Injury and Recovery
Fumis are hardy creatures, but they aren't impervious to pain, injury, or illness completely, and knowledge of how to treat your fumi should these situations arise is vital to your fumi's health.
First and foremost, it should be noted that a fumi's blood color most likely isn't going to be the shades of red you're used to seeing. A fumi's blood color is determined by the color of it's aether, which can vary completely between individuals. The easiest way to determine this color is to observe it's vapor, although in most cases you may also observe it's tongue, as they are all (usually) colored by the aether as well.
A fumi's smooth hide is thick and much more resistant to damage than a human's skin, and wounds heal very quickly (especially in areas with thinner skin, like the mouth, horn(s), and vapor sack). Scars are not uncommon, especially on brutes, and they are tinted with the fumi's blood color. Old or shallow scars may be almost the same color as the surrounding skin, while new or deep scars display the blood color more vibrantly.
First and foremost, it should be noted that a fumi's blood color most likely isn't going to be the shades of red you're used to seeing. A fumi's blood color is determined by the color of it's aether, which can vary completely between individuals. The easiest way to determine this color is to observe it's vapor, although in most cases you may also observe it's tongue, as they are all (usually) colored by the aether as well.
A fumi's smooth hide is thick and much more resistant to damage than a human's skin, and wounds heal very quickly (especially in areas with thinner skin, like the mouth, horn(s), and vapor sack). Scars are not uncommon, especially on brutes, and they are tinted with the fumi's blood color. Old or shallow scars may be almost the same color as the surrounding skin, while new or deep scars display the blood color more vibrantly.
Caudal Autotomy (dropping and regrowing tails)
(examaple above is first shown at the side, then turned to view from the top)
Like some reptiles, a fumi is capable of voluntarily detaching it's own tail via caudal autotomy, and the tail will flick around as if still alive to distract would-be predators (blood loss during this is very minimal). Although the tail can be partially regenerated, the fumi will never be able to properly regenerate the severed vertebrae, which is replaced by a cartilaginous stick (visually demonstrated here with a computer model) which is not as prehensile as the original tail was.
The tail regrows to look different than the original in other ways as well. Here are some examples of different ways a regrown tail might look:
Like some reptiles, a fumi is capable of voluntarily detaching it's own tail via caudal autotomy, and the tail will flick around as if still alive to distract would-be predators (blood loss during this is very minimal). Although the tail can be partially regenerated, the fumi will never be able to properly regenerate the severed vertebrae, which is replaced by a cartilaginous stick (visually demonstrated here with a computer model) which is not as prehensile as the original tail was.
The tail regrows to look different than the original in other ways as well. Here are some examples of different ways a regrown tail might look:
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Original (for comparison)
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Bulb
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Thick
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Crooked/Zig-Zagged
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BulbThis tail has been regrown once at the base, where the gradient starts. Regeneration is slowed considerably in the cold, and the color gradually changes in the form of a gradient instead of the usual crisp line. This tail could easily be mistaken for an original tail, if it wasn't for it's bulbous shape and diminished prehensile movement.
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Even Thickness, StripesThis tail has been regrown multiple times, the color changing at each severance point (alternating between white and brown colors each time) This fumi has dropped its tail 5 times, with the one closest to the tip being the most recent. This tail was given splints each time it regrew, so it never grew in crooked. The even thickness from base to tip makes it look more like a fox or raccoon tail than a fumis.
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