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Beaver/Capybara Lusus Homsestuck

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I helped another person design a lusus on a homestuck discord server.
they wanted an aquatic dog for their bronze blood troll.
which, you know, is something we already have and they're called seals.

but I figured that a seal wouldn't work well for their troll, since bronze trolls are usually very solidly land dwellers, so they would need a lusus of a more fresh water persuasion.

which initially had me thinking of them having an otter, but then i thought "hey, you know? a beaver would probably be a more directly useful creature for their troll, since they are adept at manipulating water sources by building dams and the like, so a beaver would help give their troll a lot more power and control over their environment than an otter would"

And they were pretty excited about the possibilities like using their lusus to help farmers with irrigation and creating smaller ponds connected to lakes to help with fish farming, but still wanted to have a more doglike lusus.
So i put more canine type ears on the beaver, gave it more of a capybara bodytype to have it be leaner while still being somewhat rodent-like, then for good measure gave it some bearlike qualities to make it more fearsome and to satisfy their desire to have it be at least vaguely dog like.

and the end result is a beaver/capybara lusus the size of a large bear that is not only good at building dams, but is also really good at digging, letting them do all sorts of cool stuff like making channels for water to flow through or digging ponds, allowing the troll under their care to do all sorts of fun stuff around their home, and also making them a big help to other local farmers by moving water around to where it needs to go for agriculture.
While the lusus also functions as an excellent protector for their troll, as they live a fair distance away from civilization.
The beast being rather like how hippo's are, with them seeming deceptively non-threatening in comparison to other more dangerous looking animals (like lions or crocodiles or whatever who also live near where hippos are), but with them actually being one of the most dangerous animals around thanks to their huge tusks and sheer willingness to fuck up someones day.


they were really excited with the design and quickly made a fanart showing their troll next to their new lusus
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