if there's no magic in Subeta.
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Fyreheart
I can't wait for the dragon pet descriptions! And the experiments! Bet those are interesting.
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Pollux
I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS. I can't wait for the Legeica's entry. Legecia was my first pet and I love them.
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Annet
The lore is nice as standard description, but as your personal story about a pet a bit different, you can just stay at your own story the way you want. I would not let pinning too much on the official lore. It serves as resource for if you do not know enough of somewhere, but the lore is not intended as a limitation for your own story, it seems to me.
What about the little icons I see:
Well in my opinion they are fine as little icons, but I hope this icons are NOT a silent harbinger of new revamps. For example Malaria is now a pretty women. At the little icon about evil characters she is too fat for my taste
, compare the bigger more pretty evil picture from her if you do her quests. 
What about the little icons I see:
Well in my opinion they are fine as little icons, but I hope this icons are NOT a silent harbinger of new revamps. For example Malaria is now a pretty women. At the little icon about evil characters she is too fat for my taste
, compare the bigger more pretty evil picture from her if you do her quests.
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MerlinPendragon
Oh! I love this! I have always wondered how some names are pronounced, I hope I'm getting them right! :D info on the pets is wonderful, thank you! I'm glad the Demi was included on this first batch!
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Seerow
I think adding the common pose of the pet image to the page would be really helpful. Especially for newer members who don't know them all and go looking here or even longtime members who may have forgotten about a species. I know when it talks about the Tigrean markings or whatever I looked over expecting to see a picture so I can go "yeah, isn't that cool!" but there wasn't anything to look at :(
Underneath could be a link to adopt the pet as well.
Underneath could be a link to adopt the pet as well.
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CallaSoreon
The Darkonite is smaller than I thought! I was expecting like the size of a bobcat not a house cat!
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Florrosada12
For pets, I'd like to learn about Felis, Harvesters, Ghostlys, and Hikeis.
As for people, I'd want to know more about Cynthia, Sarah, The Oracle, Fantine, Dolly, and Elsie.
I love that you guys are working on the lore, keep it up! :D
As for people, I'd want to know more about Cynthia, Sarah, The Oracle, Fantine, Dolly, and Elsie.
I love that you guys are working on the lore, keep it up! :D
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Abaven
Dang. Now that I've checked, I've realized that I HAVE been pronouncing them right all along...but I'm sure once other entries come out I'll find tons that I have been saying wrong. XD
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Romaki
Very nice, but imaging my Lain so tiny... Poor thing.
The Jollin is so small, too, you guys are really throwing off the epic stories I had in mind for them. :D
The Jollin is so small, too, you guys are really throwing off the epic stories I had in mind for them. :D
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Annet
Nice story's espeacially from the kumos.
The story of the jollin is also nice. Jollins could be as best keep by at least two by one owner, but my jollin told me he has got already a lot of companion and activity with his gilrfriend, my experiment #585. He's not lonely and very happy. ;)
I hope the experiments don't get a lore or a lore who are very nuanced. Not black and white evil or good.
The story of the jollin is also nice. Jollins could be as best keep by at least two by one owner, but my jollin told me he has got already a lot of companion and activity with his gilrfriend, my experiment #585. He's not lonely and very happy. ;)
I hope the experiments don't get a lore or a lore who are very nuanced. Not black and white evil or good.
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Abaven
Yes! The pronunciation is something I have always been curious about. THANK YOU!
Also out of curiosity, are the pets the only part of Subetapedia that are going to be added?
Also out of curiosity, are the pets the only part of Subetapedia that are going to be added?
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Lore
Lains are so tiny :o I pictured them as being... bigger, but that makes them more adorable when they're tiny x) I'd love to learn more about the Antlephore next!
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Buttercream
I am very excited to see these! Many of us have wanted this type of feature for a long long time! Looking forward to future entries!
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Confection
I was thinking maybe I wasn't as much a fan of my Spectrum Kora until I read these. Awesome <333 Makes me want to play around with my Kora's story and design more instead of just throwing in the towel on it :)
@Heroine: I would say "JAH" is the sound the jo makes in the word "jolly", when you think of how it rolls off your tongue? So in my mind that means Jollin is pronounced like Jolly, but with "in" instead of the y. I could be wrong, but that's how phonetically I'd see the JAH making sense.
