Vulpes Alopecoides The Prehistoric Fox Survivor Companion

[ifeather]

COMMON NAME: Vulpes
SPECIES: Vulpes Alopecoides
TIME: Early Pleistocene
DIET: Omnivores
TEMPERAMENT: Timid

Creature History
Foxes split off from the Canidae lineage around 10 million years ago. (Canidae are wolve and later dogs)
The first red foxes originated in the Middle East before beginning their journey of colonization across Eurasia to Siberia, across the Bering Strait and into North America, where they eventually founded the North American population. 

Dossier

Wild   Vulpes in the wild are usually found as individuals or as a duo and prey on small creatures like dodos to ants. Though when approached by anything bigger they either hide in bushes nearby or make a dashing escape. While not much is known about Vulpes history due to very little found in the fossil record these ones grow to a bit bigger in size compared to their modern day relatives. They still feel a little more different, as if the environment here has affected them to bring something more out of them?

While being a little too big to have on your shoulders, survivors have made a little pack for their little friend to carry on their back that can quickly unfold to a harness for survivors to wear so Vulpes can have a comfortable ride along with their survivor friend. While that the mane uses it allows them to carry gear at further weight reduction and contains a portable mortar and pestle that can be usefully used when far from home. I still wonder whether this invention would work with other animals like Hyaenodon?

Domesticated   Once tame these fellows can become quite friendly towards you and survivors near them start to perform better in recovery to their strength. While they are very encouraging toward survivors they are also quite useful themselves being able to act like a backpack similarly to a Sinomacrops but when equipped with their harness they carry weapons and ammo at greater weight reductions. Flora appear to have a unique effect on them as I saw one eat an auric Mushroom and their tail and ears started to glow like glow pet, although the effect was temporary as it wore off later that day, I wondered what other mushrooms would do.

Can be picked up in hands but too big to go on back.
So special harness would allow fox to be carried on back 
--harness could also be used for other small creature that can be pick up but not on shoulder like hyena
--harness would also act as a mortar and pestle
can carry artifacts
can be used as a backpack like Sinomacrops
equipment and ammo weight reduced by 90%
can hold torches or glow stick in their mouth for you

normal colour regions 
back           red/orange
underside      white
ears           black
legs           black
tail           red/orange
face marking   black

happiness meter
decrease slowly over time
increase when

feed e food
will eat regular meat or berries first but when they eat/force fed(like a treat) give favourite food buff for 20 mins 25% happiness

pet   last for 30 minutes
25% happiness

friend near (default to 25 %)
25% happiness

comfy carry gear (still works if wingsuit is equipped(wingsuit take priory for visual as fox can just lay on their back when gliding))
25% happiness

mate boosted
25% 
max 100% 1 extra for another method

encouragement buff if happiness is above 25%

-weight reduction 10%

-boosted stats
--healing boost
--speed
--stamina use
--melee speed
--fortitude
--crafting

taming while they are timid in the wild, survivors need to prove them self to the vulpes by killing any predator that aggros on to them, once killed the vulpes will approach the survivor in curiosity and can follow up offering a treat like kibble or special recipe like battle tar tar (kibble less rewarding than special recipe). once started they will not fear you but still keep their distance (this will get less there more trust you build with them). once you build enough trust vulpes will join your tribe (you tamed them)