<u><b>Name</b></u>- Grinhounds
- Name is based off of how their always grinning

<u><b>Apperence</b></u>
Grinhounds are usually either black and white or black and blood-red. their apperence is similar to that of a coyote's or staved dog of some sorts. They are about the size of wolves when on 4 legs and the size of an adult male when on two legs. the eyes of a grinhound depend on gender. Females have thin eyes with colorless iris's and a dot-like pupil whereas males's eyes look completely hallow. Grinhounds look starved,but there not, with there skin clinging tightly to there spiked spines and horns. The pups look like there adult counterparts, but there limbs are a lot stubbier. The blood of a grinhound is nothing to mess with. it has the consistency and color of ink, but high acidity. There are only a few major differences between male and female. Females have straight horns, larger tail fluff, and when angered; ink like entities will seep from their mouth. the males have curved horns, shorter tail fluff, more horns on chin, protruding teeth, and when angered; the tail will ink out into arms like the female.

<u><b>Social</b></u>
Grinhounds are very social creatures nor are they very territorial unless, it comes to there own kind. Never will you see more then 2 grinhounds traveling together. They exist in pairs unless they have pups, but other then that it'll only be a female and male together.

<u><b>Behavior</b></u>
Grinhounds are sneaky, scavenger-like wanderers. When threatened, they become violent, but they are usually very mellow and wander from place to place. They follow humans whenever a person walks within the same distance as it, but only either out of curiosity of food and because there not territorial they accept any if not most species. Grinhounds can be tamed and domesticated,but depending on the owner there diet may need to be altered to something else.

<u><b>Diet</b></u>
Grinhounds feed off of the negative energies of humans. it is still unknown as to why,but it explains why they follow humans around.

<u><b>Voice</b></u>
There voices sound similar to the laughter of hyena.

<u><b>Features</b></u>
Because of their thin shape, grinhounds are swift and agile creatures, although their long limbs can sometimes contradict this.

<u><b>Habitat</b></u>
Grinhounds live in the Nocto-verse. The Nocto-verse is a forest bounded place covered in shadows and filled with creatures who favor the night. It's perfect for grinhounds who's eyes are highly sensitive to light and are better fit in darkness. although, Grinhounds travel between our universe and the Nocto-verse in order to feed,but they always go back before sunrise.

<u><b>Lifespan</b></u>
A grinhound's lifespan can expand to as long as 100 years or more. they mature at age 25 and the years go by 5.(5 human years=1 grinhound year)

<u><b>Reproduction</b></u>
A female grinhound can give birth to up to 2 pups. In order to find a mate the male will stalk a female then when the time is right he'll attack her. if he wins he will leave and scout out another female,but if he loses they will become mates.

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