Habitats
Caribelds can be found in both urban and rural environments, though social structures vary between the two groups. Some individuals take more naturally to one lifestyle than the other, but as highly adaptable and intelligent creatures, any Caribeld can thrive under nearly any circumstance.
Caribelds that live within city borders are more likely to attempt to assimilate with local, modern culture. They own businesses, their children attend school, and they follow and respect the majority of social convention- even when they don’t understand it. Amongst themselves and at home they will shed many of the arbitrary and bewildering aspects of modern living, but most are relatively competent at blending in and making nice with other species. Some may take mates outside of the species, as is clearly evident in the existence of hybrid Caribelds.
Caribelds who do not live under the yoke of civilized society tend to be more feral in nature, though as with all things, there are and always will be exceptions. Some choose to live close to the earth, in more rustic lifestyles, and there are even those that choose to eschew all the shreds of civilization and live as half-wild things among nature, interacting with the rest of the world as little as possible. They are no less intelligent than their more socially acceptable brethren, but it would be difficult for anyone to guess so beneath the wild exterior. Careful, they do bite.
In the wilds, the standard Caribeld tends to prefer heavily forested areas, warmer climes, and hilly areas. Those with thicker coats do meander into mountainous regions, where they can feel more comfortable. Most caribelds maintain a territory, the size of which depends largely on the number of them in a pack, and this is true even for those that live in urban environments. Some are as small as just two or three square miles, while larger territories can be nearly thirty.
Rare is the sight of the suburban Caribeld. The quiet, in-between lifestyle is rarely for them, lacking the convenience and liveliness of the city, or the freedom that can be found tending literal greener pastures.
Caribelds that live within city borders are more likely to attempt to assimilate with local, modern culture. They own businesses, their children attend school, and they follow and respect the majority of social convention- even when they don’t understand it. Amongst themselves and at home they will shed many of the arbitrary and bewildering aspects of modern living, but most are relatively competent at blending in and making nice with other species. Some may take mates outside of the species, as is clearly evident in the existence of hybrid Caribelds.
Caribelds who do not live under the yoke of civilized society tend to be more feral in nature, though as with all things, there are and always will be exceptions. Some choose to live close to the earth, in more rustic lifestyles, and there are even those that choose to eschew all the shreds of civilization and live as half-wild things among nature, interacting with the rest of the world as little as possible. They are no less intelligent than their more socially acceptable brethren, but it would be difficult for anyone to guess so beneath the wild exterior. Careful, they do bite.
In the wilds, the standard Caribeld tends to prefer heavily forested areas, warmer climes, and hilly areas. Those with thicker coats do meander into mountainous regions, where they can feel more comfortable. Most caribelds maintain a territory, the size of which depends largely on the number of them in a pack, and this is true even for those that live in urban environments. Some are as small as just two or three square miles, while larger territories can be nearly thirty.
Rare is the sight of the suburban Caribeld. The quiet, in-between lifestyle is rarely for them, lacking the convenience and liveliness of the city, or the freedom that can be found tending literal greener pastures.