Grummling
Grummlings are a diminutive species whose homeworld is unknown, but who have been found living on various worlds around the known area of space.
Quick Facts
- Autonyms: Rrumma, Greegi, Ummagu, Jeega-Kek, Agammi, Grumm-Grumm, Takka-Wa-Tiki
- Languages: Multiple tribal languages
- Home planet: Unknown
- Other planets: Just about everywhere
- Political affiliation: Unaffiliated
- Average height: 4′4″–4′10″ (1.32–1.47 m)
- Average lifespan: 80–90 years, though some have lived to near 200 years
- Related species: Unknown
Overview
No one knows from where the grummlings first came, but they've been popping up on just about every inhabited world for the past couple millennia now. They are a diminutive, goblin-like species who rarely interact with other sapient species (if possible), with adults usually standing between 4′4″ and 4′10″ tall (not counting their large ears). They are quick and nimble, with sharp senses and reflexes, which makes up for their lack of height. While most of their skin is smooth like a human's, they do usually have tufts of fur growing from the tips of their tails and ears. Their teeth are sharp and designed for eating meat (raw or cooked); vegetables are a last resort as a food source. Despite their small size, they are surprisingly strong, at least when they need to be. The issue is usually just a matter of weight, so it's not uncommon to see them scouting in groups. They are known to be able to change into a more aggressive form when provoked, with a longer, scaled snout and clawed digits.
Though they are known for occasionally causing mischief and antagonizing other species (whenever they think they can get away with it), grummlings are generally not aggressive unless provoked. Indeed, in some places (such as modern-day Earth) they are all but forgotten and overlooked, having mostly retreated to hidden spaces where the tall folk won't run them over.