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Smiley (Star Wars OC)

When I was trying to think of a name for this blog, I randomly remembered an old Star Wars OC of mine. This is Smiley, the little baby Nexu. Nexu's are one of my absolute favorite Star Wars creatures! Thus, the name of my blog "nocturnal nexu" was born!

Maybe I'll draw some more of Smiley being a cute little alien kitty in the future! :)

I made another oc. I'm stressed af but I'm actually really proud of this. His name is Xeanan Pierce. He is pivots father.

Coruscant Guard headcanons-ish (mostly focusing on Hound):

There aren’t just massiffs

Coruscant has a lot of smuggling, including animals. Not only that but the Senators give them their pets to take care of (that is not a pet but a wild animal wtf)

But they end up with an assortment of baby animals that CAN be domesticated and do something with them

Quinlan started it when he handed a baby Nexu to Fox and said they were trainable and loyal. Fox passed this on to Hohnd and nugget was a part of the family since

Ever since then they got two more Nexu, both sticking with new shinies under Hounds command

Surprisingly they have one Narglatch, though Blizzard (dubbed by Stone) is rarely used. Often used for chases in the lower levels, able to chase and weave easier through crowds than a speeder (think Horses in police forces)

At one point, some 501st and 212th troopers found what they thought to be a massiff and happily dropped it with the Guard,

It was not a massiff and Hound broke many laws to get it to the Jedi temple and out of his hands fast

See they had found an Albek, a force sensitive creature that looks like a massif but is VERY aggressive and BERY untrainable, last Hound heard was that it was set free and is very happy

Another of the larger creatures that is used far more often than the narglatch is the Varactyl

Somehow a shipment of young had been smuggled onto Coruscant and were taken in by the Guard

Their ability to climb vertical surfaces and calm nature and silliness to listen to their rider made them perfect in the club districts; the tall buildings were close enough to jump between and had many platforms for people to walk and dance

They could weave above crowds and act almost like helicopters when chasing criminals, but we’re able to go into the crowds; only problem is that people had to get out of the way or be trampled

Hound and his infinite luck ran across a hurt Rancor with a shiny one night. Though they could not take the Rancor in, they sent it to the Jedi temple where it receives lots of love and treats from the younglings and troopers who visit

The Rancor serves as a guardian of the wing dedicated to dangerous artifacts and texts, and is watched over by the Temple Guard

AND AND AND

Spark dragons

ARF troopers ride them but due to fear, they are used to guard the prisons. Occasionally, they are lent out to other battalions with their riders

They are dragons native to Kiffu and can easily get their charge from the static electricity created by genorators

They were found as young babies and trained by the ARF

Quinlan was absolutely ecstatic and adores them, they’ve made a special attachment with him but prefer their troopers

On one occasion two were sent out with the Marine Corps, who were afraid as hell. Those troopers had a lovely time and many stores of scaring the ‘hardcore’ troopers

Children of the Warch/Nite Owl Headcanons

Despite beliefs parents, spouses, and children are allowed to see your face

Medics, of course, are allowed. However, they don’t unless absolutely necessary and will prefer they just have lift the edge of their helmet

None of the Nite Owls really know this because, to the tribe, it’s not important or necessary to voice as it was their business

When babies are first taken in or borne, the parents are very secluded so they can spend as much time with their children out of armor (includes helmet as those taking care of the baby, found/birthed the baby and therefore adopt the baby), skin to skin

When it comes to babies, the adoption process is more so 'i found a baby and now i am their parent in every way' no real adoption like with the older kids since the babies won't remember

The adoption rites are still said, just much less fanfair than with the older kids

This is also true for any new foundlings that need the contact, true for all ages though not a requirement

For babies, this period lasts about 8 months, then when out either parent is with the child without chest armor which lasts until they’re about 16 months

When children come to the tribe, they have little with them so what they do have is kept safe and in tip top shape

When they first arrive, foundlings are given essentially a deep clean by those that found them (they usually become their parent)

This includes getting their clothes washed, washing their hair twice (sometimes three) times, skin is scrubbed, lotion, and clothed in spares, and finally put to bed

