Shararook

The Shararook appears as a long, quadrupedal creature with lots of dark colors on its body. Its head has rows of various teeth, and is guarded by a terrifying mask with feathers jutting out of the sides. Its front legs are larger than the back legs, and have opposable thumbs. Parts of its neck and lower body have multiple spots that run down to the tail. The back of the Shararook is furry and covered in masks of altering sizes. On its tail are 3 more masks that alter in size, with some bits of skin being exposed, and its tail tip is covered in fur.

**Males**: Males have a 3-eyed mask with a large, orange-lipped mouth bearing large teeth in a grinning expression. The larger eyes have extra blue sections that resemble large eyelashes. The sides of its mask have what appear to be rosy red cheeks.

Males have a 3-eyed mask with a large, orange-lipped mouth bearing large teeth in a grinning expression. The larger eyes have extra blue sections that resemble large eyelashes. The sides of its mask have what appear to be rosy red cheeks.

**Females**: Females bear a 6-eyed mask that appear to be crying with a differently shaped mouth, full of darker colored teeth. On its sides are 6 growths similar to horns, and the middle has a blue circle that splits in half.

Females bear a 6-eyed mask that appear to be crying with a differently shaped mouth, full of darker colored teeth. On its sides are 6 growths similar to horns, and the middle has a blue circle that splits in half.

• Shararooks are very intelligent nocturnal predators that are capable of crafting, architecture, and the creation of different art forms. ㅤ
• In Shararook society, masks play a vital role, as it is something deeply ingrained in their culture. Every Shararook mask is handcrafted by its owner. Shararooks tend to use their prey as inspiration for masks.
• Teen Shararook gain their mask through a maturing ritual, which requires them to kill their first prey.
• Shararook live in colonies with social hierarchies. These colonies are always in hidden, dark places.
• Shararook are active outside during the night; they hunt either solitarily or in small groups. Their preferred hunting method is rather peculiar, as they target sleeping creatures, though some Shararook enjoy teasing and scaring their prey.
• Juvenile Shararook are called spawns, and a group is called a coven.

• Shararooks have a rather close connection to the occult and magic, which explains their near supernatural abilities.
• Shararooks preferably locate their colonies in underground city systems.
• Their masks do not correlate to their gender.
• Shararook is a relative of Kriprik. Shararooks rarely interact with Kripriks in person, but they do have quite a complicated cultural view of them: while they do not see them as their equals, they do respect them more than other creatures and refuse to hunt them, mainly due to their ancient blood tie to Shararooks. Kripriks sometimes appear in Shararook folklore and mythos as well, mainly as mystics or mysterious helpers. These two creatures have the capability of forming positive relations through trade and other friendly interactions, due to both of the species being sapient. Though because both of them are elusive in nature, this is unlikely to happen.
• Shararook have their own language and generally they don't speak Sonarian - mainly due to Shararook colonies keeping to themselves and not interacting much with Sonarian speakers. But due to their intelligence they can make out what certain words mean, and can attempt to communicate. They can learn the language fully, but it's very rare to find a fluent speaker.
• They're incredible vocal mimics, much like corvids (crows, magpies) and certain other birds (and even humans to some extent). They can mimic sounds pretty accurately, which includes voices and calls of other creatures. This ability greatly aids them in both language acquisition and hunting.
• Shararooks can be found in any region except particularly hot or tropical ones, like the mesa, desert, volcano or flower cove. This is because their thick fur can cause them to overheat easily. They prefer cold and temperate regions — any forest, meadow, or mountain will suit them.
• Despite this some colonies have found themselves in the jungles of Sonaria. Though they are quite rare and have some specific adaptations to fare better in the humid, hotter weather - like shorter fur.

• Concept by Renorayz in the Creatures of Sonaria Discord. Shararook was based on the Boogeyman, theatre masks (tragedy and comedy), fear of the dark/unknown, and general uncanny-ness. Shararook's name was inspired by The Babadook.
• On release it used to leave no footprints and make no footprint sounds. This has since been fixed.
• Some players have pointed out that the Shararook's female mask shares an slight resemblance to an unmasked Urzuk's face. It is currently unknown whether this is a coincidence or not.

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