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| '''Beastfolk''' is a term in /tg/'s lexicon used to collectively refer to any race which can be defined as a humanoid animal, an unofficial kinsfolk to terms like [[demihuman]] and [[goblinoid]].
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| ==Beastfolk vs. Furries==
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| [[File:Unconventional Armour.jpg|250px|right|thumb|<s>What's wrong with a [[musclegirl|buff 'n' busty]] [[catfolk|cat-woman]] in [[Fantasy Armor|bikini-plate]]? Context, context, context.</s>{{BLAM}}{{*BLAM*| HERESY!}}]]
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| Firstly, beastfolk being no better than furries is itself part of the anti-furry meme, and the argument erupts pretty much whenever there's a slow day. A good way to say it is "all furries are beastfolk, but sometimes not all beastfolk are furries". {{BLAM}} {{*BLAM*| HERESY! SUFFER NOT THE FURRY'S LIES, LEST THEY LEAD THE FAITHFUL ASTRAY.}}
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| When they hear the definition of "beastfolk" as "anthropomorphic animals", a lot of newcomers will ask just what the difference is between them and furries; after all, /tg/ hates furries, and yet most anons don't seem to mind, or even actively approve of, beastfolk. Well, the difference is that, on /tg/, a furry is defined not only by its anthro aspects, but also by being a creepy little perv; it's that point when beastfolk get crossed with shameless [[magical realm]]ing and get stirred with the elitist attitude of [[That Guy]]. The [[Chakat]] are furries, but Mickey Mouse and cohorts are beastfolk.
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| Having beastfolk in your setting, or playing a beastfolk character, isn't inherently bad (though don't say that within earshot of your local [[Commissar]]. Even having some level of sexuality isn't bad - /tg/ can appreciate a [[musclegirl]] in a [[Fantasy Armor|chainmail bikini]], even if she's wearing it over scales or fur (though many will argue over the amount and distribution of those attributes). [[Magical Realm|It's when you ramp up the sex level to the point the others at the table are creeped out that you've crossed the line.]] Especially if you claim "persecution" when others call you out on that shit.
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| Mind you, as much as jokes are made on pages like these, there are some anons on /tg/ who assert that the only "real" way to present beastfolk - or ANY non-human race for that matter - is as [[Beastmen|mindless ravening monsters who have no culture]] and [[Beastmen (40k)|exist only to be slain]], insisting that even the slightest hint of culture makes them furry (or if they do have culture make them [[Skaven|Furry Nazis]]). Most ignore these people, as they are likely just trying to stir shit.
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| ==List of Beastfolk==
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| There are a ''lot'' of beastfolk races in /tg/ media, probably because "take an animal and make it humanoid" is as easy a way to come up with a distinctly "alien" race as any. Weird fact is, most of them come from [[Dungeons & Dragons]], or at least have spread from there to other /tg/ media. Beastfolk as a concept are ''old'', going all the way back to Basic Dungeons & Dragons or even to [[Runequest]] (the [[Broo]] aren't ''always'' evil there, after all).
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| For beastfolk types with their own pages, see [[Catfolk]], [[Lizardfolk]], [[Rabbitfolk]], and [[Ratfolk]].
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| '''Non-/tg/ Beastfolk:'''
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| * [[Burmecian]] (rats)
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| * [[Sergal]] (lizard/wolf/shark)
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| '''[[Warhammer Fantasy]] & [[Warhammer 40,000]] Beastfolk:'''
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| * [[Beastmen]]
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| * [[Saharduin]] (sharks)
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| * [[Skaven]] (rats)
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| '''[[Legend of the Five Rings]] Beastfolk:'''
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| * [[Naga]]
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| * [[Nezumi]]
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| '''[[Empire of the Petal Throne]] Beastfolk:'''
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| * Pe Choie: Seahorses
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| * Nininyal: Rodent/reptile hybrids
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| * Hlaka: Bats
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| * Mihalli: [[Catfolk|Lionfolk]] [[wizard]]s with [[/d/|four or six breasts]], reputed to be [[dickgirl|hermaphrodites]]
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| * Pachi Lei: Four-legged, four-armed lizardfolk
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| * Shen: Beaked bipedal lizardfolk with a club-tipped tail
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| '''[[Traveller]] Beastfolk:'''
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| * K'Kree: [[Centaur]]-like herbivores.
