Dust Bunny

A quirky and cute little species that hails from some mysterious origin lost to all but Wulfric Stone, the person who also introduced the little ones into Leefside a couple of years ago. He is the aficionado on these little ones and has apparently been preserving and caring for this clutch of them for some time during his travels. He has found them invaluable travel companions as they require very little upkeep, are docile (most of the time), energetic, and quick to train. Nowadays, they are at home amidst the various hidey holes and warrens throughout Leefside and are common creatures to see out and about.

These small creatures resemble lagomorphs but possess unique traits that set them apart. Their omnivorous diet includes skin cells and micro-nutrients extracted from ambient dust, which partly inspires their name. The rest comes from their thick, hydrophobic fur, which, like chinchillas, is coated in a fine powder that conceals most of their features (Don't submerge them in water. They get soaked!). Highly communal, they communicate through a system of babbles, squeaks, and chitters, for which Stone and a few others around town have decided to establish a baseline understanding. They alert to danger by seeking shelter near humans they trust. If multiple bunnies are brought to alert, they will typically huddle into a ring shape facing as many directions as they can, watching closely for approaching danger, in which they can then effectively hide, distract the enemy, or run. When truly in danger, as a last resort, dust bunnies can rapidly release the accumulated particles that are left over on their fur, creating a blinding and suffocating cloud of dust (nicknamed a "poof."). In this brief moment of release, dust bunnies can dart with exceptional speed away from potential danger to get away. Because being coated in the dust at all times is the natural and preferred state of dust bunnies, this method of defense is saved for emergencies. Dust bunnies have negligible physical gender differences between them, and have diets typically consisting of: Fruits, nuts/seeds, meat, plant material, and whatever nutritious dust particulate they can find, their digestive potential is deceptivley diverse.