The Myowick

THE MYOWICK
The Myowick is a minuscule mammal from the wildlife of Suliri, in the Sulirien Empire. It was described by Archpriest Sigsmus of Suliri in his first tome of "The Creatures and Wildlife of the Galaxy" in 1367 A.S.

"The Myowick is the most harmless creature of Suliri. This small creature going from 30cm to 50cm of height per individual (0"90 to 1"6) is extremely fluffy and loving. It is highly appreciated by the Sulirien society as a pet.

Its life expectancy is remarkable for its little stature. This animal can live up to 90 years old, often keeping company to its Human master until it dies. The Myowick is known to be an extremely loyal and easy to tame creature who also has the particularity to mimic human sounds with its melodious and harmonious voice.

In its natural wild state, the Myowick builds a burrow in clods of loose earth or clay of Suliri's meadows or swamps. Its diet is strictly insectivorous, feeding from worms, ants and small spiders. The presence of a happy and well-fed Myowick in a house is a sign of good housekeeping. It is indeed a creature very keen on hygiene, which gave the saying "To be as clean as a Myowick".

Its larger ears allow it to perceive even the slightest sounds, and on a very large frequency and distance, which compensates for its lack of sense of smelling, its little nose not allowing it. The Myowicks, when they find love, stay faithful for each other until they both die and can have a litter of up to twenty babies, hairless at birth. Female Myowicks can be recognized by the lack of small horns on their head and their very high pitched cries.

The name Myowick itself comes from the cry of the creature that resembles it when the creature is happy or satisfied."

- Archpriest Sigimus of Suliri, "The Creatures and Wildlife of the Galaxy - Tome I" (1367 A.S)

FOOD REGIME AND NATURAL HABITAT
Myowicks prefer to build their burrows in humid lands, such as swamp or green meadows with high proportion of insects on which they feed on. They usually decorate them with little bits of twigs, grass or flowers to make it even cozier.

Myowick burrows are quite large, covering a lot of ground with galleries that connect to other Myowick burrows. Very social creatures, Myowicks gladly visit each other. Families of Myowicks live in the same burrow and often expand it with time. Sometimes, Sulirien houses are riddled with galleries in the walls and floors created by an overactive band of Myowicks. Suliriens prefer to move the burrows somewhere else rather than destroying it and kill the animals.

Myowicks make extremely good pets for children and will tamper the bad instinct of naughty children with small attentions. Suliriens often adopt Myowicks and keep them around the house for their entire life.