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| * Aslan: [[Catfolk|Humanoid lions]] with clannish tendencies and strong territorial instincts.
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| * Vargr: Humanoid wolves with strong tendencies towards piracy.
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| * Droyne: Small, winged, reptilian humanoids.
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| * Too many minor races to count
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| ===Magic: The Gathering Beastfolk===
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| * [[Naga]]
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| * [[Minotaur]]
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| * [[Sphinx]]
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| * [[Orochi]] ([[serpentfolk]])
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| * Soratami/Moonfolk (rabbits)
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| * Noggle (donkeys)
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| * Surrakar (tusked toad-folk)
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| * Viashino (draconic lizardfolk)
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| * AInok (hounds)
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| * Amphin (salamanders)
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| * [[Aven]] (eagles & ibises)
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| * [[Khenra]] (jackals)
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| * [[Kitsune]]
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| * Leonin (catfolk)
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| * Loxodon (elephant)
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| * Nantuko (bugs)
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| * Kraul (bugs)
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| * [[Nezumi]] ([[ratfolk]])
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| * [[Rakshasa]]
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| * Rhox (rhino)
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| * Wolfir (wolves)
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| * Cephalid (octopi)
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| * Homarid (crab or lobster)
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| ===D&D Beastfolk===
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| * [[Aarakocra]] (birds)
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| * [[Actaeon]] (elk)
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| * [[Anguiliian]]s (eels)
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| * [[Aranea]] (spiders)
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| * [[Armand]] (armadillos)
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| * [[Asaatthi]] (snakes)
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| * [[Bainligor]] (bats)
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| * [[Bariaur]] (bighorn sheep-taurs)
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| * [[Bullywug]]s (toads)
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| * [[Catfolk]]
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| * [[Cayma]] (caimans)
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| * [[Centaur]]s
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| * [[Chitine]]s (spiders)
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| * [[Dohwar]] (penguins)
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| * [[Dracon]] ([[Spelljammer]] [[Dracotaur]]s)
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| * [[Draconian]]s (dragons)
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| * [[Dracotaur]]s ([[tauric]] lizardfolk)
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| * [[Dragonborn]]
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| * [[Dray]] (dragons)
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| * [[Guardinal]]s (celestial furries)
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| * [[Giff]] (hippos)
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| * [[Gnoll]]s (hyenas)
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| * [[Grippli]] (frogs)
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| * [[Grommam]] (gorillas)
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| * [[Grung]]s (frogs)
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| * [[Gurrash]] (alligators)
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| * [[Hadozee]] (chimapanzees with gliding wings)
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| * [[Hengeyokai]]
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| * [[Hsiao]] (talking fae scholar owls)
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| * [[Hurgeon]] (hedgehogs)
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| * [[Hutaakan]]s (jackals)
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| * [[Hybsil]] (antelope)
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| * [[Ibixian]] (goats)
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| * [[Jorri]]es (otters)
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| * [[Kenku]] (crows)
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| * [[Kercpa]] (squirrels)
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| * [[Khenra]] (jackals)
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| * [[Kitsune]]s
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| * [[Kobold]]s (dragons)
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| * [[Lizardfolk]]
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| * [[Loxo]] (elephants)
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| * [[Lupin]] (canids)
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| * [[Minotaur]]s (cattle)
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| * [[Mugumba]] (beavers)
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| * [[Mythuinn]] (teddy-bears)
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| * [[Nagaji]] (snakes)
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| * [[Nagpa]] (vultures)
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| * [[Nycter]] (bats)
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| * [[Phanaton]] (raccoon/monkey/flying squirrel hybrids)
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| * [[Pooka]] (fae animals)
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| * [[Pterafolk]] (pterodactyls)
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| * [[Pterran]]s (flightless, non-evil pterafolk)
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| * [[Raavasta]] (fiendish foxes/jackals)
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| * [[Rakshasa]]s
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| * [[Ratatosk]]r (squirrels)
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| * [[Ratfolk]]
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| * [[Rougarou]] (wolves)
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| * [[Saurial]]s (dinosaurs)
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| * [[Serpentfolk]]
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| * [[Sphinx]]es
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| * [[Sutak]]s (horses)
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| * [[Taer]] (ape-men)
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| * [[Tengu]]
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| * [[Tanuki]]
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| * [[Thanoi]] (walruses)
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| * [[Thri-kreen]] (mantids)
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| * [[Tortle]]s (turtles)
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| * [[Troglodyte]] (lizards)
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| * [[Ursoi]] (bears)
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| * [[Vanara]]s (monkeys)
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| * [[Wallara]] (lizards)
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| * [[Wemic]] (catfolk/lion-taur hybrids)
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| * [[Xixchil]] (mantids)
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| * [[Yak Folk]]
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| * [[Yuan-ti]] (snakes)
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| ==Monstergirls==
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| {{Monstergirls}}
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| Beastfolk get the [[monstergirls]] treatment fairly readily. Indeed, they're often argued as some of the most basic-level monstergirls who actually '''look''' inhuman, in contrast to [[elves]] (humans with pointy ears), [[dwarves]] and [[halfling]]s ([[shortstack]]s) or [[gnome]]s ([[shortstack]] elves). [[Catgirl]]s and [[cowgirl]]s are extremely well-recognized monstergirls for a reason, and other beastfolk readily get the same treatment.
