Hey, new member here, and I have a question that's been bugging me hard enough that it's basically my main motivation for making an account here.
We know that, handwaving biochemical barriers, the Ijad are capable of bonding with just about any organism with a nervous system, and we know more specifically that their favored traditional mount for war is the Ghanat. The ghanat is a sure-footed, broad-backed quadruped, with six claws per foot, four eyes arranged in a diamond pattern, thick fur and a shell. We even know of a few other creatures native to Shebehu that the Ijad favor, mentioned by name like the flying Huet, or the aquatic Ujekeh that the Aushad-class ship is modeled after.
But aside from names, we know next to nothing about any of the native life on Shebehu. I'm not even sure on some of the names, because they're misspelled in some places in the rulebook and I'm not sure which spelling is the correct form (likely missed in editing for this very reason).
Is the body plan of a ghanat typical of Shebehu life? Are mandibles the most common types of mouths, or are there creatures with jaws as well? Is fur common? Do most animals have eyes aligned with the center of their faces? Is vocalization such a common method of communication that the Ijad language can be so readily adapted to something a human could reliably speak, and even represent with an alphabet?
We have basically nothing to go on here, because we know the barest physiological details of only two native creatures; the ghanat, and the ijad; which are quite clearly not of remotely similar evolutionary origins.
Basically, what I'm asking is: can we get some more details on the ecology of Shebehu? Or even just the typical residents of an Ijad village-farm?