Sometimes the kids come with pets (though very rare) and those are given similar treatment depending on the species

All in all, the Watch has the three shriek hawks, two nexu, eight massiffs (coming from two adults so far), three strill, and four anooba

Ragnar came in with a baby strill named Lord (he tried to change the name but no dice)

Lord was bathed after Ragnar, then deflea’ed and dewormed by the medic

Lord has been adopted by all foundlings and has taken the role of Guard dog, including all the commands and mannerisms that come with (though a sucker for belly rubs)

Bathing is important for bonding as it establishes trust and safety for the child, showing that the parent will always love and protect their foundlings no matter what state (mental or physical) they are in

Ragnar is the oldest of the younger group and took on the leader role

There are older teens who’ve completed the verd’goten and are considered adults but mostly teach youngers' kids

The teenagers oppose the Nite Owls the most and, while the most inexperienced of the adults, enjoy causing the most trouble with their youngest

The Nite Owls don’t have nearly as many young foundlings, their youngest is 15. The Children of the Watch youngest of the adults was 14, their actual youngest is 10 months old.

Younger groups age is from 0-13, then 14-20

The youngest enjoyed the new addition to their older siblings they could annoy; especially since the new teens had no idea what to do with them

Many times the kids will be all over the them. The moment they sit down, they have two children climbing on them (hanging over their legs, grabbing their head or arms, laying over their back, on their feet) but otherwise totally ignoring them unless addressed

The Nite Owls either have no idea what to do or don’t care enough about the tribe to care. The adults of the Tribe think it’s hilarious and that it builds character

They’re reasoning is that ‘if you don’t have the spine to tell them to get off of you, you don’t have a spine at all’

Eventually a nineteen year old takes a kid climbing over his face and throws him to the floor, and yells ‘get the hell off me you leeches!’

The child laughs, yanks his leg out from under him, climbs over to their face, slaps their cheek mockingly and says ‘bout time you grew a spine, grew a set of balls too! Congrats! You're no longer a spineless worm!'

The nineteen year old is then quasi adopted by this weird child and secretly enjoys it

A surprising amount of young Watch children quasi adopt the older kids from the Nite Owls, the Owls are confused and don’t really know how to stop it and those who have tried are told to stop by their teens

The peace between the two groups is actually pretty stable in day to day life

Though, some Owls still take issue with the Watch and avoid them, that number is few

After Paz and Axe become riduur, there is even less tolerance by either group for those people so many keep their negative opinions to themselves

Another factor is their pets

Obvi, the Tribe has so many pets and animals that are very well taken care of. Surprisingly, the Owls also have a few pets (but again not as much as the tribe)

The animals each have their roles and enjoy getting pets from literally anyone. Though, most will only respond to attack/work commands coming from a certain few people

Many of the massiffs will lay around and cuddle with the youngest of the children, though a majority only listen to the Beastmaster and her two apprentices

However, with each new litter, half of the pups are given to those couples with the youngest or most vulnerable children

All of the animals are incredibly well trained and well behaved, with even the biggest and most dangerous Anooba still fully trusted around babies (the only outlier being the bird things)

Many of the animals are purchased/found as babies since they respond the best to training

When the Nite Owls animals meet the Tribe's animals, it goes well

Though the Owl's are a little older and calmer, generally receptive to children and people playing with them but prefer to lay around and sun bathe

The Nite Owls' have one strill, three akk dogs, one massiff, and two anooba.

The pets are loved by all the young children and spend a lot of time around the younger kids, due to instincts or the fact the kids come to them

the Owls don't have a Beastmaster like the Tribe and so their animals are used to being more separate and with their owner than hanging around so many different people and animals

they also aren't used to working in a herd but many choose to just keep their animals with them rather than the group

Though, the owner of the massiff (who is about 22 year old female) does keep it with the other massiff and gives open permission to use it to help with breeding new puppies when the time comes

All the aminals in both groups only know Mando'a commands, though they know 'good *insert pet name/gender*' and stuff like that

(whether they know that or they just go wild for the pets, no one will ever know)