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Ratha Challenge- Nyarra

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Doing this as part of the Ratha Challenge idea had by :iconseasaidh: to promote the Kickstarter for the graphic novelization of a great book, Ratha's Creature: [link] !
I was inspired to make a Named character of my own. The Named are in the Dinaelurus genus, and they are sentient feline-like creatures known as nimravids. (It's easiest for me when explaining them to people to just refer to them as prehistoric cats, even though a few small differences like ear bone structure keeps them from being classified as true cats.) I imagine in the setting where Ratha's Creature, a book written by :iconrathacat: takes place, that my character, Nyarra, would live a few generations after Ratha and the other prehistoric cats we know so well. She has a bit of a fluffy coat. Perhaps that indicates that she is a descendant of 'canon' character Bira, who is longhaired as well, but I cannot say for sure. Bira: [link]

Nyarra is based on the coloration of my own cat, Azara, and I imagine that if Azara tried to pronounce her own name it might come out sounding like "Nyarra." It's fun to imagine that there could have once been a cheetah-like nimravid with her personality long, long ago.

Azara:

It's hard to see in this picture, but as a "lynx point" colorpoint cat she does have faint tabby-spots on her back that fade out. I just made them more distinctive for the fictional character reference. After all, it's quite possible that the same or a similar colorpoint mutation could crop up in the Named, since it has been seen in other mammals such as cats, rabbits and bears.

Artists for the comic:
:icontodwills: :icondeathmango: :iconviergacht:
And once again, PLEASE support the Ratha's Creature Kickstarter: [link]
We have just over a week left to raise about 40% of the funds! EEEP!
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Oooh! My OC is a lynx-point, too. <: How interesting~ Perhaps our characters are related? Wouldn't that be curious. :3

Perhaps we could talk about what we think the far future for The Named would look like? What we would call the Modern Age? Or even the Ages before that? I'm desperate to find someone to talk about it with, and if you'd like we could have a tangent over it. Both our characters are from a few generations after Ratha's reign, so I thought you'd be interested in the prospect. <: