Vorpalus - Blog Posts

Observing from up high the mesa’s canyon cliffs, this elegant vorpalus doesn’t reveal herself to most. But she’s usually the first to notice someone new enter her domain.

Dunestrider has lived here for many years.

She is Ringtail’s favorite mate & is older than him too. But unlike him, Dunstrider isn’t as quick to start a fight & usually watches a potentially threat from afar before confronting it. She’s very protective of the mesa waterhole along with any food she finds there. Her favorites being fruits & eggs of ground-dwelling creatures.

Dunestrider is an experienced mother, having raised both Ringtail & the previous male’s kids. Most having survived to even have kids of their own.

May she live long & her bloodline stretch far.

Between the mountains & the mesa, it’s not uncommon to see a male vorpalus walk through the land with confidence & grace with every step.

Ringtail is his name.

His territory wasn’t always his however. Originally an aging older male reigned there till Ringtail challenged the old timer. The older male was larger & had the weight advantage but Ringtail was faster, had more stamina, & outmaneuvered many of the older male’s attacks. The older male couldn’t hold out the fight for long, reluctantly he surrendered the territory & any females living nearby.

While he doesn’t help raise any of the kids he has with the females, he does have a favorite female living close by in the mesa.