@Heroine: I would say "JAH" is the sound the jo makes in the word "jolly", when you think of how it rolls off your tongue? So in my mind that means Jollin is pronounced like Jolly, but with "in" instead of the y. I could be wrong, but that's how phonetically I'd see the JAH making sense.
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QueenOfImladris
...well...I guess I need a Popopko and several montres (if I stick to my original plan for Jewel Twirler anyway.)
;w;
So...awesome. <3
*scoops up her now 99% cuter chibi Kora and gives it cuddles*
Always had Kora pegged as an aquatic species myself so that one was an interesting read. c:
;w;
So...awesome. <3
*scoops up her now 99% cuter chibi Kora and gives it cuddles*
Always had Kora pegged as an aquatic species myself so that one was an interesting read. c:
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CakeMoose
Oh.. geez.. I always suspected that the Tigrean was actually tiger sized lol. This pet lore is a great addition :heart:
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BlueLeafeon
"It's recommended that owners have two Jollin so they can wear each other out!" Well, good thing I liked the species enough to have two of them to begin with. XD
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Riptide
Haha, for some reason, I always imagined the lain to be much bigger, like eagle-size. Thanks for the pet entries, definitely useful! ^^
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Seerow
Ohh yay!! I don't have time now but will gladly be reading this later on today. I briefly looked through them all and man the pets are all soo much smaller then I imagined XD
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Naddi
This is so amazing I could as well smooch you to death ;^; And the entering art is so adorable <333
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Xolopendra
Loving this!!! And since I'm a ecology nerd, thanks for noting that Jollins wouldn't be native to the arctic regions due to their big ears! That always bugged me. XD
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Heroine
Awesome job! Love the new navigation/entry art. I'm super confused on the Jollin pronunciation though, where does the JAH come from?
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markinco
Wow, this is interesting! I just got 4 books but I think I'll end up reading these tonight instead lol
I'd love to know more about Legeicas, Mahars and all of the experiment pets.
I'd love to know more about Legeicas, Mahars and all of the experiment pets.
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Kisrah
I'd like to see info on the various colours pets come in. We've got details here on typical pet temperaments, and a number of the potions seem to have their own personalities. Most Glade pets look calm. Spectrum and Blacklight come across as playful. Darkmatter varies a lot, and while most Angelic pets seem good natured, we've got the Mortiking destroying its own wings and the Charlie wearing fake ones.
It'd be fun to have some lore on how all the colours were developed or discovered, and how they affect different pet species. :)
It'd be fun to have some lore on how all the colours were developed or discovered, and how they affect different pet species. :)
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METROID
YAHOO! x3
Just a quick note, is there a height/weight/body length difference between male and female Tigreans? I assume the weight of a Tigrean is close to that of a lion or tiger irl.
Overall, I love this lore! This is exactly what I wanted, and the Subetapedia revamp looks so much better!!! x3
Just a quick note, is there a height/weight/body length difference between male and female Tigreans? I assume the weight of a Tigrean is close to that of a lion or tiger irl.
Overall, I love this lore! This is exactly what I wanted, and the Subetapedia revamp looks so much better!!! x3
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Frost
Oh lordy, I love this so much I can't even put it in words. Size comparison is amazing! Also really happy that the measurements are both in metric and imperial. :'D No need to run to Google for the conversions.
FINALLY some good foundations for folks who want a strictly Subeta-based pet character!
FINALLY some good foundations for folks who want a strictly Subeta-based pet character!
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VINYL
Oh, I'd also like to add something interesting. I've seen Japanese users pronounce it as "su-be-ta" (soo-beh-tah) in katakana anyway... So if anyone was curious, I don't think they would mind. If it's going to be official.
I hope this isn't spammy. I should probably think a lot more and be sure I'm finished with a comment aaaa!
I hope this isn't spammy. I should probably think a lot more and be sure I'm finished with a comment aaaa!
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VINYL
Yeah GALLIFREY, you are right! It could be translated to that ><;; Because Japanese consider it rude or slur(?) against women. Also, that pronunciation sounds good as well, haha.
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GALLIFREY
Nickey, I'm almost positive Subeta means a word that starts with B.. and rhymes with twitch. haha.
I totally prefer Su-bay-ta but I've always pronounced it like Sub-etta
I totally prefer Su-bay-ta but I've always pronounced it like Sub-etta
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Ying
It would be great if pets that are associated with a place eg. Tigrean and Shadowglen, had like a "Native to" or something section next to it's name in the SubetaPedia title..