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| At their most basic, monstergirlified beastfolk consist of a human girl with animalistic ears and a tail on an otherwise human frame (taking some liberties for beasts that don't have ears, like lizards). This is the most recognizable form of beastgirl, to the point that /a/ has its own word for it: ''Kemonomimi'', meaning "Animal Ears".
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| However, these monstergirls cover a wide spectrum, with multiple different sorts of animalistic traits that can be added. Now, species plays its part, but some of the common traits include:
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| * Limbs partially or wholly in fur/scales/chitin
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| * Paws, claws or hooves in place of feet.
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| * Paw-like hands.
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| * Partial patches of fur/scales/chitin on the body, usually emulating exotic lingerie or costume pieces.
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| * Clawed fingers/toes.
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| * Missing digits.
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| * Fangs or other oddly shaped teeth.
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| * Other, stranger traits depending on species - multiple nipples and/or breasts, gills, and so forth.
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| The rarest format of all, usually associated with anime-emulating artists, is the "very near anthro" - you have what is basically an anthro, but with a human's face under a thin layer of fur/scales. This design-style is hugely [[skub]]by even outside of /tg/; the face is visibly human, but there is no visible separation between the human parts and the monstrous parts, in contrast to the traditional "human girl wearing a costume" look of beastgirls. But this does beg the question, is it still a monstergirl, or it is a female anthro? Internet wars have been fought over this question, and neither side will give any quarter.
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| ===Gallery===
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| ;Furries
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| {{*BLAM*| WARNING: THESE IMAGES ARE HIGHLY HERETICAL IN NATURE, AND POSTING THEM CAN EARN A GLOBAL {{BLAM}} FROM /tg/. POST AT YOUR OWN RISK.}}
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| <center>
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| <gallery>
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| File:Gutter Runner of Clan Sniek.jpg
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| File:Nezumi - Ink-Eyes 5.jpg
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| File:Ratfolk Adventurer 1.jpg
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| File:Gnoll Barmaid.jpg
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| File:Gnoll Watchwoman.jpg
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| File:Female Dragonborn Warlock.jpg
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| File:Amonkhetian Minotaur 2.png
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| File:Kitsune Geisha.png
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| File:Thri-kreen princess.jpg
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| File:Thri-kreen nurse.png
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| File:Dragonmorph Sorceress.jpg
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| File:Dragon Housemaid.jpg
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| File:MtG Wild Nacatl.jpg
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| File:Ratfolk Adventurer 3.jpg
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| File:Presenting Kobold.png
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| File:Nezumi - Ink-Eyes 1.jpg
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| File:Koboldette.jpg
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| File:Nezumi - Ink-Eyes 6.jpg
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| File:Feathered Aztec Kobold Spirit Shaman.png
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| </gallery>
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| </center>
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| ;Monstergirls
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| <gallery>
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| File:Armless Egyptian Naga.jpg
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| File:Moonlit Sphinx.jpg
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| File:Aht_2263.png
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| File:Disheveled Catgirl.jpeg
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| File:Coy Catgirl.png
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| File:Faerie Dragongirl.png
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| File:Shy Minotaur.jpg
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| File:Quadbreasted Minotaur Warrior.jpg
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| File:Buff Minotaur.jpg
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| [[Category: Gamer Slang]] [[Category: Monsters]] [[Category:Furry]]
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