Blinder

Blinder
Base Information
Classification	Herbivore/grazer
Terrain	{{{terrain}}}
Locomotion	Walker
Size	Small
Speed	creep
Strength	typical
Social Structure	Small pack
Weapons	None
Armor	{{{armor}}}
Body Structure
Symmetry	Radial
Head/Torso	Torso with brain/senses
Limbs & Manipulators	12 forelimbs with tentacles, no rear limbs
Tail	no
Skeleton	Fluid Sacs
Internal Fluids	Slime
Skin	skin
Natural Weapons	None
Body Shape
Size	Small
Stance	vertical
Length/Height	37cm
Body Profile	Globular
Weight	25kg
Details
Edibility	no
Training Difficulty	Yes
Source
Homeworld	Mirabilis (Solomani Rim 1332)
Multi-world	Yes
Canon	No
Extinct	Extant
Reference	JTAS Online

Blinders are service animals, who act in much the same fashion that Terran bomb and drug-sniffing dogs did centuries ago. Many Blinders are also kept as companion pets.

Physiology & Ecology

Appears to be a small cylindrical waste basket with one to two dozen tendrils like thick pasta waving upward. While it does not have any obvious eyes, it does perceive normal light.

In the wild, blinders are most often mottled green colors, giving them perfect camouflage for their environment. Domesticated individuals normally become greyish if fed normal synthesized proteins, various shades of green if fed real vegetables (or whatever color the vegetables are).

History & Background

This hermaphroditic symmetric creature has its most sensitive sensory organs at the top of its body, in a sort of pouch. This allows it to check items for danger while keeping them safely away from its mouth, under its foot-skirt.

Finally, there are some pet owners who buy special pigments and raise bright red or aquamarine blinders as pets.

Travellers' Aid Society Advisory

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References & Contributors

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• Author: Eric Funk