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VINYL
but anyway this is GOOD i can't wait for an entry on archans (-:
this seems to already imply the tigrean is bigger than the archan though!
woah
this seems to already imply the tigrean is bigger than the archan though!
woah
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VINYL
To Yuzu and Tserel -
Yuzu's actually partly right. Waay, way back in the ol', ol' golden days, someone mistook the Japanese word "subeta" for the meaning of "sword". But there was a bit of a mix-up. It came from "espada" which means sword, but it's actually used as a vulgar insult. (I can't remember how that came to be, but it's like 1 AM and I don't feel like looking haha) It's also some term in a card game, but that's totally something else, blah blah.
I hope this isn't something I shouldn't be telling people because such error used to be stated on the About page. I was positive! It's an honest and easy mistake to make, anyway.
Honestly, I'd love for it to be pronounced differently now, like "sew-bay-ta". It's kinda cuter.
Yuzu's actually partly right. Waay, way back in the ol', ol' golden days, someone mistook the Japanese word "subeta" for the meaning of "sword". But there was a bit of a mix-up. It came from "espada" which means sword, but it's actually used as a vulgar insult. (I can't remember how that came to be, but it's like 1 AM and I don't feel like looking haha) It's also some term in a card game, but that's totally something else, blah blah.
I hope this isn't something I shouldn't be telling people because such error used to be stated on the About page. I was positive! It's an honest and easy mistake to make, anyway.
Honestly, I'd love for it to be pronounced differently now, like "sew-bay-ta". It's kinda cuter.
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Ewok
Ohhh I love this :heart:
I would love to read about Devonti, Celinox, Noktoa & how the lands were formed/discovered.
I would love to read about Devonti, Celinox, Noktoa & how the lands were formed/discovered.
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Ran
I loooove this idea. And i hope to read soon about my favourite pet in all Subeta, the Devonti!
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TheGapingMawOfDoom
Great job, those profiles were interesting to read. I do hope that pets like Legeica, Anyu, Tutani and the draconic pets are larger than the pets in this first batch, it'd be odd to have bite-sized whales and such :P
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Glint
I forgot to mention this, but this is such a great resource for understanding scale on pets. A lot of them are surprisingly small. I wouldn't have expected Lain to be songbird-sized, but there was never a place to actually see how big they really were.
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CassieFenix
I'd love to know more about the Irions, Dragarths, Archans, Endeavors, Torries, Escalades, and Rreigns, especially size-wise. :D
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Villain_417
I was not expecting all the pets to be so small omg. Really glad to see this feature though! And those little pet buttons are adorable~
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SongSparra
FANTASTIC GUYS! This was so great to read, what really got me is that 8 of my pets are designed after my real life cats and the Darkonite and Tigrean personalities is EXACTLY as my real life kids, so happy with that!
Again well done and can't wait for the Feli and Terracoon (used a chibi one for my youngest cat lol) lore.
Again well done and can't wait for the Feli and Terracoon (used a chibi one for my youngest cat lol) lore.
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Muerte
The header made me hope that Alexander's art was updated. You tricked me.
I second MrCool, that'd be a good additive.
Morostide is still missing ?
Lain's are tiny. I don't know why I thought they would be bigger, like an Eagle or something. This is precious.
I second MrCool, that'd be a good additive.
Morostide is still missing ?
Lain's are tiny. I don't know why I thought they would be bigger, like an Eagle or something. This is precious.
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MrCool
I did see in the Montre entry a part called "Famous Montres", so for consistency, I think that would be helpful among as many species as possible (though I do understand for species such as the Darkonite where there are no NPCs at all for that species not having that section). I do feel Louis L'Maur (however you spell it) should also be listed alongside Oslyae in the Montre entry.
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Gerommey
Also, Some of the NPC art is badly outdated. It would be nice to put the revamped versions there instead.
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Gerommey
GIVE ME THE NEELA AND NOKTA INFO PAGES PLEASE-I mean I can't wait to see the rest of the pets pages soon.
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Yuzu
Apparently I've been saying "Darkonite" wrong too.... I thought the emphasis was on the DARK so I always called them "DARK-oh-nights". ;w;
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Muerte
This is actually very fascinating. I look forward to reading all of them (wow, I have been pronouncing names wrong left and right).
