Approved NPC Potaat the Ursod

[Tae'l Vizsla]

P O T A A T

​

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: Codify a pet that has technically existed since 2021
• Image Credit: Here
• Role: Lovable pet, loyal guard animal, tracking buddy
• Permissions: N\A
• Links: Aubin \\ Where the wild things live \\

PHYSICAL INFORMATION

• Age: Adult
• Force Sensitivity: Untrained Force Sensitive
• Species: Ursod
• Appearance: Much like the rest of his species, Potaat is a large(45" tall) quadrupedal predator. Their natural fur is white with black stripes, but can change to blend in with their surroundings. As a male of the Kestrin variant however, Potaat has developed razor sharp claws along their back feet, used to aid them in climbing the great ice shelves of their homeworld and to fight off the Ursod's natural predator, The Jexxel. This is natural defense is further reinforced by the sturdy black horns pultruding from their heads. It should be noted however, that these traits only develop once the male reaches adulthood and maintained muscle mass used while fighting often. In such a case, nutrients will be spread out in development to reinforce the claws and grow these horns, aiding in what is most likely a battle for survival fought by a lone Ursod separated from their pack.

SOCIAL INFORMATION

• Name: Potaat
• Loyalties: Tayl Vizsla & Family
• Notable Possessions: Tracking chip
• Personality: Potaat tends to be a lazy creature, lounging around her ship or house most days, only occasionally going out to hunt for food and exercise, hunting enough prey to keep himself sustained the rest of the time. He is fiercely loyal to Tayl and her mothers, seemingly treating Tayl herself like a mother figure. With others however, the creature can sometimes be protective of Tayl in their presence, and uses his innate but limited force sensitivity to get a feel for someone, prone to hiss or growl at anyone who seems off. This had made Potaat an excellent guard animal. Sometimes, if given permission, Potaat will actually feed from Tayl's kills, As he refuses to eat anything but eat.
• Training:
  • Trained to take Vocal commands, In Mando'a only
    • "Epar!" ("Eat", permission to eat a kill. May sometimes be used while pointing to a hostile to invoke a viscous attack)
    • "Jurkad!" (Attack!)
    • "Hukaat'kama! ("Watch my six!" signal to watch from far behind)
    • "Parer!" ("Wait", similar to "sit")
    • "Cabuor!" ("Protect!" used to assign Potaat as a temporary guard animal to an individual or group)
    • "Shekemir!" ("Follow" commands Potaat to shadow an individual or group)
    • "Yaimpar!" ("Return" used to summon Potaat back to the owner if distant)
    • "Yaim'ol!" ("Homecoming!" Commands Potaat to return to the ship)
    • "Uur" ("Silence" commands Potaat to stay quiet)
    • "Dha Werda" ("Shadows" much like "Uur", but additionally commands Potaat to follow from a distance and stay hidden
    • These commands additionally have coordinated hand-signs, should the owner ever be in need of silence.

COMBAT INFORMATION

• Combat Function: Typically invoked as a tracker or a biological "Alarm", Potaat tends hang back and observe while his master roams ahead. However,
• Potaat has been trained to follow a few commands to be used as a diversionary weapon in a pinch. He also has a tracking chip imbedded in his back,
  Allowing Potaat to act as a makeshift tracking device that will pursue targets without being suspected.
• Force Abilities: Crude Force Sense.

Strengths:

• Able to change fur colors and patterns to blend in with it's environment
• Trained to obey their master's orders with the utmost dedication
• Crude force sense may tip off master to malicious intent of individuals

Weaknesses:

• Detectable through the force
• Non-sentient

HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Potaat was found on Kestri several years before the rescue of Tayl Vizsla's second mother. He was part of a pack found by Tayl Vizsla and Eliz Krayt during a scavenging Expedition before the world had been colonized by Mandalorians, And saved as an infant by the two after a pack of Jexxels.

Though Tayl and Eliz parted ways, He taking the other surviving infant and possibly sibling of Potaat, Tayl has kept this animal throughout her brief life ever since. While Potaat was originally a home animal, living on various ships or in encampments during Tayl's time as a member of Death Watch, The two have since developed a close bond over a several year period in which she was forced to track down her mother's captors in the dangerous underworld of Coruscant's level 1313.

​

​

 

[Ylla Caeli'runa]

Tae'l Vizsla Not often we see beast companions, but Potaat is the best name hands down. Enjoy!

[ APPROVED ]