User blog:BannedLagiacrus/Lynian Discussion

The following list below is a list Ecological and Lore Info of some monsters in the Monster Hunter Series along with info on the series' lore. These are official data that are taken from Capcom's "Hunter's Encyclopedia 1", "Hunter's Encyclopedia 2", "Hunter's Encyclopedia G", "Hunter's Encyclopedia 3", "Hunter's Encyclopedia 4", "Nintendo Dream", "Famitsu", "4gamer", "Monster Hunter Festa", "Monster Hunter", "Monster Hunter 2", "Monster Hunter Freedom Unite", "Monster Hunter 3", "Monster Hunter Portable 3rd", "Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate", "Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate", "Monster Hunter Generations", "Monster Hunter Online", and "Monster Hunter Frontier G".

Additional Notes:
 * Most of this info comes from both in-game, official books, magazine issues, and articles taken from Capcom.
 * Subspecies, Rare Species, etc. are included with the Normal Species.
 * Do note there are some exceptions to this.
 * Newer monsters aren't included on here until later due to some additional info on them, such as items, not being released until later.
 * Some older monsters may not be on here due to not being researched as of yet.

What are Lynians?
Lynians (Japanese 獣人種) are a race of sapient creatures who are native to the land. There are currently only three known Lynian species: the cat-like species which harbor the Melynx and Felyne, the humanoid Shakalaka and the Uruki. They are intelligent, have complex societies, and use a language, although the Shakalaka are more primitive and barbaric, while the felid species tend to live peacefully in democratic societies. Before building more intensive relations with humans, they seem to already have their own civilizations. They can help human hunters during combat.

Felyne

 * Felyne can be looked at as weak though only by human standards.
 * Felyne are looked at as their own culture due to their intelligence, life style, and groups.
 * Felyne have an appearance similar to a cat though the cat paw pattern on their chest separates them from actual cats, along with them being almost humanoid.
 * Felyne are a lot more agile and smarter than an average cat. The Felyne are able to walk upright like a human and even build tools with both hands.
 * It is hard to tell what gender a Felyne is since they are known to almost always talk in first person.
 * A person have get to the know the Felyne better to figure that out.
 * With enough time and practice, Felyne can learn how to talk in the same languages as other cultures, including the human language and the Wyverian language.
 * Felyne can even show and express emotions like humans can.
 * Every Felyne is different in their own way. Some are aggressive while some are calm. If attacked, however, they'll attack with just about anything in their hand, even going as far as to bomb themselves for protection. If the battle starts looking bad, they'll dig a hole and travel somewhere safe.
 * Felyne are known to form villages in secluded areas, where most monsters wouldn't dare to venture to.
 * Their axes are made from tree branches and stones.
 * Felyne in the wild are known to have tribal exchanges with other Felyne and other cultures.
 * Commonly, Felyne are seen working in all sorts human establishments or settlements. They've been seen being farmers, traders, adventurers, etc. Some Felyne known as Palico are even hunters.
 * Seems as though Felyne have an obsession with fire. Felyne tribes are well-known for dancing around fire.
 * Pawprint Stamps have are letters left behind by Felyne. These letters are in the Felyne language, making them very hard to read.
 * The gems, hunters are known to get from Felyne, are actually hairballs that were mistakenly swallowed by them.
 * Acorns are a special part of their culture.

Melynx

 * Melynx are a subspecies of Felyne with a black coat.
 * Melynx are treated and are very much like Felyne.
 * They do pretty much all the same things a Felyne does but there is some differences between Felyne and Melynx.
 * The Melynx's pouch is grass woven together by grass.
 * Melynx are known to wear a scarf over their mouth, a pouch on their back, and carry a stick in shape of a cat paw. The scarf is used to hide their face so no one can identified them easily.
 * Melynx are considered to be quite curious, mischievous, and active. If a hunter passes by them, they'll immediately attempt to steal an item away from them before running away and digging to a safe place. Once alone, they'll look at the item and choose whether it is valuable. If it is valuable, they'll either sell it or give it away to another Lynian tribe. If it isn't valuable they may just intentionally leave it behind somewhere random.
 * Melynx are even known to raid villages, cities, and other settlements.
 * When about to raid a settlement, they'll actually cover themselves in flour or sand in order to impersonate a Felyne so they can easily steal what they want.
 * Very few Melynx can be found living in human society, unlike Felyne.

Shakalaka

 * Shakalaka are mostly found living in dark forests and caves.
 * Many hunters underestimate Shakalaka, from them being small, however, their strength is on par with some Bird Wyverns.
 * Shakalaka will attack anything that isn't a part of their tribe, including Shakalaka from other tribes.
 * They won't give up fighting easily due to their hostile-violent style of living.
 * Shakalaka are only the size of a child but they have a lot of physical strength.
 * Shakalaka have nearly killed a few hunters but no deaths, unless the Hunter's Guild is hiding away some deaths.
 * Shakalaka do in fact have hair on their head though it is a rare sight.
 * They have been found calmly walking around the Snowy Mountains without a mask.
 * They have high intelligence on par with humans and Felyne. This is suggested from the fact they sing and dance to entertain themselves along with build homes for themselves. They also have a custom to make a lot of their own weapons like bombs and toxic gas.
 * When their life is threatened, they will dig underground and leave the area.
 * They will camouflage themselves by wearing mushrooms or ore on their head before jumping out and ambushing a small animal. They primarily eat meat and like the taste of wyvern meat.
 * They also like a good drink with their meal.
 * Young Shakalaka will journey to find treasure on their own and bring back whatever they find for a special ritual. The Shakalaka will bring the item back to their chief so they can be called and considered adults after this ritual.
 * The mask for each Shakalaka is similar but slightly different from each others. It has been suggested that the slight differences in mask suggest power of command over the others. It has also been suggested that they wear certain masks to show their emotions.
 * When Shakalaka are old, they can't live in harmony with humans or other Lynians from how violent and hostile. When taken care of at a young age, they can live in harmony and learn a culture's language without being hostile.

Uruki

 * The Uruki are a peaceful species of Lynian that do not like conflicts, similar to the Felyne. They spend most of their time fishing and harvesting nuts from trees with baskets made of flowers.
 * Though they are peaceful, they can turn quite aggressive. When a large monster enters their territory, they will attack with no warning by using slingshots and throwing acorn bombs.
 * In order to protect their territory and themselves, they plant and grow deadly plants that spew all sorts of deadly nectar, that varies depending on the flowers, along with grow giant meat-eating plants.
 * Unfortunately, these flowers attract Forokururu, which love to feed on the flower's nectar.
 * Fish bones have been found around their homes, suggesting they eat fish.
 * Uruki like hunters and will even cooperate with them, like the Partnyers, to help them against a threat by healing them with nuts and fighting along side them.
 * Interestingly, it seems they try to talk to the hunters but, in another language that hunters can't understand. Despite this the Uruki do show a lot of emotion.
 * Uruki's design comes from monkeys and owls.

Questions and Theories

 * You guys can ask questions and make up some theories here if you want too! Anyway, enjoy learning about the monsters!