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fable
so glad to see the site put some focus in it's lore! can't wait to learn about the pets and about the world of subeta itself :)
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Skree
I'm honestly worried sick about how the Serpenth will be described. ;- ; Please please please... don't do the whole evil snake trope. Snakes are amazing pets, and not mean or evil in the slightest. ;- ;
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QueenSpazzy
Ohh, yay, I have been waiting for this for AGES~
[insert squeeing here]
The feli entry is the future entry I am most looking forward to, my favorite species of all!
My dear feli has been my main pet since, well, I created my account, haha~
I'd really love to get some background on our dear shopkeepers, too, though!
[insert squeeing here]
The feli entry is the future entry I am most looking forward to, my favorite species of all!
My dear feli has been my main pet since, well, I created my account, haha~
I'd really love to get some background on our dear shopkeepers, too, though!
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Tserel
Yuzu- I pronounce it the same, but I think it's probably a pun on the word "subete", since the website offers pretty a bit of everything for everyone, and "beta", since it's a work in progress.
It would be nice to know how it really is pronounced though. If we're going with the beta part, it probably is soo-bay-tah. (Not that I'd pronounce it that way anyway~)
It would be nice to know how it really is pronounced though. If we're going with the beta part, it probably is soo-bay-tah. (Not that I'd pronounce it that way anyway~)
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Wolf_Spirit
I'd love to learn about the origin of Babette and her hubby Angry Beard :3
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W-ell, they ARE based offa the fennic fox which is extremely tiny lol! XD
Ophelia
09/17/14 2:48 am
Wow, jollins are tiny xD
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skittish
YESS this is amazing! I've wanted to know more about subeta's pet species for a long time. c:
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Blaziken
Ahh every pet is so much smaller than I thought. The Lain is TINY but so cute omg. I love all the lore - thank you for this!
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youngexplorer
I love the pets' biographies. Can we learn more about the cuddly feli now?
And how did the pets all begin battling? Because they all are so loving and friendly.
And how did the pets all begin battling? Because they all are so loving and friendly.
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Yuzu
Oh no, I've been saying "Tigrean" wrong. xD Since it looks like a TIGER, I've been saying TYE-gree-an.... ahaha. Good to know!
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Lea
I'VE PRETTY MUCH BEEN SITTING HERE WITH A STUPID SMILE ON MY FACE HOLDING MY CHEEKS WITH MY HANDS
i love this lore so so so so so soSO much i am so happy to see this becoming a thing!!! i am so thrilled by this omg what a great everything, best subeta birthday wow ok WOW!!!
can't wait to see more species aaaaaAAAa *o*
i love this lore so so so so so soSO much i am so happy to see this becoming a thing!!! i am so thrilled by this omg what a great everything, best subeta birthday wow ok WOW!!!
can't wait to see more species aaaaaAAAa *o*
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Yuzu
OH YAY! I've always wondered if I've been pronouncing things right! For example, "Montre". It IS "mahn-trey", isn't it?
Also, "Subeta". It's a Japanese word that means... female dog, to put politely, haha. And in Japanese, its pronounced "soo-beh-tah", so that's how I've always pronounced it. (Granted... I pronounce a lot of things the Japanese way. I guess that's what I get for having been learning it for so long!)
Also, "Subeta". It's a Japanese word that means... female dog, to put politely, haha. And in Japanese, its pronounced "soo-beh-tah", so that's how I've always pronounced it. (Granted... I pronounce a lot of things the Japanese way. I guess that's what I get for having been learning it for so long!)
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Baa
What a great idea! Can't wait to see all the other pets too. I was kinda surprised at the size of the Donadak...lol...
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Life
Legeicas! The poor darlings are so often left behind XD
This is really neat :D I love the art!
This is really neat :D I love the art!
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Brian
This is fantastic; I love it. Great job all who worked on this. I'm looking forward to learning about them as they come. You hit my top two already.
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Synth
Ooh, neat! I always wished there was something like this on the site. *waits for the entry about Waradors*
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MissHarry
Fantastic!! It reminds me when I was a child and I used to check how big were dinosaurs. :,) Love you!
I'd love to know everything about Chelons c:
I'd love to know everything about Chelons c:
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LilyValentine
Love the new layout - it's so much easier to find things. Can't wait to learn more about my pets' histories!
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Costerboster
I was literally just reading about this subject on the Suggestions and Ideas forum. It's lovely of you all to be so responsive! :D
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